Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-02-10
REGULAR MEETING CRY CoUscn

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REGULAR MEETING CITY CoUScIL.
&C iiyCouncll met in regular session
on Thursday eveninS. February LIST,
1894, at 7.s0 o'clock; present. Hon. J..
w. McSherry Mayor in the chair, and
the following named members of eoun-
Gil: John w. Martin, A. III. Gilbert,
Charles NJ. Lamar, s. A. Westenhaver,
II. G. Tabler. George w. N. Martin,
and q. Mcdowell.
Minutes of the regular meeting of
council OF Jan. 4th 1894 were read and
on motion were approved.
The following report of the Stree
Committee was read:
Martinsburg w. Va, Jan 25th, 1894.
To the Hon. Mayor AMI city council
of Martlnsburg.
Gentlemen. Your Str eet Committee
met this 25th day of Jan. 1894, at 10
o'clock; present, John w. Martins. A.
Westenhaver, George W. N. Martin
andGeorge w. Schill.
We fAoAtCO n4xl4 fl0WCu tAC
now being erected by Mr.. George Izatt,
to be use as a steam laundry, at the
corner of Stephen and Church streets,
in the third ward of the Corporation
of Martinsburg. Your committee finds
that the said building and fence en-
croaches upon Stephen street to the
distance of 81 feet.
We therefore recommended to the
Mou0r onA I'D that hn r.nfrfu
Mr.. Izatt to move the building and
fence back to the proper line and as ac-
cording to the survey made of said cor
ner by Mr.. j Baker Kearfott, civil en-
gineer in Feb. 1891, and that Mr.. Izatt
be compelled to discontinue the work
on said building at once, and not COM
mence the same again without having
the matter properly adjusted.
Yours very respectfully,
q. w. Schill, chairman, John w.
Martin, George W. N. Martin S. A.
Westenhaver. Committee.
Mr.. ". r. Cline, Chief Marshal Mar
tinsburg Fire Department, submitted
the following name enlisted members
of the Martinsburg Fire Company. who
have been selected by said Fire Com
pany to act as police or property
guards, and asked that said selection
be confirmed and ratified by Council
according to chapter SO OF the Ordi-
nance of the Council of Martlnsburg:
d. Scott Mason, chief, j. W. Roberts,
Palmer Caskey, w. A. Henry, VIM.
Scarlet, Jacob Schleuss, J. H. Copen-
haver, j. Fl. Mathews.
On motion communication of Chief
Marshall Kline was received and APP
pointments of Fire Police were con-
firmed by Council.
The following petition against the
erection of a steam laundry by Mr..
Geo. Izatt was read, and on motion was
tabled
Martinsburg, W. Va, Jan. 90, 1894.
To the Hon. Mayor and members OF
the City Council of Martinsburg.
Gentlemen:-We the undersigned
residents of the 3rd Ward of the Cor
poration of Martinsburg, w. Va, and
living adjacent and in near proximity
to the steam laundry proposed to be
built and operated by Mr.. Geo. Izatt
at the corner of Stephen and Church
streets, protest against the use of same
for laundry purposes, unless suitable
and proper drainage can be had, Sc
that the waste water therefrom will
not run down the cutters and along
our properties. Very Respectfully.
j. d. MATHEWS.
Fl. T. GAvER.
Petition from Mr.. 8. ]. Dixon, pray.
ing Council to grant him damages for
destruction of his ice-house, by boys
having fires therein, &C., was read,
and on motion the latter was referred
to the Real Estate Committee for in
vestigation and report back to Coun-
Gil
On motion head tax, $1.00, ordered
to be refunded Mr.. D. Scott Mason for
year 1892. he being fireman and con-
sequently exempt.
Frank Pierce, colored, having paid
head tax for 1898, and as he is almost
totally blind, on motion it was order
ed that he be refunded amount of same
81.
Mr.. George Izatt appeared before
Council and stated that according to
the deed for his lot at the corner oil
Stephen and Church streets, he was not
encroached upon the street with his
building and asked that the County
Surveyor be sent there to ascertain the
proper line, width of Stephen and
Church streets, etc.
On motion it was ordered that the
County Surveyor, Mr.. 1. w. Wood, be
employed to make the proper survey Of
the said corner, in conjunction with
the Street Committee and make his re.
port to the Council at an early day.
A number of bills were read and or
dered paid.
On motion it was ordered that the
Corporation Attorney be requested to
give his opinion in regard to the Cor
poration's buying stone on 80 OF GO
days time, whether the Council has q
right under the charter, etc.
On motion the Fire Company was
granted the use of the room in rear OF
Mayors Office on February 20, 1894 in
connection with the dinner and supper
to be given by the Company.