Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-18

were exempted, there would no use IN
adopting the measure.
The matter WAS debated at considerable
length. Mr. Harrell was in favor OF giving
the Board the fullest control. He gave
number of instances in which bad WORK
had been done, notably a case in North
Wheeling. where a ditch had been dug
across Main street Two hundred and
sixty-tour brick had been taken ont, but
when il came to relsying the brick, thirty
five OF them would not 20 back. Ne called
the attention Of the Board to it, and the
Gas Company men had been sent back.
/ Tnev tore the street up again, but although
I they got a few more brick back than st
first. they did not get them all back.
/ Mr.. Seeley said he and Mr.. Hsrfell stood
on the same ground 50 Tar rs having the
Bosrd do the work Let the plumbers ill
M the ditch. aud when il has settled, let
I the Board pave the hole and send the bill TO
the property owner. That would insure
/ per i5ct work.
Mr.. Seeley's amendment was lost and
| the ordinance was passed.
While this was going on in the Second
Branch. there was lively racket in the
First, over that clause IN the police ordl-
nance prohibiting any one connected with
the.depsrlment being in anyway interested
/ in any contract with the city. This clause
was Sec. IA. Of the ordinance, which had
been struck out by tine Committee
on Police after the measure had
been passed by the Second Branch.
/ The First Branch adopted the
measure in its amended form, but the
/ Second refused to concur, and asked for a
committee OF conference, which was APP
pointed at Tuesday, session. The COM
mittee reported in favor of retaining the
sections, and after a red hot debate the re-
port was adopted and the ordinance pass
ed.
In the Second Branch the report OF the
Committee on Police, WAS adopted and
billsaggregsting Sll370 were ordered paid.
Chief Of Police Delbrugge called the at
tertiop OF Council to the high rate OF speed
maintained at times by electric motors,
and suggested An ordinance in relation
thereto. Mr.. Seeley moved to send to the
Committee on Ordinances, with instruc-
tions to report an ordinance. MIR. Filing
ham in this connection called attention 10
the high rate OF speed OF b. ~ D. trains on
Seventeenth street, and suggested a remedy.
He WAS told there WAS an ordinance cover
ing the matter, and on his motion the City
Sergeant was instructed to take proper &C
ton.
President Cruise called attention to the
fact that the legislative act, requiriug the
transfer of the cases pending in the Munlc'
ipal Court to the Circuit Court. The clerk
desired proper compensation for the work
and resolution was adopted instructing
him to 20 on and do the work.
The Committee on City Prison reported
bills aggregating S96.2l, and they were
ordered paid.
The COMMITTEES on Health reported bills
aegregating S263.59 They we're ordered
paid.
A special committee OF five. two from
the First Branch and three from the Sec
ond. WAS appointed, on motion OF Mr..
Seeley, TO confer with the Knights of st.
George with relation to a proper price fol
the old Sherif's Office property.
The Loan Ordinance came I'm the flrsi
Branch about nine o'clock. The first thint
done was to so amend the ordinance IA Il
strike out the Seventeenth street bridge
!. and the Caldwell run improvement. thus
I limiting the object of the loan strictly Il
the building of new stone bridge across
: the creek at Main street. The amount o
the loan was also reduced from $40, 600 Il
{ So. 600 the bonds TO be 2i5 in number
7 100 of 800 each, 100 of 800 each, and Il
! of 81 600 each. The bonds bear interest a
the rate of u per cent, and are TO be dated
July 1. 1889 and the election is to be heiC
p June 18th next On roll call, Mr.. Cald
! we'll srid he could not vote for the ordl
- nance Ii was the first vote he ever cast
, against the best interests of the city. HI
, believed the bridge ought to be built, bu
! his people wanted the Caldwell run teatuT
2 retained? He voted no. All the othe
members present, nine IN number, votet
ave. The ordinance was declared adopted
r When the ordinance came up in the
! Second Branch, Mr. Harrell loosely moved
e to shut out the word recently in tbs
, clause whereas, the stone bridge ha
E been recently destroyed, and in its stea'
r insert "a long ago "
Mr.. Wilkie moved to strike out the wor'
stone" aud insert iron, and he wa
supported in this by several others will
the same old arguments, founded upon IN
tenable assumptions and palpable misstate
ments of facts. Mr. Harrell said ston
3 bridge of $50 feet span quilt Of sand ston
e would crash with the strain. City eng
neer HOge addressed the Branch, by INV
? tatian, snd said sand stone was CONSTANT
( used in the heaviest structures in Americ1
y and WAS always solid and substantial. II
said he knew of one stone bridge, Of %
, feet spsn. not built OF granite, which wa
/, very solid and would stand for ages. Ii
said A bridge with piers would cost nor
money than q single span. 4 single spa
bridge woul be better, in some respects
I, than a pier-bridge, and would last quit
a. long.
/, The IRON bridge men made all SORT
= of dilatory motions, requests, and cor
sumed good deal OF time. FINAL
members began TO object to MIR. Davidson
constant objections, and got the report
d the CITY Engiueer before the body. Will
e II was being made. Mr Davidson went
, the First Branch for paper, and when b
!. came back with the report Of the commit
n tee he charged an attempt had been mad
" 70 withhold the paper IRON this Branch
It He asked for square deal. Mr.. Brand
n lass said be was getting a square dea
The repor, Was pot read in the Fin
Branch before the report OF the City ~
gipeer. and the man who drew mp tn
report in favor Of an iron bridge voted iC
stone bridge in the First Branch.
AT twenty minutes Of II, the questlo
came ND on nou-concuTring with the Fir
Branch on the stone bridge matter. III
vote was. sves >, noes Il. So the Brsne
rsCnssd 10 non-concur The motion the
was On concurring in the word stone,
and the vote stood, ayes IA, noes 6, as 10
lows. Ayes-Arkie, Eraa4fsss, Oapp'
Fllinsham. Hadlich. Henney, kreltel
Maxwell. Miller, Ed, O'Kaue, Robreeh
Seeley. Yahn and Mr.. President-l-
Noes-Messrs. Craig, Davidson, Emmert'
!? Harrell. Eurner snd Wikie-6.
: When the question of coneurring In ID
/. question OF striking out the Ualdweil5 m
improvement came up, Mr.. Wilkie spos
in favor Of the improvement. The amend
3, ment made by the First Branch was cor
or CURED in. ayes Is. noes =. The date Il
$ the delivery Of the bonds wss change
ID from June lst to June l., two days aft'
!. the election. The change in the amour
d. Of the bonds was cOncurred IN; after Nj
I Davidson hsd snSSavSrsd TO raise q
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