Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-06-09
Old and New Council.


newly elected members took their
seats. Three of them were old couu-
cilnien who hal been reelected, aud
they stepped from the old to the new
council. The impression had gott en-
abroad that the old regime, before
giving up the reins of government,
would seek to enact an ordinance
for longer hours ter the saloons, but
such was not the case.
Alter considerable discussion and
dissension the ordinance to submit
the question OF license or no license
to vote of the people. at each recur-
ring election. was repealed The mo-
ton to that effect was made by Mr.
Mcdonald, the retiring member from
the first ward, who was chairman OF
the ordinance committee, and intro
du,ed an ordinance that he said had
been prepared by al Attorney, but
which was not endorsed by any other
member OF the committee except the
chairman. Messrs. Hutsler, Emmeft
and Lambert asked that the ordinance
be referred back to the committee for
consideration. This Mr.. Mcdonald re-
fuse d, and moved that it 60 to its sec
ond reading. The ayes and nays were
demanded and Messrs. Mcdonald,
Barry, Stewart and Schill. voted aye.
aud Hutsler, Enimert. Grozinger and
Lambert nay. The vote was tie and
the mayor gave the casting vote in
taver of Mr. McDonald's motion The
final vote on the repeal stood six to
two, Messrs. Emmert and Grozinger
voting against it.
A communication was Received from
the business mems association, rels-
tive to Sunday selling. The council
took the ground that it had nothing
to do with enforcing the laws. but
that it was up to the mayor to do so.
The question OF converting the ground
around the old water works was de-
cided upon. and will be done as soon
as practicable.
A petition for a light on Queen
street north of Maple avenue was re-
ferred to the street com mittee. Two
bonds for $1,000 each were Cancelled,
aud the bills of the election officers
for 2 days work were passed. after
which the Old council went into his
tory, with good business record.
The retiring members are Barry and
Mcdonald
THE NEW COUNCIL.
The new council then asse bled
for business. the recently elected
members being sworn IN except Mr..
Thompson who was absent from the
city. The new members in the coun-
Gil are Messrs c. q. Cushwa and X.
Poole.
The first business was the examiu-
alton OF paving brick Submitted by
Mr.. T. ] Brett, representing the Ham
mond Co, Of Fairmont. A lengthy
discussion followed, during which 1t
was developed that one block OF
Queen street aud the whole of the
square would require about $50. 600
bricks, AZ to the square yard, the
cost Of the brick being 81 per square
yard, AS there are about 3 200 square
yards. TO be paved, the cost Of the
brick will be about, So, 200, or about
S., 900 for the whole work, A further
investigation of the paving project
was made by the street committee, and
it is probable that the work will be
uone in the near future.
The appointment Of committees
was the next business in order, and
the previous caucus arrangement was
ignored, and the following gentle
men were named BY the mayor to
serve on the various committees.
Ordinance--X. Poole. Emmert,
Hutsler, Lambert, Grozinger.
Finance Emmert, Poole. Cushwa.
Schill, Grczinger
Stree's-Schill, Lemen, cushwa,
| Thompson. Stewart.
Real Estate Thompson. Poole,
Huts4er, Lambert, Grozinge'.
Nuisance ushwa, Schill, Poole,
I lompson, GrozinEer.
Water-Lem-n, Hutsler, Stewart,
Lambert
| Light Poole, Cushwa, Thompson,
Grozinger. Schill
Uniform-Hutsler, Poole, Stewart,
Emmert, Schill.
/ Ctsterns and WeiIs-Stewart Lem