Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-13

keep a wharf boat. was taken up ana grant
The petition OF VIM. Hagadorn, to keep
a billiard room on Eoff street was granted.
The petition of Ed. Hill, for a%u2tionser
license was granted.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The report of the Committee on Fire
Department, recommending the pay ment
of bill aggregating $39l.3S, was read.
Mr.. Haeley objected to IN item OF $40 due
Robt. Hazlet, for placing fire alarm wires
on poles. He contended that the Chief
was paid an extra salary for keeping the
fire alarms in repair, and submitted q reso.
luton striking this item out.
The motion to strike out Was lost, 6 ayes
to 9 nays.
Mr.. Clator called for light OF an item OF
S65. IA due Mr.. L. T. Busbey.
Mr.. Habertield also wanted a headlight
turned on one or two items.
The Chair read Mr.. Busbey's bill in de-
tail.
Mr.. Clator objected to the whole thing
He wanted to know who ordered the
goods.
The Chairman explained that the Fire
Department Committee had authority TO
expend $3.50 each month.
MI law NENAS6'sSNf $500
the Committee was adopted.
CITY PRISON.
The Committee on City Prison submitted
a report recommending the payment Of
bills ~aggregating $296.Ol
The report was adopted, and the bills or
&ercd paid.
The Committee on Wharves recon-
mended that the petition Of the Cleve-
land, Lorain and Wheeling Railroad Com
praying that they be allowed to
maintain a wbarfboat, and that the wharf
age for their transit er boat be placed at 800
per annum, be granted.
Adopted.
POLICE.
This Committee reported bills aggregat-
ing $3C9.54 and recommended their pay.
ment.
They also submitted the following:
Rcs0ired, That the Committee on Police
be instructed to erect a lookup on the
grounds OF the State Fair Association, the
said association donating the ground and
paying one-half the cost of erecting the
building.
Resoired, That the accompanying oriin-
ance, for the better protection Of the Citi-
vi Vic Nv SoANo bhaSNSSs ODNSAS
and p~ickpockets, be adopted.
The ordinance was read twice by the
clerk.
Mr.. Shanly moved to refer it to the Com
mittee on Ordinances for report.
Lost.
The ordinance was then read q third
by its title and passed. Ayes, %;
noes, 1.
The report as a whole was then adopted.
RIVERSIDE SWITCH.
A communication was here received from
the First Branch, it being a protest from
the Board Of Public Works, in regard to
the manner in which the Riverside Mill
Company was laying the switch On Water
and Twenty-fourth streets.
The First Branch having instructed the
Board to enforce the ordinance strictly,
this Branch concurred.
LIGHTS.
The committee submitted the following:
ReSolred, That the trustees of the gas
works be instructed to erect oil lamps at
the following places: At the corner OF
Alley % and McCu!loch; corner OF Thirty
ninth and McCulloch; at the north end OF
Market street, opposite the residence Of Mr..
at the corner Of Fortieth and
at the corner OF Forty'third
and Jacob; at the corner Of Forty.third and
WetZel; at the corner of Forty.fifth and
McCulloCh; at the corner OF Forty-ffth aud
Wood: at the corner Of Alley "a and Jacob;
on Baltimore street, between Tenth and
and on same street, between Thir-
and Fourteenth.
Adopted.
Res0Iyed, That the trustees of the Gas
Works be instructed to extend the gas
on the following streets: On Indiana
street from North York 10 North Huron;
on kentucky. from North Front to North
on Zane, to a point midway be-
tween Huron and Back river bridge: on
to Alley q; TO corner of Jacob
and Twenty eighth streets.
Adopted.
Resolved, That the trustees Of the gas
warks be instructed to erect gas lamps at
the following places: At the southeast cor
ner Of Virginia and South Front streets;
on Jacob street, at the alley between Thir-
ty.sixth and Thirty seventh; on Seven
southwest OF the Atlantic engine
house: on south side OF Fourteenth, be.
tween Byron and Jacob; on southeast cor
ner of Seventh and Market; on northeast
Main and Seventh; On northwest
corner EofT and Fourteenth; at corner
Of Thirty-ffth and Market; at south
east corner OF Eof and Twenty-third; at
corner of alley "a and Chapline street; on
North Front street, at a point midway be-
tween the north and south line of Mr..
Bsrger's property; at the point OF The tri-
north of Mrs. John LuEin's resi-
on west side OF South Broadway OPP
posite Blair's alley; at the northeast cor
ner of Eighth aud Market streets; on the
west side OF Eoff between T~wenty-ninth
and T~hirty-frst and on Twelfth, midway
Cbanlina and ElH.
Adopted.
Resoteed, That J. II. Hobbs, Brockunier
& Co, be paid the sum OF Sll.2 for
glass globes.
Adopted.
REAL ESTATE.
This committee reported the following:
That the bell on the Capitol building be
so that it may not be injured by
the hammer striking in the same place.
That the c-mmittee had examined the
south wall OF the city building, and was OF
the opinion that it had settled decidedly
this spring. The building had been con
as unsafe, and in the eTent OF its
the city would be liable for heavy
The committee offered the following:
Resolred, That the chief of the Fire De-
partment be instructed to turn the capital
bell without cost to the city.
Adopted.
Resohed, That a committee be appointed
to ascertain the cost of quarters for the
meetings of Council and the city officers
and report TO Council.
Mr.. Clator said he thought the Commit
tee useless. The building, in his opinion,
was entirely safe. He hoped the members
of Council would all live as long - the
house would stand. 1t was no worse now
than it vas ten years ago. It was the same
old cry like unto that which used to be
raised about the Main street bridge.
Council was logged and bcllied into erect
ing the Market street bridge by q Council
man who could not sleep for fear the stone
bridge would fall down. Now he is dead,
but the bridge still stands.
On motion 9 committee of three on the
part OF this Branch was appointed. to CO.
with the committee Of the First
Branch, and was instructed to ascertain il
sufficient room could not be had at the
Capitol.
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The report Of the Committee OF Finance
was read, showing the estimated revenue
for the coming fiscal year at si2i.0)): e,.
penses flSSssS.sS; excess Of expenditures