Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-13
PETITIONS.


Petition of F. IL. Rinehart, for reduction
of assessment, passed by the First Branch,
was respectfully returned to that Branch
for an explanation Of what was wanted.
A petition was read, signed by A. c.
Ergerter and other residents of the Second
ward, stating that the cattle pens, stock
wards, etc, in the rear of the New Old Home
Hotel, are a nuisance, and praying that
they may be suppressed. In connection with
the petition the report of the special Com
mittee on Stock Yards was read, in
which the members declare that many Of
the places visited are kept in an unwhole-
some condition, and recommend that the
City Sergeant more strictly enforce the or
dinance on the subject. The recommen-
dation of the Committee was adopted, and
the petition referred to the Committee on
Ordinances.
A petition was read from Mr.. John
Wright and other citizens living along
Tw~enty-ninth street, complaining that the
natural gas pipe on that street was i'm
properly laid, and praying that the ordi-
nance be properly enforced.
Mr.. Cruise stated that the line was in
bad condition, the gas escaping through
c~revices in the ground. There seemed to
be no system OF escapes employed along
that portion Of the line.
Mr.. Davis. Superintendent of the West
Virginia Natural Gas Company, made a
statement that the company had not
sighted that portion of the line at all.
Escapes had not been put on because there
was no danger of the gas entering cellars,
as in the densely populated portion Of
the city. Fifty thousand dollars had been
spent on escapes in the city.
Mr.. Cruise asked why the portions of the
pipe line east of Wood street had been
Tiled without q prior test of the mains be-
ing made, to which the Superintendent re-
piled that the line had been tested. Mr..
Cruise cOntended that no test had been
made, and quite q warm controversy en-
sued.
Reverting to the subject Of escapes Mr..
Davis said that some leaks undoubt-
eddy existed, but they were
due to the hurried manner
in which that part Of the line had
been put down, and that they were now
meantime there was 40 danger, as the run
auOTueu q naJuTal escape.
The matter was referred to the Board Of
Public Works 'for action and report"
A petition for a new scales at the
Whitaker coal works in the Fifth ward,
was referred to the Committee on Scales.
Petition Of NJ. Grogan for reduction in
valuation was granted.
Petition ofRobert Crangle for reduction
of valuation on City Bank, from So, 900 to
) 5000, was granted.
Petition of w. b. Howell for the annull-
ing of his ordinary license at No. 1908
Water street, and asking for q rebate ON
same, was laid on the table.
NO MONEY.
The bill of Chief of Police Smith, of
$35, for summoning Council, &C., sent back
from the First Branch with an amend
ment ordering that it ''bc paid out
of the appropriation made for that pur-
pose" brought back the statement from
Mr.. Stanley that the fund referred TO was
long ago exhausted. Only $50 wa
appropriated for that purpose, and nearly
500 had been spent, the surplus being
taken out of the Boards secret service
fund. After some discussion, in the
COuTSt Vi WHICH VII. IllIuIClu 4uOlcu
effectively from the classics, the amend
ment was cOncurred in, with the under
standing the same secret service fund
would again be drawn on.
THE MAYZE CASE.
The judgment in the J. W. Maybe case,
for $50, with $50 interest and costs, was
read, and voted down, although it was ad-
mitted by ali that the money must he paid
and that the city would be mandamused.
RESOLUTIONS.
By A. J. Shuttle:
Resolved, That the Board of Public
Works inform the b. d o. X. X. Co. that
Eoff street is now Strengthened and open to
travel, and that they Immediately place
gates at the crossing Of EOff and Thirty
second streets, in accordance with the Or
dinance passed by the Council and accept
ed by said company.
This was referred TO the Committee on
Ordinances, with instructions to report an
ordinance.
The resolution ordering the laying Of q
10 inch sewer between Twenty+Sixth and
TweDty-seventh streets, was referred TO
the Board Of Public Works.
Various other resolutions Of no particu-
lar Importance were acted upon, and this
Branch then adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
This Branch was called TO order about
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