The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-24
City TOiPRoWDE
USED BRICK AND
GRADE STREETS
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500 feet long and lies between
Columbia and Raymond streets.
G. NJ. Hawkins OF Center street
had an interesting and rather I'M
digntfed session with the officials
this morning through the result OF
his having understood remarks
made BY City Attorney Albert j.
Kerns. Mr.. Hawkins appeared
with a petition from Center street
property owners asking that a
700-foot strip Of concrete paving
be put in with the city to pay one
third OF the cost.
The contract submitted was re-
ferred to City Attorney Kerns who
informed Mr.. Hawkins tina. was
not legal since the name cob
Watkins one OF the owne. was
not signed to the paper. Appar-
emily thinking the city officials
were attempting TO evade the issue
Mr.. Hawkins retorted Indignantly
and strobe from the room. He was
asked to return but declared:
1--WE said all I'm going to; the
matter is in your hands now!"
With this parting shot, Mr..
HAWKING left to return no more.
After chuckling, over the mlsun-
Outstanding which was neither the
fault OF Mr.: Hawkins nor them
selves the city officials proceeded
10 discuss the pros and cons of the
Center street proposition.
Outline New Contract,
The city attorney was asked to
draw up q new contract to submit
before the close OF the meeting. Il;
was presented later and approved
with a few minor changes. The
new contract was placed In the
hands OF Directors ]. Clyde Morris
and W. 2. Arnett, who were IL
structed to confer with property
owners and secure their signatures.
1t was stated at the meeting that
Jacob Watkins who owns a 125.fott
strip OF property on the street had
repeatedly refused to consider any
paving proposition whatever. The
councilman, asking on this matter,
decided that II any paving should
be done. II would not include that
portion lying befote Mr.. Watkins
property until that gentleman
should announce his willingness to
share in the cost.
A land.slip on Ogden avenue was
reported to the board and arrangs
ments were made for removing It
and equaliziug the costs between
the city and property owners. The
property owner present stated that
the arrangement was satisfactory
to himself and others concerned.
Reeves street citizens appeared
asking for the paving of one aud
one.half blocks OF their highway.
They asked a 22-foot wide, hard.
surfaced road. The matter was
placed In the hands OF an invest.
CATION as were several other paw
ing propositions presented
Asks About Sewer.
Angelo Garzia. OF Dewey avenue,
complained 10 the board that a
sewer was emptying in the road d..
rcctly in front OF his house. n!
rector J. Clyde Morris suggested
the laying OF a sewer line across
Garzia's property connecting With
Hampton Roads sewer II the per-
mission Of BarZia and other prop
erty owners could be secured.
Garzia said he was willing 80
they would get their sewer done in
time for him to make garden before
summer arrived. The city Officials
promised to do this and appointed
n committee to investigate the cost
and conditions in the case.
Eleven building permits, totallins
$13.530. were issued, as follows:
Samuel Hale. 30S Maryland ave
nue.. cement. block garage, $3.50.
Eanos Parks, Vermont avenue,
lumber residence.
J. D. Beacon, Cleveland avenue
two rooms to residence, $50.
M.Wagner, Walnut avenue. porch
TO residence. $3.50.
N. r. obie, sycamore alley, re.
pairs TO stable. $50.
Sylvester Wilson, jackson add.
ton. room to residence. 800.
Charles r. Hawkins. Ridgely
avenue. lumber residence, $4,000.
]. Silver, 100 Madison street. re
pairs to business house, 500.
". W. Conway, Chicago street,
stucco and the garage. $1,000.
Howard R. Canoe. Bellview ave.
nue.. lumber residence. $500.
Frank McCray. Locust avenue
and Emerson street, repairs to resi-
dence, $3.50.