The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-28
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Of the board ot equalization and
review regarded the Increased val
uationa With distaYor and upon o
formal vote they turned the whole
echome down tlat. 1t was somewhat
OF u facer for the city government
and the men who were working
along side d II; this rel lection OF
their fonaly Cherished plan, and
there was hojne rather pointed
criticism OF the members Of the
board, thoae members being R. L.
Cunningham. walter s. Furbee
and Eldridge Carter.
yhe coilapsel OF the plan to float
/hlrd bond issue precipltated a
Zal financial crisis, and the mat
FER came I'm q meeting Of the
Fairmont Rotary club through a
plain statement of the situation
made by r. 4, Cunningham, who
exclaimed ssshef finished:
NOW what Is the club going to
do about IN tits evident some.
thing must be done at once" This
was ON August s, 1920.
Sam Il. NuEbm in reply said he
felt quite sure the matter should
be put 70 the general public. a
committee then and there was ap-
pointed 70 consider the situation
and the men appointed were: R. 7.
Cunningham Sam r. NuSum, Clar.
enca b Robinson, y r. spease, and
Fred Helmitk. This committee
held a meeting and solicited the,
cooperation OF iother bodies and
following this other committees
we're appointed to go right to
work. representing various organ.
izations In the city. They were:.
Chamber ot Commerce.. w.
Watson, o! S. Mckinney and r. NJ.
Gardners Rotary-R. 7. Cunning
ham, " J. Brett and G. D. Robin
son; ISiwania club-M. G. Tough,
4. h, Gcrdray, y. D. Neville; Bust.
ness Mems Association-John NJ.
Kisner q! N. Jacobs and H. j.
hartley Engineers-W. g. Kline,
j. H. Brown and R. s. Quick;
Realtors Harry Price, George
Brobst and Frank Pitchard; Wo.
mans Glub-Mrs. Tusca Morris,
Mrs. l.. n. Yost, Mrs. B. L. Butcher.
This body o persons discussed
ways and means and finally arriy-
ed At the conclusion that the clti-
zens Of ffairinont must pledge GER
tain amounts OF money which
should be used as security In Dor
rowing from the banks. AT once
the city was dtSded into sections
and caityassers went out into the
field and ionsyery short order 1t was
discovered that SO great was the
public spirit in Fairmont, so loyal
we're these citizens that not only
the S125,0 900 was pledged but al
most three times as much. And SO
II came to pass that the almost
500 subscribers will go down in
history as the Citizens Bridge Aid
Syndicate:
The banks then advanced the
necessary money to complete the
bridge. These banks were: The
National Bank Of Fairmont, Fair
mont Trust Company, Home Saw.
ings Bank. ;Monongahela Bank and
the Fairmont State Bank.
The people who pledged aid at
this cricis IN the effort to provide
edeQuate bridges are:
Geo. ~. Amos, D. B, Aumiller, W.
y. Afnett, Florence Arnett, Jas, D.
Ahetn, TsW. Arnett, Ira A. Atkins,
J. g, Atnett chas. H. Arnett, ]. e.
Ault. Jos. Angermaier, Clay ID,
Amos. Geo 2. Amos, s. ArkwrIght,
y II. Amos, NJ, q. Ashcrait, J. Al
Anwylli N. Alexander, Geo.
s. p: Brady, j. e. Bolce, L. g.
Boice, q. w. @. Binns, 7. I. Brett,
w. n. Beale; A. w. Blnns, Chas. F.
Borneteld, .! g. Boydston, Sol Bur.
ka chas! Bartholomas, M. B. BIggs.
John Ressi. q. G. Bell, John F. Barr.
y. y! RlacltYood, F. v. Battieger,