Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-26
PRESIDENT TO Be INVITED council ADOPTS REPORT
Bill to Extend the City Limits
Is Formally Approved.
HOW THE NEW LINE WILL RUN
Only That Section South of Baltimore
& Ohio and West of South Queen
Street Affected.


The members of the city council
held special meeting at the city hall
Tuesday evening. at which time the
report of the special committee APP
pointed at the recent meeting TO in-I
yestigate the question of the extensionI
was submitted an adopted There were
present Mayor Harrison and Council
men Lemen, Zill. Little, Rentch Me-
Dowell and Poole.
The special committee, in its re-
port submitted very comprehensive. i
although simple, plan Of extending
the city limits and accompanied the
written report with a map of the city
and contiguous territory, ON which
was clearly defined the proposed line.
Only that portion of the outlying terri
tory that is west and south of the
city is affected by the proposed
change. The new line starts at the
present corporate line on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad at a point
about 200 feet west of the Cumberland
Valley bridge. From that point ii runs
in a straight line to a point 80 feet
east of the house on the Tuscarora
grade road, taking in the new base
ball park and the residence and parts
of the farms of Charles Roush and
George Roush From the point east
of the toll house on the Tuscarora the
line runs a straight course TO point
about 100 feet north of the toll house
on the Winchester pike, taking in all
that section known as the boom
land From this point the lile runs
in a straight line to point along the
Cumberland Valley railroad where the
road would meet a straight line from
Wilson street to Queen street extend
ed thence up Queen street tC the
present line.
Only that territory which lies south
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
and west of South Queen street will be
affected by the proposed change, the i
balance Of the corporate line remain
ing as at present. It is estimated that
the aggregate area of land that will be
brought into the corporation is about
200 or 1,500 acres, containing about
225 homes and a population of about
200 souls 1t is the most valuable and
populous territory adjacent TO the city
and will prove valuable addition tol
the corporation.
A bill embodying the report of thel
special committee will at once be pre-
pared by City Attorney Lemen and
forwarded to Senator Silver and Rep
resentatives Ryneal and Wood for in
PRODUCTION in the legislature
Condemnation Suit Discussed
City Attorney Lemen reported to the
council that the suit to condemn al
strip of land owned by Henry Janney,
at the corner of Raleigh and stephen
streets, and which is required for the
widening of West stephen street, has
been instituted in the circuit court,
and that the court had appointed the
customary board of appraisers. The
latter had visited the place and report
ed to the court that the property OF,
Mr.. Janney would be damaged to the
extent of 81 900 The land required by
the city for public use is 10 feet wide
and 14O feet long and embraces just
one-third of the lot. This price stag
gered the council and the members
concluded to lay the matter on the
table, pending further investigation.
The council will have three months
in which to either pay the price fixed
by the appraisers, fight the suit in
the court or drop the matter entirely,
The price is considered excessive by.
the council, but just what the mem
bers will do in the matter has not been
determined.