The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-19

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might be supplied. He proposed an.
other bond issue which he thought
might be made possible when the
and the property valuation thereby in
creased materially.
r. T. Cunningham WIS strong in his
belief that the city must so further at
this time in regard to water supply
and take immediate steps toward a
better and more adequate supply to
meet the growing demands of the city.
He deplored the leakage which is said
TO exist n the reservoir and while de-
string that this leak be repaired AID
the plant put in condition to operate as
economically as possible to provide
for the present needs of the water con-
sumers, he believed that the time Is
ripe for steps toward a better and big.
ger supply of water for Fairmont.
Mr.. Cunningham suggested that the
water system be turned over to pri.
vate capital with the city holding all
the stock excepting enough to form a
corporation and thus make the plant
a separate bonding proposition.
j, NJ. Jacobs expressed himself as.
in favor of an increased meter rate, an
increased flat rate and was opposed
to any water consumer securing water
at less than 25 per cent. of the cost of
operation.
Ira l.. Smith, ex-water commissioner,
believes that the city should take steps
at once toward to adequate water sup.
ply for the city for a period of at least
ten years. He endorsed the idea of a
separate board governing and operat.
ing the water system. Mr.. Smith talk.
ed at length concerning the acids
which settle in what he termed as a
cesspool at the pumping station and
which ate up almost as fast as they
were installed the expensive brass
tubes and which was largely responsi.
BILE for the water famine which this
city suffered a couple OF years ago.
He also advocated the installation OF
an electric pump. ~,
j. Walter Barnes. ex city finance
commissioner, voiced the sentiment
that water rates should be raised and
that the large consumer was not nay
ing his proportianate share and does
not believe any consumer should 50
cure -watertat less than fifteen cent
minimum and that the water plant
should provide a sinking fund OF ap.
proximately $50,000 He also advoI
Gated the moving of the water pool
from its present location near the
Tygarts valley junction to point
further up the river near Colfax stat,
ing that thereby the cesspool which
was formed by acids and impurities
from the adjacent mines might be
avoided. He endorsed maximum
water rate of forty cents, with fif-
teen cents as a minimum.
G. M. Alexander president of the
Monongahela Valley Traction com
pany advocated the taking Of steps
at once to secure a system of water
which would meet the demands of this
growing municipality for long pc
riod of years and believes that this
better plant absolutely necessary If
the town is to take the rapid strides
forward that is predicted for it and
that pains also be taken to- secure
a purer water supply.
j. ID. Fenhagen of the West Vir-
ginia Metal Products company when
called upon to speak stated that from.
what he could gather the water plant
question was one OF the uppermost
matters of Importance that citizens
of this community should consider
and stated that his company was al
ready considering the advisability of
installing its own water system and
might find it necessary 10 so do. He
advocated the outlining of a definite
plan whereby better water facilities
might be secured for Fairmont.
Sam r. Nuzum endorsed the defi-
mite plan idea and stated that no
feasible plan for improvement had
ever been plated before this city tha.
had not been taken hold of and put
through by The public spirited citi.
zens.
w. j. wiegel also endorsed the con-
crete plan idea and believes the city
should at once proceed to formulate
plans for larger and better water
supply. He stated that it was square
ly up to the City Board of Directors
to formulate and submit plan to the
people for their consideration. He
also stated that he believed increas-
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