The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-02
STREET REPAIRS
0RED|RECT0RS
Bornefeld Reports Bronze
Plates For Bridge
Ordered

In the absence Of Mayor W. W.
Conaway who went to Grant Town
this morning to attend the funeral
OF Captain William G. Parker whose
death took place at his home there
early Saturday morning, City Direc:
tor OF Finance Q. f. Davis presided
at the weekly session Of the city
board Of directors this morning.
Few matters Of Importance came
before the board. Attorney Walter
s. Haggerty presented petition to
the board signed by property own
ers on Newton street between Mer-
chant and Columbia streets asking
that the city give u grade and per-
nit the citizens to use the bricks
from that thoroughfare and the
property owners would lay the
bricks without further cost to the
, city. The board is favorable to the
matter and will look over the
ground and probably grant the res
idents the privilege OF paving the
two blocks with the brick taken up
from the street at the bridge end.
Mr.. Haggerty also asked the city
to do something toward fixing the
alley between Fairmont and Walnut
avenues between Second and Third
streets. Mr.. Haggerty was asked
ktose make;ytta city IA proposition.
which would be gone over at anoth.
er meeting,
Director Arnett and City Engineer
Miller were told to investigate CON
ditions at the intersection OF Cleye-
land avenue and the Hillcrest road
where improvements are being
made and a water line laid and to
act according to their judgments in
adjusting the matter.
Director of Water J Clyde Nor.
his reported that the sanitary sew
er ON Cochran street would be
placed aserequested by citizens Of
that section.
Charles F. Bornefeld, resident en-
glneer for the New York Concrete
Steel Engineering company, report
ed that the orders had been placed
for the bronze plats to be placed on
the high level bridge and that he
had also at the request Of the VIII
liam Raymond chapter Of the Daugh
ters Of the American Revolution,
placed an order for their plate and
that the company promised ieliy-
cry before May 30.
j. F. Dotts appeared before the
board and asked that further cin-
derlng be done to Russell street
and the board agreed to bear one
third of the cost which would
amount to q small sum. Several
car loads OF cinders have already
been placed there and the street is
greatly improved.
Mike Romin1 asked for permfs-
sio nto erect an electric sign at 1884
Madison street; E. Apostolic asked
for permission to erect an electric
sign in front Of the Liberty restau-
rant on Main street. Same may.
be erected providing they meet the
requirements Of city ordinances af-
fecting signs.
Building permits were granted as
follows: To Floyd Lewis to build
residence to cost $4,000 on Wat.
son avenue; J. ]. Underwood to
build garage to cost $3.50 at the
corner of Front and Mulberry street
G, T. Eddy to build garage to
cost 800 on Coleman avenue; Mar.
TIN Hurley to build a garage TO cost
500 on Sixth street; Fannie B.
Houston to build garage or. CASTOR
avenue to cost $100: Davis Hender-
son ibuild a residence to cost ST.
500 on Tygart street; L. D. Houit
to build a business house and flats
on Diamon dstreet between Market
and Gutty streets, same to be built
Of brick and tile and to cost s1s,-i
900; J. D. o'Neill to build a house.
boat at the city wharf TO cost 500.
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