The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-10
A SENSIBLE MOVE
Made by the Second Branch Of
Council in TabIing the
HIDE CURING ORDINANCE.
Considerable Routine Business Dis
posed Of by City CounciI-Olhcr
Claimants for the Glenn Mur-
der Reward Money.

to dispose OF what business there was OF
the tables OF the two bodies. Nearly al
OF it was ola routine character and The
meeting was over shortly hitter o'clock
having been one ofthc quickest and mos
busincss-liko meeting held for Il Ions
time past.
The most important matter considered
and the one which provoked the mos
discussion, was an ordinance prohibit
ing the rendering OF taIl0w within the
city limits, or the curing OF hides in any
way or "thc curing by salting or dry.
ing" The ordinance was introduced
into the First Branch several weeks ago,
and its special purpose was to put stop
to the operations OF the Wheeling
Butchers Association ut their new estab'
lishmont recently erected Mt the corner
of Sixteenth and McCollOch streets, for
the curing OF hides by sailing and dry.
ing, which, it is claimed by the Asso-
citation, can be done without giving the
least oiIense and which has been done
at similar institutions III this city for
years. The rendering of talIow is al
ready prohibited within the city limits.
This ordinance was fought over in the
committee before it went to Council.
The Health Officer was made to invcSti-
gate and reported that the Butchers As
sociatiOn's establishment was not Il nuls
anCG nor likely to become one, and that
the business OF saiting and drying was
carried on in clcanly manner. The
conservative members showed that
Council, having granted the Association
permission 10 put up its works, and that
ut considerable cost, it could
not now very well run the
business out OF town with out in
curing big law suit with cores
ponding expenses. They showed that
The ordinance would put stop to every
tannery in town, and also stop long cs-
tnblishcd small concerns engaged in cur
ing hides. All this had no avail, how
ever, and it was reported to Council.
The fight over it commenced in the
First Branch two weeks ago and was re-
sumcd last night. The arguments refer
red to had no avail and the ordinance
was put through by vote OF S to ..
Mr.. Faris and DR.. Ulrich uoting "no."
In the Second Branch, after being
read once, it was on motion OF Mr..
Bremen, indefinitely postponed. This
action has probably saved the city from
Il lively legal fight. The action Of the
Second was surprise; it is so seldom
that ii adopts the conservative course.
So determined was the First to kill Off
the curing OF hides that it refused to aC-
ccut clause suggested by Mr.. Schultze,
excepting tanneries.
The absentees from the First were
Mcssrs. Buclman, Delbruggc, Dobbins,
MGtzucr, McGregor and Schrebc. Mr..
Bucknan appeared shortly before ad-
iournment. In the Second the absentCes
were Mcssrs Davis, Ebeling, Iartong,
KRAFT, Marsh, Miller, Prayer, Young and
Wheat.
At the conclusion OF the reading Of
the minutes in the Second, Mr.. Gruso
asked for the suspension OF the rules that
he might present petition from the
LaBelIe Pottery people. This was done.
The petition was one asking for sewer.
The new pottery is about ready to start,
but as vet it has no sewer outlet. a
sewer was ordered some time ago, but
the Board OF Public Works has had no
money to construct one with. Mr..
Cruise asked that the matter be referred
TO the Finance Committee with instTuC-
tons to try and scale down enough
money from some other department to
permit OF the work being done; and this
action was had.
Clerk Bowers regular semi-monthly
report showing the expenditures made
by the various departments since Janu-
urv ! and the balance remaining, was
presented. Out OF total OF appropria-
lions amounting TO S3S3,5lG 50 there has
been expended S27G,029 q, leaving II
total of balances OF SlOG,5S7 90 divided
as follows:
Board OF Public Works, 40 cent levy
fund, s. ,49S 90; same, contingent fund,
S5j3 40; same, special contingent fund,
81 ,705 81; same, appropriation fund,
$l.5l3 o.; same, temporary Main street
bridge, 5000; Fire Department,
SHIP IS; Health Department, 81 ,9SG 70;
Markets, $G3G 81; Police Department,
50, ,S43 OF; City Prison, 81, ,003 is; Scales
and Weighing, S224 90; Real Estate,
$;iGS 20; Cemeteries, S3lj 81; Salaries,
s., ,035 Is: Contingencies, 81 ,l36 G7; Loan
OF 1881, S7,002 80; City Water Board,
S36,O 2G; City Gas Works, S29,i2 60.
Clerk Bowers reported in addition
that Collector BriCc had paid in on the
1887 assessment $S3. 435 G6 OF the so.
cent levy and $l5.S2G 93 OF the l0.cent
levy. On the 1888 assessment, SG,642 30
of the jO.cent levy and Sl,307 10 OF the
lO.ccnt levy.
Both OF these reports were ordered
flied.
Bills were presented by the various
named aggregating the iOl.
loving amounts, all OF which were or
dcred paid: City Prison, $50 Of; Health,
$40 80; Cemeteries, $50; Markets, $40 60;
Board OF Police and Fire Commissioners,
on account Of the Fire Department. SlGl;
on account OF Police Department, $50 10,
of which SO 80 was to Sheriff liandIuu
for keeping prisoners in jail, and SIG to
Porter Smith for summOning Council
and committees.
The Board OF Public Works reported
that it had expended from its various
funds between January | and Septem-
her 80, the following amounts: General
Fund, S$63S5 90; l0c Levy Fund, $23,-
2lj 80; Contingent Fund, 2l,S7G 50;
Special Contingent Fund, Sl,773 Gl.
This report was ordered filed.
The Board Of Public Works in further
asked for appropriations
out o! the funds mentioned, OF the fol.
lowing amounts: General Fund OF the
Board, $l44 Gj, OF which 1863 G5 was for
repairing the damage done to bridges on
CaIdwclIs run, and $75 for plans and
specifications for 4 temporary bridge
over the creek at Main street prepared
by r. K. Kennedy. Out OF the 10 cent
levy fund 81 79S 81, all Tor new work on
the Island. These appropriations were
granted as requested.
The following was read annd referred
to the Committee on Claims:
To the Honorable Mayor and Copaca Of n. Ctiy Of
WhoiiHy:
The undersigned, j. +. Meredith, II.
J. Rickenbaugh, Porter Smith and vii.
liam G. Handlan, respectfully show that
they are together entitled to the reward
offered by said city for information and
facts leading to the arrest and conviction