Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-02-10
FIRE Commission AAMED|
Max Robinson and A. D. Darby
are Selected BY Council.
ORDINANCE ALSO DRAWN UP
New Department Now Uuder Con-
troll of City Busy and Important
Meeting of Council.

AT the meeting of the city council
Thursday, Mr.. Max Robinson, man
ager of the Auburn Wagon works, and
Mr.. A. ID. Darby, cashier of the Bank
of MartinsbnrR were selected as the
representatives of the business men TO
serve on the fire commission, and.
with Councilman Cushwa, chairman
of the fire committee of the council,
will compose the board that will rave
charge of the new department. The
ordinance governing the new commits
sion was also passed at the meeting.
and the new department NAV now
be, saidto be fully inaugurated. Mr..
Robinson was elected for term of
six years and Mr.. Darby for three
years, it being the purpose of the
council TO select one citizen every
three wears, in order that at
least one member of the commission
shall be an experienced man.
It was an important and lively SEES
sion Of he council, and great deal of
business was accomplished during the
two hours of the session There were
present Councilmen Thompson. Cush-
wa, Poole, Lemen, Stewart. Gro
Finger, Emmert. Schill and Lambert,
the only absentee being Mr.. Hutsler.
The light committee recommended
that the present contract with the
electric light company be extended
one year, and the members were en-
powered to make the necessary con
tract.
The street committee was given
power to purchase the lot of Dorm and
Walker. on North Queen street. for
the purpose of widening that street,
the price to be $500.
THE WATER WORKS.
The water board submitted its
annual report, recommending that new
mains be laid on John and High
streets, and reciting some interesting
figures in connection with the water
works. This department is now self
sustaining for the first time in the
history of the CITY, the new rules and
regulations having proved very Ell
cient. TIE receipts for 1905 were
80, 500. the expenses 30, 1855, balance 1854.
The value of the entire plant is esti-
mated at 1856, 600. with an indebted
ness of sizes, 900. The new pump will
give total capacity Of 1000, 600 GAL
Ions per day.
Superintendent Skaters report
showed that there were 325, S22. 423
gallons of water pumped during 1905,
an average of $4,000, 600 per month, or
100 gallons per day for each person in
the city. A total of COL tons of coal
was used in 1905. Seven miles of pipe
are now in use, and it cost 81 cents
for each ZOO gallons of water pump
ed.
a petition from Mr.. A. F. Bentz.
for permission to reopen his shootitg
gallery in the Crump building vas re-
ceived, but the council refused to re-
woke the order of the mayor closinp
the place.
FIRE ORDINANCE.
The ordinance TO govern the new
fire department was introduced and
read three times and passed without a
single change. Some of the more i'm
portant provisions are as follows:
For the reorganization of the entire
tre department, with not more than
fire companies.
Commissions of three--iwo citizens
and one councilmsn--one citizen to
bs elected everv three years.
The commission to be subordinate to
the council, and with power to form
Mate rules and regulations. for the
governments OF the fire der artment
subjecs to the approval of the council.
Commission to have full power to
employ an discharge employees. subject
to confirmation OF and appeal of the
council.
Auc SohimAoSAOn 10 nnVo Au1t pOW6K
20 receive and Adis6urse sil consfibu.
sions, bot no power TO contract any
debt without permission Of the conn.
Gil.
The fire apparatus 70 have full
light Of wav on any street or alley
while on the way to frs.
A dne Of IS 10 $40. or imprison
ment of not more than nc DAYS or
both. for any person. except those
duly authorized. who ride on the
wagon while going to fires.
COMMISSIONERS NAMED.
Thu ballotinR for commissioners was
lively for awhile, and was character
ICED by unanimity of opinion among
he Connc,lmen that Mr.. Rohin.on
should be on the commission Three
or four ballots were cast, the first re-
sulting in unanimous vote for Mr..
Robinson, with the vote on the second