Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-02-27
THE BEER GARDEN
Redesms ItseIfby a Very Orderly
Meeting. 800. w..
o ffererees of Views Between the Two
Branches The Gas Ordinance
Adopted-Ths 8. & o. Plan
Goes TO Committee.

Branches iUt Ods SuWdHSe
Adopted-The 8. 4 0. Plan
Goes to Committee.
Council took its semi monthly whirl
last night, transacting considerable bust
ness but nothing of any special moment.
The lobby was small and not an exciting
episode marked the evening. The First
Branch, which wastes no time over its
business, completely cleared its table and
has nothing ahead of it now but the gas
ordinance. The whole batch of matter &C.
cumulated in the Second Branch was con.
CURED in, with a few exceptions. The
propC sition of the B. & o. road was referred
TO the Railroad Committee, without COM
ment.
The communication from the Gas Trus,
tees, asking Council to ratify their action
in continuing the discount time was ruled
out OF order. The Mayor said the Trustees
had violated the ordinance and the oes.
thing they could have done would have
been to have kept discreet silence. Mr..
Wilson said he was surprised at the Trus-
tees asking Council to violate its own ordi-
nance and the matter went to the table.
The Second Branch had ordered the
city's annual statement printed in each OF
the morning dailies but the First Branch
reposed on this and ordered the statement,
as required by law, published in one paper,
at the discretion Of the Clerk.
The ordinance to prevent COWS and other
animals from running at large WAS laid On
the table, and the branch adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH.
In this branch a full turnout WIS pres.
ent and the following business disposed Of:
The Committee Oh Health repor led bills
amounting to Sl6l go, which were ordered
paid.
MIR. W. j. w. Cowden, who was appoint
ed 10 take charge of the special volunteer
police force during the flood excitement,
reported that ten skiffs were employed and
a plumber Of men, for different nights,
equivalent to one msn for 100 nights. The
ustter vas referred 10 the Committee on
Police for report.
MORE GAS on GAS.
The ordinance fixing the rules and rega-
istiops 10 govern the management OF the
gas works, came up as unfinished bust
Rule 4, In relation to laying new mains
ard setting new gas posts. lis idea was
10 do sway With the discrimina ordering
of posts, by first requiring an Investigation
BY the Committee on Lights. This was
taken IS a signal, by Mr. Haberfeid, who
Jumped upon it and vigorously attacFed it..
Afle! some little discussion, the motioa To
recon s. der wss lost.
Rule il, provides for the employment Of
TIE klu, ct the force, by the Superln.
e! 9. 1T sitter COZ frmation by the Trus-
tes, v, o shall tx the wages Mr.. Schultze
Jti. .eG a l,:Olu;ioD, the effect Of which was
to l,tIe lie matter of wages to Council for
col tiluLsiI. ard approval. You Nigh
ave- IT, MP. &c Iun the works entirely"
,si- ~ HtiG-eth. Mr.. Peterson said this
as C"z'irg a suspicious slight on the
rluU,es snd WcuId not only DE useless,
b. Crfst dag thrown on them Mr..
Sr.:t 4. hrurti This power should remain
With 81 TT7Stees as necessary to the sue
ctssiul n'snsgems nj of thu works. In sup.
port Of his amendment, Mr.. Schultze ssd
it would he just as well to fix
the price of labor, as it would the sal.
aries OF the officials. Mr.. Jones came
to the rescue by saying it was highly i'm
proper to take from the Trustees and
Superintendent the power o: paying good
workman from bad one. The amend.
mtnt was lost by an overwhelming vote.
Mr.. Smith then moved to So amend as to
leave to the Trustees the fixing of all
wages Of the lsborers at the works, which
was defeated. This had for its object to
strike out clause saying day laborers
shall receive fair market price" but it
was shown that contingency might arise
requiring such regulation.
One or two other tritiiDg changes were
made and the ordinance, as whole, was
adopted. Mr. Shsnley then moved to have
a settlement with the gas commissioner,
which was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Mr.. Healey offered resolution inStruc-
ting the Board of Public Works to lay a
brick paved street on Chapline from Six
tenth to Eighteenth and on Seventeenth
from Chapline to Eotl streets, using hard
burned fire brick. Mr.. Clator wanted to
use native brick, and others wanted to
wait until the winter had fairly tested the
Chaplire street pavement, and finally the
whole matter went TO the Committee on
Streets and Alleys.
At the last meeting, the Second Branch
had ordered the Board of Equalization and
Appeals to meet and hear petitions for
reduced assessments on account OF food
damages. The first Branch rejected this
Ill duOpiCu
Resolved, That the City Assessors be in.
structed to make such reduction in real
estate and personal property, for the year
1881, as be may see fit; and thst the assess
ment on stocks OF merchandise and manu-.
featured goods be also reduced as the losses
from the flood may he proved By their re-
turns.
II ives believed in the Second Branch
that the BOARD plan was the best and after
re. wing to adhere to its former action,
CvUn IL adjourned.
Pref CARL MAYER will start a ladies
dsr cling class next Saturday afternoon
Ali ladies wishing to learn to dance will
pie aSe call at SlcLains hail Saturday after.
Noon The Professor is one Of the finest
daLcc;s in the CT v aad is now teaching q
age Clsss If gentlemen. He is trying to
,o'uiicII2' the old style, or r'ther the
sly lie now in practice, Of enCi!cling the
lsdy'- waist ~ every opportunity.