The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-08
NEEDED LEGISLATION.
The Special Committee Of the
City Council Meets
AND CONSIDERS THE BILLS
Drawn Up by the City Solicitor to
Abolish tho Police Judge and
Make a Mayors Court, an
Electric Light Plant, etc,

Abolish tho Police Judge and
Make a Mayors Court, an
Electric Light Plant, etc,
The new Councils joint standing
Committee on Ordinances, and the
special committee appointed under a
resolution offered by Mr.. Brandiass and
adopted at the meeting Of Council held
last Tuesday evening, charged with the
preparation Of some proposed legisla'
ton, were called to meet last evening,
There was nothing Of special import
ance for the Committee on Ordinances
to attend to outside Of the matter Of or
ganizing by selecting one OF their num-
Der to be chairman, and majority Of
their members very wisely reirained
from putting in an appearance, The
few who were on hand alter sitting
around for q time adjourned to meet
next week,
OF the special committee all the mem,
bers exCep. Mr., Gavin were present.
The other members are Messrs, Brand
iass, Handlan, HadllCh, Marsh and
SChrebe, The committee organized by
making Mr., Brandfass chairman.
The first matter that he laid before the
committee was the following, which he
had had drafted by Colonel White, the
new Solicitor:
An act authorizing the city OF Wheel
ing TO generate, distribute and use cleo
triCity and gas,
Be u eRaetedbv he Legislature Of H'sl pirOiaia'
That the City Of Wheeling, in the
county Of Ohio, a municipal corporation,
shall have full power and authority to
purchase, erect, build, improve and
maintain any and all buildings, works,
plants, pipes, pipe lines, wires, supports
and other fixtures to be used In gener.
ating, distributing, controlling or other
wise using electricity, and the products
OF any combination DENOMINATIONS used
for producing or generating electricity;
and also any buildingo uildings, works,
plants, pipe lines or other things
necessary to be usedin transporting and
using gus OF any sort, whether made
from any substance or combination
thereof, or otherwise obtained by the
said city; and to use, generate, distrib'
ute and control electricity and gas for
light and heat, and for the purpose OF
furnishing light for the streets, build.
ings, stores and other places in and
about the said city, and also for the pur-
pose Of heating furnaces, factories,
buildings, houses, engines, cars
and COnveyances, and oil opera.
ting engines, cars, motors, and
other motive machinery, and for any
other purpose for which light and heat
may be used. !,
And the said City OF Wheeling shall
also have power and authority to assess
against each and every person, corp0ra'
ton or firm using such electricity or gas,
furnished by the said city, such levies OF
assessments for the use thereof, as the
Council Of the said city may deem proper,
which levies and assessments may be
collected in the same way as other city
taxes are collected, and the payment en-
forced as the payment OF such other
taxes is enforced,
The instrument provides for what was
aimed ut In the resolution OF Mr.. Brand.
fass referred to above. Mr.. BrandiasG
spoke OF tile importance OF the city get
ting into q position us speedily rs posi-.
bic where II might 10 able to secure an
electric light franchise as a guard against
future, II not immediate, wants and. de-
mands. The committee approved the
proposed act, and arrangements were
made for It's early transmission to the
Legislature.
The next matter laid before the com.
nIittee by Mr.. Brandfass were two more
drafts oiproposed acts drawn by Solicit
tor White to meet the provisions OF a
resolution offered by Mr.. Ellingham and
adopted at last Tuesday nights Council
meeting, looking towards the qbolishing
of the Municipal Court as at present
constituted and the establishing Of pc.
lice court, over which tho Mayor shall
preside In addition to the other duties
which he Is at present called upon to
perform. In addition to providing for
this change, Colonel White, at the sug.
gestion Of several, drew one OF the Acts
so as to provide the Mayor with veto
power. That was the first act considered
last evening.
1t starts out that it Is an act to amend
various other acts, dating back to one
passed BY the General Assembly Of Yir-
rinia In 1888, and provides that before
any ordinance pissed by the Council
shall be in force and effect, II must be
presented to tho Mayor for his approval
and signature. II he fail TO approve OF
The measure he shall return It to the
branch in which 1t originated with his
veto and reasons for the same, The
branch 10 which 1t Is returned shall
again consider the matter and may pass
tfe measure over the Mayors veto by a
majority vote. In case like action is
lad in the other branch the ordinance
shall 10 In force notwithstanding the
veto. The vote shall be by Aye and nay
In each branch when an ordinance Is so
passed,
ment OF deeds may be made before the
Mayor, and he Is given power TO conduct
priyy examinations Of married women
respecting tho same. All county clerks
In the State are directed by the act to 70.
ceiye for record all such deeds or depos.
itions 60 taken before the Mayor 81
Wheeling, and for his services In all
such instances the Mayor shall receive
the same fees as charged by a notary
public for similar SERVICES,
There was IN objection made TO this
measure for the reason that no time was
specified in which the Mayor should
sipn an ordinance or return II. with bis
veto. TheIpoint was made that he might
refuse 10 sign an ordinance and knowing
that Il would be passed over his veto, re-
fuse 10 return II and by keeping y ~ his
pocket till the end Of hiS term EIlg the
measure. 40,
While this was being discussed Col.
White appeared and was asked about
this point. Ho said 1t was made the
duty Of the Mayor to return the ordi'
nance In ono form or another.
Mr.. SChrebe, pressed the point, but
when ?" and d change was made provid.
ing that m ordinance must be signed or
returned Hon or before the frat regular
meeting after the expiration OF ten days
following the date Of It's passage
There was some talk about making II
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