Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
TROLLEY FRANCHISE
BEFORE CITY COUNCIL
Granting Of One to Berkeley Irae-
,tion Company is Discussed.
ORDINANCE SUBMITTED
AND GIVEN TO COMMITTEE

seven Miles Of Track Provided For
and All Necessary Equipment
Road To Be in Operation by April
4, 1s1o-Hearing of Complaint
Other Business Before the Body.
From The World of Friday:
The city council net in regular
monthly session last night, Mayor
Cuehwa presiding. The only 40
sentees were Councilman Snodgrass
and Caskey. The meeting was one
OF more than ordinary Importance.
The ordinance committee presented
the ordinance for paving the public
square and it was read by City Attor-
ney C. E. Martin. The ordinance was
adopted as submitted.
Justice S. S. Felker appeared be
fore council in behalf of himself and
certain property owners relative to
the sewer at West King and Church
streets and which passes through
lands between King and Burke
streets. The complaint was that the
sewer is not large enough to carry
off the surface water, hence frequent
annoyance is occasioned to property
owners of that section and they ask
that a larger terra Gotta pipe be laid
thereon the water diverted in another
to the street COMMITTEES with power
to act at once in view of the fact thai
direction. The matter was referred
this inadequate W has been giving
trouble for years. 1t is quite likely
that the surface water on King street
west of Church will be turned down
Church street from King to the large
sewer on West John street, which
would only require al short line of
pipe, and then the sewer in question
would be sufficiently large to drain
the water from a portion of West
Burke street. This seems to be a
practical solution to the problem.
Mr.. A. c. Nadenbouusch, represent
ing the Equality Masonic lodge, was
before council asking permission to
heat the lodge room from the fur
mace under the city nall, Offering to
pay for the necessary piping and al
low a reasonable price for the heat
besides; also permission TO use the
city hall cesspool, the lodge intending
to put in q new toilet room. Referred
to the real estate committee and or
dered to report back to council.
The report of the street committee
was received in regard to the wooden
bridge at the foot Of the hill on Lib
erty street and the one at the inter-
section of South Maple avenue and
Stephen street. Cornell adopted the
RECOMMENDATION OF the committee to
tear away the two old bridges, put in
36-inch terra Gotta pipe and fill up
the bitches level with the street. The
bridges have made trouble and ex-
pense for years.
A communication was received
from Nj. Frank Wilhelm asking per-
mission to remodel his front porch and
put in a bay window at his North
Queen street residence. Council al
lowed him to fix his front porch bat
refused his request regarding a bay
window on the first story OF the
house as it would violate a new city
ordinance.
A comm unication was read from
Mr.. c. II. Quenzel in reference to the
damags incurred to his building by
filling mp the vacant city lot at the
North Queen street bridge. AS i3
known, the old unoccuppied brick
house in question has lately tumbled
down, nd which had previously been
condemned by the city authorities.
The city had agrsed to lay a concrete
pavement in front of the property N
exchange for the vacant lot, but this
has not yet been done. The matter
was referred to the street committee.
The real estate committee reported
that negotiations for the purchase of
the Old water works property by
some local parties who had intended
to start a. factory there we're off and
that there was nothing doing along
that line.
Chief ~Stuckey's Report.
Chief of Police Stuckey made hic
monthly report to council as follows:
Total number of arrests for ain
cause So, distributed as follows:
Blake, 90; Hollis, IS; Riddle, 9; Mon
afghan, 4; Wigginton. 2.
1t would probably be a matter OF
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