The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-25
some NUTS TO CRACK.
Martinsburg Needs a Town Clock
Badly and Must Have It.
COUNCIL SHOULD GoTo WORK.
The Tax-Paysrs ana citissnz asnsraliy Say Erred
One They Pay
Pa Il

For some time past The WORLD
has been making an unusually hard
effort to secure town clock in Mar
tinsburg, and now we feel that the
time has arrived for some action to be
taken The taxpayers ask for and
demand it. Why can't they get i'll
Who has the right to deny them' Not
the town council by any meansi These
same taxpayers who installed the
members Of the council as their repre-
sentative, are now compelled to coop
crate through the press to get them to
act for them. A nice condition Of
affairs, ehi Why don't they go TO
worki The WORLD now puts them
in position that they must act. or
matters will certainly be made nm
comfortable.
A short while ago THE WORLD made
an investigation Of the matter, and
was politely informed that Martins
burg would have had a town clock
long ago, il The Peoples National
Bank, Of this city, would have compli-
ed, and did not want too much It
was learned that the order Of I. o. O.
f.. who have leased the upper story
Of the market house refused to allow
trespassing through their room to get
at the present old clock, and conse-
quently it could not be reached any
other way to keep it in running order,
and as result it was allowed to take
a rest. The question Of new clock
was then agitated, and The Peoples
National Bank building was selected
as the most suitable site to be procur-
ed. The council claims that they
made a proposition to the bank Off
GERS to erect clock ON their building,
and that the latter agreed to comply
with their request, provided the corpo-
ration would make its deposits with
them. This the council refused to do,
and as consequence Martinsburg
secured no clock. This is their state
ment.
Yesterday the editor Of The WORLD
met and conferred with committee,
appointed by the Directors OF the Peo-
pies National Bank, concerning the
above statement. The Directors con-
sidered the matter, and the committee
now authorizes us to say that The Peo-
pies National Bank will give the cor
poration the right and privilege to
erect a tower and new clock on their
building, suitable and in keeping with
same, without any charge whatever.
The contractor who erected the building
assures it as being perfectly safe and
strong for the purpose. Now, then, Mr..
Mayor, and Members Of the City Coun-
ell, what do You purpose to dot The
WORLD is further authorized to state
that this committee is ready to meet
you at any time for action. Will you
meet them 2 If not, why Your con-
stituents demand that you do it and at
once! Why do the bank such an in
justice 2 Their action to-day deserves
credit and praise, and our business
men should heartily appreciate and en-
courage them. They stated yesterday
that their object was to cooperate in
any legitimate and reasonable way
that would benefit the city and its
interests.
THE WORLD has even gone further.
When the question was agitated the
last time, Mr.. w. i. Jones was in cor.
respondence with number Of firms,
at the request Of the council, regard
ing a new clock Yesterday he in.
formed THE WORLD that he was will
ing at any time to furnish the corpora.
ton with any clock they might desire
at actual cost to him-that he would
use every means to get it as cheap as
possible that he would keep it in
running order for two years-all free
of cost, grads. OF course the corpora
ton to furnish any material that might
be needed at any time to make repairs,
etc. Think Of ito furnish the clock
at actual cost and keep it in running
order for two years, gratis. This is
what you can truly call liberality, and
it also proves that Mr.. Jones favors a
town clock, and that he is interested
Fin Martinsburg's welfare.
Our city wants nei0 clock. One
with luminous dial--that can be seen
at night from any part of the city.
The old one has done its service. Its
usefulness is a thing of the past. We
want a clock suitable to the present
progressive age. Will we get it 7 Now.
let the council 60 to work. The WORLD
will continue on III its fight, and do
not purpose to stop until a good
clock IS erected. The clock must
come, and we trust every citizen inter-
ested will make it point to sign the
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