Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-03

" agreed to and the ordinance as amend
ed adopted. :,
Some minor business was transacted
and this Branch adjourned.
Second Branch.
This Branch was called to order at $40
last evening, Mr.. Hildreth occupying the
chair in the absence of President Sweeney.
There were present Messrs. Butts, Caldwell.
Clator, Crawford, J. B., Dslbrugge, Gille'
land, Cruise, Hsrrell, Hesly, Hildreth,
Jaeger, Miller, Mccoy, Mckinley, Peter
son, Picket Scott, Stanley, Tracy, Water
house, Weir and Weisgerber-22.
The minutes of the last regular meeting
were read and approved.
THE GAS ORDINANCE.
On motion of Mr.. Jaeger Council took
up a communication from the Ohio Valley
Trades and Labor Assembly, embodying
resolution fsvoring the adoption of the
ordinance in relation to the Manufacturers
Natural Gas Company. The communica-
ton was signed by Messrs. W. Newt.
Lynch, j. c. Burt, John Weisgerber,
Richard Robertson, Theodore Wagner,
Henry Foster and c. WassmsD, the Legis.
lstive Committee Of the Trades Assembly.
The document was received and filed.
HITCH,
Mr.. Hesly moved to take up the pend
ing application for license, principal and
sureties being present.
The hair-Unfortunstely, Mr.. Healy,
the bond has not been approved by the
City Solicitor.
Mr.. Healy-That isn't the fault of the
applicant and his sureties. Must he
wait until another meeting Of Council be.
cause the City Solicitor doss not attend to
his business2
The Chsir-The ordinance requires the
approval of the Solicitor. The paper must
go over.
THE ORDINANCES DISCUSSED.
The ordinance in relation to the Manu-.
facturers' Natural Gas Company, sent over
from the First Branch, was then taken up
and read frat time.
Mr.. Caldwell moved that it be read a
recond time By sections for amendment, if
it be desirable to offer any.
The motion prevailed, and the reading
proceeded. When section 3 had been
read, Mr.. Miller moved to amend in line 6
Oy inserting the words citizens or property
holders" after the word city" After
some discussion the amendment was with
drawn. Mr.. Qelbrugge offered an amend.
ment striking out the words defective"
and condition" in line ten and inserting
the word operation" and, "or by reason
Of" so as to make it read: Save the
city harmless against any damages to per-
sons or property occurring or resulting
from or by reason of the construction or
operation of snyof the pipe lines" &c.
The amendment was discussed at Con-
siderable length, Mr.. Pickett slluding in
the course of bis remarks to the unreason-
able grant given the Natural Gas Com
psny Of West Virginia year ago"
QUESTION OF "NEDIoISE."
In the course of some remarks by Mr.
Caldwell, in which, in referring to the grant
= the Natural Gas Company of West Yir.
ginis, be sSid there 'is no blood on my
no. Ara: / opposed tle grant. Spd sp clad
of Il" Mr.. ns,--All asked him to read line
nine.
Mr.. Caldwell-Well, l have readi it.
Mr.. Hsrrell-Doesn't it read; Persons
or property
Mr.. Csldwell-Yes.
Mr. Harrell-Well, amt that good Eng.
lish2
Mr.. CaldWell-Yes, but you don't seem
to understand it. Laughter 1t reads
persons or property" but not personal
property"
Mr.. Hsrrell-Just sit down and keep
quiet a moment.
Mr.. Caldwell-You are Prescribing a
medicine you seldom take yourself Great
laughter.
Finally a vote was reached, and the
was adopted, ayes Ia; nays s,
rs follows: Ayes-Messrs. Butts, Cald |
well, Crawford ], B Dslbrugge, Gilleland,
Cruise, Hesly, Hildreth, Miller, Mccoy, |
Picket Scott, and Welsgerber-l
IA. Nsys-Messrs. Clator, Hsrrell, Jae-
ger, Peterson, Stanley, Tracy, Warehouse,
and Wsir-8.
THE OhDlNANCE ADOPTED.
There being no further amendment, the
ordinance was. on motion of Mr. Caldwell
'ead third time BY it's title and passed.
Mr. Caldwell moved that city liquor
license be granted c. R. Behler when HE
bond shall have been approved by the City
solicitor. He explained that Mr.. Behler
lsd moved and could do no business until
lis license had been acted upon. The
license was ordered to be granted when
he City Solicitor should have approved
he bond.
The ordinance from the Committee on
finance extending the appropriations to
be several city departments 30 as to cover
he months Of April and May, was read
nd adopted.
TIE CITY SOLICITOR
Mr.. Wsterhouse offered the following:
Resolved, That the Committee on Claims
9 authorized to employ an assistant for
be City Solicitor, who shall not be paid
alsry but only for services rendered.
This created mild surprise
Mr.. Delbrugge said he cid not under I
and what was the matter. i
Mr.. Healy, by way Of explanation, said
he Solicitor had been orsered to have the
ceuss ordinance ready for TO night; il was !
D: here.
The Chair-Nr pslbrugge has the .
Dor.
Mr.. Delbrugge--I don't know that ! !,
I've anything to Say, except it's bad :.
ate Of affsirs Laughter '
Mr.. Picket moved 70 refer to the Com. O
ittes on Claims. q
A Member-For action or report2 n
Mr.. Pieke.-Well-I guess it had better =
for report. I'LL have the same effect. u
aughter. u u
The notion prevailed. b
Adjourned. n