Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-10
msnt ha. not been entirely upon the side

ment has not been entirely upon the side
Of the stockholders.
The report then took up the exclusive
franchise granted the company by Council,
and said il was very vulnerable, as would
be fully and satisfactory shown as soon as
opportunity offered.
Concluding, the committee recommended
the adoption, by Council, Of an ordinance,
which, it was felt, would place the cause
of the consumers upon ground which could
be fully maintained. 1t also recommend
ed that the meeting appoint an auxiliary
committee of five gentlemen from each
ward, to urge upon Councilmen the i'm
portance of passing the ordinance In ques-
ton, and also recommended that the
present committee of seven be continued,
or new and special committee appointed
to look after the ordinance.
This concluded the report proper, and
Capt Rawlings then proceeded to read the
accompanying draft Of an ordinance to be
submitted TO Council. The ordinance was
entitled an ordinance to regulate the price
of coal. bread and natural gas, within the
city of Wheeling, to domestic consumers,
and is framed under the charter powers Of
the city.
Sec. 1 provides that the price of bread
shall not exceed five c9n,s for one pound
loaf, and ten cents for atwo pound loaf,
and so on.
Sec. 2 stipulates that the price of coal
shall not exceed, for bushel of 80 pounds,
ten cents for clean coal, nine cents for
mixed coal, eight cents for nut coal and
five cents for slack.
Sec. 3 sets forth that the charges for
natural gas, for the months of October,
November, December, January, February,
March and April, shall not exceed for q
cooking stove, Sis per month; for
laundry stove, so cents per month; for q
heating stove or CRATE, $3.50 per
month; for every heating stove or
crate, after the first, $115 per
month; for a Baltimore heater, with
register, 81. so per month; and for heat
ing furnace, with registers, 50 so per month;
and for the months of May, June, July,
August and September, the rates shall not
exceed the following schedule: For cook
ing stove, 65 cents per month; laundry
stove, Sc cents; heating stove or crate, 80
cents; for every heating stove or CRATE,
after the first. % cents; Baltimore heater,
SO cents, and heating furnaces, with regis
tiers, $l.10.
Sec. T. Makes il unlawful for any per-
son, firms or corporations to contract with
any domestic consumer for any greater
compensation than the prices above set
forth, and the penalty in each case of q
violation is fixed at from S. to $40 fine.
Sec says the ordinance shall be in force
from and after its passage.
The report Of the Committee, with the
recommendations regarding the ordinance,
was adopted by the meeting, and the origi-
nal committee continued. A committee
of one from each ward, with authority to
increase the membership to five from each
ward, was also appointed, as follows ::
First ward, Mr.. McCahon ; Second, VIM.
Baer Third, William Ellingham; Fourth,
Captain Dillon; Fifth, T. Fl. Higgins /;
Sixth, DR.. Fl. B. Bsguley; Seventh, A. 81.
Forgey Eighth, Adolph Fritz.
The meeting then adjourned, to again
meet at the call of the Committee Of
Seven.
1t is understood the figures given in the
above outline to be submitted to Council,
increase the present rates for gas about ten
per cent.
The REGISTER attempted to secure
copy of the report and ordinance, as out
lined by the committee, but it was sbso-
lutely refused.