Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-02-11
LICENSE ORDINANCE
Effort TO Increase Saloon License to
$1,000 Defeated in City Council.
Other Council Doines.

$1,000 Defeated in CITY Council.
Other Council Doines.
From The World OF Friday:
The City Council met in regular SEES
sion last night, Mayor Caskey presid-
ing. Councilme1 Wsllnger, Oliver
1rammell, Smith and Bert were all
present.
Ordinance Turned Down.
The ordinance prepared at the sug.
gestion OF Mayor Caskcy providing
that the city saloon license be increas-
e0 from $3.50 TO $1,000 in order 10 in
crease the city revenue as matter
Of necessity, was again taken up and
passed its second reading. 1t was at
once apparent that the ordinance
would not be passed in the form pre-
scented, SO Councilman Bert offered an
amendment 70 the ordinance provid-
ing the increase be made $3.50 instead
OF $3.50, as proposed. The amendment
was lost and a motion to lay the or
dinance on the table was carried, and
there it rests for the present.
The mayor was empowered to sig1
an agreement with the Bell Telephone
Co in which thy agree to place an
alarm gong in the pumping station,
connected by wire with the mayors Of
fee, for the purpose Of sounding an
alarm at the former place in case of
fire so that the superintendent of the
pumping station may put On increased
pressure. This improvement Is not to
cost the city cent, being done gratis
by the Bell Telephone Company as a
reciprocal courtesy to the city for past
favtrs
p. Otto Schneider was granted a
restaurant license.
ID. II. Russler applied for a restaur-
ant license for a place in the Russler
building on East Martin street APP
plication refused.
Chief of Police Rind made HIS report
for the month OF January, showing
that there were 50 arrests made and
1913 complaints answered
A petition was received from some
property owners on East Stephen St.
to have the property owners on South
Water street between John and Ste
phen streets lay pavements. Council
decided to meet there as a committee
CT the whole on February II and look
over the situation.
Councilman Oliver, as chairman Of
a committee appointed to estimate the
damages sustained by ]. c. Wolf when
his buggy and harness were damaged
and his horse injured by an upset over
a stone pile on West King street one
night last September when the arc
light was, out and no lantern at the
stone pile, recommended that the said
j. G. Wolf be paid 800 as damages.
City Attorney Downey was authorized
to collect the same from Frank O.
Rutherford who, it is claimed. had
neglected to place a lantern at the
street obstruction near which he was
laying a concrete pavement at the
time.
Dr. C. E. Clay, city health officer,
was before Council with a complaint
Gnout people distributing samples Of
patent medicines and circulars pro-
miscuously along the streets, stating
that by such mthods small children
get hold of the nostrums and inno-
Gently swallow them with injury to
themselves in cases where such sam
pies are only intended for adults, or
il for children they arc intended 10
lie administered with care. The ordi-
nance committee was authorized to
prepare an ordinance prohibiting the
practice referred TO and to include
some sanitary provisions relative to
certain goods exposed in front of
stores, such as fish, fruits, vegetables,
etc.
Attention was called to the recent
disaster in Philadelphia when sign
was blown from a building by a high
wind. killing four people and iniuring
a number Of others. Building Inspec-
tor Hess was, on motion, authorized to
make an examination of the signs
along the streets and to see that they
are securely Fastened anu tnus SAFE
guard pedestrians.
Councilman Trammell called atten-
tion to the frequent blockading of
North Queen street at the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad crossing and
thought there was a burning necessity
for the nuisance to in some way be
ahated. He then moved that a police
officer be placed there all day. at least,
and see to it that the crossing is not
blocked by freights, yard engines,
etc. Motion agreed to and CHIEF Rind
instructed to carry it into effect;
Councilman Oliver called attention
to the unsafe condition of the old
Shaffer frame building at the corner
OF North Queen and liberty streets.
On motion Building Inspector Henry
Hess was instructed to make an exam
! nation Of the building.
d. Webster Shaffer was notified to
lay a pavement at his property at the
corner of North Queen and Liberty