The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-20
TIE CITY
HOLD ! :'-lI ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING.
~ :. -, hNrtTl's srFft cd FtllEt Z. y iS
vas "has tas1 Old Last E,splss With the D. 4 o.
I y. u Petition and Other Railroad Pap,rs.l
it5 Ae'''a oa sAs fstlous Flood Measures. Z
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NJ u. Petition and Other Railroad Papers,
HI As''sa oa sAs fstloas Flood h.saurss. y. Z
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Ihere was an unusually large turn out
OF second Branch ,nembera q. the special
Council meeting called for last evening.
but the First Branch members were not at
all numerous, in fact not enough were
there to form quorum, which was upfor.
tunate, as concurrence in the action Of
second Branch on the Baltimore 4 Ohio
railroad petition would have enabled the
Railroad Committee 10 at once n,oceed w,,h
BY tho Second. '.F rt ~ fSN1',t's ~ = y
The Ine Second Branch was callol 10 o,rder, il +
~ G5o ocltcS prompt, President Hildreth
N the chair. Before the reading Of tLe /
lengthy minutes had beea concluded all
ne members had ttooped ia except Messrs.
Gfogan and Rosenhurg. 0SSSHS.'g
the nALTlNoRE / onlo's PETITION.
The fls; business taken up was the peti.
tion Of the Baltimore { Ohio, publlshea
overtwo week'asincei in the rsllloEScrRIt,'
asking the power to change their through
route track (the Hemrfield) from Sixteenth
aud Seventeenth Streets 10 the south bank
OF the creek, at the same tnu retuinino
the track on Seventeenth street AZ a sw;,ch
70 the yards south Of the State Hous,. 'tH the I
track on Sixteenth street to he enlirelv 70.
moved. 1t was on lnotioa al Mr. Wiit;n.
son that the rules we're lsp6nded and tho
matter taken up. The petition was read q
Mr.. McFAdlen presented a resolution ~ ~. !
ielrlng the paper, together with the plat Of !
tne ptoposeu new route, 10 the Railroad
Committee, and that it be authorized to
employ competent engineer 10 ,st In 4
such surveys Us the committee may; re-
Dt, Jepson moved to add as an amend
ment ssuch enpineer not to be Interested s
IN any rali;oad in the city, or seeking to !
enter The city" The blnendment caused !,
considerable 3. dIscnssion but WAS adopted. !
Nine voted against Il! TThe RESOLUTION With
tue amendment va, adopted, but as there is \
aprosab!e expenditure Of money, the res. /;
oluiion will require Flrst Branch action. 4 e e
The reading OF the B & 0. petition q as
followed BY petit IN rlm sixty.Hy 1esi-iS
dents and business meu on Sixteenth and y
seventeenth streets, II spectiully RI Questlpg
Oruucil in dealing with the !: Proposed
Grange q location Of the B.. 4 0. t,ack, to
compel the company 10 Remove is tracks
entirely from stx.t enth aud Seventeenth
slreels, Claiming that located as they are at
the present time, the road is a constant
source OF danger on much travelled streets. y
and also subjscting the property on said
'"snsS ~" q, - peimsneht depreciation In value.
d. p!..n ahshiey introduced the following:
.;onS .se'oaa. " inn. IN the event Of the peti.
Ion f,on W .ae oaaumore y Ohio Railroad !
IA ;;.alps:nyL 1e!ns grantee, bv Council, the {
eala taii1oau company, shall upon the ccm.$
pIo,ton OF salo proposed new route, take up
anu remove al The tracks on Sixteenth,
seventeenth ana go much Of Baltimore :
e'!re!s ~ not lncluted in proposed new Route. Z
1nis.and the last petition were also re-
'elfeu Nl 20 me committee. .55;';S g
$ FLOOD LseIsLArIoS. ~ ::9ts.l. ;ji.
Tie Gas Trustees ,e,,rto1 ,h,t ~ r Z Z,
- '11''e.a top''iteu 'te'u tha. o"lns 70 &
~ e'o"s ioso anu Damage done gas con! {
ou"e.ein ~ 'ne 'eeehtly'- submerged parts Of Z
tue city, they bad, contrary to the rule and +
tw0 u roe Eo - Tho,, .,.J ~ 80 -, -tsf'
Of ihis action Amy nId ssseu u, Uounc'ts approval
enn' eIun .. .ne penalties IN Rule 5, ior the +
Tars m bmeraed i1f ns ,n;o oeneht o. those that
4 ssosoor' Ella % inas was az approved. I
com r.ss?a Htne presented the following
t".GESTlEMEN: I feel constrained under Z
p present e clrenmsiances to call your attention
siion dt and ask f ior annc demands :onsd
thereto. The recent food Carried ri de'aoH swon
quite number Of buildings and damaged
y gaea. many others TO euch an extent that 1
q ieauctlon, ~ IN my opinion, should be made
Iaw .I1 - aFsssSnena on euch property. The
,.i;aaan ,Im auu tne clay ordinance made IN COM
laaan p1aance therewltn, do not empower the As.ai
sessol 20 mage cnangee IN the valuations ol
,ea' aaa gssaee aiserH me hrat day Of January 4
aHu s.';.t xoulu not leel authorized to do 8, s
lice 10 Ithose WIN . haSo1n. Tamgie Jus
prompts me 10 call alien,ion tn thia = roa1 y.
ter%s 81
;,,,n anls WIS referred to the Board Of Eqpal:
this badv WV uil adsassa ~ Is presumed that
ing rebates to appear hefsra M X X D' oono ues
seyerallblls for hkids used for police ID: >
ty,Meie Hs,! referred TO the Committee on
11.ce' ny \. 1: .ssS