Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-05-16
Council Meeting.

Inc regular monthly meeting OI TIT
town council was held Monday even
ing, all the members being present
W. N. Lemen was made an addition.
al member of the board of health.
The electric light committee reported
that a new transformer had been or.
dered, and also stated that certain
repairs were needed at the light plant
The committee was instructed to have
repairs made to boiler and to erectNa
new smoke stack. A contract relat-
ing to the terms upon which an en-
gineer for the electric light works
should be employed was adopted by
the council. The present engineer,
R. M. VanMeter, declined to sign the
contract. An election for engineer
was then held, and John Jones was
elected in place of Mr.. VanMeter, the
change to take effect thirty days
from date. The committee was au-
thorized to contract for coal at $3.l5
per ton.
The treasurer reported having re-
ceived from Sergeant Shipley and
former treasurer Billmyer $l,648.93,
and paid orders amounting to $l7S-
80, leaving balance in his hands Of
81 ,470.11.
The report of the committee On
streets and alleys was submitted, as
follows:
1.-THE committee has examined the
streets and alleys Of the town and
recommend as follows:
~. That the committee be author
lied to purchase about 600 perches
Of crushed stone to be used on The
streets, same to be bought as soon as
practicable.
"2. That a number of new brick
crossings be put in, and that the COM
mittee be authorized to purchase the
necessary brick for the purpose.
"3. That the streets be cleaned OF
all Objectionable weeds, etc., and that
man be employed for the purpose,
and that same be hauled away.
"4. That certain old lamp posts be
taken up and stored away.
IS. That all or part of the follow
ing pavements be rebuilt with brick
by the property owners: In front
of property of George Johnson and
Mrs. McAnly on Duke street; along
property of Mrs. Gibson and fremen 8
lot on King street in front OF prop
erty of the Misses Markell, the Misses
Sheetz and Mrs. McChan on Gei man
street along property Of NJ. B. Bak-
er on King street along property OF
estate of G. T. Hodges, Mrs. Ella
Billmyer, Charles Weber, T. B. Line
aud the Entler Hotel. on Princess
street in front Of property Of s. P.
Humrickhouse, Jr., on German streets
along property of Episcopal Church
on Church street; along property Of
Joseph Byers heirs and DR.. Reynolds
on German street.
The report was adopted and the
committee Was ordered to carry out
the recommendations, the mayor be-
ing instructed to serve proper notice
upon the property owners above
named.
The committee on nuisances and
fire submitted the following report
Your committee on uuisances and fire,
having thoroughly examined the fire.
fighting equipment, beg to submit the
following report:
We find the engine and reels in good
condition. We find II lanterns report
ed by chief of fire department to be
practically of no use. We find on hand
about 200 feet of fire hose, 800 feet Of
which is fit for service, balance needing
two dozen expansion rings and about
one days work Of two men in order to
make about $50 feet OF them seryicea-
Bile. We find fire alarm in good cOndi-
ton.
We make the following recommends
tions:
That corporation purchase at once
not less than 400 feet of good ~ inch
fire hose, guaranteed to stand $50 lbs.
pressure.
That corporation purchase one sliding
ladder and three good lanterns.
That at least % round bottom paper
buckets DO purchased and-rack be made
to hang them on in firemen's hall. and
that a bucket brigade be formed OF
young men from 10 to 20 years of age,
it to be their duty to respond promptly
al firemen's hall TO all alarms OF fire
and proceed at once to the fire to render
such help as possible with the buckets.
This, your committee believes, would
do very effective work.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRISON SCHLEY,
DAVID LEMEN, Com.
J. l.. WELsHANs,
The report was agreed to, and the