Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-01
Socialists Urgiag Strikers to Violence.
A LIVELY TIMR

A LIVELY TIMR
Al the Meeting Of the Coaacil Comntttss
on Ordinancss.
The firstlbusines brought 10 The attsn-
ton OF the Council Committee on Ordi-
naces, last evening, was the following pro-
test from the Central Clan Company:
"wHEnLSa, July %, 1888.
"To tie Hon. Mayor and Council:
''GENrLEMES:-we would respectfully
call your attention 70 . building that ID 10
b erected at the extreme end OF Sixtesnth
street, East Wheeling. Said buildipg 10 TO
be used by the Butcher Association for
the purpose Of curing hides and rendering
tallow. We would call your attention TO
the close proximity Of said contemplated
buildipg TO our works, and aak you TO pro-
tect us from such . nuisance being built
close 10 our works.
when the said Butcher Association
had . similar building over BY ReynAnn's
brewery, . much greater distance. tho
stink arising from such astAblishmept
often compelled our men 70 60 homo sick,
and Il was Of every day occurrence that
they could not eat their dinner for the
smell. We now have Mr.. Elders soap fac
tory, and tho slaughter house Of Mr..
Shane, the smell being % bad this warm
weather that our men In the engraving de-
partmeut and cutting department can not
stand IL with the windows open, and arc
compelled TO work with closed windows 10
avoid the smell.
Nov gentlemen. We pray you that you
will not allow our workmen 70 b com
pelled 10 work with this new stink fac
tory under their noses, when you can pro-
hibit It. aud both they and our company
look TO yon for protection In this matter.
''THH CENTRAL GLASS Co.,
IN. B. sCoTT, Prssidsnt."
This protest was accompanied BY psti.
tioDs signed by about six hundred citizens
Of the Eastern portion Of the city, protest
ing against the erection and operation Of
the contemplated establishment.
There was large lobby present, and
both the Butchers' Association and the
Central Glass Works were represented by
counsel. When the protest Of the glaas
company and the accompanying petitions
had been read, Mr.. Scott addressed the
committee, saying the stencil from the fee.
tories now located along the creek wss
almost unbearsble, and that any addition
to tie present long list Of
smells would render the operation Of his
factory, In summer impossible. Work
men were constantly sick, now, and ths
limit Of endurance bad been reached. lie
was followed by Robert Pskai, Fred
Happy, and others In the hborhood, al
testifyipg 10 the impossibility Of men
working in . factory In proximity 10 the
old tallow works, Mr.. Happy In psrticu-
lar saying the old hide house. neas che
Reymann brewery, hsd often made the en-
ployes Of the concern sick.
The petitioners accompanied their pray
ers with sn ordinance prohibiting the salt-
Ing Of hides and rendering Of tallow within
the city.
Captain Dovepef, who represented The
Butchers' Association, said be would guar.
antee that there would Be NO noxioas
smells from the contemplated establish
msnt. He said the old hids-altins estab-
lishment existing near Reymann's brew.
cry, had no moro resemblance b The con.
templstsd establishment than day rsssm-
bled night. The butchers proposed 70 pot
In the most complete spplisnosA asd
spend such sn amount OF money ~ woaId
insure freedom from noisoms smells.
Captain Dovensr was followed BY ~.
eral members Of the Butchers' Association,
who assured the COMMITTEES thst there
was nothing offensive In hideaalttsg.
and further that no tallow boiling wosA
be carried on In the. sstabliahmsot.
Mr.. Stilsl doubtsd II there was such 4
corporation - the BatchsB Assoc.stieu. II
tbsre was such cosposstioa, Il wng liable
10 fine ~ high ~ one thousand dollsss,
for violation of the Law Of The Ststs. Tb<
State lsw provided that certificates of IN.
corporstion shoold b flsd within sissty
days, bot this alleged cospssatieo -
failed 10 do 20. Mr.. Btilsi raksd tbs aase.
ciation pretty ssvsrsly snd ssksd that tbl
people Be protected.
The committse put the ordinance q
shape, and posponed actIoo until Wsdsss
day, August 8.
Some other msttsss were discusssd b
the COMMITTEES. bat thsy we've q Dinsr I'm
portaDos.