The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-20
ANNUAL CITY
LICENSE COURT
TOMORROW
Citizens Complain Today
About Storm
Damage

The City Board of Directors will
eft as a license court tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock at which
time applicants to conduct business
OF various kinds which require city
licenses and an accompanying fee,
will be heard. Owing to the fact
that the city has recently passed a
new ordinance governing the grant,
Ing Of licenses and raising fees in
many cases it is expected there will
be a number OF persons appear be.
fore the court.
Few matters OF grave Importance
came up for the boards consldera.
ton this morning at the regular
Monday session, though there were
number Of citizens present to ask
for the boards assistance III rem.
edying certain conditions, said TO
exist about their property. AS Is
usually the case following heavy
downpour Of rain several were IN
to complain OF storm sewers being
inadequate TO carry away storm
water and the attendant damage to
properties in their wake.
II. E. Killian complained regard.
ing storm sewer between Mary.
land and Ohio avenues which he
stated was damaging bis property
considerably: w. o. Morris com.
planned Of the bad condition OF
Brighton street; Guy g. Campbell
and other residents Of Mt. Vernon
street asked that improvements be
made to that thoroughfare which
lie claims is almost impossible:
George S. Wilkinson complaihed of
"a storm sewer on Watson avenue
which emptied onto his property on
Mccoy street. and is liable to do 1t
considerable damage. These mat.
ters will all be looked iato' by the
city engineer, and the director OF
highways, and : recommendations
be made to the board in regard to
them. g ~
Oliver Eetty. asked for pefmis.
sion to obtain from the city a half
aero or sand owned BY the city and
situated adjoining. the old ceme.
tory. The city viii look. into the
title OF the deed OF the land 10 the
city and report on the matter. II
was the consensus Of opinion II
the city owns a half acre of good
sand It had better keep IT.
An application for a permit to
erect frame garage to the rear OF
his property on Pierpont avenue to
front on Iamison street made by
F. klaw was the subject for consid.
cradle discussion this morning!
Brooks Deveny representing, resi-
dents on Jamison street asked that
the board do not grant the permit,
stating that 1t increased the fire
hazard In this section very consid.
erably, Mr.. Klaw was called into
The discussion and stated that he
had not enough space to build ce-
ment block garage which the board
recommended. w H. Spedden who
had the contract for the garage was
then called into the discussion and
stated that he believed the garage
could be built Of cement blocks II
MIR. Kiaw was willing to give the
additional space though he stated
that the space was very small as It
Is. When the matter Of granting
the permit was reached by the
board It was decided that the build.
ing permit be granted provided
same be built Of stucco or cement
blocks.
Sam R. Nuzum was summoned in
the case OF the Mt. Vernon resi-.
dents owing to the fact that the city
believes itself not liable for the con.
dltion there as 1t does not own the
street which has never been open,
ed. Mr.. Nuzum did not know Just
what the conditions there we're and
the matter will be looked into at
once.
Permit was granted by the city
TO the X. Of P. lodge to erect an
electric sign on the American
building on Main street.
A permit was granted to Gentry
Brothers dog and pony show 10
show in this city on July 6.
Building permits were granted as
follows: To Carleton Stutler to
build a residence to cost $1,000 on
Highland avenue; TO Guy Carpen.
ter to build a residence to cost 81.
900 on Layman avenue; to ]. w.
Eidemelter TO build a chicken
house to cost $40 on his lot on Pal.
atine street: to S. n. Crislip to
buisl garage on Blaine street to
cost $500: to F. Klaw to build a
garage Of stucco or cement blocks
on Jamison street: TO A. E. Thomas
TO, build a residence to Fulton street
to cost $4,000; to W. E. Burr to
build a residence on Highland. ave.
nue. to cost $1,500: to Guy G. Camp.
bell to build garage on Mt. Yer,
non avenue.
A petition from residents Of
Spence street asking that the block
between Grafton and Bennett
streets be paved was filed as was
also the Application Of Rose John,
son to practice palmistry in this
city.