Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

against thS SdHls dt SAID election, ana
by majority of the votes cast for and
| against the authorization OF the maxi
mum special bond levy of five cents
herein provided for.
Now, Therefore, to all whom these
presents shall come, Greeting:
I Know We, that in pursuance to the
| duty imposed upon me by the ordi-
nance aforesaid, c. G. Cushwa. Mayor
Of City of Martinsburg, do proclaim
that on
TUESDAY. DECEMBER IA, 1909,
between the hours of sunrise and sun
set, SPECIAL election will be held ait
the regular established voting pre-
cincts in the first, second, third fourth
and fifth wards of said city by the
| qualifi 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 real
and personal is, as shown by the last
ASSASSINATION state and county taxes
previous TO this date S5,970, 70S.3S, on
which calculation the said city is au-
thorized to incur an aggregate amount
or Indebtedness of two and one-half
per cent thereof, or $149,267.70.
| The aggregate amount of indebted
ness o. said city issued and author
lied at the date of this proclamation
is SlO7 ,362.17, consisting of outstand-
| ing bonds to the amount of SOS, 500 90.
and floating debts to the amount of
$S,S62.lI The amount which the
city is authorized to issue in addition
to the debts now outstanding is SILL
905.53.
In pursuance of a resolution adopt
ed by the Council on April 26, 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 commissioners
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 Hall
| aforesaid held on the 18th 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 TO 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 shall be S. A.
Westenhaver's shop, on Winchester
avenue. The names OF the commits
sioners to hold said election shall be
r. N. Stewart, w. E. Outcalt and J.W.
Lloyd. The names of the clerks shall
be c. J. Custer and John Shauil
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. C. C.
Cutler and Jacob Swartz. The names
o the clerks shall be J. o. Lemen and
w. H. Spillnan.
The voting place of the second pre-
cinct of the second ward shall be No.
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. Cr.swell and
F. A. Chambers.
The voting place of he first pre-
cinct in the third ward shall be the
council chamber in the City Hall. The
names of the commissioners to hold
said election shall be A. M. Gilbert,
JOS. Porterfield and B. s. Dooley. The
names of the clerks shall be NJ. S.
Burdette and John Bateman.
The voting place of the second pre-
Fellers Hall. The names of the com
missioners to hold said election shall
be A. Zimmerman, SIR, ]. 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 shall be John
Weaver and T. r. Kline.
The voting place of the second pre-
cinct of the fourth ward shall be at
the HODGE Street School house. The
names of the commissioners to hold
said election shall be Harry Schubert,
Asa McKeefer and A. I. Russler. The
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
Win. Westrater The names of the
clerks shall be Guy Trammell and