Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-15
The CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
Plans for Better Fire Alarm, system
Diseussed---Teiepno System
Proposed.


Thursdays meeting of the City
Council the regular Marcn meeting
was not of the lengthy kind. May
or Henshaw was in the char and
Councilmen Cutler, Cline Nestenha-
ver, Eversole, Kline. Brown aud
LLOYD we're present.
Councilman Westenhayer. who is
chairman OF the Fire COMMITTEES.
said that the committee had dis
cusser the question OF better hire
alarm system. He said that the
chairman { the committee. had con-
fefred with Manager Hoover, OF the
Winchester Telephone Company and
that Mr.. Hoover had suggested tel.
ephone fire alarm system. BY this
system telephones could be placed in
each of the reel houses and special
double circuit provided for all OF them
There are several difficulties 10 be
overcome, however he said, before
a. plan for better system can be de-
cided upon. One of them liz to nro-
vide for man at the City Hall day
and night 70 receive the telephone
alarms and a-other is to sound the
alarm SO that 1t can be heard more
generally over the city. 1t was at
first thorght possible to have ali the
factory whistles blown at night bv
the watchmen, but IL was learned
trait enough steam was nor Kept in
the boilers over night 10 blow them.
The question was left tor further con-
slderation and investigation
The Real Estate COMMITTEES submit
ted the following report: . We. your
Real Estate Committee. beg 10 report
that we had under consideration the
request of Mr.. II s. Emmert and
would recommend that he be given
permission to dig ccsspool In the
corporation hot at his own expense,
with the understanding that he pay
SIS per year as rent for same. and that
he stop the use OF said cesspool at
any time on request of the Council ''
The report, with the provision that
the cesspool be placed under direction
of the COMMITTEES. was adopted.
A report from the State auditor OF
the apportionmelt OF 1896. 10 to the
city as its share of the railroad tax
YVES read by the clerk. 1t was ordered
that the amount be acknowledged and
receipted for
A complaint OF NJ. John T. Paul
ding about the surface water from
the Continental hotel stable yard run
ming onto his land was referred 20 the
nuisance COMMITTEES
On motion Of Councilman Westen-
haver the matter OF renting the VA.
can. corporation lot opposite the Wa
ter Works was referred to the Real
Estate committee, with instructions
that they, along with the otner dtcs-
tions to be considered in connection
with the lot. attempt to ascertain
who removed the fence around the lot.
Councilman Westenhaver moved
that the Fire Committee be instruct-
ed to purchase dozen and half
gum coats for the Fire Department.
The motion was carried.
On motion of Councilman Cutler
Councilman Kline was authorized to
fix the approaches to the bridge over
the Tuscarora creek back Of the Bal
timore and Ohio shons.
A COMPLAINT of Hon. Geo. II Evans
about the condition of fhe sewer
which empties into the Tuscarora
creek in front Of his property on N.
Mnple avenue was referred TO tho
Street Committee tor investigation.
On motion OF Councilman Kline fhe
clerk was instructed to correspond
with Wood Bros. Of Chumbersbur1
about oval iron sewer pipes.
Councilman Kline brought 70 the
attention Of the Council the fact that
the water had broken around the dam
at the Water Works. 1t was ordered
TINT the Water Board have The dam
age repaired at once.
After pa ssing number of bills
Council adjourned.