The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-05
EAST SIDE ASKS
FOR 4 N0IE.IY|10|||..EI.
ROAD BUILDING i |.
Union District Plans Dis
cussed az q Mass
ia Meeting
People ENTHUSIASTIC j 5 !.
Plans VIII 3 & p effected by
Committee And Another
n Meeting Held.

That East Park avenue will be in:
cluded in the good roads movement
Of Union district s. an assurance that
grew out Of last nights road meet
ing held d. the Central school build
ing. Attorney ID. SB.. iCarskadon, repre-
sentfng the taxpayers on that avenue,
requested that an Bame ndment be in:
serted inathes report which was made
by the commit ee In; charge, including
the East Park avenue beginning ut
the corner Of Merchant and Water
streets, and ending at its intersection
Win MorEantown avenue at GOGGLES
corner, and this was agreed to.
Tia report read iby Fred Mcintyre.
secret aryRof the committee, provided
for the Improving Of NJ organtown ave.
nue. but made#no mention of East
Park avenue one $of the most used
streets On the East Side. While Nor
eantoWn avenue can furnish no more
than 80 voters, East Park avenue
boasts 81 afSlaast IS q East Park avenue
is the route taken by residents OF
Maryland and Pittsburg avenues into
the main part OF the city. Mr.. Carska.
don's tank was avery forceful one and
when the amendmen to the present
report was voted upon, It carried UNI
anifnonsly
Anofller point was presented by
John 81. Scott when he asked how
much money was to be spent inside
the CITY and how much outside. The
report was 81 10 for the roads out
side the city limits and only 100000
III tiie city! Calling attention to the
fact that & mai GRITTY Of the taxpayers
is inside the city, he asked that they
81 least have half the amount spent
On their Streets With the valuation in.
side the limits 100000, and that out
side Only 300, 900. II the residents desire
that At least one-half the 100000 be
spent Tor their benefit. ii
The width of the road was discus
sed ~ number and while a road at
ieast i2 or IL feet wide Is greatly de-
sired, tits imp ssible, with the amount
OF money to build "a road this width
any distance State Road Commission
er Al. 81! Williams, recommended the
S foot road. This was finally decided
rpon Is the correct width to the salts
factton ot all: q
Iliie meeting was the best attended
and the most enthusiastic one held
on fhe East Side in q long time. Mr..
Williams comp1imented the voters on
titeir consfde ring each point before
building asf this would prove satisfac-
tory in the end
the commit tee,a with Rev. I. A.
Barnes as hairman and Mr.. Mcintyre
as secretaryS have worked hard for
several weeks upon this report and
ebenf the entire afternoon, Friday, in
cnnsulfat don iths the contractors. VIII
son and Wilhelm. The report will again
be gone oYsr bya them and be made as
satisfactpry as posslble, and will be
taken up again at another mass meet.
Ing which will be; / held Friday even
ind. February IS i "a committee meet
ing viii bss heldI next Tuesday after.
noon az two o'clock at the county
court rooms
As the price Of material is steadily
advancing &c Is the hope of East Side
ii izens that the next report made by
the colnmitte be satisfactory and an
election called soon and the work
started 81 an early date. The 100000
wiiI proyada an asphalt, concrete or
fnacad aniizeds road.