The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-19
MISSIONARY UNION
PROTESTS AGAINST
SUNDAY BASEBALL
Strong Letter Was Filed
With City Directors at
Meeting Today.

A vigorous protest against legaliz
ing Sunday baseball in this city was
made to the City Board of Directors by
the City Missionary union in letter
sent to Mayor w. w. Conaway and
read this morning by City Clerk Luke
G. Arnett at the regular Monday meet
ing of the board. The Missionary Un
ion represents approximately one
thousand of the women of the com
munity.
Ordinance No. 43 relating to the
lettering of children in pool rooms was
finally passed and becomes effective
fifteen days from its passage.
The Fairmont Printing company was
awarded the contract for printing
Traffic Ordinance No. AZ in pamphlet
form. Bids were also submitted by
Lloyd Sample and the Coal CITY
Printing company.
Sparks World Famous show com
pany made application to the board te
show in this city May 10.
q. ]. O'Neill appeared before the
hoard relative to building "a new side
walk ON Grant street. His application
was referred to City Director of High
ways w. E. Arnett and City Engineer
S. B. Miller.
The application of Carmelio Petrol
la to place q gasoline pump at hi
place of business on Pennsylvania ave
nue. was granted and the application
of A. Merchant and Horace Norman
to conduct pool room on Pennsyl
yania avenue was deferred for actor
until the next meeting of the board.
Permission was granted to The
West Virginian company through it,
general manager, w. j. Wiegel, to Gu
down the curb on Main street in from
of its place of business in order tha
access may be easier had to its place
Of business.
Walter Eliason was granted permis
sion to place twenty inch projection
in front of doorways in the buildins
on Jackson street being erected by r
II. Cunningham. These projections
will be placed on the upper stories anc
are means OF protection to person:
standing In the doorways. ~
Mrs. W. n. Conway asked the boart
to take some action in regard TO Nir
ginia avenue which she stated q in
passabie in front OF her resfd ans
others adjacent, The board ppolntes
Mayor Eonaway, City Engineer S. B
Miller and Director w. q. Arnett II
make investigation and recommends
tons to the board as to how the situa
tion might be remedies.
The matter of the city dispensar,
was taken up at the meeting thii
morning and deferred for action, fol
two weeks. The board desires ynrl
much to aid in establishing this dis
pensary and will try to work out a plaI
whereby the matter can be financed
A copy Of letter was read from thl
Director of Highways to G.aM. Alex
ander, president of the Monongahel;
Valley Traction company In which Mr.
Alexander is asked to determine anc
SO notify the director as soon as pos
sible as to what route the compan,
will take to reach the high level bridg,
now in the course of construction
across the river. The letter ask
whether the company Hill take the JET
ferson street route, the Monroe stree
to Washington route or will go arount
Washington street from the other dl
rection.
Building permits were granted as fol
lows: To ]. o. May to build a garage
to cost $500 on Reeves avenue; to A
D. Parrish to build an addition to thu
Home laundry on Jefferson street; t.
NJ. L. Martin to build a store build
ing same to be constructed of concrete
blocks at North Fairmont station OF
Morgantown avenue, same to cos
$4,000.