The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-06-05

Your Street Committee
beg leave to report that we met this
18th las II May, 1898. We gave Mr.
Thomas NJ Turner the proper line for
his new house, about q be erected by |
him On West Burke street, also proper
grade for pavement and curbing
Iii regard to the putting down q
81 board walks near the
Kilbonrn Knitting Machine Conn
pany's factory, in the Third Ward, we
very respectfully recommend that the
Corporation Solicitor be requested TO
examine into the matter and report
whose place il is TO lay said pavements
OF board walks.
Very respectfully submitted.
GEo. w ScHILI., Chairman
S. Al WEsTENHAvER,
E. G. DECK,
G.. NJ LAMAR
The following report Of the Street
Committee was road
Martinsburv, w Va, May 81, 1898. \
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council. Gentlemen We, the under
signed members of your Street Com
mittee, beg leave TO report that we
met this Wednesday afternoon, May
al, 1898, at 3 o'clock, all members
present. We very respectfully recon
mend To your honorable body that "
Burke street, III Abcll's addition, be
graded 1T once, We further recon
mend that the Martlnsburg Street
Railway Company be allowed to lower
L. Burke street, under the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Bridge. not exceed
ing six inches at the east side, and the
other part of the street to conform
to same, the eastern side Of said street;
the work TO be done under the super
vision OF the Street Committee and at
the expense Of the Martinsburg Street
Railway Company
Your committee also very respect
fully recommends that the Baltimore
and Ohio RAILROAD Company be mott
fed to rcpairtRe sidewalk on 3 Burke
street, as is dangerous in its present
condition also that Messrs. Baker
Brothers be required to put down
crossing plank at said switch or track
where it crosses Burke street, 50 teams
can cross with safety.
Yours very respectfully,
GEO. w. ScHILL. Chairman.
Street JoHN w. MARTIN,
Com. +, G. DECK,
G. M LAMAR.
On motion, upon yea and nay vote,
tile report was adopted with the exeep-
| ton Of Section 2 4
On motion the Water Board was en-
powered to act on the petition Of
Thomas Fitzgerald, for the water
mains to be extended TO his property
/ on + John street, near Spring Alley.
On motion building permits were
ordered to be granted to Henry s.
League for new house on w. John
street, and to Mrs Eliza Jones for a
new house on Mechanic street.
On motion. il was ordered that the
llladies-of the>Baptist congregation be
granted permission to use the Market
House on the nights ofsJune Sth, 9th
and 10th 1898, inwhich to hold straw.
berry festival, provided the butcher.
thave no objection, and also provided
the ladies are unable to secure tft
room Of Mr.. Lambert on n Queer
street for said purpose. j
i On motion the Water Board was EN-
4 powered to fix water rates to be charg
ed Mr.. John b Wilson, for the fill
| ing Of water barrels at the ParkI dur
Il ing the season
On motion the Street Committee was
authorized TO decide whether the grad
4 ing Of w. Burke street in AbelFs ad
dition, shall be done by the day q
gwen out by contract
On motion it was ordered that thu
Corporation fill upwith clay the Cor
poration lot at the corner Of n Queer
street and Pennsylvania avenue, ans
!, the owner Of tie adjoining lot twhicl
tisNin need Of being filed M be Motif Z
sEto attend to his at once.
On motion the Street Complittee wa
instructed 70 act On the request fol
tie lowering Of the gutter adjoining
that Of Mr.. John Henshaw on " Jaht
street, same being too high for th'
water TO be properlNcarried off
on motion il was ordered that n,
ordinance governing the turning Of
of water from delinquent water taker
Be enforced, and the Chairman q tn
Water Board be empowered e hay
the water shut off whenever he deem
2 il necessary, from all persons who con
stantly allow MIGRANTS, and taps !