The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-03
some NUTS TO CRACK.
Martinsburg Needs a Town Clock
Badly and Must Have It.
COUNCIL SHOULD GO TO WORK.
Tbs Tax-Payers and oitiaens Generally Say Ercc,
0ne-They Pay
For it,


For ii,
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 it9
Who has the right to deny themg Not
the town council by any meansl 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, ehl Why don't they go to
work. THE WORLD now puts them
in position that they must act, or
matters will certainly be made I'M
comfortable.
A short while ago THE WORLD made
an investigation of the matter, and
was politely informed that Martins
burg would have had town clock
long ago, if The Peoples National
Bank, of this city, would have compli-
ed, and did not want TOO much. 1t
was learned that the order of |. Q. 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 a result it was allowed to take
rest. The question of q 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 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 Martinsburq
secured no clock. This is their state
ment.
Yesterday the editor of THE WoRLI
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appointed by the Directors OF the PEG
Piles National Bank, concerning tn,
above statement The Directors con
sidered the matter, and the committe,
now authorizes us to say that The PEG
pies National Bank will give the cor
poration the right and privilege tt
erect tower and new clock on thei
building, suitable and in keeping will
same, without any charge whatever
The contractor who erected the building
assures it as being perfectly safe AM
strong for the purpose. Now, then, Mr.
Mayor, and Members of the City Coun
ell, what do you purpose to do? TIL
WORLD is further authorized to stat,
that this committee is ready to NEE
you at any time for action. Will yol
meet them ? If not, why? Your con
stituents demand that you do it and a
once Why do the bank such an in
justice ? Their action to-day deserve
credit and praise, and our bushes
men should heartily appreciate and en-
courage them. They stated yesterda,
that their object was to cooperate il
any legitimate and reasonable wa,
that would benefit the city and it
interests.
THE WORLD has even gone further
When the question was agitated tn
last time, Mr.. w. l.. Jones was in cor
4 respondence with a 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 al
possible-and that he would keep it il
running order for two years-all free
of cost, gratis. OF course the corpora
/
ton to furnish any material that NIGH
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
in Martinsburg's welfare.
Our city wants u neo clock. One
with a luminous dial--that can be seen
at night from any part of the city.
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