Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-12-16
BOARD Of AFFAIRS
GETTING VERY BUSY
Fixing Streets and Getting Ready e
Lay Crossings and Sewers--New
Iron Bridge Next Year.

The board OF affairs met in regular
weekly session Friday The meet
ing was not long but there was some
ybasiness done.
The board authorized the purchase
III a horse and cart for use in city
hauling and general work around
town, such as hauling dirt off the
streets, delivering coal. stone, water
and sewer pipe, etc. The idea is
practical and will be generally com
mended. Joe Blake will have charge
Nof the outfit when 1t comes. This will
beat wheelb>rrow all hollow.
AS told before in this paper the
Shepherdstown road from the eastern
CITY limits to Flagg's crossing is be-
ing greatly improved according to a
syetem OF good road making The
: city"ha also improved the road from
the gas works and the road from the
Green Hill cemetery gate ito the
junction OF both just east OF the
i cemetery But it has been discover.
ed that the city is couple hundred
feet or more short of the boundary
line In its work OF road making, so
the board will ask the county court
10 fill in the gap and charge UP the
expense to the city, and thus com
plete a first class Job.
The board ordered a carload of
Fairmont paving bricks. Some bricks
are needed right away for street
crossings. while some new ones will
be required to relay the street
pavement at North Queen and Race
when the street will soon be torn up
1or the purpose of putting in a new
@ad larger sewer to carry off the sur
face water at that point. Every win
ter the overlooking water there has
frozen. making a dangerous place in
cold weather The board Intends to
remedy this trouble.
city Engineer Hess was directed to
look Into street conditions at the
Intersection of West Race and oyd
avenue. Complaints have also come
from citizens on Center street. alleg-
ing that the street is not only Ia bad
repair but water running down the
alleys from North High street over
aows a portion of Center street, max.
lng it disagreeable and offensive
Sewer pipes placed across the
street at certain places have been
suggested Engineer Hess was in
sJructed to investigate the matter
thoroughly and report back to the
3 board
The floor OF the wooden bridge
across the Tuscarora at the north end
or Maple avenue was ordered repair
ed. The board is talking about hav-
ing new iron bridge placed there
probably next year Much of the
J heaviest hauling from the country
{ passes over that bridge and many
thhnk an ron bridge ought to have
been built there long ago.
Ii was reported that South College
street Is now filled up level at Dye.
Water run and vehicles can be driven
through to Stephen street Much of
I the MI was made by dumping town
g garbage there
The board ordered carload of
terra Gotta sewer pipe of assorted
sizes for present and future use.
Ii was reported that Martin Quinn
would go on duty at the Ryneal fire
house last night as a paid fireman.
where he was formerly employed, and
that Ben burrows resignation would
take effect at the same time. The
beard will hire another fireman next
week making three paid men at the
tir' house
rent bills were ordered paid and
The hoard adjourned after half an
Hcu session.