The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-15
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that the city would und ertake TO
engage in any private warfare and
settle and disputes between indi-
vidua1s. sS
He said that SO long as the plans
of the c.. & M. Land Co. conform
ed with the city building ard fire
requirements there could be no OBJ
jections on the part Of the board.
Mr.. Hawkins assured the officials
that the building would be perfect
1y safe in every way and agreed to
file the complete blueprint plans
with the city officials SO that the
city could demand that the agree
ment be carried out.
Owns Tcp Story
The c.. e M Land CO., owns
the upper part Of the building and
wants to put another story or two
on top. Agents of Thomas w.
Fleming, who owns the lower part
OF the building, declare it would be
unsafe and a menace to all resident
of the building They believe it
would collapse II an attempt were
made. to actually construct another
story on top Of the present build
ing
The building in question is the
former Odd Fellows Hall
Apparently local newspapers are
being widely read for four men put
in application for positions on the
city police force this morning.
They were:
~. d. Porter, 3os East Park ave
nue.: C. H. Payne. 610 Clay street,
William A. Carlow address not
given, and REM Morgan, East
one Of the officials stated this
morning that MT. Payne is very
enthusiastic about obtaining .
position on the force.
i "He told me- said the official,
that if we hired him he'd soon
have the Jail full and the prison
ers' feet and heads sticking out
through the doors and windows.
All Of the applications were file l
for future reference
Several Bills Paid
Several bills were paid by the
board Of affairs this morning.
Wendell Hess asked for refund
on $500 worth of property which
he claimed was enormously assess
ed aaginst him. He presented an
affidavit showing that the county
had refunded it's part of the taxes
and was awarded payment to the
city amounting to something more
than s12.
Mike Powell presented bill OF
s126.65 representing one third of
Improvement costs on IA feet OF
speedway The total cost, the
Statement showed, was 1851. 9oA
The amount was paid by the city
n was stated that the improve
ments consisted Of surfacing the
road with Stag over crushed rock
PAYMENT OF bill for s1,1o2. S.
rendered by o. S. Mckinney for
Improvement work on Spring
street was deferred for investiga-
ton
-HTs Al slight understanding con-
corning the responsibility TOE pay
ment existed between the various
members OF the city board and the
question was referred to CITY En-.
eineer S. B. Miller and City Dir
ector w. E.. Arnett for further In
vestigation. A report VIII De
made at the next regular session
Of the board.
Discusses Sewers
City Director j. Clyde Morris
once more called the attention OF
the directors to the sewer survey
to be made in the First and
second wards. He stated that, in
his opinion, it should begin at
once as paving contracts will be
let shortly after July /. He added
that the work would have to bel
eynedited to be completed by
aSirpH
City Engineer Miller was given
permission to obtain the services
If an assistant in making the East
Side survey.
It was estimated by Director
Morris that sewer changes in the
section will cost about $4,000.
The matter Of the twenty-inch i
sewer, 6OOfeet long, through Ra-
vine Park, was against brought to
the attention of the board. Diff
erent classes of twenty-inch cast
iron pipe were considered, and 1t
was decided that it would be bet
ter to purchase class "A pipe
rather than to use the inferior,
heavier class "B" material, which, ,
according to Mr.. Morris, would be !
harder to handle and would In
really result in a greater cost to
the city than class "A" pipe.
Discusses New Law
City Attorney Kerns called tot
the attention of the directors a
law recently passed by the State
Legislature.
while it will not affect the
acceptance of streets in the Oak
wood Addition as offered to the
CITY last week." Mr.. kerns said,
sit will that the law should be
kept in mind when such Is cases
shall come up in the future.
A thereafter all subdivisions on
which lots are to be sold shall not +,
be considered as approved by the
city officials until permanent land
marks have been placed and the
plat approved by the City Board