The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-17
CRY COUsCIL.

Special uSOting Lass nlght-Tho LOAl
OFdlnhnes-ihe D. 4 y. Extsnsiou.
Atlhs meeting Of the Second Branch Of
the City Council last night all the mem.
beFs were present but Thomas Prince and
J. N Houston.
The action OF the First Branch on the
reports Of the Committees on Fire De-
partment, Police and Streets, Alleys and
Grades, was taken up and acted on. Moth
ing Of mach Importance was touched on.
The special committee appointed to At
tempt to come 70 an agreement with the
First Branch concerning the Loan Ordi.
nance reported that they had failed to do
80, and recommended that committee Of
conference DO requested. The President
appointed a. members on the part Of this
Branch hessrs, Kimberly, Hoffman and
Smith.
The apparently trivial question whether
the assistant keeper Of the lookup should
be paid $50 or $45 a month, provoked o
running discussion, In which great deal
Of feeling was manitestedr and 3 great
deal Of cToss hred criticism. The question
was finally referred TO committee Of con-
ference
Mr., Hildreth offered Q resolution that
ths curb on North Front street, opposite
Schrsiher's property, be set for q pave,
ment 81 feet wide instead Of II feet wide.
Mr., Hildreth said the street was but %
feet wide, aud II II feet be made into side.
walk on each side 1t would leave but 8
feet between, "Which," said Mr.. Hill
dreth, "is narrow, to say the least"
The quarterly report OF the Gas Com
miBsloueIs was received and referred 10
the Committee on Lights,
Mr., Walter moved that the God GuaEdl
be granted the use oil the ball over the
Second Ward Market.houss for drill pur'
poses on every Tuesday and Friday even
Jugs, which was carried.
An ordinance 10 prohibit dog fighting
or chicken fighting In the city was read
the frat time.
Mr., Baker presented q petition from
several prominent citizens OF BellaiTe ~
reference IN the dumping Of refuse aud
6lth at the south end Of the city, and neal
the supply pipe Of the Bellalre water
works. Mr., B'ksr also offered the follow
ing resolution;
RsSOlved, That the accompanying petit
ton be referred 10 the Committee on
Ordinances, and that aAid committee bG
directed ~ prepare IN ordinance provid,
ing against the nuisance complained Of In
said petition,
Mayor CrlSwell, Of BsllAire, was intro
duced ard represented the views OF Bel
lRire 10 the matter. Mr.. Bippis, President
OF the Belsire Council, WAS also intro
duCed, As we'll AZ Mr.. Jones, one oil the
Trustees OF he Bellaire water works, but
both gentlemendeClined To speaks refer.
ring TO the petition for an expression Of
their views, ....
Mr. Hildrstb proposed that the eIlzsnI
OF BellaiTe furnish boat into which the
night carts could be dumped, and the
flth carried past BslIaire,
10 this Mir OriSwell objected, saying
that they merely asked this as favor, bul
II Council here refused the favor, there
was remedy 10 the Uni ed Statea Courts
and II would bs invoked,
The resolution was finally 20 amended
az 10 require the committee 10 report upon
the advlsability Of reporting ali ordinance
on the subject, and 10 this form wa
passed, ~,
| Mr.. Laughlln presented the report O
the Committee on Railroads, embndyiul
the proposition Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio
Railroad Company In reference to the ex
tension Of the HempHeld line This be
ing read, further consideration Of the mat
ter was postpond, and the committee o
confer nCe Oh the loan ordinance reported
The report Of the Committee recon-
mends the appointment oi John ]. Jonel
instead Of DR.. 7. Il. Logan as q Commis
sioner, and the retention OF the namss o
MessrS. Jepson and Hlldreth. It strike
out the amount named for repairs Of street.
and alleys, and makes the sum for repair
Of the Water Works $50 900 and the entir,
amount OF the loan Sl64,O00
The Branch then adjourned.