Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-05-16
Finance and Water Boards Make
Reports.
CROSSINGS AT RAILROADS
winchester Man Refused Saloon lii
cense Here-other Doings Of
City Council.


certain street concessions for the fire.
mems demonstration here on May 20
%. Granted.
Council .ccepted the invitation from
Ryneal company to head their pro-
cession in carriages at the May dem
onstration.
The application of Thomas Youtz
ror saloon license for the place for
merly conducted by Daniel McGinnis
on South Queen street, was granted.
The application of G. H. Mayhem, of
Winchester, for saloon license in the
Miller building, corner Of Queen and
Burke streets, was refused.
The county court was requested not
to grant license to any person want
ing to open saloon in the abo'-e
building.
Council receipted to the state aud
itor for some belated railroad taxes.
The amount of money was small.
A new paving ordinance was passed
authorizing the paving of the street
block on North Queen street, between
Martin and Race streets.
The reports of the finance committee
and the water board were read and
adopted They are published here
with.
Councilman A. B. Stewart called at
tention to the matter of water from
the B. and o. tracks overlooking East
Burke street at that point. The rail-
road company was ordered to make
repairs there at once so as to abate
the nuisance.
Councilman Charles G. Cushwa
brought to the attention of council
the matter of street crossings at the
tracks of the C. " railroad crossings
at Martin, Burke and King streets.
The railroad company was notified to
lay crossings there at once to the level
OIL the pavement.
Councilman George w. Schill called
councils attention to the matter OF
crossings at the B. and o. tracks on
North Queen street. The railroad
company was ordered at once to lay
pavements at that point, the same to
be level with existing pavements on
either side of the railroad.
Mrs. Minerva Blessing and William
Sites were notified to lay concrete
pavements in front of the properties
of Mrs. Edith Moore, corner King and
Raleigh streets; the White heirs, cor
ner of Burke and College streets, and
D. w. Shaffer, East Liberty street.
Water Boards Report.
The following is the report of the
water board as submitted to the city
council at the meeting Thursday ev-
ening:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council;
Gentlemen: -Pursuing the same ac-
tivity that has animated the other de-
partments of city work, your water
board begs to report that they have
laid during the present year 1900 feet
OF newiron pipe on Raleigh street, 800
feet on Centre and East Race streets,
and 800 feet in the public square and
in addition to this have paid for the
1000 feet laid on John street, making
a total of nearly one mile OF iron pipe
laid and paid for out of this years ap-
preparations.
We would earnestly recommend that
all future water boards continue this
policy of laying at least one mile OF
new pipe each year. If this is done
in the next few years, the cement
pipe now in use will be replaced with
new pipe. In addition to the new pipe
laid, your board has installed four
new fire hydrants. This, with the 1000
feet Of new fire hose recently purchas-
ed by the fire board has added greatly
to the efficiency of the fire departmnt.
(Signed)--L. H. Thompson, w. r.
Caskey, c. G. Cushwa, Frank ]. Zill,
Geo. W. Schill.
Finance Committees Report.
The report of the finance committee
of the city council was submitted at
the above meeting:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council:
Gentlemen We, your finance COM
mittee beg to recommend that the
books OF the corporation be closed for
the settlement for the fiscal year on
Saturday, May 16, 1908.
After careful investigation of the
financial condition of the city. your
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