The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-16
ANOTHER MEETING.
oFcoUNclL WILL PROBABLY WIND UP
Ths r., v. 4 Ky. Ordtsaacs-isst Nisat'f hsss'nE
( ol,hs Stcoad Brahch-Ths 10 Csnt Law fad
~ OrdiaAnos Again Dlaeuised-Rsyenuts and
l.sl DlsbuIssmsAta-rhoB Brick Block Patsns.

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Council was held lassevening for the especial
OF passing tho p, w. d Ky. ordl.
nance. After some trouble in SECURING q
quorum ono VIVA obtained and tho ordinance
Considerable other business was also
in fact It was quito model meet.
ing-A good deal OF work being done and
with but very little chin music. Fl1 y gia
Tho body was called 10 order at 5 O'Clock
by President Hildreth. The sbsentees were
Me.sra :Clator. Dickman, Gleason, Jaeger,
MoFadden, mckinley, Pickett, Porter Smith,
Whitaker, Wtngerter aud Work. The read.
Ing OF the minutes was on motion dispensed
with and tina rules vera suipsnded for the
purpose OF allowing Mr.. Stanley 10 offer q
petition from Patrick Elwood, who was EN-.
ployed In digging the we'll for the new pump
ut the Water " orks ct tho time Of the acoi-
dent at the crib. At that time hts hand was
caught 10 pully and 30 mangled that he has
not yet been able to use It. He asked that
the Council psy the ply sicinus bill and his
wages duiing tho time that hs has been dis.
ahled. Tbs paper was referred 10 the City
Water Board with the Recommendation that
II grant the pstition. ylDlg sHf TtUal
The ordinance recently passed by the First
Branch amending tho ordinance In relation
10 hawkers and psddleis, 80 az to give the
Mayor power to issue licenses 10 the same,
WAS read three timea and adopted, The ordi.
nance 10 intended 10 do away With any for.
Boarl OF Pablo Works over this mAttar, 81
happened recently. L.Qg .l-.rr q
THE TEN CENT LEyY ORDINANCE AGAIN. ~
All OF this business had been ruug In
ahead OF the 2, W. & Ky. ordinance, aud
now its friends made decided call Tor thai
paper, but were induced by the Chair to wal
moment while he explained to Council the
impors Of q paper that he had and de,
s!red 10 offer; II was one he deemed OF gyeai
importance. President Hildreth there1pon
commenced to read bis paper, which was ar
ordinance levyirg tax OF 10 cents on thu
500 yalustlsn oil real and personal property
for the year 1881, for tho purpose Of improy
Ing streets and rlleys not heretofore i'm
proved. II willb remembered that Council
los! Tuesday evening adopted an ordinance
levsing tax for the year 1884. which wa
tue same as thu! Of lcat year with the 10 cen
special levy stricken out
HOW AoNxY ooxs.
Mr.. Hildreth said In supporting this ordi
nance; "Your revenues for the year from al
sources exclusive OF those controlled by tn
City Water Board and Gas Trustees vii
amount In ronnd numbers 10 $lDO, 000.i 0
! this amount $4,000 Is pledged for the re
dsmp.ion Of bonds and the intsres: thereon
For the Balariesot your city officers and mel
in the fire and police departments you vii
nay out a70. COO more, and that leAves yol
$4,000 Tor contingencies. In the revenues
hays counted in the. lncs from the polio
court and these other revenues that n
10 tho Board Of Public Works. Tn
Board Will want shout $50, GOO. At the emf
Of the year Whist is tho stgte Of atfatrs2
deficiency Of q. lesst SIC. 600. BY the passss
Of this ordinance you do NOT increase tn
rate Of taxation oyer that OF last year. Tn
useL in pa.t to pave with brick one stree
across the Island, thereby giving that ware
ous good street. you ali know that Sd,
needs it. BesideB there are other por.iona o
tho city that have paver been improved ant
should be. by the q cures have given you
you can see that unless this ordinance i
parsed nothing can be DONE" s17-
HHxGE Is CLARE?
DR.. Jspson ndmitt.i tho necessity Tor .
good street across the Island, but 4usst,onot
the adyisabili,y OF putting down moro bricl
until that already down had been thoroughly
testsd. pr. Jepson took this occasion 10 in
q 1ite-o t the Csair what had become OF th,
Chairs RESOLUTION, passed soMa time since, Il
ascertain what royalty, X any, tbs city Woule
be expected to pay for the ps:ent block.
The Chalr-"Had l known what I know
now ! SHOULD nevsr have offered that resolu
tlon. | ~, informed that patent 100. Of tb,
series Of 1870, taken out by Q Mr.. Clark, cover
the patent sought for by two nsmb berg o. tn,
Board OF Public Works and Mr. John Porter
They have no patent" & 81 \
4,Df-9epsof-.We!l, won't Clark come or
the city for $ royalty ~
The Chair-"Fosslbly.
Dr. Jepson said that this being the case he
W.T. more than ever opposed to the scheme
Mr.. Hha9iey said he would like to vote fol-
liz know tEe 4alsnd ought to have street
knew that Island members had always voted
to aid other members in SECURING Improve.
monte, but after his vote OF Tuesday night
asainst the ordinance ho could not htuliify
himself. . gE
TIE rooR MAN GETS A BENEFIT.
Mr.. Peterson vas quite indignautov the
matter. /. had been e1punged from the
ordnance Tuesday night; 1t was burden On
the poor man In these present times when
boilers and tho lika wsre being thrown out
Of employment Ee elso made this peculiar
statements that the idea OF passing 100 levy
tund ordinance after refusing to pass one for
the redemption OF railroad bonds was not
right, especially as need oil ,he;'aster would
be felt before the year was out.
:. Nj. Ha:rel showed how much the moor
man you'd suffer no cents on the $l0O-a
glass OF beer and bunch Of otogits, or ride
out 10 the Park, Tor decent street. on which
TO haul coal to his door," Mr.. Har,ell con.
tingsd to the effect that certain nlemb eys
should hays thought Of the poor mau's purss
when they voted away his money for brass
band music. Nj. 8chul.xo favored change
OF Tuesday nights vote. MI. Jones spoke
warmly against 1t. .fr-.eg9 y :tII.8
Mr.. Hildreth-""Yes, Mr.. Jones, we under.
etand. You and Bob Campbell bad differ.
ence once and this is how you try to get even
with him. Ard 80 the talk ran on, = . +.
The ordinanos wcs killed on its passage by
vote OF O. to 7. Mescra. Butts, Grogsn,
Eahp, ltaId 1apu,,, Torau Vapunv p,&.rs.,