Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-11
coMMTTTEE MEETINGS.
Star Chamber Session Of Street
Committee-Important Health
Changes-Scales and Fire De-

Changes-Scales and Fire De-
partment.
Last evening he city building re-
sembled a bee hive in some respects
Several committees were called to meet,
and committeeman were running ! and
ont. reporters were there by b legion,
buttonholing the solons, Intervening
politicians, the Sergeant and his depu-
ties were busy drumming up quorums.
Finally things assumed shape and the
committee on
STREETS, ALLEYS n GRADES
met 10 the Council chamber OF the
First Branch. The object OF this com
mittee being called was TO make the
estimates for the ensuing year. A inh
committee was present, and Also the
CITY Surveyor and Street Commissioner,
ali having recovered from the effects OF
the inspecting trip OF last Ihursday.
When Peterson and Wait took on their
coats things seemed TO assume q warliSe
aspect, and the FIVE scribes present held
a short caucus and resolved to hold out
al all hazards. However, as .here were
,ther committees TO meet, three oil h
seekers of news departed, after charging
their brethren to be sure and obtain all
items OF interest, but IN q lew moments
the remaining two came Gown with a
look ON their countenances which plain
Iv showed that the committeeman had
administered the &. b., and Tor the rest
of the evening the members sat with
closed doors.
The next committee that claimed at
tention was the n on
HEALTH.
The first paper taken up by this com
mittee was a resolution offered by the
Great Commoner Kimberly, lnstructlng
this committee to draft an ordinance
proyiding a better system Tor cleaning
our streets and alleys. The present or
dinance was taken up, and the follow
iny changes will be recommended TO
Council: Instead of five districts, as at
present, the city will be divided into
Two. the first from the creek
up, and the second from the
the creek down. In place OF the city,,s
holding 70 per cent. of the contractors
wages until the work is done, it shall
hold 30 per cent. the entire year, and
the remaining 20 per cent. shall be paid
in monthly installments. The Street
Commissioner, Health Officer and May
or shall compose a board to see that the
work is done TO their satisfaction. On
the Street Commissioner reporting TO
the board any neglect to fulfill a con-
tract the board shall report the
same to Council, and that body
shall take such action as they may deem
proper. The present ordinance pre-
scribes that all paved streets shall be
cleansed twice a month hall the year
and once a month the other half. The
committee makes the ordinance to read
twice every month. The present ordi-
nance says that all macadamized streets
and cutters shall be opened and cleansed
i'm the spring and fall OF every year,
Council will be recommended to make
il read twice every month both IN rela-
ton TO the streets and cutters.
"That's so Philo can keep his
boots clean" as one member expressed
il. The contractors are also to Keep the
cutters clean OF all vegetation, and IN
stead OF scraping the crossings once a
week they are to be scraped twice a
week. Also, to clean the wharyes and
market squares.
At this Ioint a member requested a
reporter to go to the Comique and stop
the noise. This started another mem
Der to discoursing on the merits of the
show as he had heard them from Bill
Love. This came near break
ing the meeting up, but finally quiet
was restored and the bids for furnishing
medicines to city prisoners were taken
up. Mr.. I'D. Booking was the only
bidder, and his price being $3.50, the
contract was accordingly awarded to
him.
The next paper taken up was an APP
peal from an order OF the Health Officer
instructing Drs. Hazlett and Hildreth
to fill up certain lots OF theirs Ill the
Eighth ward. which are nothing at
present but POOLS OF water. The COM
mittee instructed the Health Officer to
have these two gentlemen appear before
the committee at its next meeting and
state their grievances.
The appointing OF the following par
ties as Health Inspectors ior ten day at
- each, under charge Of the Health
officer, was the next thing that occu-
pied the committees attention: First
ward, Michael Edwards; Second ward,
Stephen Tracy; Third ward, j. W.
Clark Fourth ward, VIM. Love; Fifth
ward, Geo. Miller; Sixth ward, Thos.
Bennett Seventh ward, Cornelius Nor
gan Eighth ward, Thos. Sweeney.
On motion the committee then al
journed to meet at the call OF the Health
Officer.
Messrs. Reeves, Hughes and A. and
b. +. Caldwell, the members OF the COM
mittee present, together with the Health
0Rcer. were all very much in favor OF
the proposed changes in the present or
dinance, and were of the opinion that II
Council would pass on them and put
them through We would have a system
Of street cleaning that would come some
what nearer the proper thing than the
present one does.
The next committee that claimed the
scribes attention Wa the one on
SCALES.
Messrs. Edwards, Buttertield, Haller
and Peters were present. Nothing OF
much Importance was transacted be-
yond recommending to Council the
awarding OF the Seventh ward scales to
Henry Smith for $500. Various bills
were then audited and the committee,
which is a very harmless and quiet one,
adjourned.
The Committee on
FIRE DEPARTMENT
was also called for last evening, but there
seemed to be some difficulty in getting
them together, and during that time
Chief Eccles sat with a sad and weary
look ON his face, at last Mr.. Wolvington
came in, and for nearly an hour these
two talked to each other, then Mr.. Hand
ian came in, the bills for the past month
were audited, and then Lieut.. McCully
was LETT in possession of the place where
quiet reigned supreme aud will until to-
night, aud then-Oh!
PERSONAL POINTS.