The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-28
.7EJTONS CROSS DNIESTER river;
SLAVS DRIVEN FROM 50 MILE: front
BOARD Of AFFAIRS
BUYS WATER main
South View Avenue Turned
Over To City By Realty
Company.

The decision to purchase 920 feet OF
water main from the South View
Realty company for S7S.5C and TO &C.
cept deed for South View avenue, a
street six squares long and 40 feet
wide. from the company: the granting
OF a number of licenses to Fairmont
business men, and consideration Of
street improvement is summary OF
the work accomplished by the City
Board OF Affairs at long meeting
this forenoon.
Mayor Anthony Bowen was instruct
ed TO procure definite statements in
writing from owners OF property on
Coal Run ravine showing the amounts
they would charge for sufficient rights
OF way to permit the widening OF Coal
Run bridge from its present width Of
40 feet to GO feet.
These estimates will be used as a
basis for determining the amount the
city should pay towards the building
of causeway across Coal Run. Esti-
mates on the cost Of the construction
Of bridge have already been secured.
The meeting today adjourned until
Wednesday forenoon at 10 o'clock by
which time II is believed Mayor Bowen
will have complete report regarding
the construction OF Coal Run bridge
at hand.
Lee Hall and E. C. Jones appeared
before the board in behalf OF the
South View Realty company and sub
mitted a statement showing the cost
OF installing the water line system
in the plan OF lots laid out by the
company. The board agreed to take
sover the lines at actual cost Of con-
struction with the understanding that
the amount agreed upon, $47S.5S.
would be paid in city warrants good
at such time as the city shall have
sufficient money in the treasury to
meet them.
Licenses were granted to Fairmont
business men as follows:
Martin Brothers Drug Store, Mon
roe and Main streets.
Mountain City Drug company, Main
and Jefferson streets.
Mutual Drug and Chemical com
pany, Fairmont avenue.
Fatrmont and Clarksburg Amuse-
ment company, pool room, in the Wat
son building.
Watson hotel. ]. F. Conoway. pro.
prietor, Madison street.
Watson hotel pool room.
Restaurant, E. Apostolom, proprie-
tor. in SINNERS Tavern.
Kenyon hotel, Madison street, C. F.
McCray, proprietor.
n. ]. Cowlzis, restaurant, Main
street.
James Sampton. restaurant, Hay
mond building.
W. c. Carrico. restaurant, Madison
street.
Moran and Springer, restaurant,
Water street.
According to the state law all no.
tells, drug stores, places Of amusement
and many other places Of business are
not permitted to operate without IL
cense. In most cases such licenses
have been applied for in Fairmont, but
few business men are still holding
back.
The Board Of Affairs voted to lay
a sewer in the alley between Pitts
burgh and Morgantown avenues at the
request of George Carpenter, provided
the property owners will dig the
ditch.
Residents on Chicago street petit
toned the board to hx property line
for the construction OF a curb SO as
to secure uniformity. One man, It
was said, has built his curb three feet
out OF line with the other curbs on
the street.
Street Commissioner A. L. Lehman
was authorized to build suitable re-
tanning wall to protect the property
OF Antonio Yanero in Bennett street
from water which flows down the
street In torrents after hard rain.
Commissioner Lehman was authorized
to rebuild a retaining wall along the
property OF Michael Ambrose in Pike
street, the wall being In dangerous
condition.