Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-11

tAAA@h 9PN@AdA ODAN l1Af VI I'VE G6UlSr
herein provided for.
Now, Therefore, TO all whom these
presents shall come, Greeting:
Know We, that in purs uance TO the
duty imposed upon ne by The ordi-
nance aforesaid,I, c. G. Cushwa. Mayor
iof City of Martinsburg, DO proclaim
that on
TUESDAY. DECEMBER IA, 1909,
between the hours OF sunrise and gun
set, special election will be held at
the regular established voting pre-
cincts in the first. second, third fourth
and fifth wards of said city by the
qnalif d voters thereof to decide
whether they will ratify or reject said
ordinance.
At the date Of this proclamation the
valuation OF all assessable and taxa
bic properties of said city, both read
and personal, is, as shown by the last
previous TO this date $500, 70S SO, on
assessment, for state and eocunty taxes
which calculation the said city rs au-
thorized to incur an aggregate amount
of Indebtedness of two and one-hah
per cent thereof, or $149.26770
The aggregate amount OF indebted
ness Of said city issued and author
lied al the date of this proclamation
is s107 1927, consisting of outstand-
ing bonds to the amount of SOS 50e. 90,
and Heating debts 10 the amount of
SS,S62.17. The amount which the
city is authorized to issue in addition
10 the debts now outstanding is SAL
9o5.53.
In pursuance of a resolution adopt
ed by the Council on April az, 1909,
dividing the wards into precincts and
establishing the voting places therein,
the places Of voting shall be as here
matter set forth.
The names of the commissb oners
and clerks are the same who were
nominal d by the Mayor and approved,
by the Council at meeting held in
the Council Chamber at the City Hail
aforesaid, held on the Nth day of
October, 1909
The voting place in the first pre-
cinct of the first ward shall be at the
High School. The names of the COM
missioners 10 hold said election shall
be Chas. E. Thompson. C. A. Miller
and X. Poole. The names of the.
clerks shall be John n. Parks and
Lewis Price.
The voting place of the second pre-
cinct of the first ward shah be S. A.
Westenhavers shop, on Winchester
avenue. The names Of the commits
sioners TO hold sad election shall be
r. n. Stewart. W. e. Outcalt and J.W.
be C. ]. Custer and John Shauli
The voting place OF the first pre-
cinct of the second ward shall be at
the County Court House The names.
of the commissioners to hold said
election shall be T. w. kearns. G. C.
Cutler and Jacob SwartZ. The names.
OF the clerks shall be ], o. Lemen and
w. II. Spilknan.
The voting place of the second pre-
cinct of the second ward shall be No.
2 Reel House. The names of the COM
missioners to hold said election shall
be James Homrich. Geo. D. Roberts
and Joseph Grimes. The names of
the clerks shall be A. J. Crsweil and
F. A. Chambers.
The voting place of he first pre-
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council chamber in the City Hall. The
names of the comrnissi oners TO hold
said election shall be A. M. Gilbert,
Jos. Porterfield and B. S. DoOley. The
names of the clerks snail be M. S.
Burdette and John Bateman.
The voting place of the second pre-
cinct in the third ward shall be at
Feller's Hall. The names of the COM
missioners to hold said election shall
be A. Zimmerman. ST., j. F. Slaugh-
ter and Thos. Strodes. The names OF
the clerks shall be c. C. Lemen and
Lewis Young
The voting place of the first pre-
cinct OF the fourth ward shall be the
High Street School building. The
names of the commissioners to hold
said election shall be g Wellinger,
Vim. Comiskey and w. r. Kline. The
names of the clerks shah be John
Weaver and T. r. Kline.
The voting place of the second pre-
cinct Of the fourth waGA shall be at
the HODGE Street School house. The
names of the commissioners to hnad
said election shall be Harry Schubert.
Asa McKeefer and A. 4. Rmssler. Tia
names OF the clerks shall be Clarence
Johnson and Edward Sullivan.
The voting place OF the first pre-
cinct OF the fifth ward shall be Hook
enberrys shop. The names OF the
commissioners to hold said election
shall be ]. II. Lloyd. w. w. Smith and
VIM. Westrater The names of the
clerks shall be Guy I'rammell and
Harry Oliver.
The voting place Of the second pre-