Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-11-11

regular meeting of the City Council.
in the City Hall, Mayor McSherry
presiding, and all Councilmen being
present but one.
Mayor McSherry stated his objec-
ton to the presens grading of the
square making the same much high
er near the Courthouse inside the
street railway track, than on the
other side
The Street Committee reported
having allowed Mr.. S. A. Weston
hayer, Councilman. to re lay the
guttere on South Raleigh street, from
Mr.. NJ G.. Tabler's to the Fryatt
property, the city engineer to estab-
lish proper grade having given
the grade for pavements and cutters
on the E. side of College street, be-
tween Burke and King; that Mr.. J.
G. Adams had laid his curb in ac-
cordance with instructions.
Engineer Kerfott reported having
made the proper survey of the lines
of the corporation at Skaters ware
house, near the B. & o. crossing on
Queen street.
Attorney Fl. Fl. Emmert reported
the action of the Commissioners APP
pointed for the condemnation Of
property for the proposed widening
Of Boyd street. The said commits
sioners reported the following
amounts as damages to the under
signed To Michael Heating $4,000,
to NJ. A. Reardon, guardian of Mary
Moran $4,000, Thos. O'Brien $4,000,
Michael Monaghan $4,000, Anna
Casey $4,000 and Nora Griffin $50 :
90. In addition it was recommend
ed that the Corporation replace the
fencing along those lines.
1t was ordered that Messrs. D. w.
Safer, Jos. III. Shaffer, and the
County Court of Berkeley county be
given 81 days in which to comply
with the notices sent them to put
down pavements in front of their
properties on N. and S. Queen street,
Mr.. D. W. Shaffer in front of his
warehouse property, on N. Queen
street, Messrs. Jos. 81. and D. NJ.
Shaffcr in front of their vacant lot
on the W. side of N. Queen street,
and the County Court of Berkeley
county on both sides of the bridge
on S. Queen street, and on motion
the Clerk of the Corporation was
authorized to give public notice for
successive weeks according to the
ordinance governing the case.
The Light Committee was instruct.
cd to examine into the reported fail.
ure of the incandesent lamps on High
and Liberty streets and to have cor
responding amount reduced from
the light bill.
Mr.. Emmert, Corporation Attor.
ney. also reported that the lines oil
property owners ON the Winchester
Pike extended to the middle of the
pike, and named the following as the
owners along same: East side, JIM
Wisner, j. NJ. Homrich, Jacob Gar.
ner, DR.. Baker, George Moore.
West side; G. V. R. R. Co., A. S.
Poisal, John Kilmer, j. W. Pitzer
John Taylor, Mrs. E. S. Troxell,
Thos. Shaffer, David Slagle, Mrs
Ryneal and j. N. Wisner. The mat.
ter of laying pavements along said
street was referred to the Street Com
mittee.
The Real Estate Committee was
instructed to look into the matter OF
the leak in the Market House roo
from the belfry. The matter of re
pairing the fire engine was placed in
the hands of the Fire Committee
with power to act. Petitions were
read from numerous parties praying
the erection of arc and incandescen1
lights IN various portions of The
city.
The petition for the payment Of
Mr.. J. W. Weddell's salary as DO
liceman for the month of Septic mber
was laid on the table.
The City Hall was ordered to BIZ
painted under the direction of the
Real Estate Committee.
Resolutions on the death of Mayor
Carter Harrison of Chicago, were
read, approved, and copies of the
same ordered to be sent to the Coun
ell of Chicago, to the family of the
deceased and printed in the city pa
pers. The following are the sale
resolutions
Martinsburg, W. Va, Nov. 6, '93
WHEREAS, An all wise providenc,
has seen fit to deprive the city o
Chicago of its Mayor, and all th.
people of that fair city of friene
and benefactor, in the death of Car
ter Harrison, and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council
of Martinsburg, desiring to express
their condemnation of the manner il
which the greatest executive of on,
of the greatest cities of the Unior
met his death and, further desiring
to express their sympathy to the city
government of Chicago on the sac
event, be it, therefore,
Resolved, That the Clerk of ti.,
Corporation of Martinsburg be in
structed to have copy of these res
olution sent to the city government
of Chicago, and to Carter Ell. Harri
son. 5r., and cause the same to b
printed IN the newspapers of Mar
tinsburg.
By order of the Mayor and Coun
Gil of Martinsburg.
j. WHANN McSHERRY,
Mayor of Martinsburg.
Attest: G. "A, YoUEG. Clerk.