Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-07-14

Council. at the City Hall, on Thur.
day night, July S. presided over b
Mayor John B. Wilson. all the cour
cilmen being present
! The minutes of all meetings sine
the last regular meeting were rea
and approved.
i The complaint of VIM Crowly a
to water running on his premise
was referred to Water Committee.
The Street Committee reported hay
ing received bids for sewer through
| Mr.. NJ. Thompson's lot on Burk
| street, they also recommended that
water breaker be put across Burk,
street at Wysong Hail; that the gut
ter be put in front of Sheets property
that W. S. Snyder rut gutter in pro-
perty on Swartz street; that G. Well
niger clean out his gutter; new cul
vert on McSherry street; one on ths
West side of Centre street between
Martin and Race; l.. Miller to put If
gutter. corner King and Church streets
sewer at John Pliers property to b
enlarged; that B. &. o. r. r. Co. re-
pair Queen street crossing; that gut.
ter be opened along High street.
The Committee on Uniforms repor-
ted having accepted police uniform
at SIS and having instructed Mr.. Bak-
er to procure samples of helmets to
cost not over S..
Chief Marshall VIM R. Cline's re-
port as to the condition of the fire De-
partment, its workings and necessi-
ties was read and received; his chief
recommendation was the adoption of
an electric system of alarm for fires.
The petition of the butchers to re-
duce butchers license from SIS to 81 :
was read and received.
The report of the Corporation At
torney as to bill of Mr.. Daniel Mat
thaei was read and adopted.
The bond of A. F. Lambert as Mar
ket Master was read and approved.
Permission was granted to Mr.. Nc
Dowell to do some ditching in Fifth
Ward.
The Finance Committee reported
having examined the books of the ex-
Treasurer, S. A. Westenhaver. and
having found total amount Of cash on
hand in bank $3659.22, and recon-
mended that John Farrin's taxes for
1891 be refunded.
The Ordinance Committee reported
several amendments and new ordi-
nances as follows: Amendment insert
ing the word males in Chapter IS
to prevent lewd and lascivious behav-
ior; an amendment requiring the inn
pounding of all dogs not taxed, kill
ing of the same after 4S hours, and
fee of rs cents to go to each person
turning in a dog; an amendment to
Chapter a. making it an offense for
horses to run at large in corporate linn
its; the new ordinance to prevent
gambling in the corporate limits also
passed; these ordinances were also or
dered published.
Mr.. Kaufman was given permission
to repair dump on South Raleigh
street.
The member of Street Committee
from Third Ward was empowered to
to act in the repairing of First street
near Knitting Mill.
Motion to place an incandescent
light on east side of Liberty street be-
tween Queen and Hoge streets was re-
ferred to Light Committee.
Burrel Martin was elected policeman
from the First Ward, and c. H. Ruth
therford was elected from the Third
Ward
The Marshall of the Fire Depart
ment was instructed to enter into cor
respondence with regard to the pur-
chase of new nozzles for the reels.
The bill of the Electric Light Com
pany was referred to the Light COM
mittee with power TO act.
The police were instructed to notify
the council of all electric lights that
are not burning.
The matter of opening Stephen
street was deferred until another meet
ing.
On motion it was ordered that the
Electric Light Company not be paid
for lights which do not burn when
fault is attributable to the company.
A number of bills were read and
passed.