Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-19
COUNCIL
TUESDAY. June Is. 1875.


The Council met last night in its
Chamber. Present: Mayor Cham
bers: Councilmen Miller, Linthicum,
Hill, Russler, Hoffman, Farrin, Sta
ley. Showers, Cline and Frazier.
The minutes of last meeting read
and approved.
a crossing was ordered to be made
from the Everett House to Scheu's
corner.
The bond of Barney Stewart was
taken up and approved.
John Rhodes was appointed Lamp
lighter for the Sd Ward.
Sergeant Rutherford rendered his
resignation, and it was accepted.
a motion was made by Council
man Miller, that the duties of the
Clerk for the next year be those
of Water Register, and that he
have his office with the Mayor, and
receive a salary of $500 a year; that
he have nothing more to do with the
market house, or weighing hay or
measuring wood. The motion was
adopted and the council went into an
election for Clerk.
There were three candidates: A.
Oden, Walter Keedy and Garland
Butler. Mr.. Oden received Z votes,
Mr.. Keedy 2 and Mr.. Butler /.
Mr.. Oden was declared elected and
being notified, came in and thanked
the Council for its manifestation of
approval in his past course.
Mr.. Showers moved that the coun-
Gil elect a Sergeant i'll place of Ruth
ford; carried.
Mr.. Miller moved that a fixed sal
airy for the Sergeant be abolished and
that he receive 3 per cent, of all col
lections. including water rents fines,
license, &c. Carried.
A vote was then taken for Ser
geant, and resulted in the election of
John w. Carper over Geo. Hensel by
a vote of s to 3.
MI. Frazer was ordered to enter
upon his duties as Treasurer.
Adjourned to meet tonight at
seven o'clock.
WEDNESDAY, June Is.
The Council met at seven O'Clock.
Present, Mayor Chambers, Council
men Showers, Russler, Staley, Hill,
Miller, Farrin, Frazer, Hoffman.
The S~ergeant's commissions We're
fixed at 5 per cent on old debts due
the Corporation, and 4 per cent. on
the new assessments, in lieu of fixed
salary.
The bond of j. w. Carper as Ser
geant, was presented and approved.
His bondsmen were M. J. G. Hoff-
man, G. j. Faulkner, Jr., G. M. Shat
fer and Col. j. @. A. Nadenbousch.
The bond of III. A. Frazer as Treas
urer was also approved.
The following were appointed as
water board :-Staley, Miller, Cline,
Farrin and Hoffman.
The salary of Mr.. Shaffer, engineer
at the water works, upon motion of
Mr.. Showers, was fixed at 500 per
annum.
Upon motion of Mr.. Miller it was
ordered that no policeman be APP
pointed in place of Mr.. Carper, pro-
noted, and that the two now on du-
ty serve from S in the morning to II
at night.
Messrs. Showers and Frazer were
appointed a committee III connection
with the city clerk to examine allhy-
drants in the city.
Mr. Faulkner, Corporation Attor-
ney, submitted by direction of Coun-
Gil an ordinance in relation to the
sale of hogs found running at large;
also an ordinance requiring the clerk
to keep a book of all duties imposed
by the Mayor, and a sketch Of the
offense committed.
The following are the Standing
Committees for the ensuing year:
ORDINANCEs.-Hoffman, Cline,
Farrin, Miller, Staley.
MARKET HoUsE.-Hill, Frazer,
Linthicum, Russler, Staley.
FINANCE-Showers, Cline, Hoff-
man, Russler, Miller.
STREETs-Staley, Frazer, Farrin,
Hill, Hoffman.
PUMPs-Frazer, Cline, Linthicum,
Farrin, Showers.
NUIsANCEs-Russler, Hill, Show
ers, Linthicum, Miller.