Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-13
From The World of Friday

The City COUNCIL met IN resuiai
monthly session last night, Mayor Cas-
key presiding. The members were all
present.
Messrs. John ]. Hetzel and G. M.
Seibert presented pet tion signed by
themselves and other business men on
West Race street between Church and
Raleigh requesting Council to order an
arc light put up in that 1eighborhocd.
They said that West Race street is
very dark ct night alcng the place
mentioned; that the arc at the inter
section of Race and Raleigh sire sts
does not afford light enough in the Ct
rection indicated, while the little in
candescent | ght at Church and Race
Is worse yet. Council promised to look
into the matter, along with some 9th
er places i'm town where lack of light
has been complained OF.
Beer Licenses Refused.
Applications for wholesale beer H.
censes, dating from the first of next
July, we're received from the German
Brewing Co. and the Cumberland
Brewing Co. Applications for saloon
ii enses, dating from the same time,
were also received from Walter j.
Lambrt and Kinsey b. Creque, jr. At
torney r. II. Boyd appeared in half
OF the German Brewing Co., stating
that the company desired license in
Martinsburg as distributing point
for their goods at wholesale in qual-
titles of not less than three case lots.
On motion of Councilman Oliver the
applications were all unanimously re-
jected on the ground that the special
elect ON of March q settled the liquor
license question, wholesale and retail,
for a year from the first of July, next.
Berkeley Place Wants Water.
Messrs. Harmon Reed and Alex. Clio
han were befare Council asking that
the water mains be extended to Ber-
kelley Place, Familiarity known as the
old fair ground They said that there
are somle Is families on Berkeley
Place now who are without the advan-
'tage CT city water for domestic pur-
poses and fire protection the former
being a constant hardship. Mr. Clohan
said that the people over on that hill
had consented to a man to be annex
ed to the city, when the question of
new charter extending the city limits
was up in January, 1909, with the dis
trict understanding that by so doing
they were to have the water mains ex-
tended to their section. But, he said,
this has never been done and the res
itents Of that section are enduring
much hardship and inconvenience in
consequence. Reed said that while
there are only eighteen prospective
takers OF water now, there would be
assurance that the water mains would
assuranc that the water mains would
be soon extended to their hill.
After the gentlemen had withdrawn
Councilman Bert moved to recon-
mend to the Board of Affairs the ex-
tension Of the water system to Berke-
ley Place as requested by Mr. Clohal
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and other property owners there.
Councilman Oliver moved to amend
by including Terrace street. whose
residents are also without water. Mo-
ton as amended. was carried.
Attorney E. L. Lutreu was before
Council asking for pavement grade
at his property on Faulkner avenue.
City Engineer Hess was directed to
give the grade requested.
Messrs. b. F. Braithwaite and w.
W Clark, of the Bocm, were before
Council. The former complained OF
the Weller slaughter house as being
ofTe nsive to citizens in the neighbor-
hood, and that ii is likely to be a good
deal more so as the weather gets
warmer. They were assured that that
matter would be looked into. The gen.
tlemen also asked for an arc light at
or near the Marklin green houses, say
ing that it is very dark there at night
Council said that an investigation OF
that condition would soon be mad
with a view to apply the remedy. Mr.
brathwaite also asked for a grade al
his home on West Virginia avenue
Wants Old Water Works.
A letter was received from Mr.. S. j
Dixon, this city, Offering to buy the
old water works and wanting to know
what the city asked for the property
City Recorder Letter was directed tC
communicate with Mr.. Dixon and as
certain what he wants with the prop
erty and what price he would be will
ing to give for it,
Health Officer DIR. CLAY was LrHsen
st the meeting and called attention K
the dumping OF garbage in a residen
tial part of town as a menace Il
health. Some discussion ensued o: