Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-04-11
G. and p. Telephone Company Asked Per.
MISSION 10 Move a Few Of Their Poles
Number Of Complaints Entered.

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The reuo1t of the Water Board IN
respect to the reimbursement Of the wa
ter tax for tho use Of water for the
street sprinkler was received. The re-
port states that there would be no low
ering in the tax. Upon a vote the re-
port OF tho board was received aud
adopted by the Council.
The following report Of the Ordi-
nance Committee was read.
To the Hon. Mayor and Council -
Gentlemen We vour ordinance
eommitro beg to submit the following
amendment to the ordinances Of the
corporation with the recommendation
for their passage.
Committee.
An ordinance to amend and r%e-enact
sec. 9 Of she ordnance regulating the
erection Of poles for placing there on
wires for electric light, telephone or
telegraph purposes passed Dec. 6, 1889.
BE it ordained BY the common coun-
oil Of the corporation Of Martinsburg
hat sec. 2. Of mn ordinance PASSED
Dec. q. 1889, regulating the erection
Of poles etc, to amend and re.enact SO
as to read as follows;
"Sec. .. The poles shall be 80 feet
nigh and the wire shall be not less than
30 feat from the level ct the pavement
and said poles shall be erected at such
convenient distance and in such a
n as not to be All obstruction in
the street or interfere with the rights
md privilege Of the citizens or with
the franchises of others. S}id poles
after being erected and all poles alFea-
DIV erected shall ba painted TO the dis
n OF 10 feet from the level of the
pavement. It shall he unlawful for
any person to paste. tack or place any
sign or advertisement upon said pole.
Any violation of the above is liable to
a fine of from one to FIVE dollars"
The last two clauses are the amend
ment.
An ordinance to amend and re-enact
sec. . Of chapter 10 Of the laws and
ordinances of the corporation Of Mar
tinsburg.
Be it ordained by the Common Coun-
Gil Of the CORPORATION OF Martinsburg
that sec. 9 of the laws and ordinances
of the corporation Of M%artinsburg be
amended aud re-enacted so as to read
as follows;
Ser. 9. On every license to sell by
retail or wholesale native wine. porto,
al or beer. fifty dollars per year"
These amendments went through
rheir first and second reading without
II remarks but after the second read
ny of sec. o of chapter 10. Council
man Hooge made a motion that $50 be
struck out and $40 be placed instead.
On a vote this motion was lost. After
the third reading the ordinances were
adopted upon a vote.
A petition was received from a num-
Der OF property owners on West Ste
pheu street asking that the street be
repaired rs it is in a %disgraceful con-
ditiou. A motion was passed direct
ing that the matter be referred to the
street Committee for some final
agreement with the owners Of the
street as it is not the property of the
CORPORATION and thev have no right to
repair it.
A request was received from the @.
snd p. Telephone Co. asking that they
BE given permission to move @ few Of
tleir poles that are on the east side of
Queen street two of them on the dry
bridge and one in front Of their ex-
change. then all of their poles will be
en- = line aud the moving of the pole
in front OF the exchange will prevent
their wire being in such close quar-
ters with the electric wires on that
side of the street, for il it is moved
the wires will be run in a cable to
the exchange. The matter was referr-
ad to the Street Committee with DOW
or to act.
Councilman VIM. r. Cline brought
before the council the matter of the
condition of the city fire bell. He pre-
santed a model made by one of the
Bremen showing what an improve
ment could be m~adelonithe present bell,
The matter and model was given to the
Fire Committee for their approval.
License to sell sniritous liquor was
granted TO the following saloon keep
ers. Wm. Roach. Paul Strausner. Chas.
Bush. d. II. Barry, f. X. Combs. Il.
r.. Drehr, Jacob Schleuss. J. ii. Ba-
ker. 4. v. Little, w. j. Lambert.
Geo. w. Schill and son. T. w. Martin