Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-03
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETS
Special Session of the Council
Held Friday Night.
WATER IS TO BE ANALyZED
ampIes of the City Water to be Sent TO
Morgartown for Analysis by the State
Chemist Report of the Street Com
mittee and Other Business.
mittee and Other Business.

mlttee and Other Business.
The Jitv Council met in special
session Friday night at 80 clock with
| Mayor Henshaw in the chair and
)ouncilmen Cutler. Stauhly. Cline.
Nestenhaver. Eyersole, Kline, Brown,
| Llovd and Heck present.
An application of the Reyman
brewing Company to do wholesale
beer business at Exchange place was
granted.
Tke street Committee submitted d
list of recommendations which were
taken up by sections and passed upon
as follows:
First. that small foot bridge be
put in IN $. Spring street between
Stephen and John
This recommendation was adopted.
Second. that the terra Gotta pipe
IN front of the G.. f. Evans property
be replaced and few repairs be
made to remedy the complaint at that
place
This section of the rep Jrt was re-
committed to the Street Committee
for reconsideration and with power
TO act.
Third, that survey be made from
John street to the South md of the
g w. Ramer property in or ter to
make uniform grade at that point.
In reference to this clause the
Street Committee was instructed to
give proper grade ana, if necessary
to employ surveyor at small cost.
Fourth, that terra Gotta pipe be
ut in at the corner of Church and
Burke streets Probable cost about
$50.
This section was adopted and the
committee authorized to do the work
Fifth. that Mr.. Flick be notified
to open the gutter in front OF his
property on Queen street so that wa
ter will not overflow the street
This section was adopted.
Sixth. that the stone covering over
the sewer at South and Queen streets
be removed and the crossing repair.
ed so that the water cannot enter the
sewer at that point
This section was adopted and
Councilman Eversole instructed TO
do the work.
To MayCr communicated TO the
Council request of Mr. Reest to
be relieved of license for one week
during which time he would hold a
street fair and carnival, advertising
the towns in the surrounding county
would run excursion trains for the
week. Councilman We-tenhaver sug
gested that this would in all proba-
bility bring to the city small army
Of fakirs and pickpockets and on lis
motion the request was refused
The Mavor stated that he had been
in Morgantowu since the last meeting
of Council and had made arrang g.
ments with the state chemist is at the
Nest Virginia experiment station for
making an ANALYSIS. free OF charge.
of the city water. The work of get.
ing the water aud sending it to Nor
gantown was placed III the ands of
the Water Board.
Mr.. W. f. Outcalt. a committee of
one appointed by the Martinsburg
Home Building and Loan Associations
appeared before the Council and ask
ed for permission to use the rooms
occupied bv the Board of Trade, In
Market House. on Thursday night of
each week for holding meetings. The
request was granted, provided the
use of the rooms does not interfere
with the Board of Trade.
On morton of Councilman Kline it
was ordered that the Standard Lime
and Stone COMPANY be notified to re
move the stone which had been acct
dentallv dumped in the Tuscarora
creek along the railroad leading to
the stone ouarrie'.
The matter of securing terra Gotta
pines for sewers across several streets
from corner TO corner. was referred
70 the Street Committee.
The Water Board was authorized
to have the water pipes flushed by
opening the fire plugs.
Councilman Westenhaver reuorted
that he had plans for consideration
by the Public Square improvement
Committee and that the committee
would be ready IN short time to re
port final plans for the improvements
to the square.