Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-06-17
HE HERALD.
OF ] II 2 I1ENA Il
THE CITY ORDINANCES.

AS the smoke of battle has passed away, and
all officers have been sworn In Tor tue ne"
returned from their extended and pleasant
trip up Sat Rirer without any easgaltles
worthy of mention. Now. that We are settied
down for business and the reins Of this city are
in good hands, we hops TO see the Ordinances
and bylaws carried out 10 the letter, or ex-
plunged from the records. We notice several
things that want immediate attention; one is
the dog law Section ) OF chapter y OF the or
dinances reads as follows: "All dogs Kept
within said town shall have tall timesaround
their neeiSs a leather or iffetalie collar, with
the initials of the owner or keeper thereof
written, printed or engraved IN pam ana iegl
BILE letters; and ii any dog be found so running
at large without such collar il shallbe the duty
of the sergeants or any constable OF berkeley
County, and it shall be lawful for any person
whatsoever to kill the dog; and the owner or
keeper thereof Shall forfeit and pay TO said
town fine Of not less than one or more tnali
five dollars for every such amman found rum
ming Mt large and ii such dog shall not nave
been killed, the owner or keeper thereof snail
forfeit and pay TO the town further fine OF not
less than nifty cents nor more IMAM three del
iars for every day he shall permit such dog 10
run at large without snch collar
There are great many worthless ours run-
ming 1T large on our streets, on which there
are no collars, and If we are rightly informed,
on which no tax is paid. These dogs are a
perfect nuisance to oGr citizens and property.
besides they are killing our neighbours sheep
| Why not enforce the dog Ordinance?
Why allow parties 10 poilute the naturally
| limpid and pure wafer OF Iuscaroral creek Win
! the worst OF filth causing All unbeafable stencil
/ from one end Of the city to the other, depreci-
ating properly, and end:ingerlng The llses oi
| all who live near il" 1t VIII do no harm TO
quote the law on this subject for the beneht oil
| those who do not get hold of the city Ordinan-
ces: Chap. 43, Sec. |, That no person or
/ persons shall throw or cause to be thrown any
4 offal from any slaughter house or other Duld-
/ ing or any dead animals or fowls Of any kind
/ into Tusclrora creek within the limits OF the
town OF Martinshure and any person or persons
1 SO offending shall upon conviction thereof De-
1 fore the Mayor be fined not less than flye nor
more than ten dollars, one half to go to the IN
\ former and the remainder for the use OF the
4 CORPORATION" See. ,. :" lfany person or per-
sons shall erect or cause TO be erected any hog
/ pen, pig-sty, priyy, or any other building OYER
or near the bed of Tuscarora creek within the
corporate limits of the town OF dartinsbnfg,
4 from which any impure or offensive matter U
liauid FLOW or is discharged into the said creek
4 by means of a sewer or Otherwise, each person
| or persons so offending Shall upon convection
thereof before The Mayor be fined for each ana
every offence the sum of ten dollars, one nail
4 to be paid the infcr1ner ana the remainder TOT
i the use of the Corporation Sec. 3. "lpat no
! person or persons shall permit the eoliecl-n
/ Off garbage or excitement ffoin any swine,
cattle or any other animal, aboutof upon ms,
her or their premises within the limits OF the
Corporation of MartinSburg, iii such quantity
i or in such manner as to render obnoxious OF
| impure the air OF said town, and any person OF
persons so offending shall upon conviction
i thereof before the Mayor be fined for each and
! every offence the sum Of ten dollars, one hali
to be paid the infosmer and the remainder iol
use of the Corporation"
4 if executed. Then again we have m ordinance
against hogs and cows running at large on oul
-streets: Chap. H. sec. 2, reads as follows;--
That it shall be deemed n nuisance for any
cows hogs, pigs, goats and geese TO run at large
on any street, alley, common or pablc square
within the corporate limits of this town, am
a every person owning any cows, hogs, pigs, goat
II or geese, and permitting the same 10 run 5.
large shall forfeit and pay fine OF not less thai
IA one nos more than five dollars. Yet OH GU
"a streets at almost any hour day and night cal
N be seen hogs and cows foIaging of the mer
chants well as Others Rev. Hoffheins cal
/ get great many of our hest citizens who viii
say that they have experienced the same IN
experienced, as stated in his letter publishe,
in your paper some time Since our sidewalk
= need attentions; some places on Queen Streets
lady cannot pass along without having he
e garments soiled, especially in rainy weather
which could easily be remedied.
1t seems to very difficult to take the oatl
/ required to install city officials, and then b
blind as to the execution of such plain Ordi
nances. We think that every good citize
wants the law executed, SO that we may hav
+ q decent town and see some fruit as the resu
U for the heavy taxes we are called upon to pa.
PROGRESS.