Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-05-16
Council Meeting.


council was held on Monday evening
last, all the members present and May
or Miller presiding. The street COM
mittee reported on removal of Jail
from its present location and recon-
mended that it be placed at the ex-
treme west end of New street. The
report was adopted and the committee
instructed to have the Jail removed
at its earliest convenience.
The corporation attorney reported
that the county court declined to pay
the bill of the Shepherdstown physi-
clans for vaccination, the same not
having been approved by the county
board of health. The bill was there
upon ordered to be returned to the
physicians, with the recommendation
that they secure the approval of said
board.
The finance committee reported an
agreement made with the town SER
geant, and the same was ratified by
the council. The sergeant is to be
paid 500 per month and 5 per cent
for the collection of taxes, licenses, etc.
The sergeant will furnish a security
company as his bond.
The treasurer reported cash on hand
$225.82, out of which sum, however,
two bonds were to be paid. The SER
geant reported that he had collected
since last meeting $50 licenses, $24
taxes, and 81 fine.
Assessor Harrison Schley submitted
his report, showing the following fig
ures:
Am cunt OF realty.............. sl56,546 50
Amount Of PERSONAL---VERY.. l54,6l3 w
Total. ..................... 1911, l59 90
Total number of polls. .................. 3l6
Number OF dogs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. %
Number of gps. ........................... 8
The report was adopted.
The council adopted number of
new ordinances, the substance Of W hich
is as follows:
Levying tax of S. upon non-resi-
dents who run public hacks or similar
vehicles for each week or part of
week.
Levying license Of $40 week,
500 month or 500 year for run
nlng merry-go-round.
Providing a penalty "for any
person who shall wantonly strike, mo-
lest or insult any female, or use any
indecent or obscene language, or make
any indecent or insulting gesture to
any female, on any street, alley or pub
lie place"
Providing penalty Of fine or i'm
prisonment for any person who shall
unlawfully take and carry away or de-
stroy any property Of the corporation
or any person whose property is within
the limits Of the corporation.
Forbidding any person from run
ming a wheel of fortune or any gam
bling table, or playing cards for mon
ey, within the corporation limits.
The bond of Treasurer Hodges was
accepted and his old bond ordered re-
turned. The report Of the commits
sioners of the special election was re-
ceived, showing that there had been
149 votes for ratification of the ordi-
nance providing for the issue of the
electric light bonds. sand q against it.
Bills to the amount of $62.47 were
ordered paid. Lawrence Brown was
granted the privilege Of setting up his
merry-go-round at the west end of
Washington street.
The committee in charge of the
electric light project was authorized
to continue it. work, and to employ
an engineer to prepare plans and spe-
cifcations and have charge ofthe work
Of the committee so desired.
The levy on real and personal prop
erty for. the current year was fixed at
fifty cents on each one hundred dol
lars, with 70 cents poll tax, SO cents
on dogs and 81 on gips.
The council then ad tourned until the
second Monday in June.