The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-08
SUPPLYIS
Menace TO CITY.
SAYS DIRECTOR.
Clyde Morris Asks Civic
Bodies to Help Change
This

City director ]. Clyde Morris who
has charge OF the water depart
ment, told a committee from the
Kiwanis club which had called to
ask concerning the condition Of
the fire hydrants, that he wished
Kiwanis and other civic bodies
would get behind the clty's filtra.
ton needs and devote energies to-
ward lettering a condition he be-
lieyed to be much worse than the
ono they were investigating.
Mr.. Morris said that the water
from the Valley river is being
dumped into the reservoir, thence
into the city mains without fIltra.
ton OF any kind. Chlorine treat
ment is the only means the city
has OF safeguarding the water sup.
ply he added.
The Kiwanis club committee
consisted Of Messrs. n. c. Lough,
Frank Amos and L. o. Shlngleton,
went away after talking the mat.
ter over convinced that the fire
plugs are regularly tested and that
a tester was now being made for
the city fire department which
would more adequately answer the
needs Of the city in this respect.
The committee was also given
some data concerning the effective
working Of the city water depart.
ment and were told that the Fair.
mont fire department stands sec.
ond to none in the state IN regard
TO efficiency.
The matter came to the atten.
tion Of the club recently when a
fire plug refused to work on the
East Side and the properly OF l.
Funt was burned. Chief Watkins
was called into the controversy
and stated that the water main In
the water plug to which the hose
was attached by the East Side fire
department was not Of sufficient
size to guarantee a stream Of wa.
ter sufficient to control the fire.
However no stream, he stated,
could have saved the property as
the fire had gotten considerable
headway before 1t was discovered
and the materials destroyed were
Fhagety Ififlamnfa4Jte. y = =. - :.
At the suggestion Of Mayor Con.
away L. w. Shroyer, traffic off.
cor was appointed a regular po-
liceman.
City Director Clyde Morris told
the board that the GAINESVILLE pump
at the pump station was badly In
need or repairs. At his suggestion
the station engineer, H. w. Miller.
will so to Pittsburgh at once ard
will purchase a piece 10 take the
place OF the one now in need Of
repairs and 1t will be installed as
soon as 1t can be secured and the
broken piece will then be mended.
The city clerk reported to the
board that there was due the city
from delinquent taxes the sum Of
$1169.56 and that Auditor John C..
Bond was ready to turn over the
money upon the proper acknowl.
edgement.
John Fleming asked that the res
idents living at Johntown be given
city water and the request will be
looked into. Residents Of Satter'
field street also asked for water
and sewer conditions and this mat
ter will also be taken under consid.
Grafton.
A restaurant license was grant
ed R. NJ. Parrish to conduct n
restaurant at the B. and o. round
house.
Building permits were granted
as follows: To Rebecca Cain to
build an addition to a dwelling on
Highland avenue; to T. NJ. Daugh-
.erty to build a garage on Arch
street; to Sylvester Clayton to build
a garage on Spring street: to B.
Satterfield to build u dwelling on
Washington street.