The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-16
Permit Is Granted For
Frame Structure In
Coal Run
.VENEREAL CLINIC UP
City Government Is Of
fered State Aid For
One


veneral diseases may be establish
ed by, the City Board OF Directors
In this city, provided the county
and and state will cooperate iii the
matter.
DR.. Joseph G. Gregory regional
consultant Of the United States
Public Health. Service who is as
sociated with DR.. F. Farnsworth,
acting state health officer at Char
lesion, was present at the meeting
OF the Board this morning and
made a plea for the establishment
OF such a clinic. Or. Gregory told
the Board that the bill recently
passed by the West Virginia State
legislature w.s among the most
comprehensive and drastic laws yet
passed by any state. An appropria-
ton passed by the legislature pro-
vided a sum, OF $4,000 to be di-
vided among the cities Of the state
tablishtng such clinics and in the
opinion OF Dr. Gregory some ,feder-
al aid may. be gexpee eeted at least
to- The extent of proyi ding drugs
Tor the treatment of of7Yeneral dts-
eases. Dr.. Gre gorys told the board
that such clinics were existing at
Wheeling, Huntington and Char
lesion and that Clarksburg had
agreed to at once establish a clinic.
The Board inquired into detail con-
cerning he working OF the clinic
and asked that they be furnished
with a copy Of the bill and fuller
details at which time action would
be taken on the matter.
Ordinance No. 48 pei tanning to
the extending of the city fire!limits
which came UP for second, reading
today was laid over until a future
meeting In odrer that the directors
might more fully go INTO details OF
Its provisions. The ordinance reach.
ed the amendment stage today.
City Attorney A. +. Kern called
attention. to the fact that a passage
in the road law recently enaced by
he State legislature made / neces-
sary that the capacity. Of certain
bridges be marked plainly on the
bridge and that in the event OF the
capacity being marked and dam
ages sustained by Il too heavy load
being put across the bridge the city
would In no way be liable for the
damages. The two big concrete
bridges do not come under the law
though 1t is believed the low level
bridge across the Monongahela
river and the Farmington bridge
should be posted the Board author.
lied Director of Highways Arnett
and city engineer Miller to ,ascer.
tain the capacity OF the bridges and
to post them accordingly.
James D. Bowman asked that the
city take steps to, remedy a condi.
tion near his property on the Bar.
rackville ToEd near Hillcrest where
by water would not drain from his
premises. The city will look into
the matter.
The Board authorized the pay
ment to Harry Robinson and L. D.
Hoult Of the sum Of Sass which
was for the rental of a lot on Mer-
chant street on which a cable way
tower had been erected, during the
construction of the bridge, same
being for 20 months at SIS per.
Z
D. a. Morgan appeared before
the board again and asked that
Raymond street between Market
street and >Morgantown avenue be,
paved. The city will draw up d con.
tract ready for the signatures OF
the property ownors along the
street. s
Building permits were granted.
as follows:
To. @. "A. Carpenter 10 build a
residence to cost $500 on Blain,
street: to Levi Thomas TO build
a. garage on Cedar street to cost
500; to g. w. G. Binns to build
a garge to cost 500 on walnut
avenue; to James T Eastman to.
make improvements to residence on
Emerson street to cost 1000: to.
Charles Hodges to build a garage,
on Fourth street to cost $500: to
Fred s. Harr to raisesa a building
and place a glass front in q busi-,
ness building on Merchant street
70 cost 81 500; to Floyd Jeffers to
build Q garage to cost 5000 on
Boulevard avenue.
The Rayine Park Amusement
company, through @. e. Miller, was
granted a permit to build a one
story frame building 40 by 8 s0s feet
CONTINUED on pass fSarl