The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-19


20 paving an alley TO the rear OF the
Conway and 7. w Fleming proper
ties between first and second streets.
In this petition the city Is asked to
pave the alley on one third basis.
The matter was upon motion REFER
Cd 70 the city commissioner Of streets
and city engineer B, S. Miller for In
yesugation and Recommendations
The matter OF damages claimed by
Harvey Sham TO property on Chicago
street was referred to Finance Com
missioner Barnes and City Engineer
Miller for Investigations and recon-.
mendations.
Mr.. Barnes reported that n'the In
vesugation conducted by him by order
OF the board Of affairs into alleged
liabilities Of the city in paving n piece
Of street adjacent to the Shirn proper
ty on Washington street he had found
that the city was in no wayliable.
The Board of Affairs authorized Com
missioner Lehman to notify Harvey
Shain 20 repair a stone wall along his
properties on Maple avenue at once
as same is considered to be dangerous.
The matter OF repairing q stone wall
on Washington street which recently
fell was up for consideration and upon
motion was referred to City Engineer
Mailer for recommendation.
the Or. ]. A. Graham property TO the
PAVING OF Morgantown avenue from
city corporate limits were taken this
morning when the Board OF Affairs dis.
cussed the tentative plans for this
work. 1t is proposed that the city,
county and the property owners along
this thoroughfare all have a part in
paving this avenue. No definite ac-
tioE however was taken today.
Commissioner Lehman advised the
board that he was not ready to today
to give recommendations in regard to
paving Coleman avenue between Sew
enth and Eighth streets owing to the
fact that City Engineer Miller had ex-
pertenced considerable trouble nj get.
ting prices on materials to be used
Mayor Bowen with the cooperation
OF The entire Board notified the chief
of police to see to 1t that the Imperial
Ice Cream Company refrain in future
from covering the sidewalks at the
ihtOl5olCNu VI SleEGlduu dNGuu6b, l(O-
Gust avenue and Jackson street, with
ice cream cans, etc. Pedestrians claim
that II is almost impossible especially
on Sunday to get around the numerous
cans piled there waiting transportation
elsewhere.
Commissioner Smith asked that the
city give HIM authority to have daily
analysis OF the city water supply made
as nuraber of citizens had made this
request. He was authorized TO take
the matter UP with the proper persons
\ and ascertain the coz. to the city of
such an analysis.
The following building permits were
granted: To John Torchi to build q
garage on Hamilton street; to Wayne
R. Powell to build garage on Bryan
street: to ]. D. Hawkins to erect a
two story stucco dwelling to cost ap.
proxinately $4,000 on State street, also
to erect frame and stucco garage to
the rear Of the residence; to s. NJ
Wadsworth to build a frame storage
house on Center street.
A signed contract was presented to
the Board OF Affairs whereby director
| "a AsRAAAOhAo ESLNSo NELy du-
thority to go over the property OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad company
in the construction of the cable way
towers from which the, river bridge
will be swung.
Water Commissioner Smith also pre-
scented map drawn up by City En-.
gtneer s. B. Miller relative to the in
take proposition at the city reservoir
The proposition has to do with an dn.
take well for the pump station to be
used for waer flow into rivr through
screens and from the well to be pump
ed into the reservoir. This proposition
ifIcarried out would protect the pumps
from gravel sand etc. which cuts the
valves and Injuries the various parts oil
the pump. Mr.. Smith was authorized
to ascertain the cost of the intake
and present It to the board.