The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-04
Forty Thousand To Be Spent
For Sanitation In That
Town.
GARBAGE PLANT TOO.
Miners Homes To Have
Sanitary Closets Costing
$40 Each.

A representative body of the bust.
ness men and property owners OF the
town of Monongah assembled at the
Lyric theatre in that town yesterday
evening for the purpose of discussing
the sanitary necessities of the town,
The meeting was called by Mayor T..
G. Price in view OF the urgent need Of
crematory, but before motion for
adjournment was made several other
important sanitary improvements were
worked out.
The important speech of the evening
came from superintendent John Rig.
gins, of the Consolidation Coal COM
pauy. Announcement was made by
him that the Consolidation Coal com.
pauy is planning to take the sanitary
conditions of the town in hand and
make Monongah one of the cleanest
little towns in the state. The improve
meLts that the company will carry out
along the sanitary line alone will cost
approximately $4,000. improvements
will be made in three different ways
a crematory will be established, sani-
tary closets will be provided every
house, and complete sewerage system
will be installed throughout the town.
The officials of Monong2h have real.
lied the need OF a crematory ever since
the town was granted charter in 1891.
The chief means OF disposing Of gar:
bage has been by dumping it along the
banks of Booths creek until a most
unsauitary condition is now prevailing.
The location of the garbage plant has
not been decided but it will be of suf-
fcient capacity to handle all the gar
bage. At the meeting yesterday even
ing Mayor Price appointed commit
tee to work out some means of dis
posing of the garbage until the plant
can be installed. The committee con.
sistS of Superintendent John higgins,
ClGrence Currey, c. Salvati and DR.. j.
A. Riedy.
The second important step that the
Consolidation Coal company will take
toward improving the sanitary condi-
tons of the town is by providing every
house with sanitary closet. The clos.
cts which have been ordered are cost,
ing about $40 each. They consist Of q
large concrete vault in which is placed
a supply of solvent liquid, which dis.
solved all discharge and filters IL
through the soil. The first shipment
OF the closets is expected at any time
Until all have arrived they will only
be placed in the most thickly settled
sections of the town.
The sewerage system that is being
worked out will provide a privte con,
crete sewer for every home in Monon.
gah. The private sewers will lead to
the main sewers which will be located
on every street.
In his talk last evening Mr.. higgins
urged that the citizens of the town
give the company cooperation in their
work and that by spring, 1915 Monon,
gah would be spotless.
DR.. ]. A. Riedy addressed the assem-
bly, and told of many conditions now
prevailing in the town that are not a,
all sanitary.
After the discussion of the sanitary
improvements the town council met
and passed some important 'regula
tons. Among them is an ordinance for
bidding the raising Of hogs within the
/ town limits after January 1, 1918. The
council also directed Chief of Police
William Findley to build COW pen
In the hollow near the Presbyterian
church to retain any cows that were
allowed to run at large. The cows will
be held and the owners fined.