The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-30
.R|VESV|LLE'S
MAYOR VISITS
THE CITY HALL
Was Guest at Meeting of
Fair1nont Board of
Affairs.
ROUTINE. MATTERS UP
Number of Licenses Were
Granted at Today's
~ Session.
ROUTINE. MATTERS UP

Mayor ]. v. Williams of Rivesvflle
paid the city Board of Affairs an Of
fetal visit this morning and was CIV
en- hearty welcome. Mayor Bowen
introduced the Mayor to the other
members of Board OF Affairs and to
visitors at the meeting. Mayor WI
liams spent several minutes with the
Board. Various matters pertaining to
the Rivesvtlle municipality were dis
cuseed and Mayor Williams cleaned
some. information as to the conduct
Of this city's affairs which he deemed
would be helpful to him in admins
tering the affairs of his municipality.
The mayor OF the down river town has
big plans for the little towns growth
which he desires to see carried out.
Among other matters up for con-
sideratton at the meeting this morning
was the application of Sam r. Nuzum
to change the curve in Liberty street
at Gypsey court. The board and Mr.. Nu
yum both made some concessions that
will greatly improve this thorofare
and the application was accordingly
granted.
Jim Peleggi through Commissioner
A. L. Lehman offered the city the sum
Of $4,000 for the city property in tho
First ward now used by the Fire de-
partment. The matter was taken I'M
der consideration.
Action was taken upon the applica-
ton of the Jamtson Coal Company
that the city furnish water supply for
Jamison Mine No. 2. The city agreed
to supply the water provided the COM
pany lays its own mains and maintains
same.
Commissioner ]. Walter Barnes pre-
sided at q part OF the session today at
the request of Mayor Bowen who de-
sired to appear before the board on a
matter as citizen and not as mayor.
Mayor Bowen's proposition was This.
EIe desired that the Board OF Affairs
provide sewerage for the portion OF the
city lying adjacent TO and near his
Mcrgantown avenue property. For
some time there has been no sewer
age facilities provided here and sever
al residents OF that vicinity have util.
lied Mayor Bowen's orchard to run
sewerage lines through to empty into
small run back OF his property. Re
Gently a number of other dwellings
have been erected here and Mayor
Bowen does not wish to allow these
lines to run through this property
which he desires to place on the mar
ket for the reason that too many lines
will damage the land The matter
was turned over to Commissioner
Smith and engineer s. B. Miller to
make estimates and present same to
the Board.
Licenses were granted as follows:
To Chat II. Johnson to run q restau-
rant at 226 Jackson street; to Frank
Demarco, to run a lunch room ut the
Pickett pool room on Adams street and
to Isaac Joseph to build an addition to
q building ON Jackson street and to
conduct q lunch room provided he.car-
rdes out certain provision set by the
Board. Building permits were grant.
ed as follows: To G. 3. Minor to build
q two story residence on East Park
, avenue to cost $4,000. To G. q. Minor
to build q residence on Vermont ave
nue. to cost $1,000; to c. Hamilton to
build a garage on Oliver avenue; to
Mrs. q. s. Tmos to build an addition
to porch on Fourth street; to H. ].
Coburn to build an addition to q res
idence on Smith street; to David b.
oliker to build garage on Carlton
street; to s. W. Rutherford to build
an addition to o house on Highland
avenue and to Edward Limberg to
build garage on Google avenue.