Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-03-16
WAS VERY BRIEF SESSION
Council Transacted Its Business
In Short Order.
OFFICERS CLOCKS ORDERED
viii Register Patrol Work of the
observation-disclosures Ask For
Proper Equipment.

The city council held the shortest
regular session for several years
Thursday night, occupying but one
hour and 40 minutes in the transac-
ton Of business, half of which was
taken up with the consideration of
the minutes of the previous meeting
and the bills. Mayor Harrison was
in the chair, and every councilman
was present as follows: Stewart, Nc
Dowell, Rentch, Lemen, Thompson,
Cushwa, Little, Poole, Schill and Zill
Among the bills passed was one for
1920 for the new iron water pipe
for John and Raleigh streets, which
was received several weeks ago from
the Lynchburg Foundry Co.
Capt. d. w. Shaffer appeared be-
for the council in behalf of Hose Co.
No. 2, whose members are DESTROYS of
securing adequate equipment, and who
appointed Captain Shaffer committee
of one to present the claims of the fire.
men to the council In brief state
ment the captain said that this COM
pany is the largest in the city, embrac-
ing in its membership 65 active and
willing firemen and more than 100 as
sociate members; that the second
ward is the largest in the city, with
more valuable property than any
other ward; that the firemen are with
ont the necessary equipment to fight
fires, and that the efficiency of the en-
tire department is seriously impaired
by the condition of the equipment in
the second ward. He believed that
company that took as active an in
terest in the welfare of the city as
that in the second ward is entitled to
the best facilities for fighting fires
that can be supplied without Grip
ping the finances of the council, and
that, on behalf of the firemen, he
would ask the council to grant the
request of the boys for reel, 500
feet of hose, a dozen rubber coats and
two nozzles. The council promised to
consider the matter, and placed it in
| the hands of the fire committee for in
vestigation.
Polcemen's Clocks Ordered.
The council decided to make some
changes in the police regulations with
view of increasing the efficiency of
| of the force, and instructed the un-
| form committee to purchase two po-
| licemen's clocks, and to make the nee
essary arrangements for placing these
| timepieces at convenient places. 1t
was suggested that the clocks be plac-
ed at the Baltimore & Ohio passenger
station and the government building,
and these points will probably be
| selected. 1t was also decided to open
a book in the mayors Office, and to
keep therein record of the work of
/ the officers for each day. The clocks
will furnish a record of the patrol
work of the policemen, as each man on
duty will be required to register at
the clocks every alternate hour The
mechanism of the clocks is such that
complete record of this character is
kept.
Must Haul the Reels.
A bill for hauling the reels from
recent fires was submitted to the
1councii and held up pending investiga-
ton, and this brought out debate ON
the question of getting the reels to
and from fires. The matter was ad-
justed by an order to the effect that
the salaried firemen at the Ryneal
house use the horses for the purpose
of taking the reels to and from fires,
thus cutting off the expense of paying
others for this service.
! The council instructed the mayor to
issue an order requiring several per-
sons in different parts of the city to
remove from the streets a lot of
wagons that are eyesores and matters
of unfavorable comment
The council adjourned the subject to
the call of the mayor, when a special
meeting will be held to consider the
Reinstatement of Officer Riordon, who
was cucnanHad thrQa vaaLc a on