Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-27
the LOAN ORDINANCE
Passed Both Branches and is Now
a Law,
But in Very Questionable Shape---Ths P,
Wax. Ordinance Adopted
Minor Council Ooiugs. -.

The Loan ordinance was before Council
last night and was adopted, bat in such
shape as to make it imperative, as was ad
mitted by the best men in the body. II
came up first in the upper branch, were II
received several singular, and important
amendments. In the first place the rate
of interest the proposed bonds should bear
was, on the motion of of Mr.. Hall, changed
from to a per cent. Then, by way oi
further killing the ordinance, on motion Of
Mr.. Myles, the section exemping the bonds
from city taxation was stricken out 1t Is
held that Wheeling has no authority in the
world to tax her own issue, as the courts
have SO held, but so it went and so the ordi-
nance was adopted and so the Second
Branch concurred. The ordinance is now
law and will be submitted to the people
for ratification or rejection, on Tuesday,
September l6. .-s. ... .s-.t.. P e.
The P. W. 4 W. ordinance is now law.
It passed both branches of council, last
night, with a slight amendment. Mr., c.
D. Hubbard appeared before The first branch
and asked a changed of the ordinance so as
to put the P. W. L K. on the same footing
with the B. & o. This change is about as
follows: In relation to laying planking
on the track, If the work is not
done in ten days to the satisfaction Of the
Board OF Public Works, the Board may do
the work and collect from the p W. l. K.
The last clause was omitted in the B. L o.
ordinance, and Mr. Hubbard wanted to place
The companies on equal terms; the first
Branch at his request made this amendment
and the Second Branch concurred. The ordi-
nance is now law, and the company may
proceed at pleasure.
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The Board of Equalization and Appeals
reported the results of its recent session
he most important Of which seemed to be
he payment of some 1920 to the members
Tor their work. Quite number of petitions
for reductions had been considered, with
litferent results; too long to be printed
The bulk of the report was taken up with a
homily on the ineffciency of the city S
rharter, IN relation to compelling cor
-ect assessment returns. While the
"omUittee might easily get at the
,orrect sum for real estate assessments yet
N returning personal property there were
..unerous avenues by which tax PAYERS
ould evade the law. What the Board
leeds is legislation giving it authority to
,ummon tax payers and question them un
Ter oath As Council has a standing com-
nittee on Legislation the matter was re-
erred TO it for preparation.
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The ordinance levying tax of 10 cents
n each 800 valuation, to raise the usual
,aving fund, met backset in the First
ranch last night 1t was rejected by the
second Branch, but was then introduced in
he First Branch as having originated there.
Hr, Myles objected to present consideration
md it was laid over under the rules.
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F. J. Norton was granted license to keep
n ordinary at the St. James Hotel, giving
3ond with Morris and Bernard HOrkheimer
IS security. Fred Viewig was granted Ii,
,ense to keep billiard room at 4l422 Jacob
;treet. W. II. Zimmerman was granted
license to keep billiard room at l,+23
Market street. There was variety Of
,ther small business disposed Of which was
If no special interest to the public. In the
First Branch there was an interesting little
eance over the Board of Public Works
,nding as usual in wind.