Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-07-08
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

/ Ihursday night, Present, w. L.
Logan, Mayor, ia the chair, and
Councilmen Showers, McSherry
Cushwa, Wisner, DeGrange, Farrin,
Grozinger, Lambert and Linthicum.
Minutes of last regular and spe-
cial meetings read, and after some
slight alterations and amendments,
adopted.
DR.. McSherry from Street Com
mIttee, reported having had Liberty
Spring Run cleaned out at a cost
of IS.
Mr.. Cushwa, from Building Com
mittee, reported the City Building
completed.
Street Committee reported that no
action had been taken in regard to
building bridge over Tuscarora
back of railroad shops.
Mir. Wisner, chairman of special
committee TO confer with Mr.. c. G..
Curtis, agent of the Brush Electric
Light Company, reported first cost
of lighting city with electricity to
be, with two towers. $3.50, and one
tower, S5,440, and yearly cost Of
lighting the city, after the first cost,
about 500.
DR.. McSherry reported complaints
against b. and o. Railroad Company
on account of allowing trains to
stand on Queen street crossing; also
on account of trains and engines
standing ON Burke street bridge,
tightening horses and allowing
water and ashes TO fall down on per-
sons passing under the bridge.
Mr.. Grozinger called attention to
the matter of the Ii. and o. Railroad
Company dumping cinder into the
Tuscarora creek, the same being
washed into the dam at the Water
Works, injuring the water power
and the machinery.
Mr.. Farrin called attention to the
terminus of b. and O. switch run
ming out to Burke street, not having
sufficient stop blocks to prevent ears
being run on the pavement.
On motion it was ordered that the
officers OF the road bc notified of
these matters of complaint and re-
questeG To remedy them
On motion committee of five, to
which the Mayor was added, was APP
pointed to confer with the officers of
the Cumberland Valley Railroad in
regard to the grading and macadam-
iZing of Raleigh street. The follow
ing Is the committee: MessrS. Show
ers, Wisner, DeGrange, Lambert,
Farrin and the Mayor.
On motion of Mr.. Lambert the
resolution adopting an estimate of
disbursements, passed at last meet
ing, WAS recinded.
On notion the estimate of receipts
and disbursements, presented by the
Finance Committee at former meet
ing, was taken UP and adopted.
Mr.. Wisner offered the following:
ResoIred, That a committee be
10 inquire into and ascer-
tam if the Corporation is in Il con-
ditiOn TO light the streets, and to
report the probable annual cost of
different lights, also cost of prepar-
ing to light by the different modes &
notify the Mayor to call special meet
ing to hear report if ready to report
beforeregular meeting" Adopted.
The Mayor appointed the follow
ing gentlemen to constitute the COM
mittee called for in the above resolu-
ton: Messrs. Wisner, McSherry,
Grazier, Linthicum, Grozinger
Mr.. Lambert offered a resolution
that all corporation work, except
that already ordered, and work actu-
ally necessary to be done, be sus-
pended until further orders from
Council.
On motion the resolution was laid
on the table until report could be
had from the special committee on
light.
On motion adjourned to meet sub
ject to the call of the Mayor.