The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-21
AUTO DRIVERS
WIlLHAIV'ET.0IBE
MORE CAREFUL
City Authorities Establish
Silent Q in Heart of
Town.
BAN on all NOISES
Other Matters That Came
Before. B GARD of Affairs
z oday.

nf1e!ringing Of bells or the sounding
OF horns on autos will hereafter be
nroiifbitsde In certain sections of the
city according to a Public Safety Regu.
iation promulgated by the Board OF
Anairs tliis mr. moi n. flgheeencuTsrs
knairs this morning. The unneces'
sary suonding of alarms OF any dis
crfptiontWillE he punished according to
me ordinances. The following streets
eopsfitnte the silent zone:
OnRNater street. from East Park to
Nswton street; on Merchant street,
from Morgantown avenue to Newton
street: ont the bridge crossing the Mo
iionEaheIaE river; on Cleveland ave
nue. from the Baltimore and Ohio sta
8fon to the concrete culvert crossing
over the Coal Run on Cleveland ave-
nties on Adams (Main), Washington
and Jalksonf streets; on Monroe, Jeit-
efson and Madison streets from the
river tofHigt street; on Quincy from
lie river 10 Madison street; on the
i,rfdgescrossing Coal Run and on Fair
mont ayenue; Walnut avenue and Gas
ton avenue from First to Fourth
me reason for the action taken
by the board is that the fire depart
menf fade Complaint that the bells
nsed on autos have been mistaken
Tor fire engines and in several in
Stances caused great Inconvenience to
6edestrians.a and drivers Of wagons, au-
fos and street car motormen.
Tho board referred to Commission
Or Al. H. Eehmangt the matter of placing
q side walk from the company houses
ia shaktowns to the present terminal
az side Walksyo on Maple avenue In the
iackson district. This is the result
81 q petition presented by 30 citi-
zens of that section, who claim that
their children cannot get to school
on ACCOUNT ofI the heavy mud. The city,
aecordfnsS To- the board, has some lun1-
ter on hand and will likely use 1t in
constructing part of the walk. which
viii be, when finished, about 1000 feet
fon9. Should there not be sufficient
material on hand to build the walk
complete Commissioner Lehman will
funds with which to complete the
work.
h Frank Google was granted permits
aim to erect four frame houses on
Indiana avenue at a minimum cost
aach 81 $1.100, These dwellings will
lie ono and one.half stories high and
vifl he fourroom cottages with at
fics. They are to be built between
MorgantoWn3 avenue and Indiana ave
nue.. "a. RI Watkins was granted IL
eense to erect a garage on Mason
street between. Pittsburgh and Nor
gantownS avenue:
l.. II. Ask Of the Harrington, How
ard g ASK Company, Of Kansas city.
Mo. presented Ia beautiful booklet OF
bridge designs to the board and ask
I'D that he be considered when the
contract for the bridge is let. The
Harrington, Howard & Ask company
q & firm OF consulting engineers.
me board instructed Street Com
missioner as u u ehman that he must
aftend the meeting of the American
Good Roardss Congress which will take
place In Pittsburgh beginning Febru-
AIRY as and which will last for sew
erai days Mr.. Lehman will 60 rep
resenting Fatrmont and will likely re-
main until the conference is over
which will be- about a week later.
NJ S. Lynch, of 1866 Pennsylvania
avenue, was granted permission to
mace one pool table in his establish