Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-07-12
Busy Session Ct City Council Held
Thursday Night.
VARIOUS REPORTS SUBMITTED
And a Number Of improvements Ordered
The Saloon Makes Another F%ruitless
Effort TO Have Their Business
Hours Heightened.

or George +. EVhns III INV ~"
Copucilmen Porter. Cutler, Cline
Sraublv. Emmert, Parlett, Brown
Llovd and Hocge present.
The Water Board submitted a re-
port recommending the reduction OF
the water rate for the Crawford Wool
en- Mills from 1925 to 1915. TIE report
was adopted.
The Street Committee submitted a
report making the following recon-
m%endatons, which report was unan1-
mousiv adopted
That Mr.. Allen Gardner be notified
10 repair pavement in front of has
properly on E. Burke street.
That the railing on thebridge on ).
Maple avenre he repaired.
pbat the nrutertv owners on the
1t side Of Winchester avenue have
been notified to put down brick nave
msntsand cutters.
That Mr.. James RI lmrich be given
legal notice to lay q new pavement
and gutter In front OF his property on
w. John street
That Mr.. j. d. Kilmer and Mrs.
W. w. Crump be requested to make a
passable side walk IN front of their
properties OH Winchester avenue.
That we repair the crossing on Win
chester ave. between King and John
streets. at a cost CT So also repair
crossing on east KING street, across
Raleigh, south side.
That we be empowered TO secure
the services of a surveyor to give
grade for gutter on S Raleigh street,
Snodgrass property and others, and
That we be empowered to repair that
norton of same that the corporation
Is responsible for also that we get
said surveyor to give us grade Tor
cutters on n. Queen street, from
Pennsylvania avenue to the b. q o..
crossing
That Mr.. Mcdowell be notified 10
put a fence around the tone quarry
near Pennsylvania avenue and Third
street.
That a ten inch pipe be Int across
High street, near Race
That we out a ten-inch pine across
Water street near King.
That the County Court be notified
10 put in a new gutter in front of the
Court House.
We have gone over the town and
oo.oa ,,+o 80 made NJ hrCE an stones
and find that il will take at least
2.0O0 perch of stone to put our streets
II good condition.
W. r. Kline,
A. Staublv,
A. I. Parlett,
O. G. Cutler,
The Street Committee was instruct
ed to ask for bids for crushing and
spreading the stone ON the streets, ell
stone to be weighed on the corpora
Sion scales.
The Board of Bond Reminding Com
m%issioners reported that the balance
an their hands had been turned over
to the treasurer of the corporation
and the committee was discharged.
FIRE MARSHALS' REPORT.
Chief Marshal ". r. Kline, of the
Fire Department. submitted the fol
lowing report for the term ending.
June 30. 1902. which was received
Total number of members, 50, di-
yided as follows: Officers. 10; reel
No. l. 10; reel No. ,, Il; reel No. 3
u; reel No. 4, 10: hook and ladler
Wagon, -, police, 6; porter, /.
Alarms responded TO during term,
10, as follows;
Jan. IA Thompson property. s.
Queen street, no service.
Jan. 10. Housewurth aud Avery
property, n. Queen street; damage
unknown.
Feb. 10. Bowman property, Spring
and King 40 servi .e,
Feb. PC, REYNOLDS DroDert", n.
Queen street.; damage unknown.
March 10 C. \ DAILY, N Queen,
no service damage slight.
June 3. G. J. Ihoma,, Raleigt
street st I'VE explosion Damage uu
known
June IS. Martins stI0le; no dam.
age no service.
The average attendance is about g
per cent. The steamer test on Jun.
n IN the presence ot the Fire Con
MgIttee was not satisfactory. Turl
oats as follows March 7, funeral o
James d. Cage; May 80, Decoration
Day.
/ would earnestly urge that yo'
tqke ID for consideration the request
4iade in nav former report 70 YOU
honorable Body
Very truly YOURS
w y Kliua