The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-09
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
December 9, 1874.

BELLAIRE.
Two men we're arrested late night be-
fore last, for being drunk and disordsrly
on the streets. They gave their names as
John Baker and Paul Jones, and were
each fined two dollars and costs. 1t
won't do to mix Wheeling and Bsllaire
Whisky, as there would be about five
fights and four summerssults in every
glass. .,. -.
The following shows the range Of
temperature rs observed ut MERGERS
drug store, No. 332 Water street, Tues
day: at ! A. NJ, 28o; at II NJ, 800; at g
P. NJ, 3O'.
Mr.. JOHN THOMAS, superintendent OF
the c. Il P. railroad, was in the city yes
terday and made arrangements to have
substantial pavement put down from
Water street to the G. i p. railroad
depot at once. This II commendable
move on the part of the railroad COM
pany and one that will be hailed with
applause by all the travelling public.
Corn is selhngat 65 cents per bushel
in this market.
The towboat George Lysle passed
down the river with Yesterday with u
large fleet of coal bsrges.
JACK frost has helped the condition of
our streets very much for the present.
BUSINESS is quite lively in Bellaire.
THE funeral of Mr.. Samuel j. Alex
ander will take place to-day under the
auspices of the Masonic Fraternity, OF
which the deceased was worthy and re-
spected member. The Masonic brethren
will meet ut their lodge room at o'clock
this morning. and march from there to
the late residence of Mr.. Alexander,
where the ordinary ceremonies will be
observed. They will then march to
Bcnson's Ferry, where the proper con-
veyanccs will be in waiting to take the
remains of the deceased and funeral cort-
age to Greenwood Cemetery. where the
final rites will be performed.
An unsuccessful attempt WAS made to
burglarize the dry goods store of Mayer
& klJtz, night before last.
THE following is condensed report of
tie proceedings OF the Town Council ut
regular meeting held last night, De-
cember 9Th, 1874.
President Morgan in the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
A petition from the First Ward was
presented. asking Council to reconsider
the order of their last meeting to the
Street Commissioner, as to the removal
of the stone from Pike street, and on
motion of Mr.. Criswell, the petition was
received and referred to the committee
on Streets and Alleys.
On motion of Mr.. Leasure. the Mayor
was ordered to enforce section 10 of the
paving ordinance.
On motion of Mr.. Haney, the clerk
was ordered to furnish the Mayor a
memorandum of all the streets where
paving was not required to be done on
account of parties not knowing the grade
of the same.
On motion of Mr. Rowdewig it was
ordered that the pavement on Ohio street
be rdunced to eight feet, provided that
all those who have set their curbstones
will be at the expense of resetting the
same.
On motion of Mr.. Rodewig, the hose
houses be required to be closed at 10
o'clock p. m, and on Sundays not to be
used rs places of resort.
On motion of Mr.. Lcasurc the COM
mittec on Gas and Water, was instructed
to have three lamp posts and lamps put
up between 18th and CORTLAND streets,
and three on Walnut streets, west of the
new wharf
On motion of Mr.. Criswcll the night
police of the 2nd ward, was ordered to
light the street lamps rs far north as 9th
street
On motion of Mr. Lcasure the commit
tee on Streets and Alleys, was ordered tC
examine the streets and alleys, and have
street crossings put down where they may
consider it absolutely necessary.
On motion of Mr.. Leisure, the Clerk
was authorized IL invite proposals for
the furnishing of stone and putting
down crossings; the stone to be not less
than two feet wide, ten inches thick and
three feet in lenghth.
On motion of Mr. Lcasurc, the report
of the Committee on certain claims, was
received, and an ordinance providing
for the payment Of the same, was put up
on its first reading.
On motion of Mr.. Shupe, an ordinance
entitled IAN ordinance concerning the
construction ofordinanccs.' was put upon
its first reading. and afterward on mo.
ton the rules were suspended and the
above mentioned ordinance put upon It's
second reading.
On motion the council adjourned.
MARTIN FERRY.
We have great reason to rejoice and be
exceedingly glad that we are not a. our
neighbors are. While the the report Of
serious trouble in Pittsburgh, among the
iron manufacturers, with a partial if not
general stOppage Of the mills, consequent
ly throwing thousands Of men out OF
work, we have nothing of the kind with
which to contend here at least not ut
present. 1t is not proposed to reduce
wages at the blast furnace unless !, be
general all over the country, and the
mouldcrs at the various establishments
work at the former pricees. There is 1t
general complaint however, among stove
and other manufacturers of very slow
sales, and hard collections, making it
necessary TO work with all possible econ
omy both in the amount of stock allowed
to accumulate, and the number of hands
employed.
one wise feature in Martins Ferry
manufactures, and which should be en-
couraged everywhere, Is the taking Of
stock by employees. Be man ever so
faithfully served, he is never so well serv-
ed as when he serves himself, and shop
oil any kind will be run at half the ex-
pense when the owners do the work. In
several of the establishments here, il has
been the custom for rs many of the en-