Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-06-08
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETS.
Oaicials of the Citizens Union Get Dow N
10 Work--Important Matters DIS
cuss.d Other Committees APP
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The first meeting of.the general com
mittee of the Citizens Union was
held in the office Of Flick, Weston
hayer & Noll Monday night. Present
were Messrs. Lee NJ. Bender, Jno. +.
BOYD Max Robinson, ID. M. Kilmer.
q A. Miller, j. M Woods, A. 4.
Russler. f. S. Emmert, Edward Rut-
iede. @. &. smith, p. W. Letter, w
A. Gard, g. s. Hill and X. d. North.
The principal object of the meeting
was the appointing Of the additional
committees provided for in the con-
stitution. The following were al
pointed on the Executive Committee.
Max Robinson, w H. Crawford, j.
Nj. Woods and g. s. Hill The Ex-
ecutive Committee and the Presi lent
ex.ocffiio will have the manager ent
of the work OF tine Union,
On the Membership and Finance
Committee, which will invite mem
bership to the Union. consider and act
on all names of persons proposed for
membership and proyiee funds for the
use and expenses of the Union the
following were appointed o. A.
Miller. Edward Rutledge, p. w.
Letter, A. I. Russler .and @. {.
Smith. The members of this COM
mittee have power to appoint sub
committees in their respective wards
with themselves as chairmen,.
The secretary was instructed to eff
cially submit TO the CITY Council
copy of the Resolutions adopted by
the Union on last Thursday night
Important questions relative to the
future of the municipality We're dis
cussed at length by the committee.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The following are the resolutions
adopted by the Citizens Union at tLeir
meeting on last Thursday nigth.
The citizens of Martinsburg wish
to give more definite expression to
their views on some matters OF NUM-
ciual business, which were more or
le at issue in the camnaign Just end
ed, and which call for immediate So
luton.
/. They regard it as Indispensable
that clear business like statement
of the financial ccalitions of the Cor
poration be made up and published be-
fore the tax levy is made for the year
1901 All uncertainty about the ma
ture and amount of outstanding bills
and orders should be ended and the
burdens of the taxpayers made public,
so that every taxpayer may know
where the City stands 1t is also
necessary i'll order that suspicious
which may be unjust, should be re-
moved, or il jast, blame NAV not ia
where it does not belong, that the ac-
the corporation should be thoroughly
examined and overhauled.
We therefore request, and II need
be, shall demand, that an examlna-
ton be made of the assets and liabili-
ties of the Corporation, and of its ac-
counts and the manner of keeping
them for the past three wears shall be
made by some competent and disin-
terested expert, to be selected or APP
proved by as, and to be paid by the
tax payers, for whose benefit II Is done
out of the City Treasury.
q The methods of managing its tax
Office. we believe to be radically
wrong aud in violation of the corpor-
alton law Water rents and tax bills
when levied should be charged to the
Sergeant. and he becomes under the
law responsible for them, As re-
CARDS water rents, If not paid by the
LIST of May, the payment should be
enforced by turning off the water
and the Sergeant may then be credited
with the amount turned off as delin-
quents; but he is responsible and
should account for all he allows to
continue in use, whether he collects
them or not. As regards taxes, al
delinquencies must be made up and
posted by the first Monday of May OF
the year following the assessment
and such delinquencies may then be
credited TO the sergeant; but for al
the rest, he is responsible, and should
account whether he collects or NOT.
The so-called delinquent list in the
last Financial Statement, and the en-
ormous amoGnt of uncollected taxes
charged to me Sergeant, marks the
extent OF the departure from correct
methods.
We therefore demand that the lis
of delinquent taxes be not only posteC
hereafter as required by law, but tha'
inc list of deliHlnent taxes allowed
the Sergeau IN toe last statement br
published twice in some newspapel
published III Martinsburg, and o
ucnaroI circutotinu therein select iuf