Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-13
Tsr LOAN oRDINARCE.
still q Matter Of Doubt Is to What Win
Become of It.

Still a MAtboE Ol OOupt - W =" 4@t '" -
Become Of It.
Last night the Council turned the
Loan Ordinance over and over, and
finally, after badly Kidding it, turned It
over to a special committee for consul
tation. This insures another meeting
next Tuesday night, and more financial
statements. The ordinance, as passed
by the Second Branch at the last meet
ing, was taken up and pulled apart by
the First Branch, as the following re-
port shows:
The resolution OF the Second Branch
providing an ordinance for the making
and sale Of bonds, to be known as the
the bonds of the city OF Wheeling, lor
the purpose of raising the sum oil s2UV,-
600. 10 be used for certain improve
ments OF the Water Works, and ioT
streets and alleys, was read the second
time and debated by the Council.
Mr.. McAdams opposed the ordinance
on principles OF economy.
Mr. Wolvington thought that the
condition OF the water works, with the
improvements IN progress being mace
would answer for all purposes oil the
CITY. He therefore made motion 10
strike out that portion relating to high
surface reservoir or stand pipe.
Messrs. Boring and Miller opposed
the part OF the ordinance relating 10 the
water works improvement, as such ihl-
proyement was not needed and a motion
to strike out was carried.
A motion was made by MIR. Boring
TO strike out the names oil Hl!dreth ana
.Jepson from the second section. Mr..
Boring and Mr.. Wilson favored the
motion, on the ground that the appoint
ment oil The persons named was the
stepping stone to the removal OF the
city business from the Exchange Bank
to the Ohio Valley, and that the past
favors Of the Exchange bank forbid
such a step. Mr.. Butterfeld opposed
the motion. Motion carried.
A motion was introduced that the
names OF Messrs. Rely and Wilkinson
be inserted in the place OF Messrs. Hill
dreth and Jepson. Carried.
The third section was modified by
previous amendments.
The ordinance as whole was then
placed before Council. Mr.. Hall doubt
ed the validity OF such a loan, as the
Constitutional limit Of the city's power
to borrow, was per cent OF the county
assessment.
Mr.. Wilson OF the Finance Commit.
tee, explained that by the conditions oil
the loan the constitutional limit would
not be exceeded.
Mr. Hall commended that the amount
called for by the ordinance was still
much too large; the people were OPP
posed to 80 large sum and would def at
the ordinance when it went before them.
He moved therefore that the figures
SS7, 800 be stricken ont OF section third
and SIC, 900 be inserted.
Mr.. Hull moved that the $4,000 for
the Fifth Ward Market House improve
ments be stricken out. Carried.
On motion OF Mr.. Zoeckler the $685.
900 for street and alley improvement
was stricken out.
These amendments reduced the am
cunt contemplated to SlS0,9 $50.
The ordinance was read by title for
the third time and passed by unani'
nous vote.
On the return OF the Ordinance
from the Lower Branch with Mr..
Kimberly's resolution referring the mat
ter OF differences TO special committee,
Mr.. Wilson moved to consider the same,
and the First Branch concurred in the
resolution, Messrs. Wilson, Hail and
Criswell being named as members OF the
committee from the First Branch.
IN THE SECOND BRANCH.
About 10 o'clock, the loan ordinance
having come down IRON the First
Branch with long list OF amendments,
other business was suspended and the
paper taken up for the purpose OF con-
Sidering the amendments made in the
Upper House.
CLERK Bowers proceeded to read the
ordinance. BY mutual consent the
Second Branch conCurred with the
changes in date that had been made, as
it was seen that such action was abso-
lutely necessary to make the paper
proper one.
The first kick was on the changing OF
the names OF the commissioners. This
Branch refused to concur.
The striking out Of the provision pur-
chasing the Fifth ward market certiti-
Gates, by the First Branch, was non
concurred in.
The striking out OF the words, the
construction OF high water service reser-
voir or standard pipe" and the inserting
OF the words "the Improvement Of the
said water supply" was non-coDcur-
red in.
In fact, all OF the improvements sug.
gested by the Second Branch were
killed by the First Branch and non.
concurred in by the Second. The First
reduced the 100000 loan proposed to
$l3O, $50. and in this the Second also re-
fused to concur.
Mr.. Kimberly stated that he was not
in favor Of a conference committee, but
rather OF special committee. There
was considerable discussion had over
the First Branch action. President Scott
named Messrs. Kimberly, Smith and
Hoffman as the members OF the special
committee from the lower Branch.