The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-10


the Railroad taxes paid into the State
Treasury and due to Municipal Cor
poration, are payable TO the Treasurer
of the Corporation or TO such other
officer OF the Corporation as the Coun-
eli may designate to receive payment,
was read and on motion il was ordered
that the Treasurer of the Corporation,
Mr.. ). A. Westenhaver, was the proper
person to receive said money and that
the Auditor of the State of w. Va, be
so notified.
The following Ordinance Submitted
by the Ordinance Committee was read
and on motion it went regularly TO its
LIST. md. and 3rd. readings, was adopt
ed as whole.
Be it ordained by the Council of the
Corporation of Martinsburg;
Sec. LIST. That the crossing of the
Baltimore q Ohio Railroad and The
Marunsburg Street Railway in the Cor
poration of Martinspurg, snail be kept
IN repair and watchmen maintained
there at all times.
Sec. 2nd.-That all trains passing
over the tracks of either of the said
Companies shall come to full stop
not nearer than two hundred feet and
not further away than eight hundred
feet from said crossing, and shall not
cross until signaled 50 to do by the
Waterman aforesaid, nor until the way
is Gear.
Sec. Bird. All passenger trains on
the said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
shall have precedence over all trains
on the said Martnsburg Street Rail
way, and all cars of the said Street
halfway shall have precedence over all
freight trains, engines without cars at
tached, and all shifting trains.
Sec. 4th. For any violation of any
of the provisions OF this Ordinance u
fine of from ten to fifty dollars TO be
imposed in the discretion of the Mayor.
Passed March Ind, 1892.
On motion the Clerk of the Corpora
ton was instructed TO forward copy
of the said Ordinance to each of the
said Companies.
On motion Street Committee was in
structed to act on the petition tor n
crossing near j. S. Trammell's on n.
Queen street in 9th Ward, also request
for board walk on Exchange
Place near the Hosiery Mill.
Petition signed by about 30 citizens
and business men praying Council to
give the City town clock was read and
after discussion the matter was referred
to the Real Estate Committee with in
structions to examine carefully into
the matter and ascertain if possible
whether a suitable site can be obtain
ed on which to erect tower for a
clock, and what it will cost, &C., and re-
port back to Council.
Resignation of Timothy O'Connel as
police officer of the Corporation of
Martinsburg, dated Jan. oath, 1898,
and same to take effect on that day
was read and on motion accepted, and
on motion the office of fourth police
burg was abolished.
On motion Street Committee was
empowered to act on the repair of gut
ter at corner of Queen and Liberty
streets +; also Committee authorized
and empowered to examine and report
back to Council, all bad pavements in
town.
On motion Street Committee was in
structed to ascertain whose place it is
to repair the sidewalk along and in
frontof the property occupied by Mr..
Queen street, and Committee empow-
cred to act in the matter.
On motion Street Committee was
authorized to act on the needed re-
pair OF the pavement in front Of the
property Of John Fitz on the west side
of N. Queen street.
On motionitwas ordered that byApril
10th, 1888, all permits given to butch
ers to keep slaughter houses within
the Corporate limits of the town Of
Martinsburg will be repealed.
Mayor McSherry having called the
attention of the Council to the very
great and important necessity of hav-
ing the town thoroughly cleaned and
put in good sanitary condition at
the very earliest possible moment,
on motion it was ordered that the
Mayor be empowered to appoint a
good and competent man, one for each
ward of the town, said men to be
e m p Logged as long as in the dis
erection of the Mayor their services are
required who shall be authorized to
thoroughly inspect the sanitary condi-
ton of the town, examine all closets,
vaults, cellars, back yards, &c, and
memorandum be taken of ali places to
be cleaned and lined, and said memo
randa to be handed over to the Town
Sergeant, and by him given to the
police officers who shall see that all
nuisances are promptly abatedj; all
closets, vaults, &C.. to be thoroughly
cleaned and lined by April 1st, 1898,
and forcibly by May LIST, 1898.
On motion the Clerk Of the Corpora
ton of Martinsburg, was instructed to
notify the d" Edison Illuminating Com
pany" that after to night, Thursday,
March End, 1898, the corporation will
not require any electric light, either