Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-16
SALOONS GIVEN LICENSES.
COUNCIL GRANTED EIGHTEEN PER
mrTs THURSDAY NIGHT.

NJ embersi Favors Increased License on
| Insurance Companies for BENEFIT
Of the Department. 5
The regular April session of the city
| council was called to order THURSDAY
night at 1870 by Mayor Evans. with
| the following members present: Por-
ter, Staubly, Barry, Emmert, Thomp-
son. Kline, Stewart, HODGE and Schill.
The members immediately plunged
into business by instrncting Mr..
Hooge to take charge of the cleaning
up of the engine house and fire appar-
atus preparatory to the firemen's DEM
onstration here next month.
Mr. Thompsod then brought up the
matter of considerable Importance bv
advocating an increase in the license
of insurance companies doing business
| through the agencies here. The pres
emit license is So for eaca COMPANY.
| Mr.. Thompson's idea is to make the
| license $50 for each (the Winchester
rate). and to apply the increased reve.
nue., which will amount to more than
| 81, 900, to the betterment of the focal
fire system If this idea is adopted
by the council it will result in an i'm
proved system, with a couple of horses
and at least two men at the fire STA
ton all the time. TIE matter was
referred to the finance committee to
investigate and report back.
The public square committee was
instructed to clean up the square at
once, and the crossings at Queen and
Burke, and Liberty and Queen were
ordered repaired.
| The question of a uniform water
rate for consumers was presented hv
Mr.. 'chomDson. Those in the city
limits are taxed IS per year. while
those outside the city limits are COM
PEELED to paw ST. 1t is believed that
reduction to So for the latter will re-
suit in adding about 5000 per year to
the revenue of tie water system, and
the water board will investigate the
proposition.
The council Instructed the street
committee to construct sidewalks
where property owners had failed to
do so after notice had been given by
| the council.
The council then came to the mat
ter of granting Igor licenses for the
coming year. There was no hitch in
this business, and each applicant was
granted the necessary permit. The
rate is $3.50 for each bar and $50 for
each brewery agency. There are IS
saloons and two beer agencies, max
ing total revenue from this source
of "a, 500 per year. The following Sc.
cured licenses Paul Strausner, w. J.
Lambert, F. X, Combs, W. w. West.
phal, W. S. Little, Jacob Schleuss, T.
W. Martin, Schleus & Timmons,
Daniel A. McGinniss (new) e. A..
Hobbs, William Roach, X. B. Creque
ID. H. Barry, j. r. Portor, G.. w.
Schill e Son, A. b. Stewart, Il, II.
Dreher, Charles Busch, Leder-
Weiderman brewery, Reymann brew
cry. The firm of Baker Bros retires
from the saloon business.
C. A. Mantz, r. E. Miller and e. A.
Hobbs were granted licenses TO oper-
ate pool tables.
The corporation Monday gave the
Crawford mills the grade for the
pavements and cutters to be laid in
front of their place.
Grades were given this morning to
DIR. @. w. Link. for concrete pave
ment in front of his property on South
Queen street, and to Mr.. ]. I. Nc
Donald for a pavement to be laid at
the corner of John and Water streets.
The coal dump built by the corpor-
alton at the new pumping station, has
been completed, and is ready for use
Crushed stone is being distributed
on South Queen street, and also on
West King street.