The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-09
BARRA.GKV|LLE.
|RSGRIEVANCES
QF COMMUNITY
Less Speeding and More
Street Cars
Wanted

have signed a petition to be sent
to the Public Service Commission
at Charleston, asking for relief
from street car traffic conditions
between that suburb and Fairmont,
which the citizens haIl come to re-
gard as intolerable. This was prom.
ised by the committee appointed
last might to secure signatures at
a mass meeting held in K. OF p.
hall. Another committee was ap-
pointed to wait on the county court
and ask-for a special officer whose
duty 1t will be to stoy speeding,
racing and tr&Neling through the
town, especially at night, with cut
outs open.
The meeting got unde rway
promptly with the election of the
Rev. T. B. Lawler, OF the Baptist
church, as temporary chairman and
Floyd Prlckett, district superin-
tendent of schools. as temporary
secretary.
The first question taken up was
that Of the disregard Of automobile
drivers for the rights OF the rest.
dents, of Barrackville and DR.. Il
w. Burnett, Charles Ice and Otis
II. Milan, principal of the Barrack-
Vile schools gave a detailed ac-
count Of the grievances that are
most in need Of redress. Passing
standing street cars. speeding past
the school when the children are
playing, racing at high speed and
open cutouts were the things most
emphasized.
Judge E. NJ. showalter was then
introduced by the chairman, and
gave clear exposition of the law
especially with regard to unincor-
porated towns.
The automobile problem, said
Judge Showalter, is one OF the most
serious and grave problems we now
have to contend with especially In
its social and moral aspects. Young
me nand women go joy riding
unchaperoneS. indulglng in pleas.
ures that cannot have any but an
unwholesome effect on society in
general and the youth OF the ma
tton in particular. But, he added
the question before the meeting
was not the moral aspect of the
problem but the question of reck-
less driving.
There is series OF statutes. he
said. that meet eyty requirement
OF every situation, and 1t makes no
difference whether or not the town
OF Barrackyille is incorporated, the
laws apply just the same.
Quoting the law the Judge stat
ed that the speed limit in Barrack.
Vile, thickly settled district,
could not be more than IS miles an
hour and that - one shall drive
around curves, over the brow Of
hill or past u school building at a
greater speed than will allow the
car to be stopped within half the
distance that 1t can be seen ahead
Attorney L. Z. Musgrayc also
spoke and suggested the appoint
ment of one or two citizens to act
as special officers.
A committee Of six was finally
decided on to ask the county court
to appoint u special officer to
serve for a time and try to break
up the practices complained OF. On
the committee are Mrs. George
W. Kinsey, Mrs. R. e. Hardway,
John R. Steele, DR.. H. W. Burn
EFT, Otis II Milan and II. L.
Nuzum.
In taking up the question of In
adequate car service, number of
persons present took occasion to
deny that the meeting was cu'
for the purpose Of having Barrack-
vile taken into the city Of Fair.
mont.
Speeches on the question Of poor
service we're then made by Charles
Ice, the Rev. T. B. Lawler, who
complained that even during the
Sunday campaign, the Traction
company had not taken care OF
people who wanted to attend the
services, and many OF whom had to
stay away as a consequence;
George Ice, Floyd Prickett, R. E.
Hardway and several others.
The principal griev&ance SEEM
ed to be the lack of adequate SER
vice during the rush hours, and
the failure of the company to run
cars after shows, lectures and
other amusements. One man com.
planned that at lodge meetings he
always mlsse dthe lunches which
were served late. A tentative draft
OF petition to the public service
commission was rea dby R. E.
Hardway and adopted with the
provision that the committee cir
culating the petition may make any
changes deemed necessary. The
petition states that although Bar
rackville is only three miles from
Fairmont, and less than a half
mile from the city limits, other
suburbs enjoy advantages that
have been denied the petitioners.
The first morning car does not
arrive In FairmonA until z o'clock
causing many workmen to be
docked a hal hour for arriving late
at their places OF employment
Barrackvllle, bears the same rela-
tionship to Fairmont as Bellview,
Edgemont, Norwood and Watson,
yet each Of these places enjoys
transfer privileges and better ser.
vice.
A half hour service Is asked for
from Maple Poin o Fairmon. he
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