Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-08
WATER RENT AND SEWER
Discussed at Length BY the City
Council at its Meeting

The City Council met in regular session
IN the Council chamber in the CIV Hall
building las, night.
There We're many questions brought
before the City Fathers Tor discussion and
the session lasted nearly -four hours The
meeting was called to order at =. so aud
adiournei al 1870.
After reading and adopting the minutes
Of the last meeting the regular routine
business was proceeded with.
Messrs Joseph Haas and K. N. Stewart
appeared before the Council and stated
that they had been selected as a commit
tee, by water renters living outside the
corporation limits. 20 appear before a
regular meeting Of the Council and en-
deavor to have the new ordinance, in
creaslng the water rent outside the limits,
changed. They thought it was an MUS
tice to increase the rent of those living in
side the corporation.
Mayor Paulding then in a short address
told the gentlemen that he bad given
much consideration to the water question;
that the water works was run BY the cor
poration and that the corporation was nm
der no Obligations. whatever. to furnish
water outside the corporation; that they
did not pay the corporation tax and should
not receive the benefits that those who
did pay, received. He SAID that the sec
ton Of the county known as the boom
land had now become thickly populated
and should be made part of the corpo-
ration, and when this was done they
would have the same advantage as those
IN the corporation. But 10 do this II
would be necessary to place the question
before the people to be voted upon. This,
he thought. should be done
The Council then considered the ques-
ton and after much discussion section
IS Of the new ordinance. regarding the
Mater rent, was changed. The water
rent for users outside the corporation was
chaged from 81 back to the old price SIS.
he price OF water for running water
/, motor tans was also reduced 10 $40 for
the brit, 81 for the second, and So for
each additional fan.
MIR c. NJ. Lamar asked for permission
TO tap the sewer cn Burke street. TWAS
decided to allow no taps to be made until
a rate had been fixed.
The mayor was ordered 10 release the
ground on which the 3rd ward no {
house was situated, which lease expires
in Nav
Mr.. Foley then stated that he had
heard from a reliable source that as soon
as taps had been made upon the new
sewer, an injunction would be gotten out
against the sewer being put in operation.
He thought the sewer should be extended
| to the Tuscarora Creek and all danger
OF injunctions removed.
/ Ii was ordered that the Nuisance
Committee receive bids upon the con-
struction Of the sewer TO the Tuscarora
Greek and report back at the next meet
ling.as TO the cost of extending the sewer.
Mr.. Foley moved that the men. who
were hurt in the construction of the sewer
present their bill against the Council for
1 the time that they lost during their illness.
The molten was carried.
a number OF complaints about stag
nant water and disease breeding places
were referred TO the nuisance committee
with power to act,
he Crawford Wooden Company was
ordered to filter their water and remove
the lint before running the waste water
into the Stephen street gulley. The III
tra,ion to come under the approval Of the
nuisance committee.
The council then went into a discus
sion over the recent re-apportonmcnt OF
the county's levy upon the railroads. The
minutes OF the county court at which
time the e-apportionment was made
were read by Clerk Lambert. The coun.
Gil did not beside to accept the payment
Of the levy, until further investigation
had been made.
An order on the city treasury for 1854
70 was given Sergeant Rigsby, witt
which to pay for the construction OF tho
sewer.
| The applications of eighteen men for
license for selling whiskey and four men
for selling beer and ale. were received anc
recommended 10 the county court. as was
also applications for running two poo
tables.
An invitation from the Kings Daugh.
ters, asking the Council to attend bazari
to be given by them from April 1 to the
Is was received.
a number OF bills were read and or
dered paid. after which the meeting adj.
journed