The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-24
Regular Weekly Meeting
Over Sooner Than
Usual Today
MAYOR makes KICK
Suggests Some Changes
Be Made In City Hall
Offices

TIE city board Of directors
speeded up this morning and the
business of the city was transact
ed shortly after eleven o'clock.
Only one citizen appeared before
the board this morning and his
business was quickly disposed OF
and the board got down to the
work Of the various departments
earlier than is, usually the case.
The matter of appointing bac-
| teriologist was discussed but no
definite conclusion was arrived az.
Mayor w. w. Conway express
/ ed himself as dissatisfied with the
arrangements of the city hall Of
ices and the police headquarters
and believes that some changes
should be made. twas suggested
that the mayor. be given an office
on the second floor along with the
other directors and that the down
stairs rooms be used as police
headquarters.
Mayor ConaRay believes that
police court should be conducted
with more decorum and 4 dignity
| and believes With the .neE arrange
fi6nt anu more adeQ Quate ~ ttingH
and kli fhfsiiihg hi til at this could Ebe
. ACCOMPLISHED. A committee was
appointed to look over the situa-
ton and it is probable that the
mayor and city attorney will be
given the rooms to be vacated
by the board Of Education of Fair
mont Independent school district
and that the health officer and bac-
teriologist will be located in the
third story, however there may be
other arrangements made in this
respect.
BY order Of tae board the sum
iof $4,000 was diverted from the
water fund to the general fund IN
order to care for some bonds and
interest the city must forward to
New York Immediately. The funds
will be returned to the water fund
as soon as the city is in position
to do so.
The lighting system for Mer-
chant street was approved, by the
Board. The license Of Herbert
Meats for a restaurant at 32G Hull
alley was transferred to Matte
Wright.
Director OF Water J. Clyde Nor.
ris was authorized to lay sewer
line from point on Highland ave-
nue. to Layman and Mays street In
order to supply residents there
with sewer accommodations.
A building permit was granted
to the Mountain State Oil & Gas
Service company to build a two
story concrete block and brick
structure at the corner of Cleve-
land avenue and Locust avenue
same to be- GO By so feet and to
cost $4,000. It is understood en-
frances will be had from both
Cleveland avenue and Locust ave-
nue. whereby cars may drive
through the building and get their
supply Of gas while in the build
ing. The building permit was ask
cd for by B. F. Evans. Ernest Nc
Coy is another interested party to
the transaction.
Other building permits were
granted as follows: ITO A. NJ
Knight to build a garage on Eighth
street; To w. N. stonekIng to build
an addition to his bakery on State
street; to Carl. Wyer to build q
rosIdence on Highland avenue to
be built OF stucco and to cost $S,-
500; to ]. W. Puddy to build a
garage on Tenth street, same to
be built OF concrete blocks and TO
cost $4,000; to Smith Morris to
build residence on Spruce street
to be, built of concrete blocks and
to cost $4,000; to NJ. 3. Lytton tc
build stable In the Burk addition
same to cost $50.