Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-06-22

not less than One Thousand Dollars,
which shall be set apart exclusively
for the creation and maintenance OF
sinking fund for the ultimate re-
demption of the said bonds; and at
ter said twenty years when said
bonds are redeemable there shalt also
be included and set apart each year
for the redemption such additional
sums as will be sufficient to extin-
/ guish the whole within thirty three
years from the date of issue.
There was considerable discussion
as to which bank should be named in
the ordinance, during which Council
man Westenahver spoke in rather
terse terms of the log-rolling and but
ton -holing resorted to by several rep
resentatlves of banks in order to get
the bank in which they were interest
ed designated in the ordinance as the
bank through which the dealings were
to be made. Mr.. Westenhayer's mo-
ton to insert the words Any State
or National Bank in Martinsburg
was carried by vote of 8 to |. Mr..
Staubly voting against it.
On motion of Councilman Kline it
was ordered that the ordinance rela-
tive to butchers stall rents be strickly
enforced.
Councilman Westenhaver spoke of
the ACCESSIBILITY of getting the supply
of coal for the Water Works by COM
petitive bidding and the matter was
referred to the Water Board with in
structions to consider and make re-
port
Councilman Kline submitted the
following resolutions. which were
unanimously adopted;
| Resolved, that the time for the pay
ment of water rents tor the year, 1901
shall cease by the 1st day of July and
no further extension will be granted.
That the Sergeant shall immediate
ly present all unpaid water bills to the
persons in default, together with a
notice of this oder Ct the council
and copies of Sections |, ?, 8, 10 and
II of the ordinances regulating the
use of water and that the same be
strictly enforced.
That on the lst of July the Sergeant
shall begin turning Off the water from
all premises. the water rent for which
shall not then or prior thereto have
been fully paid, and complete the
same as expeditiously as possible.
That by the 18th day of July the
Sergeant shall have made mp in form
to submit to the Council report of
the water bills charged to him which
he has not been able to collect, so
classified as to show what were err
roneouslv charged and what We're
turned off as delinquent for non pay
ment.
That the Sergeant make or cause to-
be made every thirty days an lnspec
tion of the promises from which water
has been turned off as delinquent and
report for prosecution any violations
of the ordinances that may be dis
covered.
That in carrying out these orders
the Sergeant may command the SER
vices OF the police force and the janl-
tor.
And the clerk is instructed to send
| a O., o. 10 a ina Nfsp
in relation to turning ON water,
without the permission of the water
collector to all the plumbers of Mar
tiusburg.
On motion the Board of Bond Re-
funding commissioners and the FL
nance committee were directed to pre-
pare and submit to the Council for APP
prevail and adoption at its next regular
meeting a completed form of a bond
in conformity with the new ordin-
ance and the clerk was instructed to
ask for bids for the furnishing of 152
corporation coupon bonds.
Councilman Westenhaver submitted
the following resolution. action ON
which was deferred until the next
{ meeting
On motion of d. G. Westenhayer IT
is ordered that the Finance Comptit-
tee is authorized to employ at an ex-
pense not exceeding 500 competent
and disinterested accountant, skilled
in municipal bookkeeping, to assist
them in making up an accurate estl-
mate of all sums which are or may be-
come lawfully changeable on the city
and which ought to be included in