Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-10

which may hereafter be authorised BY
Council.
rsoorxAGKnsSr TO TELEPHONES.
By Simpson:
WHEREAs, 1t is desirable that the tele'
phone exchange system should be In
troduced in our city; therefore, In oraer
70 encourage its introduction
Rssolred, That the Central District ana
Printing Telegraph Company or Its as
siynees or licensees, be and Is hereby
granted the right to erect poles and
wires along the streets and alleys; pro-
rided, that said poles shall be not less
than 20 feet high, above ths surface oil
the ground when erected, and shall be
neat and symmetrical; proridsd, further,
that the city shall have the right to
place FIRE alarm and police wire on
said poles. ar .-.-.
Resoived, That when, in the judgment
of the street committee, any pole erected
under the provisions Of this grant, shall
be deemed unsafe, said pole or poles
shall be changed to suit said committee.
ASSESSORS SALARY.
By Handlan:
Instructing the Committee on Ordi-
nances to examine and report what
change, il any, is necessary in the asses
sor's compensation,
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
By Kimberly:
Instructing the Committee on Streets,
Alleys and Grades to report plans Tor
improving the following streets in the
Fourth ward: Seventeenth, IRON Mar
ket to Eo6'; Chapline, from Sixteenth
to Eighteenth; Eighteenth, from Chap
line to Eoff; Eof, from Seventeenth to
Nineteenth, and Nineteenth, from Eoff
to Wood.
THE PoLICE SYSTEM.
BY Unknown:
Instructing the Ordinance Committee
TO prepare an ordinance defining the
powers, compensation and regulations
Of the police force.
The report OF the Sweeney Inyestiga-
ting Committee was received and filed.
An ordinance in relation to prices for
burial in the City Cemetery was read
and adopted.
Then came the racket over the insur-
ance license, which will be found in an
other place.
A petition from the street carriers,
asking an increase from $3.50 to $500
per day, was granted.
Various other petitions were appro-
priately referred, and Council ad-
journed.
FIRST BRANCH.
Present at roll CALL Mayor Sweeney
in the chair, and Messrs. Boring, But
terrified, Criswell, Cowan, Eoh, Halstead,
McAdams, Wolvington, Wilson and
Scnambra.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, approved and signed by the mayor
and attested by the clerk.
Mr.. Zoeckler appeared.
The report OF the special joint COM
mittee appointed to investigate papers
belonging to the city in the Exchange
| Bank, was received from the Second
Branch, and it was, on motion, referred
to the city solicitor Tor further examina-
ton.
The report of the Committee on Ac-
counts was received and the action OF
the Second Branch concurred in.
Tue report of the City Clerk was re-
ceiyed from the Second Branch and the
action OF that body concurred in.
The report of the Committee on
Streets, Alleys, and Grades was received
and the action Of the Second Branch
concurred in.
There being no further business on
the table this branch on motion took
recess.
On coming to order again an applica-
ton nom Chas. Bchler was received
asking for license to keep a coffee house
at No. 1870 Market. On motion the
rules were suspended and the action OF
the Second Branch in granting license,
concurred in.
Mr.. Hughes appeared,
The report Of the Committee on Water
Works was received and the action Of
the Second Branch concurred.
The report Of the Committee on Mar.
kets was received from tho Second
Branch and the action ofthat body con-
CURED in.
The report Of the Committee on City
Scales was received and the action Of
the Second Branch concurred in, IN the
first resolution.
The second resolution was amended
by Mr.. Wilson, awarding the scales as
per the action of the Second Branch, ex-
cept the ones in the Fifth and Eighth
wards, which were referred back to this
committee for them TO advertise for adj
ditional bids.
The report OF the Committee on Police
was read and the action OF the Second
Branch Concurrel in.
The report OF the special joint conf
mittee appointed TO investigate the
charges against the Sergeant was read,
and, on motion OF Mr.. Eoff, Mr.. era
crafts resignation was accepted.
Mr.. McAdams named Mr.. Criswell,
and there being no objection, Mr.. Girls
well was appointed to I'LL the vacancy.
The report of the Committee on Or
dInances was read, and the action OF the
Second Branch concurred in.
The report OF the Committee on
Health was received from the Second
BraRsh, and the action OF that branch
concurred in.
The report OF the committee appoint
cd to investigate Phillip Heiser, the City
Sexton, was read, and after general
discussion among the members, the ac-
ton OF the Second Branch was concur
red in. Mr.. Cracraft, who had appear
ed during the discussion, being excused
from voting by his own request, he be-
ing Heiser's counsel.
The ordinance amending the second
section OF the ordinance in relation to
the election, duties and compensation OF
the City Sexton and interments within
the city. was received and referred back
to the Committee on Cemeteries, with
the City Solicitor, for reconsideration.
The report OF the Committee on City
Prison was read and the action OF the
Second Branch concurred in.
The bill OF r. Reith for services as spe-
cial watchman was read and the action
OF the Second Branch eoncurred in.
The resolution offered in the Second
Branch in relation TO the police question
was read and the action OF that Branch
concurredin.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Hal
sted asking for special joint committee
TO confer with Committee on Streets,
Alleys and Grades in relation TO better
system of streets and paving.