The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-13

A STEP BACKWARD.
Resolved, That the Committee on Or
dinanCes be and 1t Is hereby instructed
to confer with the City Solicitor with q
view OF abolishing the Fire and Police
Board, and that an ordinance to that ei.
feet be prepared at once, II consistent
with the opinion OF tho City Solicitor as
to It's legality at this time.
Mr.. Young, In opening this antiCipa-
ted attack, one which has always been
CALLING thorn in the flesh Of the De.
moCracy, said, apologetiCally, thu the did
not offer this resolution with view to
manufacture political buncombe, but to
carry out the principle OF reform this
Council has started out to carry forward.
He saw in the abolishment OF the Board
saving OF expense, ETC., etc. Mr.. Har-
rell made his old and threadbare speech
about how the business Of the Board iu
question was conducted, in which he
rolls the words revolving chairs" and
"Wheeling stogies' with great gusto.
Mr.. Brandiass doubted the expediency
OF Mr.. Young's drive; the expenses
might be reduced a little, but he ques.
toned whether the Board should 90.
The followiRg was laid on Senator
Emsheimer's desk, aud alter studying II
awhile he became enthusiastic over the
project and introduced II In the First,
where it received q warm and hearty
endorsement:
WORSE THAN THE HULL AT THE COMET.
JOI.ph Emshsimer, EsQ;
DEAR SiR:-Wethe undersigned Main
street merchants and others, rcCog.
MIXING your influence and progressive
spirit, do hereby petition you to intro.
duce a measure In Council looking To
the removal or avoidance OF the grade
between Eleventh and Twelfth streets on
Main, which is, as you are aware, q seri.
Gus obstacle 10 traffic, diverting trade to
other streets as well as u serious hind.
rance to the Fire Department In reach.
ing "the scene Of conllagration," etc.
Several plans have been suggested,
ono OF which meets the general appro.
baton OF your petitioners, rs the most
practicable ahdteconomiUal, ia: That
Main street hill midway between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, DO placed
on turn table, thus relieving your petit.
TONERS OF the obstruction Nature has
laid In our path, and we will ever pray,
etc. (SignedD George L. Stiiel & Co.
j. l.. Rhodes & Co.; A. L. Rice 4 Co.
Henry Jacobs; Jacobs Il lsenbergj
Joseph speidel 4 Co.; 7. O. MoiTat K
Co.; John NJ, Sweeney; George K. Nc.
MeChen; the Northwood Glass Co.
Frew & Bertschey; 7. II. Norton 4 90.
q. Mendel 4 Co. t.Y. Blond and many
others.
Mr.. Tracy was disposed 10 laugh at his
colleagues ideas, and was severely taken
10 task by the Senator, who said that lie
did not exactly sec how a turn table
could 10 used 10 advantage, but the i'm.
provement Of tho grade was one that no
knew Main street business men wanted.
Tho Senator was really In earnest about
this matter, aud Joint special commit.
toe was appointed consisting Of Messrs.
Emsheimer, 1sawling and Pollock Of the
First, and Harrell, SeCley and Ed Miller
OF the Second, 10 look Into the matter.
The presentation Of the measure 10 the
Second by the Senator was no small
feature Of the evenings entertainment.
The Committee on Ordinances TO.
ported the proposed new loan ordinance,
providing for $4,000 10 rebuild the
Main street stone bridge, which was
read once In the Second and then went
over Under the rules, an objection 10 q
second reading having been made.
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