Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-04-14

There was regular meeting of the
City Council at the City Hall on
Thursday evening April 5, which all
the members from the five wards at
tended. Mayor McSherry was in
the chair portion of the evening,
and having been called away MI. A.
NJ. Gilbert was called to the chair.
The minutes of meetings of March
LIST and 9Th were read and approved.
Chairman Schill of the Street Com
mittee made a report in behalf of
his Committee that they had exam
ined the curbing and pavement on
the vacant lot of D. NJ. and j H.
Shaffer on north Queen street, that
the same was satisfactory and rec
commended that the bill OF Mr.. Bux.
ton for $35 be paid. Said committee
also recommended that a portion of
the gutter in front of Mrs. Bristor's
on Raleigh street be so improved
that there will be a proper natural
drainage to King street. A further
report showed that Messrs. Cushwa
and II. NJ. Herring are putting down
paycments along Raleigh street as
per notice formerly served on them,
and that they had given the proper
grade MIR. Daniel Mcdaniel on S.
Ralei9h street in Sd ward. This
committee was also auth" d 10 de-
wise means by which in a legal man
ner the corporation can open up
Stephen street between Church and
Raleigh
The Nuisance Committee. A. NJ.
Gilbert, chairman, reported that no
objection could be made to the open
ing of the steam laundry on the prop
erty of Mr.. VIM. T. Stewart on
Swartz street. They also reported
that they would put in SO feet ofterra
Gotta pipe in the ditch leading from
Burke street througe the lots ofLou-
is Dugan AMI Montgomery Thomp-
son, as we think this the only means
by which the water can be properly
carried off without causing nuisance
at the said properties. Twenty-four
inches is the size of the pipe.
The Fire Committee, Mr.. Il. Nc
Dowell chairman, reported the fol-
lowing proposition from the Game
we'll Fire Alarm Telegraph Company
OF New York:
Gentlemen:-We agree to put up
five miles copper wire insulated, 8
Excelsior signal boxes, eight inch
gong and indicator combined; | tap
per for the water works, electro
mechanical bell striker with battery,
gaivano-meters and test switch. We
to have the use of all poles standing,
for the sum of two thousand and
eighty dollars, $500 to be paid upon
completion and acceptance otssystem
and balance in two equal annual pay
ments with interest.
The matter after discussion was
finally referred to the Committee on
Fire Department.
Messrs, j. II. Miller & Sons made
a proposition to sprinkle the streets
which was referred to the Water
Committee.
Charles E. Harper asked permits
sion to use room in the market
house.
Licenses were granted to sell spir-
itueus liquors to the following: K B
Creque; r c Criswell; j G Adams;
VIM Rutledge; Charles Thumel; W
j Lambert; Moore & Stewart; Peter
Mouse; Jacob Schleuss; Paul Straus-
me-; D Z Barry; W W Westphall;
Vanmeter g. Ziler; j H Little; Will
liams & Co; Little & Eberle; Nose
S Tabler; Malt liquor license toDraw-
baugh & Ensminger; Pool and Bill
lizards to w j Lambert, W E Evans,
Moore & Stewart; Hotel licenses to
j G Adams, W w Westphal, Paul
Strausner and VIM Rutledge; For
drug stores to c III Wolfes. DR. How
er, A Nj Gilbert, NJ A Snodgrass, L
G Matthaei, r L Snodgrass & Co;
Eating houses to Moore & Stewart,C
f Schlotterbeck, j Schleuss, j H
Little, M S Tabler, o f Williams &
Co and Albert Quenzel.