Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-07-13

your Committee submits herewith and
recommends a plan of vehicle and
an estimate OF its cost, made bv Mr..
Conrad Cline by ldirectioni Of the
Committee as the most suitable means
for the purpose. The estimated cost
i from $40 to s45. And your Com
mittee would further recommend that
a squad Of men. residing convenient
ly to the City Hall be organized by
the Fire Department to take charge
of these extinguisers, and make pro-
per use of them whenever needed.
SANCEs.
In regard to the condition Of the
Spring Run from the end OF the
John street sewer to the dam, which
W as referred to your Committee with
power to act, we beg leave to report
that we found it had not been clean
ed for several wears, that ii was
filed up more or less with filthy
sediment aud with tin cans, paper
etc, washed in from the garbage be-
ing dumped ON the Thompson and
Cunningham properties, west of
South Queen street, we were of
opinion that it should be thoroughly
cleaned out and estimated the cost
OF doing so including hauling away
Of that removed at 5000. We there
fore authorize the doing of the work,
which was done under the supervi-
sion of Mr.. John W. Martin, at the
cost of so 90
We further recommend that no gar
bage be dumped on the Thomson side
of said Spring Run. as it inevitably
will wash into said run and drift
down to the Water Works, where it
interferes with the water power. And
as the room for the garbage Oh the
Cunningham property is quite limited
and will soon be filled, some place
ought to be secured speedily by the
proper Committee or other means de-
vised to dispose of it.
Numerous complaints especially
from residents III the Western section
of the cItv, in regard to Hog Pens
have been made to different members
of your Committee. Hog Pens when
so situated or SO kept as to faint the
air with foul odors, are a nuisance,
and the owners may be punished for
nuisance and indeed, may be COM
PEELED to remove them. The present
ordinance on the subject is as fol
lows
That from and after the passage of
this ordinance, any person permitting
his or her Hog Pen or Pig Stye to be-
come foul at anytime so as to become
n nuiasnce, shall forfeit md pay TO
said Corporation fine OF not less
than one or more than five dollars !:
and any person ON being notified by a
Sergeant Of the Corporation to cleanse
a Hog Pen or Pig Stye and refusing or
failing to do so shall forfeit and spay
an additional fine of not less than or
more than ten dollars for every TWEEN
ty-four hours the same shall remain
uucleaned.
The Mavor is directed to notify at
once by general proclamation the
owners of Hog Pens and Pig Styes of
the provisions of Sec AZ of Chapter
IA Of the ordinances, and that they
are required at once to clean and
keep clean the same, and to remove
and dispose OF the filth therefrom, so
that the air is not tainted by odors
from the same, and that thereafter
they shall clean the same and remove
or dispose of the filth as often as is
necessary and not less than every
week till the first day Of next October.
And the Police of the City in their
daily rounds are directed to note all
failul es to comply with said procla-
nation. which they may see, or which |
any citizen NAV call to their attention, |
and report the same to the Sergeant, |
so that notice may be given to the
offending persons in accordance with
the provisions of said ordinance? and |
tlso to note and report for prosecution
all failures to comply with said |
notices.
SPITE AGAINST RIDGEWAY.