Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-09-19
WILL MAKE CHARTER
FOR A GREATER CITY
Mayor Names Four Citizens and
Three Members Of Council.
WILL MEET TUESDAY MIGHT
TO FORMALLY ORGANIZE

TO FORMALLY ORGANIZE
Preliminary Work Will BE commenc
ed at Once and 1t Is Expected Tina,
the Charter win have Been Com.
pIeted and Ready for Presentation
to the Next Legislature.
From The World of Monday:
Mayor G. G. Cushwa, by authority
given him by the city council at the
last session has named the commit.
tee Of citizens and councilmen to pre-.
pare a new charter for Martinsburg.
The mayor has spent considerable
time In selecting this committee, and
It is believed by those who have
learned the names of the gentlemen
who have been asked to undertake
the work, that they are we'll fitted
for the duties That will devolve upon
them. The mayor has named four
citizens and three from the city
council as provided by the resolution
and these seven gentlemen together
with Mayor Cushwa and City Attor-
ney Clarence Z. Martin will under
take the work of framing the bill to
be presented at the next session OF
the state legislature.
The committee is made up as fol-
lows:
From the Citizens.
Frank s. Emmert, ex-member of the
city council and prominent merchant.
Stuart w. Walker, of the law firm
OF Faulkner, Walker & Woods.
A. Clohan. postmaster.
Max Robinson, manager and treas
urer of the Auburn Wagon company.
From the City Council.
II. p. Thorn, dealer in lumber and
contractor.
l.. n. Thompson, OF the clothing
firm of Thompson and Thompson.
j.. n. Rentcn, merchant
Mayor c. G. Cushwa.
City Attorney C. E. Martin.
viii Meet Tuesday Night.
The mayor has gotten the consent
of all these gentlemen to serve on the
committee and it is expected that
they will meet on Tuesday evening
and formally organize,
OF course no definite plan Of pro-
cedure has yet been decided upon, but
it is expected that the first thing that
viii be done will be to have a pre-
liminary survey made OF the proposed
limits of the corporation as they Will
be extended.
The gentlemen named from the
citizens seem to be a unit for framing
this new charter for the good of the
city and not for the benefit of any
political party. Several Of them have
declared that as soon as 1t is Shown
that politics are being brought 70
play. they will resign. 1t is the idea
to take in all sections of the town,
and extend the limits as far as pos
sible and it is believed that this will
give Martinsburg a population of at
least $4,000.
The members Of the committee are
in favor of making the charter broad
and liberal and shaping it so that the
city can grow and increase its in
luence.
The committee will no doubt out
line its plan of work at the first
meeting, and work to the end that the
charter will be ready for presentation
to the Legislature when it %convenes.
After the charter has been prepared
it will be submitted to the city coun-
Gil and most likely will have been
passed upon by a meeting of the bust
men and citizens before that time.
1t will afterwards be posted ana
nyone desiring can file exceptions.
1t is believed that the action of the
legislature will be final and that L
win not be required to submit it to a
vote of the people. If however, it is
required that it shall be voted on,
tais can be done at the spring cleo
ton.
The committee nas much hard work
before them, but 1t is believed that
they will be able to finish the task
and have everything done in good
time.