Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-16
ANNUAL REPORT
OF CITY OFFICIALS
Martinsburg In Solid Financial Con.
misunderstanding Of Important
Meeting OF City cbuncil.
From The World OF Friday:

sion last night, Mayor Caskey presid-
ing Councllmen Harry Smith, w. s..
Bert. G. Wellinger, Frank J. Tram
NELL and J. f. Oliver were all pres
ent Recorder p w. Letter, Attorney
w. w. Downey and Auditor Lee Sfler
were also present
City Auditor Siler read the reports
OF the city officers for the fiscal year
ending June 30 namely, treasurerer,
sergeant. collector OF water rents, re-
corder and police Judge. The reports
showed the city to be in splendid
financial and material condition. With
all debts paid for the year there is a
balance in the treasury OF little over
$4,000. II may be added here that
these reports win be published infuil
in few days in the local newspapers.
A resolution in regard to running
water pipe line over and under the
Cumberland Valley Railroad tracks
west of thefrelght station was passed,
making the contract and authorizing
the Mayor to sign It.
The opinion OF c. E. Martin, former
city attorney. On a resolution passed
| by Council instructing the Board OF
Affairs to pay the councilmen's salar-
les for the term from 1909 to 1910.
was received and referred to City
Attorney Downey.
Permission was granted to Harry A.
Hammann to make connection with
the water main In front OF the Mer-
chants and Farmers Bank as
The Martinsburg Power Company
was notified to put up new electric
/, lights where needed and to keep ali of
i them clean.
The Board OF Affairs was ordered to
lay pavements in front of the proper
ties OF Walker. Dorm G Snyder on
Liberty street
New Psvements. -
The Board of Affairs recommended
to Council the extension OF the sewer
on the west side OF North Queen
street from the Becker property to
Pennsylvania avenue. The Board also
recommended that Council order pave
ments laid in front OF the following
properties: Monroe Taylor ana U. g.
G. Potts, West Martin street: Calvin
Heberling. North Queen street: Mrs.
A. NJ. Miller. North Spring street; c..
4 W. Ambrose, A. NJ Smith and X
Poole Virginia avenue; Arthur Wat
son, Margaret A. Robinson, Mrs. Mar
garet Logan, Luther Miller estate, NJ.
l.. Landerkin. Gordon property and
S. Felker, West King street. and Mrs
A. M. Miller, South Church street. The
Council 80 ordered.
/ On motion several people were re-
lieved from payment of erroneous
taxes.
The bonds OF Chief w. B. Rind and
Police Officers Riddle. Hough, Melon
aid and Pitzer in the sum OF $500
each were approved.
Mayor Caskey appointed commit
tee consisting OF Councilmen Bert,
Trammell and Oliver to confer with
the committee recently appointed by
the Board of Trade to gather data
with reference tothe proposed new
sewer system for Martinsburg. It was
GUS SNSNVd thdl JAC ulot luiuS W w
along that line would be to get com.
petent engineer to go over the ground
and make an intelligent estimate OF
the cost including the filtration plant
its kind, capacity, etc.
An ordinance passed its first and
second reading increasing the salary
of the city auditor from 5000 to 5000
a year and was then laid on the table
to be passed at next meeting of Coun.
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An ordinance was presented requir.
ing all screens and other Instructions
be removed Referred to the ordi-
nance committee.
Attention was called to the sewer
at the intersection of John and Col
PIT the intersection OF John and Col
lege streets as being too small to car.
ry Off the water. 1t was suggested to
I, replace the 24-inch terra Gotta pipe at
that point with S6-inch pipe. Refer
red to the Board of Affairs.
The matter of more electric lights,
especially in the annexed sections OF
the city was discussed. Referred to
the ordinance committee.
Improvements to City Hall.
] Council discussed the matter OF
some needed changes at the City Hall
particularly In the mayors Office.
Finally ii was decided that the Mayor
and Council be constituted a commit
tee OF the whole to devise plans for
the improvements contemplated 1t
was suggested that the police head
quarters be removed from the mayors
Office to the old Board OF Trade room,
and by cutting door through the par
tition on the east side direct access
to the lookup could be had, thus doing
away with the almost daily practice
of dragging prisoners through the
mayors Office 10 the embarrassment
OF any ladies who may be there on
business with the sergeant or other
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