Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09
Board to Decide Merits Of Mill
Vile Power Proposition.
WILL HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET
Committee Inv stigated Physical and
Financial Condition of Winchester
and Washington City Railway Com
pany But Had Nothing to Recon-.
mend, So Board Of Trade Will Con-
slider Franchise at Next M letting.
The World of Saturday:

From The World Of Saturday:
The executive committee of the
Board of Trade held the regular
monthly meeting last night. President
s. w. Walker, presiding. e. R. Sigler
acted as secretary In the absence OF
Secretary c. E. Martin.
The special committee appointed az
n previous meeting to make an inves-
tigation as to the financial and phys.
ical condition of the Winchester and
Washington City Railway Company
that had been refused a franchise to
enter Martinsburg for the purpose of
furnishing power, etc, from its plant
at Millville, Jefferson county, when its
formal request was brought before the
City Council a few weeks ago, sub
mitted its report last night. This
committee consisted of G.. w. Nc
Kown, James F. Thompson and e. r.
Sigler.
Before proceeding with their inves-
tigation relative to the amount of
power the company claimed to be able
to furnish outside of existing con-
tracts, the committee deemed ii adj
yisable to call to their assistance the
services of an expert engineer, so a
gentleman from Toledo, o., was
brought here. The engineers written
report was attached to that of the
committee.
The financial condition OF the COM
pany was found to be first class-in-
deed there had been no question as
to that on the part of the committee
or the Board of Trade itself. But the
report OF the engineer on the power
matter varied considerably from the
statement previously made by the
company. The special committee did
not make any recommendation one
way or another, but simply submitted
its report for the action of the execu-
tive committee of the Board of Trade.
AT this point in the proceedings II.
II. Emmert, a member OF the execu-
tive committee and also local counsel
for the Winchester and Washington
City Railway Company, moved that
the matter be brought before the full
Board OF Trade It a meeting to be
held Friday night of next week. This
was agreed to and there the matter
rests for the present.
1t will be remembered that after
the City Council turned the franchise
down it was taken up by the Board
of Trade and referred to the executive
committee for action.
Annual Election.
The executive committee arranged
for the annual election of officers of
the Board Of Trade to be held the
third week in April. The election
will be held on three successive even
ings when The rooms will be open an
hour or so for the purpose. The fol-
lowing tellers were appointed for the
election: j. Frank Thompson, M. s.
Burdette, w. s. Bert, Frank J. Tram
nell and W. E. Outcalt.
Annual Banquet.
1t was decided to hold the annual
banquet the latter part of April. The
dinner committee is to be the same as
last year and Is empowered to select
a chairman. select additional mem
bers, II so desired, and also appoint
subcommittee. The dinner commit
tee consists of w. E. Hoffheins. d. w.
Wevere, C. W. Boyer. N. T. Frame. A.
C. Nadenbousch, w. e. Outcalt, Frank
J. Trammell, Max Robinson, James F.
Thompson, G. G. Keedy. L. Dew. Ger
hardt and r. n. Stewart.
Time to Pay Up.
The time is here for renewals of
membership and the payment of an
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