The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-13
REVISED ORDINANCES.
Changes IN tho Revised Ordinance
Passed By Council.

Changes In the Revised OrdlnHuces
Passed By Council.
Council has succeeded In passing on
three Of the revised ordinances, and will
meet on Friday night to struggle with an
other batch. The changes made In the
ordinances acted upon are as follows:
The new ordinance In relation to
markets Is really q fusion Of the n re.
laling to the clerk OF the market and the
one governing markets. 1t Is greatly con.
densed and Is more compact than the old
one. The frat change In the new ordin.
anCO provides that all streets occupied BY
market wagons, onS:market days, are 10 be
cleaned. This means that whenever the
market Is 30 full that 1t neCes.itates the &C.
Cupation Of Market street below Eleventh
street, which is often the case In Summer,
the clerk shall cause the refuse matter to
be cleaned up, This is a good provision,
rs there hus always been complaint by
people residing On this portion Of the street
OF the filthy condition oil the CUTTERS alter
markets In the Summer season. Another
provision Rets the time for closing the
markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays
at 10 A. NJ. the year round. The ordin.
anCe formerly made the closing hour In
summer at D A.. N. An additional pro.
vision has been made 10 the ordinance
empowering the Judge Of the Municipal
Court, AZ his discretion, 10 sentence any
person upon whom q fine shall be imposed
for q violation Of the provisions Of the
ordinance III a male) to imprisonment,
and to labor without compensation OF any
OF tho public works or improvements
undertaken or to bB undertaken by the
city, In default Of payment Of the fine i'm.
posed for a period not exceeding thirty
DAYS.
The ordinance in relation TO Cemeteries
and City Sexton has been amended provid.
ing additional penalties for offences. The
section relating TO burisls and fees was
amended by the First Branch as follows:
ale Tho Sexton) shall also, in oil cases
when there Is an interment upon
that part Of the city grave yard known as
Public Ground mot sold or voted 10 pti.
vOte lot owIers) OF the body OF q person
who was not a resident Of the city, collect
for tho uge Of the ground three dollars II
the intornent be Of tho body OF a minor
or infant and five dollars II II he the
body Of an adult. But for the, ground
used In the burial Of citizens OF the city Of
Wheeling In that part Of the cemetery
known as "PHblic Ground" no charge
shall be made" The rules governing the
burial Of persons have been made more
stringent.
The ordinance relating 10 the Collector
OF tho city Of Wheeling Is q combination
OF two otdinanCes-One relating TO the
Collector OF Water Rents and the Dol.
leCtor OF Assessments. Formerly two
ordinances governed the n officer; now
the ordinances are combined and the
official Is designated as the Collector Of
the City Of Wheeling" The bonds re.
quired ior the two offices have been COM.
6ined, requiring the City Collector to
qualify In the sum Of $4,000. The con.
tlicting provisions In the two ordinances
have been %reConciled, and several new
provisions introduced In the new ofdi.
nance In regard 10 assessments and ColleC-
ton OF taxes and water rents.