The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-21
CITY ENGINEER
OPPROvESPLANS
FORWATERWORK
Other Matters That Came
Before Board of Af-
fairs This Morning.

The report of City Engineer shrew
bury Miller relative to the estimate
~ plans on new filtration plant for
the City of Fairmont submitted re
Gently by Fuller and McClintick of
New York was read at the regular
weekly meeting Of the Board of AT
fairs held this morning. MIR. Miller
gave an exhaustive report of his re
searches into conditions at the water
plant and recommended that the re
port with a few minor changes be
accepted and that Fuller and Nc
Clintick be retained as the engineers
to do the work. Upon motion it was
decided to forward the report of Mr..
Miller TO Fuller ana McClintick with
the request that they report again to
the board and aso that the recon-
mendations and plans as submitted
by Fuller and McClintick be forward
ed to the state Board of Health for
its action. Mr. Miller strongly ad-
vocated the installation OF the sys-
TEN as recommended by the New
York firm and this was &cauiesed in
by the Board which body deems 1t
necessary that something be done in
order that the city be provided with
pure water.
w. j. Weigel and j. A. Meredith
appeared before the Board With a
request that the Board do everything
possibl to speed up the work of i'm
provements on Morgantown avenue.
The matter was discussed at length
but no definite action was taken
pending further information Mr..
Wiegel and Mr.. Meredith made 1t
plain that If work on the various
manufacturing plants to be erected
in that section is to proceed quick
action on the street work must be
taken.
]. q. Meredith also appeared before
the Board with reference to action
recently takn by tn board in regard
to furnishing water supply to the
Jamison Coal Company at its Dako-
ia plant. At previous meeting the
oBard had decided hat the city would
furnish the water supply for the COM
pany bu that the coal company was
to build and MAINTAIN the water line.
Mr.. Meredith asked that they go fur
her than this and agree after the
water revenue received to purchase
water revenue received to purchase
the main This the city refused to
do though it notifid Mr.. Meredith to
hnPNrn hn
Company to the effec that. the city
would agree If 1t was found justifia-
BILE to apply cost or the line. Mr..
Meredith will report on this propo-
sition some time this week. The
Jamison people are under this con-
tract to build the line and pay the
first cost.
Contractor John M. Kisner appear.
ed before the Board with reference to
surplus water which washes down
on his lumber yard from East Park
avenue and asked that some thing be
done to stop this as 1t cost his COM
pany hundreds OF dollars each year.
The matter was referred to Commits
sioners Lehman, Smith and City En-
gineer s. B. Miller for investigation
and report.
The Metal Products company asked
that main be laid to their proposed
plant on the East side In order to FUR
mis- hthem with water for building pur-
poses. Commissioner Smith was au-
thorized to proceed with the laying OF
the line to this property.
Ed. M, Shlnn appeared before the
Board In regard to the placing of an
electric sign before his place OF bust
ness on Jefferson street. Members OF
, the Board will visit this place and en-
deavor to find IL the same is within the
laws of the city to grant.