Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-28

son, Farrell, GAVIN, daiier, HAPPY, Nee
ney, List, Moaat, Mylea, McGregOr and
Schulze, A. j.
The minutes of the las. meeting were
read aud approved.
MONEY SAVED TO THE CITY.
An ordinance to amend and reordsin
the second section OF an ordinance en-
titled IAN ordinance granting to the Cen.
trail District and Printing Telegraph Com
psny the right to erect its lines within the
CITY," was then taken up. The amend
ment, in substance, is that all poles aud
wires at present in use by the company
shall be maintained and remain on the
streets and alleys as at present located,
until changed by the company, but those
to be hereafter erected shall be placed and
maintained at such places as the Board Of
Public Works may determine. The Board of
Public Works may at pleasure require the
mporary removal OF any poles or wares,
to be replaced when the emergency calling
| for their remov al snail have passed, and the
civ slipulates that the present ordinance
shall not be changed for the period of ten
years. The company, in consideration OF
the privileges granted, agrees to give the
CITY the use OF all telephones it may re-
ouire at the annual rental of $l6 each.
PAYABLE quarterly, and the company fur
Their agrees 10 put up, whenever the city
shall ask for it, a separate central apparatus
for the use OF the Police and Fire Depart
ments. The ordinance was passed. The
city has heretofore been paying from
$3i. so to $50 per snnum for each tele-
phone, so the saving to the municipality
will be considerable.
GOOD THING
Mr.. Caldwell offered the following
WHEREAS, There is a large number OF
citizens now idle who are desirous of secur.
ing employment; and
WHEREAS, A large amount Of public work
will be done this Summer under the direc-
ZION OF or under contracts With the Board
of Public Works, and such work will be paid
for out of the money collected from tax
payers and citizens Of the city; therefore,
Resolved, That the Board OF Public
Works are hereby requested to insert in
their contracts for such work a provision
that in employing labor the contractor
shall give the citizens OF this city prefer.
ence over others applying for work; and
further that in work done By the Board not
under contracts, citizens Of Ris city shall
be employed whenever possible.
Adopted.
Mr.. Schultz, A. j.. offered the follow.
ing:
Resolved, That the Committee on Ordi.
nauces be, and they are hereby directed,
TO report an ordinance amending the ordi-
nance 10 relation to auclioneers 30 as to
furnish better protection to resident mer.
chants by an increase Of the percentage on
sales, and by such ether means as their
wisdom may dictate.
Adopted.
ANOTHER REJECTION
The applications for liquor licenses were
taken up, and all sent over from the Sec
ond Branch were concurred in until the
application of James Cshill to keep a coffee
house at No. 1927 Market street the
Club House. was reached. Mr.. Dob
bins called for the ayes and nays and the
license was refused, ayes, 5 noes 3, as fol.
lows: Ayes-Messrs Caldwell, Farrell,
Happy, Kenney and Myles-5. Noes
Messrs Brice, Dobbins, Donaldson, Gavin.
Haler, Liat, MofAt, McGregor and
Schultze, A. J 8.
NARROW ESCAPE.
When the name of William Foster, TO
keep at No. 1901 Chapline street, The
ArlingtoD,) was called, Mr.. McGregor
called for the ayes aud nays. The license
WAS granted, ayes I, nays 6, as follows:
Ays--Me-srs. Caldwell Farrell Gavin
Happy, Keuney, Motf4t and Myles-7.
Nsys-Messrs Brice, Dobbips, Donaldson,
List, McGregor and Shul,ze, A. J.-6
The next halt was on Thomas Howley,
1918 Market street. Mr. Dobbins called
for the ayes aud nays The license was
granted, ayes 8, nays ), as follows: Ayes
Messro Caldwell, Farrell, Gavin, Hsller,
Happy Kenney, Myles and Schultze, A. J.
IS Nays--MessrS Brice, DObbins, Don
oldson, List, Mofat and McGregor-6
Ihs remaining licenses were then passed
Mr. Gavio moved to reconsider the vote
by which Mr.. Cahill's application was To
iected. Lost. Ayes 5. noas 8, as follows:
Ayes-MesSrs Caldwell, Farrell, Gavin,
Happy and Kenney-5 Noes-Me;sra
BRYCE, Dobbins, Donaldson, hsller, Lat,
Motfst McGregor and Schultze, A. j IS