The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-10
ADJOURNED SESSION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL THURSDAY
EVENING.
AN UNGENTLEMANLy LETTER RE-
FLEcTING os OUR MAYOR FROM


FLEcTING oS OUR MAYOR FROM
MIX. NOBLE, oPrITTsRuRGm.
Council met IN adjourned session on
Thursday eveniHgrnee. Sth, at pm.
Hon. j. W. Mesherry ii he chair and
the following named couneilmen pres,
ent: Jno. w. Martin, H. g. Berry.
Chas. VI. Lamar, A. NJ. Gilbert, S. A.
Westenhaver, w. II. Kaufman, L. C.t
Deck, w. r. Kline, q. w. Schill and
H. Mcdowell, constituting the full
board
Minutes Of last regular meeting of
the council We're read, aud on motion,
approved and adopted.
Franklin Pierce, colored, through
Mr.. Lamar, petitioned the council to
release him from corporation taxes for
1892, said Pierce being totally blind.
On motion his request was granted.
On motion, the Street Committee
were empowered to act on the petition
for crossing to be put in on West
King street, half way between College
street and Maple avenue.
On motion, the Street Committee
were authorized to act on the matter
Inf procuring snfIicient stape fol First
street, and empowered to pay an ad-
ditional ten cents per perch for same
if necessary.
On motion, the Nuisance Committee
were empowered to act on complaint,
that very bad nuisance exists on
West John street, in the shape Of a
COW stable on the property of Mrs.
Mary Eichelberger, same being in very
close proximity to the residence Of Mr..
w. w. Diffenderfer.
On motion, it was ordered that a re-
ductiDn to the extent of four nights
| lighting be made in bill Of The Edison
Electric Illuminating Co., for the
mouth Of November, 1892, as lamps
did not burn the requisite number Of
nights 10 by said four nights.
Mayor McSherry called attention Of
the council to the fact that written
charges had been made against the
mayor Of the city of Martinsburg by
Thos. Al Noble, in letters addressed to
Councilmen Westenhaver, Schill, Deck
and others, and read the letter address
ed to Mr.. Westenhaver before the
council, In which letter, Mr.. Noble
says that the reason His Honor, the
Mayor. has been so vigorously oppos-
| ingJthe granting Of the franchise to
the Martinsburg Electric Light and
Power Co., was, and is, that he is an
endorser for Mr.. P. R. Harrison. and
that if their company or any other
company gets franchise, the mayor
will have to pay the amount he is an
endorser for.
Mayor McSherry denounced the LETT
ter in the severest terms and asked
that the charges and imputations cast
upon his character be investigated,
and either proven, or that he may be
fully indicated Also the mayor ask
ed that he be given at least twenty
four hours in which to see some friends
and consult them as to what action be
should take in the matter; whether it
is right for him to preside over the
council with these charges hanging
over him.
Mr.. Schill moved, and it, was second
ed, that the meetings Of the council Of
Nov. Sd, 4th, 10th and 25th be approx
ed ard adopted. Mr.. Berry offered
as an amendment, which was second
ed, the following resolution:
Rcsoired, That we. the council Of the
city Of Martinsburg, do hereby de-
nounce the letters written by Thos. A.
Noble to members of this body in
which imputations are east upon the
character of His Honor, Mayor j, w.
McSherry, and that weN believe the
statements to be false in every partic-