Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-18

Another Meeting Of Council LAST
Evening.
The General Levy Passed and Action On
the Ten Cent Levy Deferred
The Bicycle 0rdin-
ance. AfA
Second Branch.

The Second Branch assembled il its
chamber at 8 o'clock last night, Presidsnt
Swee ney in the chair and the following
members present: Messrs. Butts. Clstor.
Crawford ]. B, Crawford Robt, Cruise,
Hearne, Healy, Hildreth, jaeger, Shrsbe,
Stanley, Smith, Tracy, Weir, and Mr.. Presi-
dent.
The reading Of the minutes was DIS
pensed with
President Sweeney stated that the object
of the meeting was to consider the tax ordi-
nance, as the Ssengerfest next week would
prevent the transaction of any business, and
the assessors were anxious to get to work.
THE ORDINANCE.
The ordinance was then read as follows:
An ORDINANCE, Assessing taxes for the
year 1885, in the city of Wheeling.
Be it Ordained by the Council Of The
City Of Wheeling:
Sec. l. That for the year 1885 there
shall be levied and paid upon the real estate
and tithables within said city, and upon the
personal property subject to taxation by the
CITY, for the nse and benefit Of the city OF
Wheeling, for general purposes, the follow
ing taxes, towic
!. Upon all real estate within the cityin-
Guiding all lands and lots, with all improve
ments thereon, and not exempt by Law from
taxation, fifty cents on each and every $lOO
valuation thereof.
2. Upon all the personal property in the
CITY, net emempt by law from taxation, fifty
cents on each and every 500 valuation
thereof.
8. Upon each and every tithable in said
city, fifty cents.
SEC. Z. This ordinance shall be in force
from and after its passage.
DISCUSSION.
The rules we're then suspended and the
first paragraph OF section one was iread tor
amendment and debate.
Mr.. Hearne thought q sufficient amount
of money to pay for bonds falling due sno
interest should be set apart in the ordi-
nance. :.
The chair thought the terms of the ordi-
nance sufficient.
Mr.. Hildreth read from section 81 Of the
act incorporating the city as follows:
AK Nor shall they make such
issue and sale without at the same time,
providing for the collection Of a direct au-
nual tax, sufficient to pay annually the in-
crest on such debt, and the principal there
Of within and not exceeding thirty'toai
yIars."
He then took the floor and advocated that
20 many cents of the assessment should BE-
set apart tor
TIE EXPRESS PURPOSE
of meeting the city's bonded obligations ano
The interest thereon. He moved to amend
the ordinance as follows:
"Of which eighteen cents, part thereof,
shall be applied to the payment of Interest
and redemption of the bonded Indebtedness
Of the city, and thirty-two cents,the remain
der thereof, to be applied tor general par
poses."
Various other gentlemen sug Tested other
plans, all, however containing the same
general idea, but Just about the time the
q after had been Strengthened out, Mr.. all
dreth, who had been in brown stu ~, arose
and said he did not know but what ~ wo I'D
be best to let things
DRIFT ALONG
in the old way, for the reason that part OF
he II ts,est bad already been paid.
MIR. Sweeney took the floor and advocated
The old order oil things in regard to the tax,
and incidentally said he thought January ]
vas Lot the proper time to start the 6scs
year. He thought it ought to be October
which would obviste the new year and q
new Council coming together.
Mr. Hearne said when he sprung the mat
ter on the meeting it was intended rattle!
AZ q feeler, and not from any hops OF see
ing his suggestion adopted. He was graft
fed that members had understood his idea
so quickly. But he thought Council would
De safe in putting the levy through in
THE OLD WAY.
Tie only people who could be possibly
hurt were the bondholders, and he didn',
think there was much danger OF hearlnl
from them.
MIR. Hildreth pointed out the fact that 8
large lump Of the estimated receipts, to- wit,
$4,000 from licenses, had already beer
spent. 1t was barely possible the appro-
pris,ions already made would have to becu
down before the year ended. He closed b.
withdrawing his proposition to amend.
Wnen the thi clause being the us1s!
fifty cents on titbables, was read, Mr.. Hi
dreth moved to
STRIKE IT OUT.
Mr.. Hearne hoped the motion would mo-
prevail. If the people who we're accust ,nec
to pay taxes on property could also atforc
t. pay fifty cents head tax, that great bod
OF men who had no property ought not t.
object to paying half dollar capitation.
After sou discussion the gentleman from
the Garden Spot withdrew his motion, ano
zoe ordinance was adopted as originally re-
ported.
THE TEN CENT LEVY.
The ordinance levying ten cents on every
500 valuation of real and personal proper
" for new matchmaking. new paving ano
new sewers (tbe ten cent levy was read
first tune.
When the reading was concluded Mr.
Hildreth took the floor and objected to the
ordinance. he said events we're brewing
promising to eliminate within the next ten
days or tao weeks. which, should they take
place, would secure for the ordinance the
votes Of every member from the Island AND
quite number of others. If an attemp'
was made to force it through tonight j,
would probably be killed. H. did not wish
10 be understood ss opposing the ordinance
itMr. Caldwell said there were weighty
reasons why the levy should be made. The
river was falling, ana it was highly import
snt that, if the bricks were to be used this
summer, they be gotten down the river
IS speedily as possible. The maker would
not accept an order for the bricks until the
levy had been actually made.
When the usual length of time had been
consumed in discussing the matter the Or
Gipsnce was laid aside. The
BICYCLE ORDINANCE
was taken up OF motion of Mr.. Tracy, and
read second time.
Mr.. Cruise moved - amend 90 as TO con.
fine wheelmen to the street, but sloE chi
drep. riding wheeIs of less than thirty