The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16
Some Plain Talk About tie
Condition Along Water
Street.
PLAN IS ARRANGED
Sub Committee Will Confer
With Mayorand Report
Later.

The committee Of fifteen East slde
citizens appointed at the mass meet
ing held in the East Side school
building Thursday evening marched
in body this morning to the CITY
Hall where they appeared in protest
of the recent granting Of the BiiIy
May license to conduct a restaurant
on Water street.
The meeting was somewhat delayed
in getting started because Of the
sence Of Water Commissioner Smith
and Street Commissioner Lehman
whose presence was necessary to con
stitute quorum Of the Board Of AZ
fairs. The committee was present
at the regular ten o'clock meetina
hour, but was unable to begin bust
ness until the arrival of the VITO com
missioners which was about 11;45 d
m. III
The meeting was opened by Mayor
Bowen after which Chairman Fran
R. Amos Of the East Side Committe
was called upon to state the purpose
Of their presence. In brief remark
Mr. Amos informed the Mayor thu III
comraittee gas.. appointed by "a
meeting Of the citizens Of the Eas
Side to cooperate with the Board 81
Affairs and IL necessary protest
against the grantingof the Billy Nay
license.
Q. F. Davis was the next membeF
Of the committee 10 appeal to The
Mayor and his assistants for help. ii
told Of the demoralizing bushes
houses that are now operating on wa.
ter street, the main thoroughfafe 81
the East Side citizens and as q tax
payer of that section asked the city
authorities to take this chance to- pro
tect the East Side from further ID
vasion by such citizens and such bus
mess houses as that which Billy NAY
would establish,
He told the Board Of Affairs that hs
had purchased property on Morgan
town avenue in preference to any 9TH
er place in the city and that he .Wsi
ready to protest against any action
that would undoubtedly establish
center for furnishing bad condition.
on Water street.
Bruce Morgan told in an interest
ing manner many Of the disadvant
es Of having Billy May restaurant
on the East Side and not only con
DENIED the Billy May place butspointl
ed out to the Mayor and the Chief al
Police Harr several other places Oh
the same street that the committee
asked the city authorities 70 take
some action against
q. w. Morgan was called upon 10
speak and told the mayor some thing
that he knew about Billy May aud
his tribe, He pointed out to the city
authorities that something was sliie
ly looce in the police department.
these two highways. It surprised me
their duties or they were indifferent
to what existed on that side of THE
river. He informed the Mayor
did Mr.. 2. F. Davis and several oti
ers that unless there was q moral
C46duIuB VI WdL0L puSSS " MANAAAaal ~
short time, he feared that the cfti
zens would take the law Into Their
own hands and further q physical
cleaning Of that section.
e. G. Curry was present and said
Tell me, Mayor Bowen, why .VateI
street, being one Of the prjncipai
streets of the city should rot be8as
clean as Fairmont and Locust ave
nues. You would not think for min
ute Of locating Billy May on either
thece two highways. 1t surprised me
to think that the Board Of Affairs
would even consider the granting q
a license to such man as Billy Nay
to operate business house on our
principal street, the only outlet ior
three or four thousand respectful cit.
liens Of the East Side"
Bruce Morgan told the COMMITTEES
that he had presented a petition e
the Mayor who promised to give 4
consideration, which rembnstrat d
against the license before II was
granted and which was, signed BY go
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