Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-27
COMMITTEE POR

SISTERS IN CHARGE.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee on Scales reported a reso-
luton in favor of removing the Kasley q
Brooks scales at the mouth OF Coal Run to
the Whitaker Iron Works, they to be placed
under the control of the City Weigh
Master.
Adopted.
The Committee on Markets reported an
ordinance amending the ordinance in rela-
ton to Center Market, providing certain
regulations for the market, one Of (which re-
quires the closing of the market house
every night from . p. III. to 6 a. M, thus
preventing its use as a ~thoroughfare by
pedestrians during the evening.
THE MAYES CASE.
The matter of the judgment of J. 3.
Mayes against the city came up again,
and after Council had debated the matter
awhile, and heard a statement of the stu
alton from Capt. L. B. Dovener, the bill
was ordered paid, On motion of Mr.. Del
bugge.
PETITIONS.
Various petitions for a reduction of assess
ment on real estate, were read and referred
to the Board OF Equalization and APP
pealS.
A petition from the Central Glass Com
pany, and others, for a new scales at the
West end of Seventeen street bridge, was
referred to the Committee on Scales.
THE S~TOCKYARDS QUESTION.
The Committee OH Ordinances reported
an ordinance in relation to the keeping Of
stock within the city limits, as outlined in
the REGISTER some ten days ago, the OBJ
ject being to abate the nuisance complain
ed of by the citizens OF the Second ward.
The ordinance restricts the keeping Of live
stock to that part of the city lying east of
the creek and north of Fourteenth street,
and west of the creek, from the line of
Eleventh street north to the pike, and
east of a line one hundred feet east of
Grand View street. 1t thus includes the
Peninsula and all the ground lying along
the east base of the hill, and provides
penalties, by fines and Imprisonment, for
it's violation. The ordinance goes into
effect January /, 1887. The
document passed the First Branch
dllu IdIuC up III NuS OAlo VI
time in the Second Branch. Here it met
with some opposition, Mr.. Healy, in par
%ticular, obiecting to its consideration. He
was informed by the Chair that his Objec-
ton was of no avail, when Mr.. Harrell
and Mr.. Tracy opposed the measure, both
desiring n postponment until they had an
opportunity to look into the question.
Mr.. Tracy moved to postpone for two
weeks, which motion was lost, ayes 9,
noes 10, rs follows: AyeS-Messrs. Craw-
ford, Delbrugge, Harrell, Healy, Jones,
Miller, Picket, Tracy and Weir. Noes
MeSsrs. Caldwell, ClatOr, Gilleland, Gruce,
Hildreth. Mccoy, Mckinley, Waterhouse,
Weisgerber and Mr.. President.
The ordinance was then taken up, read a
first, second and third times and passed,
ayes l3, nays ), the latter being Messrs.
Crawford, Delbrugge, Harrell, Healy and
Miller.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Caldwell offered the following:
ReSOlred, that the Committee on Health
be and are hereby instructed to obtain bids
for furnishing and placing the necessary
pipes and fixtures to supply the new Gre
matOry with natural gas and
operate the same, and for a
suitable building to shelter the same
from the weather, and that said committee
be and are hereby instructed to consider
and report by ordinance rules and regula-
tons for the operation and use of said
crematOry, providing for necessary en-
ployes to run the same, for their compen-
s~ations, and such other matters in the
premises as may be be necessary OF ex-
pedient.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Caldwell:
Resolred, That the Committee on
Health are instructed to advertise once
per week in the four daily paper. for two
successive weeks for proposals to furnish
for one year medicines for city prisoners
confined in the lookup, city prison, and
Jail, and to report to Council to whom the
committee may favor awarding the con-
tract, and the amount Of the bid O. such
person.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Hildreth:
ReSolred, That the Committee on Fl
nance be and they are instructed to confer
with the County Commissioners in regard
to the opening of an alley in the rear
of the Court House, and secure their CO.
operation in opening the same, and a
contribution by them toward paying q pro-
portion of the cost of opening the said
alley.
Adopted.
Adjourned.