Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-05-03

Held Last Nieht-ouestion of Pur-
chasing Property BY Old Admins
traton Comes Up nd Action is De-
ferred.
Mayor Harrison. Recorder Letter,
City Engineer Hess and all members
of the City Council were present at
the meeting held last night The min
utes Of several previous meetings
were read aud approved.
The application of NJ. E. Lattos for
restaurant license at 11S North
Queen street was refused.
The laying of a sidewalk in front
of Mrs. Barbara f. Stunkels proper
ty on North Queen street was defer
red because she is III in a Philadel-
phia hospital and she requested that
the city wait until she returns home.
Councilmen Heiston and I'M were
appointed to investigate the matter OF
placing a light at the junction of Tus-
cafora and Dry Run turnpikes. Col.
Walker agreed to donate an ornamen-
tai post if the city would furnish an
incandescent light.
The ordinance increasing the sa-
loon license tax from $3.50 to $1,000
came up for a second reading and by a
vote of to l was killed, and the IL
Anse will remain the same. Mr.. Iill
voted aye, and the others, no.
The following licenses for drug
stores were granted r. Z. snodgrass.
A. NJ. Gilbert, E. G. shepherd, M. j.
Browning, J wv Kogelschatz, M. A..
Snodgrass, w. s Harper and Tabler
Brothers
William Spears was granted IL
cense to operate pool room on West
Burke street.
The request of the Board of Affairs
for an additional appropriation to de-
fray the expense incurred during the
smallpox fight was deferred until the
next meeting.
The matter of authorizing pay
ment on the property purchased on
East Burke street by the old admins
tration was deferred until the next
meeting when the city attorney VIII
give the council the legal status Of the
deal. deal, whereby the city was
to pay $4,000 was made, and now
$4,000 is due, and something must be
done,
Fifty-four people. of Berkeley Place,
asked the council to extend the water
mains through the suburb. At la
ter date the proposition will be con
sidered.
The property owners on the North
side of West Race stree I between
Boyd and Church streets were re
quested to lay sidewalks and cutters,
and the Board of Affairs was also or
dered to lay pipe crossing into Boyd
Addition.
Instructions were issued TO the Gas
Company to lower the light in front
of its place of business on West King
street., ~,.,tss.. ,..
Permission was given Collins and
Parsons 10 place a hight in front OF
their place of business on West King
street. y M M
Mr.. II. r. Thorn was notified to
erect a fence around his lot at the
corner of East Martin and Spring
streets. H a
Couneilmen Zill and Seibert were
appointed to assist City Engineer
Hess in establishing the curb line on
Winchester avenue.
An invitation from the board of df
rectors OF the Y. M. C. A. to attend
Chaplain Elwoods lecture in the gym
nasium Sunday was received and ac
copied.
The Berkeley Civic League request
ed the dog law to be enforced, and that
the mayor appoint an officer to inves
tigate the sanitary condition of East
Martin street between North Queen
and Spring streets, and also to give
Brenner's junk yard and pig sty near
the Stone Home attention. The mat
ter was referred to the proper com
mitee.
Jacob Bremen was notified to re
move a boiler on North High street
The street commissioner was in