The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-04


Communication from the Auditor
addressed to the Mayor. stating that
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-
ell may designate 10 receive payment,
was read and op motion il was ordered
that the Treasurer of the Corporation,
Mr., S. 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. End. and 3rd. readings, was adopt
ed as whole.
Be it ordained BY the Council Of the
Corporation Of Martinsbnrg:
Sec. LIST. That the crossing Of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and The
Martinshnrg Street Railway in the Cor
poration Of Martinsburg, shall 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 d full STOP
not nearer than two hundred feet and
not further away than eight hundred
feet from said crossing. and shall moi
cross until signaled so to do by the
watchman aforesaid, nor until the way
is Gear.
Sec. 3rd. All passenger trains on
the said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
shall have precedence over all trains
on the said Martinshurg Street Rail
way, and all cars of the said Street
Railway shall have precedence over al
freight trains, engines without cars at
tached, and all shifting trains
See. 4th. For any violation Of any
of the provisions Of this Ordinance /
/ fine of from ten to fifty dollars to b,
Imposed in the discretion Of the Mayor
Passed March End, 1892.
! On motion the Clerk Of the Corpora
ton was instructed to forward copy
Of the said Ordinance to each Of th,
. said Companies.
On motion Street Committee was in,
structed to act on the petition for d
crossing near ] S. Trammell's on N
Queen street in 9TH Ward, also request
for a board walk on Exchange
Place near the Hosiery Mill.
Petition signed by about 225 citizens
and business men praying Council u
give the City a town clock was read and
afterdiscussion the matter was referred
to the Real Estate Committee with in
struetions to examine carefully intc
the matter and ascertain if possible
whether suitable site can be obtain
/ ed on which to erect a tower for 4
clock, and whatit viii cost, &C., and re
port back to Council.
Resignation Of Timothy O'Connel al
i police officer Of the Corporation q
/ Martinsburg, dated Jan. 24th, 1898
and same to take eject on that day
. was read and on motion accepted, and
on motion the Office of fourth police
man Of the Corporation Of Martins
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 III
structed to ascertain whose place it il
to repair the sidewalk along and in
front Of the property occupied by Mr.
J. r. Porter on the east side Of n
Queen street, and Committee empoV
cred to act in the matter.
4 Oh motion Street Committee was
authorized to act on the needed re
pair Of the pavement in front Of Tho
property Of John Fitz on the vest sid
of n. Queen street.
On motion it was ordered that by pri
| 10Th, 1898, all permits given t. butch
ers to keep slaughter houses within
the Corporate limits Of the town o
Martinsburg will be repealed
Mayor Mesherry having called the
attention Of the Council to the very
| great and important necessity Of hav-
| ing tile town thoroughly cleaned and
put ina good sanitary condition Al
the very earliest possible moment
on\ motion il was ordered that ths
Mayor be empowered to appoint 1
| good and competent man, one for each
ward Of the town, said men to bt
employed as long as in the dis
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