Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-06-11
Town Council Proceedings.


The regular meeting of the town
council was held Monday evening with
all members present. The proposed
ordinance requiring that doors of pub
lie buildings shall be made to open
outward was taken up and discussed,
and motion that it be passed was
lost. The committee was then dis
charged from further consideration OF
the matter. The committee appointed
to have repairs made to the jail re-
ported that the work had been done.
The street committee reported that
payements had been completed along
the properties of E. L. Folk and the
Smurr heirs on Washington street and
of Mrs. NJ. Harrington on New street
and that contracts had been let for the
construction of a pavement along the
G. M. Beltzhoover property on Prin-
cess street and at the alley of the
Adams property on German street.
DIR. G. W. Banks then submitted a
long list of pavements that the street
committee recommended should be
constructed or repaired. including
several crossings. The council there
upon passed an order that the CON:
mittee's report should be adopted and
the following pavements made;
On German street New pavement at
Miss Ella Kelsey's (; Mrs. K. y. Ring
gold, repair pavement and raise 10
grade; end of crossing at Hodges store
ON Princess street New pavements
along property of T. B, Line, Nj. b.
Baker. Collins Show, Emerson heirs,
Dickson heirs, Jacob H. Cookus; pave
ments OF Miss Annie Warner and NJ. b.
Baker to be raised iron gutter plates
at crossing of High street.
On Washington street: New pave
ments along property of William Entler,
Ohas M Sheetz, Miss Ellen Welshans,
Jacob s. Moler, NJ. E. parsonage, Miss
B. Callahan. Smurr heirs, Miss Page
heirs. Miss Morgan and Mrs. McAnly.
On High street : New pavements
along property of Harrison Schley, An.
drew Waldeck, Taylor Link, n. Al.
She'll. F. L. Weltzheimer, Wesley Sci
bert, Fred Young, Ashton Boswell, u
s. Martin, Abram Shepherd heirs, Mrs
Ann Line four-foot bridge across run
ct the Poffenberger property crossing
at Church street.
King street New pavement along
property OF the Misses Sheetz. end OF
pavement to be raised at property OF
Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. Chapline.
New street End of pavement to be
raised at J. r. Shows.
Duke street New pavements along
property of G. R. Staley, John P. Emf
Ter and Il. c. Getzendanner.
The nuisance committee reported
that the building in the rear of fire.
mems hall had been renovated. Com
mittee on cisterns and town run was
instructed to have repairs made to
cistern at M. E. Church.
Council passed an order forbidding
the use of slaughter-houses along the
town run. 1t was ordered that Six
additional lights be placed at certain
points along the streets and alleys.
The report Of Treasurer E. &. Rein.
hart showed a balance in hand OF
$S24.O2. A petition was presented
from a number of citizens, asking that
the hand engine be turned over to a
new fire company that they proposed
to organize. On motion the petition
was granted.
Mayor schley offered suggestions
looking to the establishment OF sys-
TEN of waterworks for Shepherdstown,
and the mayor was constituted COM
mittee to investigate the subject, Sc
cure data, and report at a subsequent
meeting. A motion to enact ourfew
law was lost. After passing num-
Der of bills, council adjourned to meet
the second Monday in July.