Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-10-12
COUNCIL GRANTS
THREE MORE
LIQUOR LICENSES
Many Street Improvements
Ordered-Police Ask for
Increase of Salary.

Mayor Harrison presiding. COuncll-
men Seibert, Zill, Shoafstall and Kear.
fott were present and Councilman
Heiston absent.
Liquor Licenses Granted.
Council transacted a good deal OF
business at the meeting. but the item
relating to the applications for retail
liquor licenses was az important, per-
haps. as any other part OF the coun-
cilmanic business, In general estima-
ton. Three applications were grant
ed and one turned down. as follows.
Philip Hack. 24s North Queen St,
George w. Schill's old place. Coun-
Gilman J. Frank Seibert desired that
he be recorded as voting no.
Kinsey B. Creque, ST., saloon. 251
North Queen street, John P. Creque's
old place.
b. Lipsic, both hotel and bar IL
cense. at Colonial Hotel, old Valley
House. Mr.. Lipsic informed council
by letter that he had purchased the
entire hotel outfit from George t.
Baker and would endeavor to run
that Mr. Lipsic's son, Mr. Louis Lip
sic, will manage the hotel.
The fourth applicant for saloon Ii
cense was Kinsey B. Creque. Jr., nam
ing 1T West King street as the place
proposed On motion the application
was refused indefinitely.
Street improvements.
Various street improvements claim
ed the attention of council for a
while. Councilman Zill said there
had been numerous complaints lately
about the bad condition Of some pave
ments on the south side of West Race
street, between Maple avenue and
Church street. AS this section is in
Councilman Heistous neighkorhood,
and he being absent from the meet
ing. the matter was referred to him
to look after.
An arc light was ordered at the in
tersection OF East King and South
Water streets.
A motion carried to instruct the
Board OF Affairs to grade the ground
in front OF the w. S. Wild property
on Boyd avenue at the expense Of the
city
The Board of Affairs was directed
to repair South Church street between
John and Stephen streets.
A. b. Brathwaite was before coun-
Gil and asked for grades on West Vir-
ginia avenue. beginning at Faulkner
avenue and extending south as far as
the green house. City Engineer Hess
was directed to give the grades re-
quested.
r. II. Stewart and II. P. Thorn were
ordered to fix cutters at their prop
critics on West Race street in the
neighborhood of the Auburn Wagon
Works.
Councilman Kearfott asked that an
arc light be placed on Adams street
at an advantageous point between
North Queen street and the old can
merry. Also an arc light on East Mo-
Ter avenue at a point about midway
between North High street and the
present arc at Frankenberrytown
Request granted.
A crossing was ordered on West
Race at College street.
Councilman Shoafstall asked that
the footbridge over the Tuscarora at
East Martin street be repaired by the
Board OF Affairs; that a gutter cross
ing be laid on North High, near East
Race: that an arc light be placed on
East Burke street, between North
High and the Green Hill cemetery
gate and the incandescent there now
be removed further east to Cham
bersburg street; that ]. r. Clifford be
directed to cut down the high weeds
on his vacant lot on East Liberty
street. Requests all granted.
Widen stephen Street.
Councilman Ziil brought up the
matter of present conditions at the
corner of winchester avenue and
West Stephen street, in front of the
residence of former Sheriff f. ID.
Gardner, saying that people were
driving over the corner of his new
concrete pavement owing to the mar
rowness OF West Stephen street,
which is only about fifteen feet at
that point This suggested the
thought that West Stephen street
ought to be widened at the point in
dicated so as to conform with the bal
ance OF the street. But this would
involve the purchase OF strip OF
land from the Christian church, ex-
tending east the length Of the church
property. All agreed that something
would have to be done there in the
near future along this line, so the
matter was referred to the city at
torney to investigate.
police Want More Pay.
petition was received from the
four city police officers, namely, C.
H. Riddle. NJ. S. Mcdonald, c. j.
Hough and d. c. Seibert asking that
their salaries be raised from $50 to
$50 month. A motion to grant the
request did not receive a second, so