Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-02
April 18th. 1874.


Rutherford ,Scheelky, Geyer, Wis
ner, Perryman and Wolfes. Nay
or Shut i'm the chair. Mr.. Scheel-
ky was appointed Secretary, pro.
tenn. Proceedings Of last meeting
read and approved. Mr.. Geyer
asked permission to retire Until
his counsel, Mr.. Faulkner,Jr., had
brought matter personal to him
before the Council. On motion of
Mr.. Wisner, Mr. +. was permitted
to make his statement in regard
to the matter Mr., Geyer retired,
and Mr.. T. proceeded with state
ment in regard to charges which
had been made through the papers
and otherwise, against Mr.. Geyer.
He read paper covering the
charges and reports circulated
against Mr.. Geyer, signed by that
gentleman, and asked that the
Council take up the matter at its
present meeting.
On motion the clerk of the cor
po,ation, who had been referred to
in Mr.. Geycr's statement, was al
lowed to make his statement, Which
he proceeded to do briefly.
On motion of Mr.. Wisner the
Council voted to proceed with an
investigation of the charges against
Mr.. Geyer.
Mr.. Fisk was sworn, and testi-
fed He was employed by the
committee to put in iron pumps I;
paid no consideration for contract;
had a conversation with Mr. Gey-
er in his (Fiske'sl shop; his part
ner, MIR. Fisher suggested that in
consideration OF favors they should
give Mr.. Geyer present of a
pitcher worth IS cents offered
Mr.. Geyer the article, aud he re-
fused to take it, saying he could
accept no present from them all
he Mr.. Geyer) had done for them
was purely through friendship.
BY Mr.. Perryuan Did you not
make a contract for pump at $50
ard return bill for SIS:
| did, and The Council allowed
me the extra amount because the
pump was sex eial feet longer than
contracted for
j. l.. w. Baker sworn and iesti-
fed Understood some Of the cor
poration hands had worked ON the
water trench into Mr.. Geyer's
ward. He had asked Heaiy to
taketWo men ami do the work
Corporation had dug part of water
trench for Mr.. Strausner, and Mr..
Geyer asked the same privilege,
and Mr.. sGeyer, when ready to
dig water trench, called on him to
have part of work done. AS Chair
man of Water Board he had au-
thorized it on his own responsible
bility, and forgot TO consult the
other members OF the committee
Mr.. Geyer ordered corporation
hands to do the work. Don't know
how far they dug. Didn't consult
\ the other members of the Water
, Board. Mr.. Geyer is Chairmas of
street committee Mr.. Geyer was
authorized 10 dig one-half the dis
lance from curb line to stable, but
don't know how far he went.
Mr.. Healy sworn and testified
Distance from curb 10 Mr.. Gey
er's stable he could not tell-had
not measured it; saw the men at
work on Mr.. Geyer's trench !;
there were two men at work be-
side corporation hands. sent the
men to work on Mr. Geyer's
trench, also Mr.. Strausner's; don't
know how long il took to dig Mr..
Strausner's trench; took one day
and q half on Geyer's trench
didn't know WHO fixed the dis
lance, thinks il farther from by
drant to stable than from curb to
hydrant, HAMS were taken from
work on Charles street; didn'tstay
with hands while at work for
Geyer didn't see hands on the
10th; saw them eli the 17th;
Geyer had two hands ut work on
the 18th; corporation hands
helped fill in trench.
Mr.. Oden, sworn Heard that
corporation hands had dug trench
es. Examined Mr.. Healy's time
book. Found corporation hands
had worked one day and a half on
Geyer's trench. Found discrep-
ancy in Mr.. Healy,s time book
and resolved To call attention to
the matter.
Mr.. Baker, recalled-No other
trenches had. to his knowledge,
been dug by Corporation except
for Strausner and Geyer.
Mr.. Perryman stated that he
knew of several who had trench
es dug beyond The curbs by the
corporation.
Mr.. Baker stated that it was
impossible for him to neglect hie