Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-07-14
Co unciI Meeting.


night with Mayor Minghini in the
chair. All the members were present
except Mr.. Hutsler. who was absent
from the city.
The fiuarce committee, reported
that an estimate of the receipts and
disbu. ssmeuts for the coming year
had been made. The receipts will be
as iollow,:
Taxes. SI6.coo1 water rents, 50 900
liquo, license, 81 ooo; miscel aaeCus,
s. 639; total, S3I 639.
The principal items Of expense will
be water, IS coo; streets: So 500; pc
lice, IS 500; salaries, 81 500; sinking
fund, 81, coo; interest S4.I5o; lights.
| 81 400 paving s. 600 Queen street
bndse, 81 900; Kilmer Springs pay
ment. $1,000 miscellaneous to make
total OF s. $50.
The sum OF Sf,2bo was ordered
drawn from the treasury and paid o
Mr.. ! )hn D. Kimer As part payment
onthe Kilmer springs property, y hich
the city purchased two yeats ago as a
source oil Water ,uppiy.
Tie Guy Sergeant was ordered TO
prccee 10 collect all back taxes, BY
law.
The reports Of Fire Chief Kline foi
| the psst six onths was submitted,
sho wing limited number Of alarms
Of fire RESI- ond d to by the department
with psratively small damage He
asked for the purchase Of 81 900 feet
/ of hose for the d fferent reel houses,
and gain brought up the question
a central fire house apart from the
city hall, where il is proposed to in
stall chemical wagon and horses.
with several paid fremen 10 be always
on duty. He stated that if the city
would ereo. suitable building he
would enter into an agreement to
| thoroughly eqnip it with modern ap-
paratus without as king cent from
the council the work TO be done by
private subscription. No action was
taken. Council granted permission
for the de partment to hold a street
carnival Tor the benefit OF the depart
mert.
The water com mittee reported that
a total expenditure OF about 81 600
would be required for new water
pipes, nec,ions, plsgs. etc, Oh
on that port on OF Queen street it is
poi ID 70 pave,
Tue city attoinsy reported hat the
city has the power, under the law, 10
pave any sectiod of a street or alley
upon petition of two-thirds OF the
abutting property owners one-thlrd
the cost to be borne by the city, the
/ balance to be assessed upon the prop
erty owners pro rata.
The street com nittee rep orted that
the bids for widening Queen stteet
near the Baltimore and Ohio crossing
had been opened, and the committee
was authorized to proceed with the
work. The whole expense is tstimsted
at abput $1,000,
There was heated debate on the
proposition to institute a suit against
MIR. c. G. Smith to compel him to re-
move the wall about his home from
what is claimed to he corporation
2Iound. One OF two OF the council
men were in favor of abandoning the
/ contention. while others thought a
drinciple of some importance is in
volved, and that it would BE- setting
d bad precedent TO waive the rights
nd authority of the city. City A tor
ney Lemen was instructed to retain
the firm of Faulkner Walker and
Woods and proceed with the suit
The fees due off GERS for arrests
were ordered paid. The case of Off
Ger Hollis, who was suspended by thu
Mayor. was investigated aud he was
put back on the force without loss of
pay.
After passing a number of bills the
| Cnurcii adjourned