Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-04-15
FOR STREET PAVING
City Council Grappies With Questions
Of Renting Taxes on Factories
and Street Pavements.

From The World OF Friday:
The City Council met in regular
monthly session last night. Mayor
Caskey presiding. Members present
were G. Wellinger, John E. Oliver.
Harry Smith and w. S. bert. Council
man Frank Trammell was absent.
City Attorney W w. Downey was
present at the meeting.
The contract made by the Board OF
Affairs with the Constellation Coal
Co. to furnish coal at given price
to the city water works for year, be-
ginning April /, 1911, was approved
by Council
City Clerk Letter read communica-
tion from the Board OF Affairs recon-
mending that pavements be laid in
front of certain properties. Mr.. Wei
linger moved TO lay the matter on the
table until Council would look into the
question little further A yea and
nay vote was called and il was a tie,
and then mayor Caskey cast the de-
Gliding vote in favor OF the nays The
pavements named are as follows: On
the east side of Winchester avenue
between John and Stephen streets;
corner of Raleigh and South streets;
front of Mrs. Gerling property on N.
Church street; south side Of John
street from G. w McKowns to Ra-
leigh street. at Edward ID. Rauch
property corner West Martin and Ma
pie avenue; Friskey heirs. on West
Martin street: Smith property, West
Martin street; Durham property, cor
ner of West Martin and Church
streets; on West Stephen between r.
leigh street and Virginia avenue.
Arc lights were ordered placed at
intersection of North Queen and Ter
race streets, and intersection of Hess
avenue and Broad street
Bills for the election held Monday,
March 81 were presented, but not or
dered paid because all were not in
yet.
On motion Clerk Letter was in
structed to ascertain the cost of paw
ing West King street from Maple ave-
nue. to the C. V. railroad; North Queen
street from the B. & o. railroad to
Pennsylvania avenue, and East Martin
street from Queen to the crossing at
the J. II. I4yeth store, adjoining the
property OF the B. & o. railroad.
The question then came up OF remit
ting the city taxes for the year 1910
OF certain Martinsburg manufacturing
industries, namely the Crawford Wool
en- Co. the Kilbourn Knitting Ma
chine Co., the Auburn Wagon Co.,
Stewart Vehicle Co. and Shenandoah
Pants Co. City Attorney Dcwney sub
mitted a lengthy typewritten opinion
favoring the proposition OF releasing
manufactures named from city taxes
as per request. Clerk Letter also read
the written opinions OF former State
Tax Commissioner Townsend and F. O..
Blue, present state tax commissioner,
which were to the effect that the City
Council OF Martfnsburg has no right
to release the companies from taxa
tlon. The reading OF the opinions
consumed nearly an hour and then
Council took no action in the matter.
Another tax matter then came UP.
This was a certain property on North
Queen street, near Pennsylvania ave-
hue, owned by the United Brethren
church, now rented as dwelling but
or which site the congregation Will
erect new church this summer. Re
quest was made to remit the city tax
on said property for the year 1910.
Matter referred to the city attorney.
Mayor Caskey brought up matter
relative to existing conditions In rear
OF West Race street properties, on the
north side, between College street
and Maple avenue. He pointed out
that water overfiows along the place
mentioned by reason of inadequate
sewer pipe. No action was taken in
the matter.
An incident, either sensational or
humorous according to the view point,
characterized the close of the session.
This was the application OF John p.
Creque for a saloon license for year,
beginning July /. AS the saloons will
go out of business for year from
that date by the expressed will Of the
people at the recent election, the APP
plication will remain on the table for
while