Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-13
LICENSES RECOMMENDED
CITY Council Takes Action on APP
pications.
NEW PAYMENTS TO BE LAID
Property Owners on Queen Street or
dered to Put in Concrete
Sidewslks.

Sidewalks.
The regular meeting of the city
council was held Thursday evening in
the council chamber, with all the
coupcilmen present and Mayor Harri-
son presiding The session lasted
about two hours and half and the
principal business was the recon-
rnendation of the council to the conn
tv court of the granting Of license TO
the various applicants. These licenses
were recommended with one exception
and that was for the restaurant con-
Quoted by c. II. Motion, ON East Martin
street.
The routine business was taken up
after the minutes of the last regular
meeting, and special meetings had
been approved. The bills for March
were approved, among them one for
% cents for the burying of a cat.
The report Of the light committee
which recommended that the present
contract with the Martinsburg Light
& Power company be extended for an
other year was adopted.
Sixteen applications for the sale of
spirituous liquors were recommended
as follows: F. X. Combs, d. II. Barry,
w. w. Westphall, Thos. w Martin, w.
S. Little, z. A. Hobbs, w. NJ Roach,
w. ]. Lambert, Schleuss &c Timmons,
w. II. Myers, G. w. schill, sr., K. b.
Creque A. b. Stewart, John P.
Creque, r e Miller and d. A. MeGin-
mis-.
Eight drug stores: NJ. A. Snodgrass,
c. O. WEAVING, c. w. Tabler. J. A. G..
Hover, w. S. Harper & Co, e G.
Shepherd, A. NJ Gilbert and r. L.
Snodgrass.
Nine restaurants: r. W. Martin, D.
A. McGinniss, Schleuss e Timmons,
w. NJ Roach, A. L. Martin, Barney
VanMetre, P. o. Schneider, G. w
Schill, ST., C. C. Mock and E. A.
Hobbs. C. II. Motion also filed an ap
plication but the council decided not
to recommend the granting of this H.
cense until the place had been investi-
gated by the nuisance committee.
The six applications for license to
operate pool tables were referred to
the nuisance committee to ascertain
if they had all complied with the re-
cent resolution of council, that no
place of amusement be granted a IL
cense unless there was attached there
to a place of public comfort. If the
committee finds that these conditions
have been complied with the clerk Is
instructed to make recommendations
to the county court that license be
granted The applicants are: T. w.
Martin, w. A. Breth, H. ]. Little, G. A.
Mantz G. F. Johnson and w. Spears
Three applications for the wholesal
ing of beer were recommended as fol
lows; Reymann Brewing Co, German
Brewing Co., and the Mt Vernon
Brewing Co.
After the licese question had been
disposed of the council took up the
matter of improvements and ordered
that all property owners who had here
tofore been notified to put down pave
ments were to be again notified to
proceed with the work at once.
Residents along West John street
were notified to put in curbs and gut
ters. Pavements in various parts OF
the city will be ordered put down. The
council, looking toward the paving of
Queen street from King to Martin or
dered that all property owners on the
two blocks not having concrete pave
ments be ordered to put them down at
once.
After some further discussion of the
condition of the pavements in the city
the council adjourned.