Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-10-12
CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
The stone Crushcr VIII be Used Again
and the Streets Fixed Up--The RE-
mains of the street hallway
VIII be Left Under Ground

j The City Council met IN regular
session in the Council ChamberT Thurs
playwright.
Mayor Henshaw was not present
when it was time for the meeting tc
be called, so Mayor protein w. X.
Kline took the chair and called the
meeting to order Mayor Henshaw
came in few minutes later, how
ever and presided over the meeting
The following Councilmen were
present J. r. Porter. ID. O. Weston
haver. Jacob Eversole, Conrad Cline.
Martin Brown, j. M. Heck, j. H.
Lloyd and Anthony Staubly.
The Street Committee submitted the
following report: ITO the Hon.
Mayor ard Council, Conference.-The
your street committee, TO offer the
following report conveying several
matters that were placed in orr
hands
Relative to the bills of j. II.
Bogert and H. p. Thorn. we beg to
say that we have examined same and
| find them correct and have approved
| them.
We asked for bids for crushing the
stone in the corporation lot and re-
ce1ved bid from Frank Martin, who
ayr es to crush the same and deliver
them upon the streets of the city un-
der the direction of the Council for
the sum of fifty cents per perch. He
further agrees to furnish eliot OF
stone of his own, crush them and de-
liver them upon the streets for the
sum of sixty cents per perch. This,
we think. is a very REASONABLE price
and would therefore recommend that
the same be accepted.
The bid for erecting bridge over
Tuscarora creek we refer to your
Honorable body.
We beg to say that we have award
ed the contract of cutting down East
Race street to j. P. Kline at $40.
We would also offer the following
recommendations THAT the stone
crossing at Schill's old place be re-
moved that Robert Ziler, Frank
Small, @. W. Mann and Mary Rus
sler be notified to remove the fences
in front of their property back'to the
proper line that something be done to
Queen street, from railroad crossing
to Pennsylvania avenue.
We would also ,recomm end that
Queen streer be spiked up and old
cross ties be taken out and then
some crushed stone be put on.
The report was taken up by section
for consideration. The first section
was adopted and the committee was
authorized to enter into contract for
the crushing of the stone with Mr..
Martin.
the new bridge over the Tuscarora at
the Water Works, Mr.. Watson repre-
senting Walker Bros, of Charles
Town, appeared before the meeting
and submitted plans, accompanied by
bid of $5lS20 for the erection of
the ridge. Action on the matter was
postponed.
That portion of the report which
recommended the digging I'D of the
old street railway crosties under
Queen street was not adopted. Coun-
- . lxfs 10 hn
holes made by the ties decaying could
be filled up at much less cost than
the ties could be taken up.
The Street Committee was authorize
ed to negotiate with the property
owners referred to in the report and
endeavor to get them to get back off
the street line.
The names of the following widows
who wanted to be relieved from the
corporation taxes were read Mrs. j.
Nicklin. Mrs. J. w. Poisal, Mrs.
Susan Cunningham, Mrs. Lucy
Couchmau, Mrs. q. p. Mason, Mrs.
Fannie Wharton. Mrs. Polly Smith,
Mrs Bridget Delaney and Mrs. Dav
I'd Bowers.
On motion of Councilman Weston
haver the matter of relieving destitute
windows from the pavment OF
corporation taxes was referred to the
Finance Committee.
The treasurer of the Public Fountain
Fund Judge Faulkner, submitted his
report of the receipts of the baseball
game $252. 80. Expenses, S36.SS
Net S2l5,47 The report was received
and filed.
The telephone pole IN frontsof Heis-
ton property was ordered removed to
place designated by the Street Com
mittee The sewer on Church street
from Creque's corner was ordered
cleaned out by the Street Committee.
The Board of Education was order
ed to have the water closet of Color
ed School cleaned. Q @. Ruther-