Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-11


for summoning Council during the months
of June and July camcup, Mr. Tracy de-
sired to have it referred to the City So
licitor for an opinion rs to whether the bill
was y h under the new system OF police
management. Mr.. Cruise opposed the mo
ton, saying Mr.. Tracy was actuatcd by
personal motives. The motion torefer was
lost and the bill ordered paid.
THE CHANGE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The Clerk read the amended ordinance
in relation to the Fire Department, the
change being made necessary by the dis
missal of the twenty-thrce extra men and
the substitution of three full paid pipe
men. The paper went over under the
rules.
OPENING OF FORTY-ElGHrH STREET
4 petition from number Of Eighth ward
butchers, setting forth the difficulty OF
dumping their oilal at the foot of Forty
eight street, and asking for the proper
opening of the west end of that street,
created good deal OF discussion, there
being motions by halfa dozen members to
refer the document to rs many committees
and boards, 4 large amount of natural
gas was expended 10y members, and finally
the petition was referred to The Board OF
Public Works.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Board of Police and Fire Commits
siOncrS reported rs follows, under Section
81 Of the ordinance governing the Board:
fatal humanitarian ..................S2 81 so u
Expenditures 10 l-l"' l.
Balance nj -
Petition of Carter & Boyd to keep u cof-
foe h0uac at No. l0lG Market street, and
of Ed. Dennis to keep coffee house ut
No. y2T Market street were granted.
4 resolution, signed by McsSrS. Me
Gregor and Mccoy, providing for the pur-
chase of pictures of all the cX-MayOrS, of
the city, to be hung upon the walls of the
Council Chamber, provided some fun. Mr..
Picket wanted the resolution referred to
the Committee oil Health, while some one
else thought the Committee on Coal Banks
would do. Mr.. Healy moved to amend by
including all the members of Council
Finally Mr. Caldwell moved to lay 1t on
the table, which prevailed.
THE RAILROAD TANES.
The Committee of Conference to which
was referred the question of whether or
not the railroad taxes due the city should
be paid to the City Collector or the City
Receiver directly, reported i'll favor Ol the
Collector. The report was adopted.
TIE UReMAnHT,
The Committee on Health, to which was
referred the question of building crcma-
tory. reported in favor Of the furnace sub
mitted by Mr.. Smith at a cost not to eN-
coed s., lIO. The question with the mem
hers was, where was the money to come from!
and quite little discussion arose. 1t was
fully set forth that the contingent fund
only had ~, GGl to it, credit; ant! the tax
ing from it of 81, 800 for the furnace would
ONLY leave Il balance of Sl6l, not enough
by far to run until the end Of the year.
The opponents of the crematOry were led
by Mr.. Picket, whose remarks were con
strged by Mr.. Caldwell to bea malicious,
malignant and supplementary attack
upon the Committee on Health. Dir.
| Caldwell, who has heretofore opposed the
crematOry, spoke rather warmly IN favor
of trying the CrematOry experiment.
Mr.. Harreil made fQwery little speech,
| in which he compared the city OF Wheeling
to the Prodigal Son, who spent AIs money
in riotous living Mr.. Hildreth asked if
building = crGmatorS was ''TlOtoQs' living,
and ripple of laughter ran around The
room. The First Branch mem.
bers came over to see the fun, and they
seemed to enjoy the debate. Mr.. Sweeney
made an earnest and fOrcible plea for the
furnace, saying he thought the appliance
of Mr.. Smith the best which could be
adopted Mr.. Picket again obtained the
! floor, and stated that he Was not OPPOSED to
the CrematOry, if there was mOneNto build
| it with. He said there were times when
/ he really did not feel like drinking water.
! Laughter. There were other drinks he
liked better. Renewed laughter. Some
times he took little good old Democratic
stuff, and took it straight Loud ap-
plauSe. Mi. Peterson thought the cry of
a want of money had merely been gotten
up for the purpose of defeating ''the bill"
Mr.. Caldwell said HE RoBls pqnted the
crematory, and they wanted 1t at once, and
he hoped no proposition tantamount 10 an
| indefinite pOStponement would be enter
| tanned by the members. DR.. Mccoy made
AL sble speech, which Mr.. Harrell charac-
terized rs the '1hinnest thilg' be had ever
listened to, and so the discussion ran along
until 10 o'clock, when a call for the pre-
vioas qqestisa s4s gsggattiiyed, ayesll, noes
| l3, and the discussion WAS resumed. 4
vote was then taken upon an amendment
by Mr.. Harrell, providing fpr the payment
of the cost of the furnace out of any sur
plus from the sale of city real estate over
and above $4,000. This was lost, ayes 3,
noes 20, the former MeSsrs. Harrell, Picket
and Mr.. President. The committee was
then ordered to contract, payable Gus OF
the contingent fund, ayes ~, noes 4, the
LITTER Messrs, Harrell, Healy, Jones and
Picket.
NATURAL GAS PRESSURE.
The Branch then took up the natural gas