Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-02-15
4 DRINKING FOUNT AIN
PRESENTED To THE CITY BY AN
uNKN0wN pHrLAs1HRoPlsT
The Coanct1 Accepts the Gafs~-The Foun
taim, With other improvements, win
he Placed In Pebble sqmare--Thrce
Other Founsatns--Charegs Pre-
ferred Against Two mens-
beers oFths Poiiee


twelve feet in height and ax6 Feet ut
the base, will adoen the Martins
burg Public Square through the gem
erositv OF some unknown pbilanthro-
pist-known only to Councilman wes-
tenhaver, through whom the offer
was made.
Such is the Leading feature in con
nection with the proceedings OF Thurs
days meeting OF the Cirv Coonoil
Another matter OF some moment
which came up at the meeting OF the
council Thursday was the prefering
OF charges against two of the mem
bers OF thescitv police force--Charles
McBee and Burrel N. Martin.
The City Council met In regular
monthly session at 80 o'ciock. May
or Henshew was in she chair end
Councilmen Juller, Cline, Ncstenha-
yer, Eversole, Kline. Grown, Heck
land Llovd were sresent.
Immediately after the readi ny and
adoption of the minutes Of the last
meeting the following report OF The
Public Square Improvement aud
Drinking Fountain Committee was
cad
TO the Mayor ani Common Council
or the CORPORATION OF Martinsburg.
Your Committee beas leave TO sub.
nit the following report:
A Public spirited person. whose
name the Chairnan is required 20
withhold for the present, has offered
TO donate 20 the Corporation OF Mac
tiusburg and erect free or cost in the
Public Square public drinking fonn-
tain for mnn only. according to the
drawings End designs accompanying
this report. The only conditions are,
that the Corporation shall prepare
the site, permit the donor To place q
memorial lnscriDtion en- IL. furnish
water free peroe,ually and protect il
and keen ii in repair.
Tho proposed fountain Will be gan
lite; the height will be about twelve
feet. End the base six feet by four.
lit Will undoubtedly be as handsome
and durable structure as could DO
desired ~ accepted 1t is the inten-
tion OF the donor to Mace the order
AT once. so that it will be ready for
erection when the Spring opens.
We recommend that tho proposed
Fountain be accepted; and that it be
placed in the Public Square at the in
tersection of Queen and King streets
east of the line of travel on Queen
with the faucet towards the footway
from the Continental to Ithe Boarman
Corner, so as to permit the construc-
tion Of approaches to it for podestri-
Ems.
This generous aid enables your Com
mittee to complete its recommended
tlons ON the subject. AS this foun-
tain Is for man only, provision should
we think be mfde for horses in
the form of trough fountain with
self-ciosiDg faucet Of the kind descrlb-
Ell ms No. 4l2 in the Catalogue here
with submitted, she cost of which in
ctuling plumbing need not exceed
$50 90. We recommend that one OF
THIS description be placed at the'curb
eiGser on the Granthem Hall. the
.asman, or fNe Dol side OF the Pub-
l1e Square, as The Street Committee
and the abuttip2 property owners
might prefer.
To provide properlv, however, for
the country visitors, as we'll as the
drinking fountain for man and beast.
should be p'sced in North Martins
burg, ut the inte section OF Noah
Queen Street with Pennsylvania Ave-
nue., Oh one OF the four corners, SO as
not to Inte sFefe with travel
We world econ mend that one al
the kind known AZ No. sos OF zoe &C
|companyiD< Catalogue with self .los-
ing faucet be porchased a,d erected
at this point. The Total cost inclUd-
Ipg plumbing need Dor exceed $4,000.
Your Committee is not yeC pl epa;-
ed TO seport on The question OF erect
Isg bspd-stand ana Ut making other
in.prov emeots in connection with the
FooutaIn end Stand, and risk for fur
sher time. We have had submitted to
Us some two or three designs for a
band stand. but no plans for curbiDg,
paving ETC.. and before reporting in
yestigations need to be prosecuted fur
Their.
In view of the fact that the Treas
uyer OF the Improvement Committee
has some S220.00 in hand that may be
used for this purpose, and that gen.
erous friend donates the fountain, we
feel. that the o.her expenses of all
these improvements may be borne by
the Corporation, Notwithstanding the
Jimited resources