Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-12
OUR CITY FATHERS.
Passage of the Street Cleaning
Ordinance-Again No Quorum
in the Upper House.

in the Upper House.
SECOND BRANCH.
After some skirmishing on the part OF
the sergeants, a quorum was obtained,
and the following members answered:
Arkle, Caldwell, A, Caldwell, B. F.,
Ewing, Movers, McNash, Pollock,
Reeves, Voeckler, Wait, Waterhouse
and President Logan.
The reading OF the minutes was dis
pensed with.
RESTRICTING THE STREET CLEANING
ORDINANCE.
Mr.. ALI Caldwell rose stating that he
did so on a question OF order in relation
TO the ordinance in relation TO cleaning
the streets which was rejected on
Thursday night. He thought it was a
substitute by the First Branch to the
former ordinance on this subject, and
was consequently of the nature OF an
amendment; therefore the action OF this
Branch in rejecting it was void. On
this he asked ruling by the chair.
Mr. Kimberly thought it was not an
amendment or substitute, and this ac-
ton was simply an effort on the part of
gentlemen TO force upon the people
something to which they were express
" opposed. Mr. Caldwell replied in a
lengthy speech, in which he claimed
that the fundamental principle was the
same in both, viz: the taking OF the
street cleaning from the Street Commits
sioner and letting it out by contract.
After few remarks from other MEM
bers, the chair gave it as his opinion
that the point OF order was well taken,
and that the action of the Branch at its
last meeting was unparliamentary and
null and void. Some discussion followed
as 10 how this point of order and the
ruling of the Chair should be spread
upon the record. The difficulty was
solved by Mr.. Kimberly, who said that
although he was opposed to the ordl-
nance, he thought he would be defeated,
and proposed to accept the defeat with
a good grace therefore he moved to re
consider the vote by which this Branch
rejected the ordinance at the last meet
ing. This was adopted.
He then moved TO non-cOncur with
the First Branch, Mr.. Caldwell offer
ing substitute that the Branch concur.
On this the ayes and noes were demand
ed, the vote standing as follows;
Ayes - Arkle, Caldwell, Caldwell,
Goodiellow, Horkheimer, Jefferson,
Meyers, McNash, Pollock, Reeves, Wat
erhOuSe and Logan-l2.
Noes-Ewng, Hamilton, Houston,
Kimberly, Vockler and WaIt-6.
The ordinance was then adopted by
the same vote, each member voting as
above.
COMMITTEE on LIGHTS.
The committee have had under con-
sideration the resolution referred to
them i'm relation TO the character of the
improvements undertaken by the gas
trustees. We have carefully examined
the ground and taken into consideration
the present necessities OF the city and
its probable wants for from three to five
years to come. We have also looked
into the character of the improvement
about to be made, and We think 1t will
be useful and necessary, and will not be
necessarily temporary.
There are some views in which 1t
would be desirable for the city to have
some additional grounds adjoining the
works, but we think there is no real ne
cessity and that there will be no such ne
cessity for period of from three to five
wears, and perhaps not then. We think
il probable that even in the event of an
extension of the works good plans might
avoid the necessity foI additional real
estate.
While other good plans OF improve
ment, possessing considerable merit,
have been proposed and thought OF, we
see no reason for departing from the
past action of Council, or of intercepting
or interfering with the authority given
to the Trustees in relation thereto.
The report was received and filed.
The Branch then adjourned at $50
o'clock.