Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-03-14
NEW ORDINANCES

) Beard of Affairs Wants $500 to Repair
Bridge, But the Mayor Suggested
They Spend the Money on Streets
5 Back Corporation Taxes to be Col
I lected-council Chamber to be
/ OVerhauied-Street Improvements
Ordered.
/ The City Council met In regular
monthly session March 9Th, with
t Mayor Harrison in the chair Coun-
cilmen Seibert, Heiston, zill and Kear-
} fott were present and Councilman
Shoafstall was absent city Attorney
c. NJ seibert was present at the meet
ing
Lights Too High.
City Recorder Letter read com
munication from w. o. Wyndham
complaining of the two gas lights in
front Of the gas Office in the Hutzler
building on West King street oppo-
site the Berkeley Hotel He lives in
the apartments over the gas office
and says the lights, elevated as they
are on an iron post. are right in front
of his front windows and not only
light up his rooms when he doesn't
want the light but prevent his family
from seeing out on the street at night
Councilman Heiston suggested that il
the lights were lowered three feet,
which would make them plenty high
enough from the sidewalk anyhow.
the trouble would be remedied The
matter was referred to the mayor
with power to act.
Restaurant License.
A license was granted to two
Greeks, Peter Anastos and John Ger
lis, to conduct a restaurant in the
George A. Smith building ON West
King street, the room now occupied
by the Misses Hoskinson, mlliners,
Refused License.
Kinsey B. Creque, Jr., applied for
saloon license at No 113 North Queen
street, the room formerly occupied by
Roach brothers. Council took no &C.
ton.
Property Belongs to City.
City Attorney Seibert submitted a
written opinion with reference to the
ownership of the piece of ground on
Hooge street on which stands the reel
house of the Fifth Ward Hose Co.. a
question having been raised as to
such ownership. Mr.. Seibert says
the land belongs to the city.
New Hose House.
Councilman Kearfott, a member of
the Fifth Ward Hose Co, reported
that their new hose house at the in
tersection of North Queen street and
Second street is nearly finished and
almost paid for, with the help of the
city appropriation of $3.50 and the
handsome receipts at the recent fair.
He said the boys would manage to
raise the money to pay off the balance
of the debt.
New Ordinances.
An ordinance regulating and fixing
cab rates within specified limits in
the city passed its first reading.
An ordinance regulating the opera.
ton of automobiles and other motor
vehicles was submitted and passed its
first reading.
An ordinance prohibiting the OBJ
struction of or occupying street cross
ings with railroad trains, engines or
cars was read and passed its first
reading.
Thanks.
A letter was read from Hose Co.
No. thanking council for the appro-
priation of $500 for the new auto hose
truck fund.
New Fire Apparatus.
Councilman Kearfott asked for a
hose reel and $50 feet of hose for
! Frankenberrytown, the people out
there to furnish the hose house. Re-
ferred to the Board of Affairs He
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the east side of North Queen street
/ from Strine avenue to Moler avenue;
cutters on North Queen street from
Williamsport avenue TO Adams street;
a crossing at the the alley at Second
/ street: that the unsightly signboard
( at Moler avenue and Third street be
removed because ii is a nuisance;
that some plan be devised to carry
4 off the water on the Cannery Boom;
that an arc light take the place of an
incandescent at Strine avenue and
I Second street The above matters
were referred to the Board of Affairs.
Council Chamber Repairs.
On motion it was decided to have