The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-07-21
OUR CITY COUNCIL.
NET N ADJOURNED SESSION LAST
EVENING.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES REcEIv
ED- LEVY FoR MUNICIPAL PUR-
PosEs REDUCED,

ED-LENY FOR MUNICIPAL fUR-
POSES REDUCED.
Council met in an adjourned session
with Mayor McSherry in the chair and
the following named councilmen pres
ent Berry. Martin, Gilbert. Weston
hayer, Deck, schill and Mcdowell.
Minutes Of last Council meeting, july
l4th. were read and on motion approx
ed, with the exception Of that portion
Of minutes referring to the amend.
ments Of the market ordinance.
The following report Of the Light
Committee was received and adopted
We the undersigned, members q
your Light Committee, beg leave TO
report that we met this 18th day Of
July; al members present except Mr.,
kaufman. We ordered an incandes-
cent lamp erected on n. Hannis street,
at the second bridge over Tuscarara
creek; also one incandescent lamp or
dered to be put up on Frederick street
las petitioned for. We decided that
provided the Light Committee can
make the arrangements with the Edi-
son Electric Illuminating Company. to.
recommend to your body the advisa-
Witty Of removing one of the arc lamps
from the public square and placing II
on the South Queen street bridge,
which will do away with thsee incan-
descent lamps at that point. The said
Edison Company to be at the expense
of the change.
The following report OF Finance
Committee was received and adopted !:
: We your Finance Committee beg leave
) to report that we met this Friday, July
10. After carefully considering the
r matter we came to. the conclusion to
q recommend. that the levy for municipal
for the year 1892 be fixed at
: 60 cents on the one hundred dollars,
d believing that reduction Of cents
r from last years levy will be ample to
9 run the affairs Of the corporation and
a that in view Of the increase in the as
i sessment made for this, it Is our duty
i to make the tax rate as low as we pos
d sibly can.
ell On motion the clerk was instructed
d to draw an order for 50. % on the treas
t urer payable TO Bender & Bro. for err
4 roneous assessment on $500 realty, for
0 1892.
Report of Street Committee received
and adopted;
We the members Of your Street Com
mittee report that we met on the eve
: din Of July 10th. We visited and ex-
amined the water way at the corner Of
w. King and Raleigh streets, and we
decided to recommend that the crossing
across Raleigh street at said point be
raised and iron pipe put in for sewer,
provided that the Street Railway Go.
/, will raise the track at said corner as
we believe this will be the most practi-
Q cable way Of carrying water off at said
point.
Application of Mr. Jacob F. Hesse
for commission to connect pipe with
water mains on W. Va. avenue on the
N. NJ. and I. Co.'S land, on motion
was referred to water board with power
to act.
On motion permission was granted
I to councilman Schill to have old lamp
post removed from the corner Of n.
J, Queen street and Penn. avenue.
b On motion Mrs. ]. F. Ranels was
ordered to be notified to remove trees
d and old stumps in front Of her proper
n ty. on N. Queen street within ten days
from date.
On motion the question of the legal
ty Of amendments to market ordinace
recently passed by council was referred
to Ordinance Committee in conjune-
ton with attorney Emmert for a
: thorough examination and report to
council. There being no further bust
q ness the council adjourned.
4.
WORK PROGRESSING.
The work of laying the two inch
+ water pipe from the corporate limits to
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