The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-01
FREE DENTAL
CLINIC N THE
CITY TYBU|LD|NG
Dentists Of City Ask Permis-
sion to Open One
There.
FIGHT THE new TAXES
Theatres Succeed in Getting
Their Fee Restored to
the Old Figure.

AT the meeting OF the City Board OF
Affairs this morning III the board
meeting room. Or. II. L. Satterfcld
appeared and speaking in bchal. OF
the dentists OF the city informed the
Board that the Associated Charities,
Women's club and the Board OF Edu.
cation of the Fairmont independent
district have held conferences with
rairmout dentists and decided 10
place a free dental clinic In the mum.
cipal building
The arrangements have not been
completed but 1t is the desire OF the
dentists to open a room in the city
building and give free treatment to
those who are In need OF such treat.
ment and who will be recommended
by the Associated Charities as being
worthy.
The clinic viii be open daily except
Sunday and on each day different
dentists will give his time to hand.
ling the charity cases. This is an
innovation in Fairmont and will be
backed and helped along by all per.
sons who are In position TO do so.
The Board asked DR.. Satterfeld to re.
turn at later date with a definite
outline of the entire plan and to re-
submit II TO The Board.
The Board unanimously approved
the plan as far as the details were
furnished and 1t is thought that the
room on the third floor of the city
building In which the city engineer
was formerly located will be used for
the clinic work.
Rollo ]. Conlcy appeared before the
Board with a letter from the Fairmont
West Virginia Humane society asking
the city for permission to take care
Of all dogs unlicensed. in the city. The
society will handle all cases fol, a
fee. The Board will investigate and
answer the communication as. soon Us
the matter is decided. II
The proposed license ordinance is
coming In for it's share OF trouble on
the part of the members of the Board.
NJ. Earl Morgan appeared In hcllali
OF all the theatres OF the city except
the Colonial. French McCray' appear.
ed for the Colonial. They asked that
the proposed fec of S1O0 year for
theatres be cancelled and tho pres,
ent fee OF $40 year remain on the
books. Earl Morgan in a uiastcrrll
speech before the board statad tnat
the city could not raise the .icense
to sl00 according to. law and thai
further IL such fee (s100) were .charg.
ed and legally permissible. the the,
aires OF Fairmont could not stand 1t.
He explained that there are at pres.
ent more show houses In Fairmont
than the theatre.going public caii sup.
port and that 1t has been an up hin
fight for all Of them.
The state license is $40. Mr.. Morgan
explained that the law says that city
OF less than 10000 population can
charge $40 year but that those ov
er 10000 are permitted to charga StG0.
He intimated that the last official cen.
sus which was taken in 1910 showed
Fairmont with less than 10,0UC pnpu
lation and therefore came undo. flat
law. The fact that Fairmont's police
census in 1918 showed 15,;tS and that
the present estimated population Is
conseratiyely said to be 1850 would
not enter into the matter, according
to Mr.. Morgan. Rather than iBcon.
venience the theatres o. to take
chances in getting mixed up in a legal
fight the Board voted to allow The /.
cense to remain at $40 a year.
Other business men of the city have
talked to members Of the Board ana
asked that the matter OF raising Il
censes be looked into thoroughly hc.
fore, any action Is taken as there ore
pool rooms. ETC., which will be unable
to pay the fee. Further consideration
Of the ordinance was taks.I up this
afternoon and the whole ordinance
will be recast. Charl S. Rigs, rer.
resenting the citizens of Hill Crest
appeared before the Board aud asked
that the city Light Hill Cost avenue
The matter was referred to Light and
Street Commissioner Albert Lehman
and relief was promised to the citi'
zens. Commissioner LehmL. asked
the Board f1I permission to re build
the board walk leading TO the wharf.
He stated that on account OF tho great
amount of traffic on that walk during
the summer that he conslisrei it u
needed improvement. He was grant,
ed permission to do the work.
The liquor ordinance was held over
for second reading. This will take
place at the meeting next Moaiay
morning.