The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-07

AIRMON d ONiE:'zAY',I
1 thusiastically supported by Direcs
tor of Streets w. ssArnett
I've must not grab at the eas.
fest solution to this problem, sald
Mr.. Arnett. I'VE must plan this
street so2that itwi serve in tbs
future when Fairmont has grown
larger and when traffic over Mar
ket street becomes HEAVIER II =" 6
] do not. the time will come Wnsn
F. we will be called a bunch OF know
nothings for having allowed such
condition to come about
No Decision Made
No final decision was made Mo
Ltions both to allow Mr.. Funt to
build his wall on the curb line and
to build it on the property-line were
made The first was withdrawn ano
| action on the second was deferred
until Investigation has been made.
Director Annette and City En-
siueer Shrewsbury B. Miller were
; appointed as committee to confer
with Mr. Funt, to view the grounds
and to work out solution for sub
mission to the board at its next re-
gular session. It was the general at
titude OF the board that the wall
| would have to built on the proper
ty and that Mr.. Funk must pay
| the entire cost.
This point alone is holding up
the paving of Market street. All
property-owners on the street, with
the exception of Mr.. Funt. have
signed petitions asking that the
paving be done When the Funt
! matter is satisfactorily adjusted.
the paving of this important thor
oughfare may begin at once.
Ed Wolfe appeared for another
property-owner ON the street, a Mr..
tLaPeer, who claims to nave been
| damaged by the Monongahela Pow
| er & Railway Co, which is alleged
! to have removed a retaining wall
from before his property. This, Mr..
Wolf declares. occurred while Mr..
iLaPeer was in service during the
World War, and was not aware of
the happening. Director Arnett stat
ed that negotiations. are now under
way to have the traction company
replace the wall, which was re-
| moved in order to expedite con
struction works it was brought OUT.
ant East Park Paved
/ East Park avenue citizens appear
! ed with regards to the paving of
| their street from the first to the
second Intersection of Morgantown
/, avenue.
The representatives stated that
! a meeting had been held last week
in the Cham Der OF Commerce office
and that it was decided to petition
to city to pave East Park avenue.
Petitions containing the sigma
lures of about two-thirds of the pro-
perty owners on the street were
presented. 1t was stated that the
other onethird of the signatures
| would be obtained the only diff
Guilty having been that the repre-
sentatiyes had not yet had suffici-
ent time to obtain all the sigma
lures. A party of the property in
! question is owned by the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad. it was stated. and
the preventative property-owners
declared that that corporation was
willing to Ego along in the improve
! nents.
The city's, snare of the cost OF
paving East Pa-k>avenue. about
i eight blocks, thi, .y-four feet wide
on a five.incn concrete base. was
variolsIy estimated from $4,000 to
| S17,5Co, the highe. figure being
! Judged more nearly correct.
| Caused Much DISCUSSION
Considerable discussion was
| evoked by the proposal, the d:r
ectors assuring the tvrerty.owr
! ers hat East Park a7eEue should
be paved and reminding them that
! there was general protest against
any increase in taxa.'cn- The
large amount necessary wonld have
ito be provided by levy, it was de
i clarei-
] .'If we make this lew, well have
| to decide it at once" sad Dircc
tor of Water J. Clyde Morris. "as
] the .evies are u be la:I :onarrOw
| afternoon
How about paving Eas: Pars
avenue as far as Alta Vista street,?
inquired Mayor Conway. Then
the rest Of it could be taken care
| of next year.
against such procastina ton, the
property-owners being the partie:
! to make the protest. The city of
| ficials promised to give the mat
| ter their earnest consideration anC
make every allowance possible FOL
! the East Park. avenue paving.
The East Park avenue men were
reminded that several persons lir
J ing on Morgantown avenue hac
! promised financial aid, should there
be movement made to pave EaS
Park avenue. They were recon
men6ed to make an hives tigatior
of these promises and obtain any
help possible. The East Park ave
nue. representatives left the dir