The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-25
Cantor Fails TO.
get Permit 10.
RUNREgI.ADRANT
Mayor
Mayor Indignant Over
Size of Some Doctors
Bills

restaurant in his property at 2ia
jackson street, said application
having been filed by Cantor. This
its ayowed policy Of keeping res.
refusal by the board Is in line with
'taurants and billiard rooms off this
thoroughfare. The board last
week refused a license to a renter
Of Cantor to operate a restaurant
at this number.
The board ordered paid to the
John F. Casey company the sum
Of approximately $4,000 owing the
firm, less the sum Of $4,000 which
sum is held pending litigation in
the case Of Robinson & Phillips
whereby the latter endeavor to get
from the Casey Company the price
9f a car load Of lumber aggregatine
$2,O0e which the city sold to Rob-
inson and Phillips and which
Casey is said TO have appropriated.
An order Of attachment has been
ssued on the city and papers served
on the board and filed.
Some time ago the board sold TO
Robinson and Phillips a car load
of lumber consigned to- the city
which was later taken by the Casey
company and used by them. Rob-
inson and Phillips seek damages
amounting to approximately 81, 900,
The city deeming itself In nowaysi
liable in this case reserves tho
above stated amount pending the
settlement Of the case In litigation.
Attorney James A. Meredith repre-.
sents the Casey company while At.
torney Ira L. Smith has been re-
tanned as attorney for Robinson and
Phillips. "a, ..5g,Ss 4 : 4
Walter Hough was granted a
permit to erect a garage on Jacobs
street. This is the case where SO
mach controversy has been had
and where citizens have sought to
prevent the granting Of the license.
Some discussion was had by the
city relative to the laying Of water,
lines to certain. sections Of the city.
ard Director Morris gRas, authorized;
TO Investigate the loca tions with "a
view to obtaining an estimate Of.
what the laying Of the lines would
amount to and to report t. the
board 4
Permission was granted to Frank
Murphy and John w ellis to erect ar
electric sign at the place Of bust.
ness Of the former on Madison
street. \
Mayor W. w. Conaway expressed
himself as disgusted at the meet.
ing this morning with certain bills
which had been presented to the
city by local physicians for taking
care Of charity cases. The bills
were considered to be exorbitant
and were laid on the table pending
investigation. In one case in par
ticular the bill Of $12O was pre-.
sented for services rendered col
ored woman who is suffering with
strangulated hernia. As DR.. Crus,
city physician, was out Of the city
the Mayor ordered the woman
Ia, LSahe ee IVs ~ M4Il tne result tnaG the
An order was entered by the city
to credit Director Of Finance 2. +.
laws W4ss ~ rs sun OF So,9Ie.V1, the
aiHouns .st,ssa y! atsco9nts aiioWed on TAX
tiGNees t1, aor the Isseat ~ year OF El92O:
Inc sum ~ oL SS,oye.9f received
4t0ln n,. e ~ 1tate 1tate special FrlVliegess
runa 1oE tne SIX months period
senaing, July 81 from the state
tsoaa Sommlsslon WIN De expended
", N !. iltnhRr9YemenGs N 4 on Merchant
street petween Eerry and Market
stIeets ana on washington street
peEween Maalson and Monroe.
Rlreetor e OF water Morris was
lnsIal tWo tre MIGRANTS near the
4usnorizea 4s!i 'I1, t9 "a ywater lines and
East iaS Hark sc99ol.
Z. orainanse no: 52 relative to IN
SSFeasing ! tne 1! levy tne sum, Of TWEEN
,,;ss sy ssnss . on =! tne . one hundred dol
was % passed by' y the he board ard tbe seqs ordas
making it necessary IA read sa11,,e