Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-21
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
The Committee on Ordinances Again
Called Together.
The City Solicitor Gets a Big Bundle Of
Work---The Seasons Sewer Lay
ing---New Water Mains
"A Black Maria"

Determined to get his committeeman To-
gether without loss of time, if it was posi-.
bic to do so, Chairman Alfred Caldwell,
yesterday morning, issued another call to
the gentlemen of the Ordinance Commit
tee, and at o'clock last evening Messrs.
Caldwell, Wsterhouse, Dobbins, Hildreth
and List assembled in one Of the City Hall
committee rooms, in company with City
Solicitor o. Keeffe and Clerk Gslligan, and
proceeded to transact the business referred
to them BY Council
The first business taken up was the res
olution of Council directing the Commit
tee to instruct the City Solicitor to frame
an ordinance amending sections and 6
of the ordinance in relation to the
Municipal Court, and section of
| the ordinance in relation to Lookup and
Lookup Keeper, 30 as to provide for
9 change of location to the quarters set
apart for these two departments of the city
government in the new City Hall The
Solicitor was directed to locate the Police
Court room in "the southwest basement
room" the lookup in the basement room
in the southeast wing, and the Municipal
Court in the room lately occupied by the
Treasurer of State" One committeeman
suggested that it would be q good thing to
locate all the other City Boards and Off
Gals in tie same ordinance, thereby CON-
polling the Water Board to move into the
rooms set apart for them. The Board was
obliged to pay $50 per month for their
present quarters until April lst, but they
had 8 chance some time ago
to sub-let to the Chamber Of Com
merce for $35 month and had failed 10
take advantage of the offer, when that
amount of money might have been saved
to the city.
After some discussion the committee
agreed to the proposition, and the Solicitor
was instructed to apportion among the Of
6cisls and Boards all the rooms in the City
Hall.
The resolution directing the committee
to get up an ordinance setting forth the
manner of conducting Investigations OF
charges preferred against officers Of the
city was then taken up, and after some dis
custom the Solicitor was Instructed to
draft an ordinance and submit it to the
committee at future meeting.
The resolution directing that an ordi-
nance be drawn compelling the City Ser
gesnt to pay over TO the City Receiver all
witness fees collected by him, was consid.
cred at some length and finally laid on the
table the members deeuinp the matter
one involving more labor on the part OF
the city officials than the results would JUS
tify.
The resolution authorizing the drafting
of an ordinance forbidding the use of hose
on streets paved with brick blocks, unless
said hose Be provided with spray nozzle,
was taken up, and the Solicitor instructed
to draw an ordinance covering all paved
streets, whether constructed of bricks or
cobbles
The resolution presented to Council BY
Mr. Sweeney mot Mr.. Jones, as stated yes
terday,) directing that an ordinance be re
ported allowing Councilmen per diem for
attendance at sessions and committee
meetings and ining absentees, was then
considered Chairman Caldwell took the
lead in Directing to the matter, saying the
city now had enough ways Of spending
money without Councilmen voting them.
selves g per diem. The other members
coucurred in this expression Of opinion,
and the committee will report the resolu-
ton back as being inexpedient in their
Judgment.