The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

DeteFWlneu 10 put an end TO eX.
listing lawlessness In jackson
street, the city board OF directors
this morning rejected every appli.
cation but one for licenses 10 con.
duct restaurants, pool and billiard
establishments In Jackson street.
The present occupants OF such es.
tablishments will vacate on or be.
fore July l. tho beginning lof the
ensuing year.
The only application to escape
the sweeping order" was that OF
Helen McDade to conduct res.
taurant at 2lS Jackson street. and
this exception was made after a
number OF persons had expressed
ia desire 10 make an exception In
her case. The board OF directors
agreed 10 make an investigation.
The interest of the citizens OF
Fairmont in cleaning up the city
was manifested when al $3.50 a. m.
a half hour before the time for the
meeting. the assembly room Of the
board OF directors was crowded TO
capacity. Among those present In.
cluded Mrs. B. L. Butcher and Mrs.
P. NJ. Hoge, representing the Civic
department Of the Womau's club;
Mrs. Mipnlsa Martin, Miss Caroline
Bright, Miss .Jealnctte Bright, Clay
Amos, Frank Raymond. T. B. Cars.
kaddon, o. S. Mckinney, DR.. JamI:
son, W. Kenneth Barnes, Mr.. Col.
, born, Don H. Blanks, R. c. Denham.
Charles Denham, Harold Roush. r.
L. Burgess, r. c. Freeland. William
Fortune, James Taylor, City Attor.
ney Albert J. Kern, Directors Ar.
nett, Davis and Morris and Mayor
w. W. Conaway.
R. L. Cunningham. a property
owner on jackson street. was the
first TO respond TO tho request Of
Mayor Conway for complaints, and
opened the meeting by expressing
his opinion in no uncertain words
as to how Jackson street should
be cleaned up.
"Clcan up Jackson street from
the garret to the basement" was
the emphatic manner In which Mr..
Cunningham rose In protest 10 tho
very first application considered BY
the board OF directors. "Clean UP
everything that is Objectionable,
and everything Is Objectionable at
present. The board OF directors
should refuse to grant any licenses
for restaurants, pool and billiard
establishments on Jackson street
between jefferson and Monroe
streets. The Indecent women should
be cleaned out Of the upstairs Just
as the downstairs is cleared of in.
decent business. establishments. 1t
Is high time We we're getting rid Of
these nuisapces."
Clay D. Amos, representing tho
Kiwanis club, assured Mayor Con.
away and the city directors that
the organization which he repre-
sented 'is backing you TO the man
in cleaning up the town."
o. S. Mckinney, representing the
Odd Fellows, which he explained
was "the largest fraternal organi.
zatIon in the city and represents
more than 1000 voters" referred
to the manifest desire OF the people
Of Fairmont TO see Jackson street
and any other indecent sections
Of the city cleaned UP. He refer.
red to the interest taken in the
matter by the Rotary and Kiwanis
clubs, Women's club and other or
ganizations representing the high
est class OF citizenship which had
unanimously endorsed the move
ment to clean up the city by reject
ing Objectionable licenses.
"The public has suffered great.
"; property on Jackson street has
deprecated in value, or at least II
has not increased in value. The
other day l visited Jackson. street
and found As loafers on the street
at 10 o'clock In the morning. In
Fairrnont there are houses where
such people can gather and such
houses are segregated in Jackson
street.
Il own no property on JaSAs0a
street but am speaking for nine
out OF ten OF the people Of Fair.
mont. regard It as political La
bilIty for any party or admiulstfa.
ton to tolerate such conditions. i
you want to carry out the viii OF
the people refuse oil applications
for licenses for restaurants pool
and billiard establishments on
Jackson street..
Mr.. Mckinney referred 70 the city
charter which glveS the board OF
directors "authoFity at 10 dlBeFe,I
ton TO grant or retusn all lleeasee
and insisted that tho board had
sufficient authority TO make a
sweeping order denying all HaoA u
Iesases on Jaekson Street,
Attorney 3. B. saFsssGsn vas Of
the aslni6n thst such a sweepins