Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-23
SPECIAL LICENSES M
PLANNED TO REC0UP
FINANCES OF CITY
Council Will Condemn Land
For Sewer Outlet.

The City Council last night pass
cd on first reading an ordinances
embodying tax schedules on city
privileges which ia expected to yield
several thousand dollars per year
TO be applied to the general expen-
ses of the city The detailed sched-
ule Is given below. II is based gcn-
orally on schedules In force at pres
ent in other cities OF West Virginia.
The general fund Of the city has
been under severe drain during
the past six months on account OF
the inroads made upon It to finance
tho paving work and on account OF
other unexpected expenses which
have to be met, such as the present
outlay of emergency storm sewers IN
he northwestern section OF the city.
TO meet this drain and at the same
time to take toll from the use
OF city property by individuals and
individual concerns doing business
In the city which, tho Council felt.
is fair, the special taxes are plan
ned. The taxes arc for the city
fund alone, over and above and not
dependent upon state taxes laid on
some OF the businesses.
The schedule as written" In the
ordinance, which must pass on two
other readings before 1t becomes ef'
fective is as follows:
Moving picture houses 81 per per.
Torrance.
Retailers OF soft drinks. cigars,
cigarettes, tobacco, or any enc or
more Of them, $40 per year
Wholesalers of soft drinks, efes
500 per year
Circus, $50 for each exhibition.
Trained animal shows. $50 for
each exhibition.
Maintaining gasoline tanks ON
streets or sidewalks, s25 per year.
Maintaining poles on streets or
sidewalks. twenty-five cents per
Rowling alleys. $40 for the hrss
liz, sts for each additional alley
per year -. .x,.
pool tables. $50 for tho first table.
- COX for each additional table
Per year a., e.n 49,
year. .. ~
Hotel or restaurants. $1O per yoaH
Lunch rooms, IS per year.
sfreet vendors. $25 per day.
Dow corn wagons, 81 per week.
vyagons on streets retailing icf
sso Nor wear or part OF year.
49, wagons on streets retailing
meat, S25 per year.
Abbatoirs, $3.50 per year
To Sue Debtors
s,ocia, Counsel J. o. Henson wa,
.,,hn,ized 10 bring suit on al
cIaIms for paving and sowoias
which fell due May ana nav" wv
been paid.
To Condemn Land
cbarles NJ. Roush was nothned 10
,ar navements in front OF all nls
n u on West King street
Special Attorney Henson was aise
directed to institute condemnation
proceedings to condemn strip OF
ground included in the Rousn
property for the purpose OF laying
sewer from Kentucky avenue AND
also connecting up with the sewer
running along Valley street to
sink hole. which is located on West
Burke street, IL that street is opened
straight through.
Must Lay Pavements
G. C.. Borum was notified To lay
a pavement I'm front OF his property
on West King street, adjacent to
that of Col s. w. Walker. who not
flied council that he has let the
contract for pavement In front OF
the property owned by him at that
point. II was here that Colonel
Walker literally donated ten foot
strip OF ground to the city, enabling
the widening of the entrance to
Dry Run pike, which ia now much
travelled.
, Do Not Sprinkle
Residents OF West King street
we're requested not to sprinkle the
street in from. OF their property for
two Or three days. The city wishes
10 oil that section, but cannot DO so
II the residents persist in watering
the street.
Mrs. Mox'ey. Sos Faulkner avenue.
and Turner Lewis, 667, same ave.
nue., we're notified to put down
pavements; also residents OF East
stephen street, from Frog Hollow
10 the top Of the hill on Berkeley
Place
Permits to build were granted
Levi b. Miller to erect a garage on
Terrace street. and Contractor M
Cox, TO erect a store building with
apartments on upper floor at the
corner OF Maryland and Faulkner
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