Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-04-20
STREET RAILING FRANCHISE
After ordeal Of Thirty Days crdir--
ance Passes by Unanimous
Vote of city Fathers.


The City Council met ia special sesa-
sion on Thursday night for the paire~
nose OF taking final action on the trol-
ley ordinance that was FIRST submitted
to council on the night Of March IN
by Attorney G. r. Martin represent
ing the promoters of the street ruiz
way proposition for Mar.mshurg. The
ordinance passed ny an unanimonRz
vote AID then council adjourned
The members were All present ana
Mayor Caskey was In the char There
were also present City Attorney WfF-
lams, Attorney Martin and soanee
citizens.
Councilman Bert moved Thar tifcr
trolley ordinance go to its third read
ing. Agreed to-
When the Mayor asked II there
were any remarks Mr. John j. Hetze le
arose and said he hgd 4 few TO maken
He said he desired TO cutter his em~
phatic protest SO citizen and tax
payer OF MartinsburT, against si1es
council PASSING the present trolley
franchise. allegins that 4 vas dir
ferent document from the one report
ed by the committee OF lawyers apr
pointed by the Board OF hffairs to Ire
vestigste iis provisions. Further
more, Mr.. Hetzel said. council hatSN
promised to publish ths troiity ordf' 4
nance in both local daily news apers
and this had not been doiEes He serv-
ed notice on council that n the ordfy-
nance were parsed In Its presena
shane he woahl use legal mems to-
have such action nullifed. -
II was explained TO Mr. tIetzel that
the only change In the ordinance, 1@
amended by the committee cnrstsr
ing OF Senator Faulkne~, Attorney J
M Woods and City Attorney G. II
Williams was III the first section
This addition to the ordinance PRIV
vides that the street railway shal2
cover at least twenty-five city blocks
within the corporate limits of MsT~
tlnsburg, and which was made az tlhe-
suggestion OF Mr.. Woods az the Spss-
cial meeting of council last Monday
night 1t was also explained to Mr..
Hetze that council did pass notion
authorizing the publication OF the orr
dinance one time In the two daily
newspapers OF town. but when II was
learned that such publication woui0
: cost over one hundred dollars the mo-
ton was reconsidered
The trolley ordinance was then rea8
, through for the third ana last time
! by City Recorder Leltee and on yea
! and nay vote, ii passed unanimously.
Next motion carried that the cjtv
recorder certify the ordinance 10 the.
Board Of Affairs which meets regular
ly tonasht when the trolley ordinance.
will come up for consideration. B,rt
, II Is said the board will not act urr-
. favorably with regard to 1t and SO ~
may become effective at once.
Circus Posters Down.
Council was about to hastily ~
journ after tro fre~ ''a Yaes ys.-
Councilman Trammen inmnea ITO ara
moved that the circus posters on thss
town clock tower at the market house.
be removed at once for good and sur
ficient reasons. So ordered and T0cs
Blake was afterwards told TO 60 uFs
aud jerk said posters down
The Job was completed by the au-
thorities ordering the offensive circus
posters removed from the telephonsn
and Other poles around town, an ao.
ton that is generally commended