Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-16
CITY COUNCIL
HOLDS Meeting
N. M. C. A. Granted Free Water
FOR New Building.
PAID flREMEN TO HAVE
CHARGE or FIRE PLUGS

Chief Of Police stuckey reported 7s
Arrests in December. end Com
mends Police Force for Efficiency
| Furnace 10 be Repaired in City
4 Hall or by New One.
from The World OF Friday:
The. city council met in regular ses-
sion last night, Mayor Cushwa pre-
siding. The members were al pres
ent except Councilmen SchilI, Alder
ton and Brandenburg.
4 ]. ]. Foley was before council aid
asked to be relieved of paying inter-
lest on certain taxes on his property
on account OF his not knowing that
the taxes had not been paid Referred
to the finance committee.
George Zepp appeared before corn-
ell and asked to be relieved Of paying
a head tax OF one dollar. Granted.
Postmaster Alex. Clohan and Mr.
Frank S. Esnmert appeared before
council in behalf of the Young Mems
Christian association and requested
that the city provide free water in
the new Y. NJ. C. A. building. Mr.
lClohan remarked that the association
was not an individual institution but
collective inasmuch as it comprised
2 200 subscribers Mr.. Emmert said
that they simply asked for a privil-
eye that is granted to the churches
everywhere and he thought the Y. NJ
tC. A. should be treated with the
same generosity. Councilman Snod-
grass remarked that at this time
/ there is a good deal being said about
Greater Martinsburg." Nov" said
he "let us have better Martins
burg" Request granted.
Chief of Police d. H. Stuckey sub
mitted his report for the month OF
December. The following is the num-
Der of arrests for the month by the
police officers: Blake, "a; Hollis,
%; Hough, Is; Mcdaniel, 10; Riddle,
Is. Total, rs. Chief Stuckey COM
mends the police officers for preser-
wing good order during the holidays,
Current bills, except two, were
passed and ordered paid.
The fire commission was instructed
TO notify the paid fremen to take full
charge OF the water plugs and, in
winter, to see to it that they do not
get frozen up and put temporarily out
OF service in case of fire.
The FIRE commission was author
J lied to furnish hose for street wash
ing and thus do away with quibling
ehout borrowing hose as has been the
case in the past.
Councilman Rentch called atten-
ton to the fact that the council room
was badly in need of wall paper and
paint Referred to the real estate
committee.
The council room was aus cold as
barn last night, and this fact sug-
gested to council that the furnace
should be repaired at once or a new
one installed. Referred to the real
estate committee.
Councilman Matthews asked that a
crossing be laid at the intersection
of Raleigh and Stephen streets, re-
marking that it was shame that
couple hundred operatives in the
Crawford wooden mills were obliged
to wade through mud shoetop deep
at that point, and that inasmueh as
the city has the vitrified bricks, il
the corporation couldn't afford to put
down the crossing he would pay for
it himself. Mr. Matthews was in
formed that there was crossing at
the point in question but he replied
that il was buried six inches out Of
sight. Matter referred to the street
committee.
On motion of Councilman Thomp-
son the coupons on corporation bonds
amounting to $1,000 that We're taken
up January 1, 1908 were ordered
burned according to custom The
bonfire took place after council ad-
journed,
The question was raised as 10 the
: need OF new steps leading to the Bal
timore and Ohio tracks from East
Race street, and pavement along by
Bishops mill But as there are legal
questions involved in both cases no
9 action was taken in the matter at
c present. upon the advice Of City At
G torney Martin, who was present at