Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-02-08
THE CITY COUNCIL
REFUSES OFFER Of
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Want More Land 10 Widen West
stephen Street.
TO REGULATE
CAB CHARGES

kinsey creque, Jr.. Applies for Saloon
License and City Council Turns
Him Oown-Supt. Of Stone Home
Complains OF un~sanitsry Conditions
Over on the Hill s.
The City Council met IN regular
monthly session last night. Mayor
Harrison presiding Councilmen Sci.
bert, zill. Iiciston and kearfott were
prescott and Councilman Shoafstall
vas absent.
Stone Home Complaints.
Miss Elizabeth %ifondrick. ssperin,
tendent OF the Stone settlement
Home. was before council to enter a
complaint against certain existing
conditions In tho n~eighborhood Of the
Home on Center street. She com
planned about the u~nsanitary condf-
ton Of a dwelling house on Russell
street: about the drain leading from
Liberty 20 EnlalIa street: and about
water flowing down the alley from
High 10 Avery street and ov~eriiowlng
the latter street. Council promised
MISS Hondrick to investigate these
complaints and take srch action as
The conditions might seem to warrant.
To Widen Stephen street.
An order was passed ~instructing
City Recorder Letter 10 notify the
trustees OF Tho Christian church that
council could moi accept the rcoest
offer made By the trustees of d strip
of land about six feet Wide on the
south side or West stephen street,
running back from Winchester ave.
niue for a certain distance alongside
OF the church. with the understanding
that no further action IL 10 be taken
by this council or any council in the
future TO take more land from the
church property for the purpose Of
widening West stephen street al said
Christian church at the corner OF Win
chester avenue aud West stephen
street.
Council. however. asks the trustees
OF the Christian church TO submit a
proposition to council looking to the
selling OF a strip of land to The col.
poration at the point IN question so
that West stephen street may be
made the required width there. md OF
what price they would agree TO sell
said land; and thus take a practical
step towards solving a vexed problem.
Salary Of Chief Of Police.
Council passed the ordinance fixing
the salary OF the chief OF police OF
M~artinsburg al $s4o a year, payable
in monthly installmcnts Of $50 per
month. The Office OF chief Of police
Is still vacant, Mayor Harrison hold
ing the matter OF appointing a chief
under advisement.
Street Crossings.
A resolution was adopted setting
forth the well known fact that in
most cases the street crossings In
town are either on The level of the
street or below It (entirely too many
Of the latter kind. indeed), and re-
quiring that such be raised; and that
all new crossings must hereafter be
placed upon the street level so that
pedestrians shall not be compelled to
walk through the mud when crossing
the streets.
Council ordered that a crossing be
laid on North Queen street at the
First United Brethren church, at q
point TO be agreed p by the trus-
tees OF the church and the city coun-
Gilman from the Fifth ward.
A crossing was ordered TO be made
at Albert street and East Moler ave
nue..
Wants Saloon License.
Kinsey b. Creque. Jr, made an ap-
plication for a saloon license al No.
1I3 North Queen street, the room now
occupied by Thos. II. Kline as a meat
market. Council took no action on
the application.
To Regulate Cabs.
Inasmuch as there has been con-
siderable complaint lately on the part
OF citizens and the travelling public
with reference TO the Inequalities or
cab fares 70 and from given points in
town, etc. the question OF regulating
such cab charges was discussed for
a while. In the end the mayor III.
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