Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-03-11


Gil met in adjourned session on
/ Monday night. Present the Mayor,
and Councilmen Showers, Lambert,
Hill. Cushwa, Linthicum, McSherry
Park Grozinger and Degrange.
On motion, the report of Finance
Committee in regard TO the settle
ment with Mr.. G.. o. Lambert, was
taken up and adopted, and the amt,
reported due ordered to be paid TO
/ the Treasurer.
Finance Committee reported JAS
Cage entitled to remission of three
years head tax, as a fireman.
On motion report of Finance
Committee in regard TO the amounts
due the Corporation from various
parties for water, tappings, plaster
ing, building, ETC., and not charged
on the books, was taken up, and
adopted and bills ordered to be made
out and placed in the hands of the
Sergeant for collection.
On motion report of Chairman of
Water Board WAS taken up. Mr..
Linthicum asked that it be read, as
he was not present when it was read
at last meeting. After being read
on motion, the statistical, historical
and financial part of the report was
adopted.
On motion the regulations
and rules embraced in the report
was then taken up and acted upon
by sections, and after some amend
ments adopted as whole.
Mr.. Quenzel's petition for water
extension referred to Water Board.
DR.. McSherry reported in regard
to small pox in Hagerstown, and
read letter from the member of
the State Board of Health for this
Congressional district in regard to
it.
On motion DR.. McSherry was in
structed to go to Hagerstown and
learn the facts in regard to the re-
ports.
Mr. Linthicum, Chairman of special
Committee to investigate and report
on the charges preferred by the May
or against the Clerk, submitted a re-
port sustaining the main charge ,bu
specifications End and 3rd, were not
sustained for want of direct testi-
mony.
The report of the Committee was
received and adopted.
Mr.. Grozinger moved that the
Clerk be dismissed. Mr.. Lambert
offered and amendment that the
Clerk be reprimanded and that Mr..
Parks administer the reprimand.
Lost.
Mr.. Lambert in the Chair. On
the motion to dismiss the Clerk the
yeas and nays were called. Before
the vote was taken, an appeal from
the Clerk in his own behalf was
submitted and RAJ. The vote
being called on Mr.. Grozinger mo-
tion to dismiss, it was lost by the
folio wing vote:
Nays-Messrs. Showers, Cushwa,
McSherry, Parks, Linthicum, Hill.
Yeas-Messrs. Degrange and Gro
Finger.
On motion it was ordered that an
order be drawn in favor of Mr.. Ed
ward Maxwell, for services rendered
during the temporary suspension of
the Clerk.
On motion the Committee which
presented to the County Court the
bills for repairing Queen street
bridge, was instructed to present
them again.
On motion the sum of 81 20 over |
paid Mr.. Crowley for broken stone,
be returned out of his next order.
Mr.. Linthicum offered a motion
that Mr.. Hockenberry he allowed to |
repair culvert, which he claimed |
backed the water on his premises,
aud that the expense of such be cred |
tied on his taxes. Lost.
Adjourned to meet on next Mon
day night, March 18th, at 7 o'clock.
REV. f. M. B. RICE, of the NJ
E. Church, was presented with a
handsome GOLD watch on Sunday