Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-09-13
THE PROPOSITION REFUSED
COUNCIL DECLINES OFFER OF PAIL
ADELPHnA CAPITALISTS.
WIN Not sen Franchise Appropriation
Grapted for Impro vements Around
the Drinking Fountafn-Other
Matters Before the Council

at Thursday nights regular meeting
f.that body, at which the following
councilmen were present, Mavor Evans
| presiding: j. r. Porter. G. @. Cutler,
a. Staubly, Conrad Cline, f. s. En-
inert. a. r. Parlette. w. r. Kline,
Martin Brown, J. Fl. Lloyd and Chas-
A. HODGE. Following is the report,
which was adopted:
We, your water board, to whom
was referred the question Ola new
supply of water for the city, beg to
report that we have considered the
Question fully. A proposition was
submitted to us for the purchase of
the right to sewer the town and snip
ply us With water. w hich proposition
we deem to be not for the best interest
of the city and therefore declined the
offer.
"We further find that there is only
one available source from which it is
prudent to supply the town and that
there are legal questions operating
which prevent us from proceeding fur
Their at present, with q view to the
adoption of this source of supply.
Signed. w. r.. Kline
&c. G. Cutler
Conrad Cline
"F S. Emmert
&c. A. Hodge,
The source referred to is the Kill
er spring.
The following report of the light
committee was read and adopted:
Gentlemen We. your light COM
mittee, beg to report that we have in
vestigated the bill of the Electric
Light Company that was referred to
us by your honorable body and find
that the defects in the lights were not
caused by any neglect of the company,
but by break down of the machinery
that was unavoidable. Therefore we
recommend that the bill as presented
be paid.
On motion of Councilman Kline per-
mission was given the Presbyterian
church to tap the sewer for the pur-
pose of running clear water from roof
and organ into same.
On motion of Councilman Staubly
the street committee was instructed to
receive bids for an iron bridge on Il.
John street aud report same to Coun-
Gil.
A petition of Miss Bertha Sharff was
received and clerk instructed to noti-
fy her that the Council had no iuris-
diction in the matter.
Mrs. M. Fryatt applied for grade of
| pavement ON South street, which petit
ton was referred to the street commit
tee with power to act.
On motion Of Councilman Cutler the
condition of the fence around the cor
poration lot near the City Hall was
referred TO the real estate committee
with power to act.
On motion of Councilman Cline the
treasurer was authorized to take up
the two old bonds presented for re-
demption at the Merchants and Farm
ers bank, to pay for same out of refunds
received from the Tefunding commits
I sioners.
! 1t was ordered that II. Wilen, Agent
F. Becker, and II. G. Colbert be noti-
fed to reset curb and put in good gut
tiers in front of their respective proper
! ties on Queen street. according to a
grade to be given by the street com
mittee. M. G.. Tabler was also order
ed to repair paveme mt on E. Burke
street.
On motion of Councilman Parlette
the matter of pavements on the East
side of n. Queen street, near b. & o.
crossing, was referred to the street
committee to report back
Councilman Cline. of the Public
Square Improvement Committee. re-
ported having completed fountain and
asked for an appropriation of Sl35 to
place the curbing, grass plot, etc,
around it.
The appropriation was granted.
The committee reported progress on
the band stand.
On motion of Councilman Cutler the
Gas Company was ordered to remove
all surplus dirt from bitches dug by
its employees.
Councilman Staublv was granted
premi ssion to hire two men for two
DAYS to do some grading on W. Martin
street.
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