The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-24
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you can in getting the underground
plant Installed. We ourselves are
very anxious about the master he
cause il the paving is placed be-
fore our undergr3rnc construction
our entire plans for serving our
patrons along Merchant street and
Morgantown avnue will have to be
largely revised which would nee
essitate considerable delay and
the final result will not. be nearly
so pleasing to the community, we
are sure
I'VE. will keep Mr.. GahageE
respectfully request that you will
inouire Of him as to the status of
the case from time to time
The letter is signed by G. W.
Thrall, district superintendent Of
plant for. the telephone COMPANY.
Market Street Paving.
B. C. Morrow and other Mar
ket street property owners ap-
peared before the board with re-
quest for old brick for paving pur-
poses. They were informed by
the board members that con-
tract should be presented, where
by the property owners agree to
pay for the paving OF the street,
providing the city furnishes the
bricks.
1t developed that an attempt
had been made to have a contract
signed but that three or four OF
the property owners, including
Isaac Funt had not considered the
| conditions satisfactory. City En-
gineer Shrewsbury B. Miller was
Instructed to confer with the prop
erty owners not agreeing and see
| is some arrangement agreeable
to all parties could not be worked
out.
Mr.. Morrow was then advised
that sufficient brick would be al
loted to Market street property
owners for the paving or the
street. The property owners
would be required to pay ali
transportation charges and the
cost of the paving. They were
asked to obtain contract for pre-
senation to the board at as early
a date as possible. One cond1tlon
of the contract is to be that prop
erty owners shall waive all claims
to damages resulting from the
paving and grading:
DR.. w. F. Boyer OF the Union
District advisory com mittee on
paving was also present and as
sisted in working out the Market
street problem Doctor Boyer
stated that the committees
promise to the East Side citizens
to keep old brick in the wards
where taken up would be kept,
though possibly some brick might
be borrowed from one ward to e&-
pedite paving in another. This
brick would be returned to the
ward later, he stated. He sug-
eested that the board order the
paving done with or without the
consent of the citizens but was IN
formed that the board was leaV-
ing this question entirely to the
property-owners themselves.
on motion Of Director Arnett 1t
was ordered that sufficient old
brick should be allotted to prop
erty owners for the paving OF Mar
ket street when property petition
should be filed.
Ed Wolf asked that arrange.
ments be made for the laying OF
board walk on Monongahela
Power & Railway Co. property
on Market street for use while
paving is under way. Director }.
Clyde Morris was asked to con-
fer with the railway company IN
regards to this matter.
Water Funds Low
Director Morris called the atten-
ton of the board to the fact that
the water boards fund are low,
expenditures for the fiscal year,
t1921-22 having exceeded $4,000:
He mentioned the expenditure OF
SIG, 1000 for modern intake plant
as an item. 1t will be necessary.
he continued, for the water board
| to exercise strict economy for4the
time being until the funds shall
have been rep1enished. Only Work
which is absolutely necessary
should be taken up atthe present
time. he. declared:
He reported progress on ire
water and sewer lines being laid
on Morgantown avenue and stated
| that he 9had5comp1eted the laying
l of four-inch cast-iron water line