Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-28
LOCAL OPTION
ELECTION MAR. Fl
City Council Passes Ordinance Author
ling Special Election For
Wet or Dry.


The City Council held a special
meeting last night, Mayor Caskey pre-
siding. Councilmen Bert. Trammeu
smith, Wellinger and Oliver were all
present
The chief object Of the meeting was
TO consider an ordinance authorizing
a special election to be held IN Mar
tinsburg this spring allowing the quail
flied voters to vote on the question az
for or against liquor license
AT the meeting of the City Council
held on January a. petition contain
ing over 1900 signatures was present
ed by representatives of the Anti-Li-
cense League and the Womans Chris
tian Temperance Union praying that
the question of license or no license
be submitted to a vote CT the peopIe.
The council at that time unanimously
consented to HAYS an ordinance pre-
pared authorizing such special cleo
ton, and this was presented at the
meeting last night.
The ordinance, as prepared ny ordi-
nance committee and City Attorney
Downey, was presented and passed its
second reading, and was then held
over till Friday evening Of this week
when it will pass its third and final
reading and will be adopted.
The ordinance provides that the spe-
cial election shall be held on Monday,
March q, the polls to be open from
sun up to sun down. as customary.
The ordinance, on motion, was
amended to have ten polling places,
two in each ward, instead OF one in
each ward. The hours of opening and
closing the polls were also changed, as
above indicated. There will be five
election officials at each polling place
or fifty in all. The 'fWets" and "Drys'
will submit an equal number Of names
for the election judges and commits
sioners and Council is to select the
same from the lists so that both sides
have an equal representation on the
election boards.
The election will not cost the city
a cent, the temperance people having
agreed to bear the expense incurred.
The polling places suggested are as
follows: First Ward--High School
and S. A. Wstenhaver's shcp. Second
street hose house and
Burke street school house. Third Ward
Old Board of Trade Room and Fell
ler's Hall. Fourth Ward--High Street
AID Hooge Street school houses. Fifth
M g
donk's.
The ordinance, presented at the last
meeting OF Council at the suggestion
of Mayor Caskey and embodying his
suggestions as to maintaining public
order and regulating the closing hour
of saloons, the removal of screen,
blinds, etc. to afford an unobstructed
view of the bars after eleven O'Clock
at night, was passed On a yea and
nay vote.
The ordinance also presented at the
last meeting of Council at the sug-
sestion of Mayor Caskey, providing
that the retail liquor license be in
from $3.50 (the amount the
dealers each pay now to the ety. be
to $1,000, passed its second
reading and was then laid on the table
on yea and nay vote.
o. B. Smith and Clayton Caskey
were granted a license to conduct a
restaurant at 119 North Queen street.
At the last meeting of Council a PEE
tition was presented by practically all
The citizens of Fra1kenberrytown and
vicinity praying that bill be present
ed to the Legislature providing that
the eastern city boundary line be so
as to leave them out of the
At the meeting mention
ed Councilman Oliver was appointed
of one to go over the
ground, together with City Engineer
Hess. AT the meeteing last night Mr..
Oliver reported and Mr. Hess showed
a new line on a city map that they
had agreed on. A motion to adopt
the new line was lost and Franken-
will have to stay in the
city, under the provisions of the new
charter.
Council adjourned and will meet
q gain next Friday evening whe1, as
stated, the special election ordinance
will he passed