Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-01-03
Council So Decided al The Meet
ing Thursday Night,
ALSO PAVE NORTH QUEEN STREET
Important Improvements Projected
BY City Officials The Anti-Spit-
ting Ordinance Came Up For
First Reading.
First Reading.

First Reading.
The proposition to pave the public
square and North Queen street be-
tween Martin and Race, which has
been under discussion by members Of
the city council for some time past,
was taken up at the regular January
meeting of the city council Thursday
night, with the result that it was de-
termined to proceed forthwith in the
preliminary work, and to push the inn
provement as rapidly as possible. In
accordance with tho Instructions of
the council, the members of the water
board this morning began the work
OF buying the large iron water mains
for the square, and it is believed that
before many weeks have passed the
actual work will be under way.
While majority of the people own
ing property on the public square have
not signed petition to the council
To- pave it, it is known that they favor
the improvement, therefore there VIII
be no obstacle in the way on the
score of objection on the part of the
property owners A petition to pave
North Queen street between Martin
and Race was presented to the coun-
Gil several months ago, and the big
water mains are already in place on
that square.
The total cost of the projected inn
proyement will be in the ne,sel'or-
hood of $4,000. This will include the
pipes for the square, the brick and
the labor. OF this amount the pro-
perty owners on North Queen street
will bear two-thirds and the city tn !:
remainder. On the square, however,
the property owners will pay only an
amount equal to one-third the width
of Queen street, the city paying the
remainder. The spaces occupied by
the band stand and the fountai, will
materially reduce the cost of paving
the square
Last year the Berkeley County
court appropriated the sum Of SLIGO
toward paving the square, ara the
council is anxious to proceed with the
work before the time for the expira-
ton of the appropriation.
1t is the intention of the council to
get the water mains in the grounl as
soon as possible, in order that the
earth may sufficient time to settle
solidly. After the pipes have been laid
in the square, the council will take
up the work OF paving North Queen
street, and by the time this improve
ment is completed the square will be
In shape to pave. 1t is hoped to hay
tho entire work completed late in the
coming summer
No work undertaken by the counc
since the paving proposition was first
taken up has been SO important or
popular as this will be. The present
paved section Of Queen street has Civ
en- the people decided taste FIR this
sort Of Improvement, and the action
of the council in ordering the i'm
rrovement Of the square ard NORTH
Queen street will be greeted with a
great deal Of satisfaction en- the part
Of the people generally.
Little other business was tyensact-
Ell at the council meeting Thursday
night, the session being adjourned al
an early hour.
Mayor Harrison occupied the cheil
and there were present the following
councilmen: Le,nen ziIl. Thompson
i little. schills Stewart, CasItgy, sush-