Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-08-14

district the garbage man only came aroma
about once a week instead of every day,
as required by law.
A motion was made to amend the 1850
luton by adding the words provided he
ia required to do az by ordinance"
This W.T. rejected, and the resolution
YVES also fred cut.
A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
Mrs. Adam Bucker, by Col. Arnett, her
counsel filed a claim for $500 for injuries
sustained by falling through the sidewalk
on Charles street. It WIS referred to the
City Solicitor End the Committee On
Claims.
PETITION FOR A SCALE.
W. W. Mcconnell asked permission to
place scale at Thirty-Gfth and Mccall
loch street.. Referred to the Committee
on Scales, with power ID act.
EQUALIZATION AND APPEALS.
The report of this Committee, present
ing IN erteaso the result of the investiga-
ton OF the Q 7sessmeut petitions presented
TO them al their recent session, WIS READ
and ordered filed.
WANTS AN INVESTIGATION.
In the First Branch, Mr.. Emaheimer
offered the following:
"WHEEEAs, 1t has been charged and asserted
| by "A member of the First Branch OF COuncll Oh
| the City OF Wheeling, said member being mem
Der from the Sec1ua ward, that some person OF
persOus have been paid the sum OF slJO each 70
| ulgatc and advocate the right OF way an
| the permission 10 the Postal Telegraph company
OF New York TO enter the City of Wheeling, ana
pas7 10 through the Council Of said CITY, and,
| WHEREAS such means have been used Whlch
may be calculated to grant the same the con,
troll OF said city for such purposes as charged
herein under c)Trupting influences 10 pc,
petuate u serious wrong, as charged by Salu
fmember OF Council as statc1, which Wou.u le
suit in disastrous Cllec S, morally ana religious
ly. 70 all the inhabitants OF said city; therefore
belt -.
Resolrsd. That a committee OF seven members
OF Council be appointed three from the f!Is'
Branch and four from the Second Branch, 10 IN
vestigate said serious charges against those llal
may be connected Herewith, directly OF lhul
roctly.
."Reso'rsd, That the aid committee be empow'
cred to summon anv person whatsoever, and "a
send for pei )ns anu papers TO that they hsy De
enabled TO bring 70 light any ana an cor
Influences thai may have been used by the sAlu
Postal Telegraph Company for their entrance
into the city. or against 1t.
"RcSolred, That the cOTmittee be Cspeclaliy
instructed to use all means at their command 70
discover any and all discrepancies. whether 10y Il
member of Council or any other citizen, or any
company, be il the Postal Telegraph Company OF
the Western MON Telegraph Company, or by
their legal representatives"
The &c ,olutions were adopted in the
First Branch, but were declared out of or
der in the Second, az there must be specific
charger, naming the guilty party, and &C
cOmpsnied by an affidavit.
THE ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE.
The ordinance from the Board OF Equal
izltion and Appeals, providing for extra
assessors, VIZ laid on the table.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE HEALTH
OFFICER.
A communication was read from the
Health Officer, transmitting his report OF
/, 400 garbage complaints. Reading of the
complaints was postponed. A second COM
munication from the same official recited
the preparation of his report of garbage
complaints, in compliance with a resolu-
ton of the Health Committee; that the
committee had refused to receive said re-
port, or pay the bill of 81, the cost Of
trauscribing and condensipg said report.
Db pEhJ6u Tue cdlu Dll4 VI % DC pHAhs 4 ht
report was received aud filed, and the bill
ordered paid cut of the contingent fund.
THE GERRYMANDER ORDINANCE.
Mr.. Cruise (Mr. seeley in the chair Of
fered the following:
"WHEREAS. The ordinance making the ct
reapporliOnmeut OF the various wards OF the city
hy the last Council Yves based upon an enumera-
ton that wsS AZ that time shown 10 be grossly
inaccurate; and
"NHEEEAs. Said ordinance was forced through
Council by diS-egarding all parliamentary usages,
ana entirely for political purposes; Therefore be II
"R s0lrcd That the City Solicitor be and is
hereby instructed to prepare an ordinance re-
pealing the ordinance commonly known as the
Gerrymander ordinance
This was pass by the Second Blanch
with only two or three Republicans dis
senting, but in the First Branch the ro1olu-
ton failed, Messrs. Pollock aud Rumble
voting against it, ss follows: Ayes
MessTs. Campbell, Caldwell, Ensheimer,
Farrell and Haller-5. Noes-Meesrs-
Faris, Myers, Pollock, Robinson, Rumble
and Schrebe-B