The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-11
But Baseball Pools Will.
Be First suf-
ferers
Mine CLOSER PASSED.
Other Business Before
City Directors This
Morning


Ordinance No. 81 effecting games
OF chance, making same unlawful
and providing penalties for SO do
ing which had been before the city
Board OF Directors for several
weeks, was taken up this morning
and read for the second time and
with thel rules suspended regarding
third reading passed unanimously
and Is now part Of the city ordi-
nance. The law will permit no
game OF chance or lottery where
tickets or chances are sold.
The ordinance is fai reaching in
its scope and affects not only places
about town where these games Of
chance were conducted but affects
also church fairs and benefits and
will not permit prizes to be ratified
OF by ticket or chance and also al.
fects affairs like the Elks circus
and similar events in the city.
Ordinance No. so pertaining to
the sealing up Of mine openings in
and about the city which was up
for second reading with slight
amendments was passed the rules
requiring third reading having also
been suspended in this instance.
This ordinance makes II compul.
sorry for mine owners or property
owners to seal all mine openings
and provides a penalty for failure
to do so.
The application OF A. Y. Thornton
to conduct. a first class restaurant
on Jackson street together with "A.
W. wGllace, Samuel Gle. Gilmore
johnson, ali Faifmont hotel wait
err, which was held over from last
week for investigation was refused
thought Thornton was told that IL
he sought another location than
Jackson street his application
would be consldered:s The board Is
Of one accord in believing that no
licenses should be granted at this
time for, restaurants on Jackson
street owing to the bad reputation
this thoroughfare has obtained. The
application OF Thornton was ac-
companied by a. petition signed by
some fifteen men Of this9city.
The board refused several res.
taurant licenses this morning and
held up several others. for invesi.
cation. Among those refused were
those Of E. Gray, at 203 Cleveland
avenue. will Cain, at 112 Pennsyl.
vania avenue, D. Bostic, AIS Penn.
sylvania avenue Pete Boydon, 200
jackson street, w. D. Daniel to
operate a lunch wagon.
Those which will be investigated
before action is taken on them will
be those of Charles Ford. at 324
Water street; Alice Brown, at 20S
Water street; E. s. Hollie, 4S2 Cor.
bin place.
A license was granted to Mrs.
E. v. Malloy to conduct a restaurant
at Twelfth street and Virginia ave-
nue..
Or. A. H. stehley was granted
permission to erect an electric sign
on Main and Madison streets, the
Ahern company to erect same. I.
W. o. Morris appeared before the
board in regard to the improve
ments to Brighton street which he
had asked the board to make on
several occasions and in regard to
property which encroached on that
thoroughfare to the menace OF auto
mobflists. The board viii take the
matter up at once.
A. A. Neptune asked that a wa.
ter line be extended to Home street
an extension OF Pennsylvania ave.
nue.. He was told that II enough
water consumers would sign up for
water the line would be laid, other
wise the. city could not, do so. :.
On motion Of City Director ].
Clyde Morris It was decided to
print the financial statement for
the city OF Fairmont with the end
of the fiscal year June 30 In both
OF the city papers. This will In
tclude the general water and bond
funds. =.
Director Morris was granted per:
mission by the board to paint the
two large water tanks OF. Hamilton
hill. He also reported to the board
that the water line recently laid
across the low level bridge had
been painted. gs
: Building permits were granted
as follows: To'I. L. Smith to, build
residence on Bryant street, TO
cost. IS, 900; to Frank Tadio to build
q front to q building on Washing.
ton street, same to cost $500: to
Charles a. Polling TO build q resi-,
dence on Oakwood road, same to
cost $4,000; to Columbus Harri to
build an. addition TO a porch on
Watson avenue, same to cost $500;
to Nimshi Nuzum TO build q sun
parlor 70 his residence on High
street: to Walter S. HUI 70 build
raSgarage on Raymond street to cost
$500 10 w! w. Conaway To build
q porch to his property at 207 Chi.
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