The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-02
.TAX|S AND TRUCKS
WILL HAVE TO PAY
LICENSE fit no's. y
Another Step Taken in
Movement to Regulate
Traffic.
MORE BUILDING PERMITS
City Board of Affairs Had
Busy Session This
Morning.

An ordinance passed by the City
Board of Affairs this morning at the
regular weekly session whereby auto
mobiles and trucks operating within
the city limits for commercial nurpos.
es In the carrying freight or. passen.
gers will be taxed. The ordnance came
up Tor third reading and was passed
py unanimous vote of the board.
The matter Of parking automobiles
on the streets OF the city came up for
consideration this morning and Mayor
Bowen was given authority to desIg-
nate streets and certin sides of streets
where automobiles may be parked. The
parking of automobiles is the cause
OF much complaint and annoyance as
the number which are daily parked is
becoming menace and some proyis-
ion must be made as to the best way
to dispose OF them.
The question came up upon COM
plant of the chief OF the fire depart
ment that the parking Of cars on the
north side Of Monroe street has be-
come dangerous in that the fire trucks
found 1t extremely difficult TO traverse
this street while hurrying to a fire.
Mayor Bowen will report at the next
meeting OF the Board as to the streets
on which cars will be permitted to
park.
The matter of rebuilding the an.
proach at the old river bridge was
taken up again and Commissioner,
Lehman was given authority to take
up vigorously with the Baltimore and
ono railroad company and snrge that
ltiiefs take Steps atlonce 70 remedy this
.spacleion y htch is daily becoming
more dangerous. The Traction cons.
pany has agreed TO pay its pro rata
snare Of the exepase incident to the
work provided the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad so revise its proposed plans
SO as not to necessitate the removal of
the company's tracks at this point
The matter of building a new intake
reservoir at the city pump station was
taken up again at this meeting and
city engineer S. B. Miller was notified
TO secure lists designating what ma
terials, the city already had on hand
and what would be necessary 10 pur-
chase and to present the information
at next Mondays meeting of the board.
Comm ssioner Smith urged the neces-
sity OF the building of this intake that
VIII protect the pumps from gravel
and debris and submitted a bid for
doing the work from the John F.. Cas-.
ey Company.
The Fairmont Hotel Company was
ordered notified by the board to pro.
ceed at once to secure proper drain
age to the sewer on their driveway
crossing jefferson street
A report was given by City Clerk
Albert ]. Kern from Judge w. s. Have
mond concerning the appointment of
election commissioners to hold the
charter election on June 10. On mo-
ton of the city board ordered the
placing of the proper credentials nec-
essary for the holding of the election.
Ihe board was also notified that the
proper notices had been posted and
the charter published as required by
law.
The problem of enforcing the taxi
rate law and the matter of unneces-
sary noise in operating automobiles
was discussed at the meeting and
drastic steps will be taken to enforce
these laws should they not be more
rtgidly complied with in future.
. The board of affairs this morning
acted upon the matter OF asking the
county court to keep their agreement
and supply the drinking fountain plac-
ed on the streets by the W. C. T. o.
with ice. The city agreed to furnish
the water for this countain and the
court to furnish the ice. Considera-
BILE suffering resulted in this CITY on
last Friday when Marion county had
its welcoming celebration to returned
service men when persons from the
outlying districts were unable to OBJ
tain cool drinking water from this
fountain.
Pool room licenses were granted to
Pierce and Har operating the Palace
pol rom to maintain six tables. T. A.
Deveny was also granted pool room
license to operate q pool room with
five tables.
Building permits were granted as
follows: ]. S. Jones to build an addi-
tion to porch room and a bath room
to house on Vermont avenue; Ensign
Frank L. o'Bierne to build a five room
cottage on Bellview avenue same to
cost $S000j to Margaret Murphy to
build garage on Maple avenue and
to O. NJ. Boyd to add two rooms to a
residence on Marion street.