Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-31
CITY COUNCIL.
spsciat aet,lsG tast NIGHT.
Cousidera ion Of the Railroad Proposition
b, The FIRST 6rshch-lhe Fire
- Department R qsests
e.. 0,her Matters.
Second Branch.

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Present-Messrs. Burdats, Clark,
Commerford, Davis, GrogaD, Haberbeid,
Hildreth, Prince, Sch ckev, Waterhonse,
Walters, Wingerter and Mr. President.
The minutes ot lsst meeting we're sp-
proved.
The matter in regard to a:.ire engine
Was. on motion OF Mr.. Kimberly, refer
red back 10 the committee Tor lnlorma-
ton as to weight, capacity and cost.
An ordinance was Introduced Tesulat-
inc the number OF men to be appointed
TO the different fire organizations, ssiar'
ies. etc, was read the first time, and ie-
ferred to the proper committee;
A report was offered by Mr. Kimberly
that the City Solicitor should prepare
and offer certain ordinances. On motion
adopted.
The cemetery report was taken up,
and the resolutions contained IN 1t were
one by one adopted.
The report OF the Committee on Scales
was read and the items contained in the
same we're ordered to be paid. The or.
dinance establishing scales on Forty
eighth street was read by its title Tor the
third time and passed.
The report from the committee on
conference recommending that the sala-
nv of the lock up keeper be placed at
$45 per month, was read anu passed.
The petition asking that South Penn
streetin the Seventh ward be opened up
TO the new fair grounds was read, and
Mr.. Kimberly, in stirring speech, sub
stituted q resolution ordering the City
Solicitor to take proper steps toward
condemning whatever property the open
ing OF the street may require, which sub
stitute was passed.
A petition asking that the cutters on
Eoff street between Twenty-second and
Twenty.third be thoroughly cleaned and
repaired, was referred to the Committee
on Streets and Alleys.
A resolution OF Mr.. Hildreth relative
TO certain changes to be made on South
Broadway in the Seventh ward was
passed.
II was ordered in accordance with the
resolution OF Mr.. Baker, that the Com
mittee OF the Fire Department purchase
two horses for the use Of the hook and
ladder company in the Fifth ward.
III Win lAO lCoOAub'Oh VI
Mr.. Burdats, it was ordered that no.
tice be put in the daily papers notifying
all persons having assessment blanks to
make returns to the Board OF Assessors
within ten days.
Pending the discussion of the opening
OF South Penn street a question was
raised by Mr.. Hildreth as to the eligibll-
ity of Mr.. Walters to place IN the
Council, and on a question Of privilege
Mr.. Walters produced the tally sheets
and asked that the Council sustain him
AZ a member. Mr.. Hildreth moved that
the matter be referred to the Committee
on Elections. Motion lost.
Mr.. Kimberly's resolution asking that
the clerk be ordered to draw an order for
$3.50 on account, in favor Of Mr.. Ward
for labor at the Water Works, was car
ried.
A number of resolutions on the Clerk g
desk were referred to the proper COM
mittees. Most OF these resolutions re-
lated to small improvements on Streets
or alleys.
A petition from the Elm Grove street
car line to grant the privilege OF con-
structipg switch on Eleventh street
was received and an ordinance accom-.
panying the same was on the third read
ing passed.
The petition OF the Grape Sugar Re-
filming Company was received, with the
accompanying ordinance, concurred In
by the First Branch, and also a remon-
STRANGE against the same was received;
and the ordinance, on the third reading,
was passed.
The communication from Bellaire was
received and read, and on motion was
referred to the Committee on Health.
Adjourned.
First Branch.
Present, Messrs. Boring, Butterfeld,
Cracrait, Fritz, Hail, Hull, Myles, Nc
Adams, Schultze, Simpson, Wolvington
and Zoeckler. The minutes were read
and signed.
Mr.. Kimberly's resolutions in rela-
ton to the B. & o. were read and at once
become the topic OF discussion. Mr..
Myles moved to table; Mr.. Hall offered
another motion to reject. Mr.. Myles'
motion was lost.
During the discussion large number
OF persons came in and took seats within
the bar, among whom We noticed G. D.
Hubbard, j r. MCourtney,J. D..DuBois,
F. J. Hearne, J. n. Vance, J. NJ. Belle
vile, ex Mayor Sweeney. w. P. Hub.
bard and Col. James L. Randolph.
Mr.. Hall then renewed his motion to
reject the Kimberly resolutions, and
they were rejected one by one.
Pending the arrival OF the modified
proposition OF the B. & o. company, this
branch took up several matters sent up
from the lower branch and passed them,
the most important OF them being the
authorizing the Committee on Streets
and Alleys to expsnd $500 on South
Front street; and authorizing the Com.
mittee on Water Works to lay a new
four inch pipe into the works OF Hobbs,
Brockunier 4 Co.
At this juncture Capt. Devries arriy d
with the proposition OF this company,
and (Mr. Hall in the chair it was read
to the branch by the clerk. Accompa.
nying the proposition was map of the
route, and this map was inspected by
the members of this branch.
The modified" proposition of the
railroad company was practically the