The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-24

THE NEW SEVENTEENTH STREET BRIDGE
The Board OF bubble Works, in q
further communication, asked Tor au
appropriation Of STOP out OF the Gen
eral Fund on account Of the new Seven,
teenth street bridge, $1,000 to be- paid
the Union Bridge Company on account
and tho balance to Surveyor Hoge fol
surveying and superintendent the work
also iol $2,477 o. out II tie General
Fund, for the Ohapline street brick paw,
Ing between Tw~enty.seventh and Thirty.
third streets. These amounts were or.
dered appropriated.
' A petition from John II. Anderson,
/ was read asking that he be allowed some.
thing by the city on account Of haying
shattered bis health In the service q
the city at the water works. Mr.. Ken.
ney moved TO pay Mr.. Anderson
$3.50. This was lost and the case refer.
rod to tho County Commissioners.
Messrs. Mclaughlin & MCKINLEY asked
permission 10 place an electric weighing
machine in the Public Building. They
were referred to the Committee on Real
Estate,
A communication was received from
Mr.. 8. Warehouse, Jr., a member from
the Eighth ward, announcing that he
had changed his residence TO the Fifth
ward, and resiguing his scat In conse.
quenCe. His resignation was accepted,
aud his place filled by electing Herman
BentE. -
The RofH street grade ordinance was
taken up and discussed. Mr.. Dawson
moved that action on the matter be
postponed till the next meeting which
was adopted.
A MOVE FoR UNDERGROUND rs.
Mr.. Brandlas presented the following
resolutions
WHEREAS, The numerous telegraph,
telephone and electric light wires over
our streets aud alleys have become 80
numerOue that they are extremely dan.
gerous to life and property, aud In case
Of FIRE q serious obstruction therefore
DO II
Reolved, That the City Solicitor be and
is hereby directed to prepare ordinances
10 compel the several telegraph, tele.
phone and electric light companies to
remove their poles within this city and
arrange their wires Ia q safe manner un.
dee ground.
On motion Of Mr., DAVIDSON the resolu.
ton was adopted.
The ordinance passed by the Second
Branch at the last meeting fot the estah.
fishing OF d grade on Twenty.eighth,
Moysen and Merrett streets, was sent
back by the First Branch with all mat.
tiers relating 10 Twenty.elghth street
stricken out, The Second refused 10
concur In this and asked for a committee
Of conference. This being agreed 10 by
the First, the committee Of conference
recommended the passage oil the ordi.
nance first presented.
q. D. Thompson was granted license
to keep . shooting gallery at the AL
harnbra rink,
The Committee on-FinanCe reported
ils final settlement with ex.0olleCtof
y. L. BtiCe, and presented bills anount.
lng 10 S303, which were ordered paid,
the Gas TRUSTEES IN A BOZ,
The Committee on Light with the
Gas Trustees recommended the appro.
pfiAtion Of $4,000 10 help out the city
gas works I'LL january l. In connection
With this, City Solicitor White reported
that the manner in which the increase
Of appropriation was 10 DO done 3 IL
legal, and that unlBss the restraining
ORDINANCE 10 repealed OF amended Lhe
appropriation Oan not 10 made legally.
The discussion was buFdened With
several long drawn out speeches, which
only tended 10 show that The gas trustees
are In q bad box and one from which