Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-04-14
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
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made and provided, ], p. w. Letter,
Mayor OF the City of Martinsburg. do
hereby proclaim that on Tuesday, the
Sth day of May, 1917, between the
hours of sunrise and sunset, a spec
ial election will be held at the reg
ularly established voting precincts in
the first, second, third, fourth and
fifth wards of said city, by the quail
flied voters thereof, to decide wheth.
er they will ratify or reject the said
ordinance.
At the date of this proclamation
the valuation of all the assessable
and taxable property within the City
Of Martinsburg. both real and person
al is as shown by the last assessment
thereof, for state and county purpos-
es, the sum of $8,443,311.74, on which
valuation the City of Martinsburg is
authorized to incur IN aggregate a.
mount Of Indebtedness OF 2 IL per
cent thereof or $211,0S279, excep-
that the City of Martinsburg is fur
Their authorized to incur an addition
al Indebtedness of IL per cent or
s211,0S2,79 for the purpose of grad
ing, paving, sewering and otherwise
improving the streets AMI alleys Of
said city--the term "sewering" in
Guiding incinerating plants, mains,
laterals, connections, traps and 9th
or necessary and convenient aces
sories The total amount included
herein for purposes other than paw
ing, grading and sewering, as provid-
ed by law, being the proceeds from
the sum of s25, 10000 of bonds, which
is therein appropriated and required
to be expended for the purpose Of
curing OF sites the erection OF build
ings and the purchase OF equipment
for the fire department of the City
of Mariiusburg and the proceeds
from the sum Of 100000 of bonds,
which is therein appropriated and ex
pended for the purpose of repairing
and extending the system of water
works OF the City of Martinsburg;
or the total proceeds from $30,000.G0
par value of said bonds. The pro.
ceeds of the entire balance OF the
bonds authorized to be issued, are
appropriated and shall be expended
fer the purpose of grading, paving,
sewering and otherwise improving
the streets and alleys of the said
city. and therein set out.
The aggregate amount of Indebted.
ness of said city. issued and author
is $146,309.00. consisting of outstand.
ing bonds of the amount of S137, 000.-
90, and floating debts of the amount
of S9,30900. The amount Of indebted
ness which the said city is authoriz,
ed to incur in addition to the indebt-
edness above set forth is $275, 1885,
81.
That for the purpose of holding the
election provided for in the fore
going ordinance, the following named
persons, nominated by the mayor
and approved by the council of the
City of Martinsburg, on the 3rd day
Of April, 1917, are hereby appointed
commissioners and clerks to hold
said election in their respective pre-
cincts, to ascertain and declare the
result thereof, as provided by law,
which said commissioners and clerks
shall act at their respective precincts
in said city. as follows:
First Ward. LIST Precinct, Com
missioners-W r. Caskey, Harmon
Reed and F. c.. McBee.
'Clerks-e. E. Thompson and C. E.
Kisner.
First Ward, End Precinct, Com
missioners-John Lloyd, Jas. B.
Shipe and Stewart Cushwa.
Clerks-E B. Chamberlain and J.
Frank Seibert.
Second Ward, LIST Precinct. Com
missioners-C. G. Cutler, L. H.
Shaull and C. D. Burns.
Clerks-G. B. Sitter and Carroll
Sencinaiver.
Second Ward. End Precinct, Com
missioners-L. r Thompson, A. B.
Noll and John Gerling.
Clerks-Lee Siler and Harry
Thomas.
Third Ward, list Precinct, Com
missioners--A NJ. Gilbert. ]. R. 20
land and Lewis Light.
Clerks-Frank A. Minor and E. c.
Trout.
Third Ward, End Precinct, Com
missioners-Dan Heiston, Chas. Seib
ert AMI A. Nichodemus.
Clerks-Lew Young and Thomas
Thornburg.
Fourth Ward, 1st Precinct, Com
missicners-Harry Wilmington, Jas.
Powell and VIM. Cumiskey.
Clerks-J. VIM. Kastle. ------
Lowen.
Fourth Ward, End Precinct. Com
missioners-Jas. Larkins, F. H. Bak
er and w. H. Wright.
Clerks VIM Kastle, ST., and
Thos. Youtz.
Fifth Ward, LIST Precinct. Com
missioners--John Oliver, j. II. Lloyd
and Eugene Small
Clerks-Earl Lloyd and VIM. Cage.
Fifth Ward. End Precinct, Com
missioners-Ed. Brandenburg, ]. H.
Bratt and J. T. Crawford.
Clerks-George Dunn and Roy Ed
wards.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, /, p.