Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-03
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The ordinance, for which Mr.. hafrsll
has been doing good work, providing that
the money 10 be paid into the city teas
ury by TIE street railway companies, in
payment for bricks on lower Jacob street,
be apent for the improvement Of North
Main street, wac then taken mp and read
FIRST and second time. At this point Mr..
Csldwel took the floor and made a ram
bling and humorous speech, for the edihca-
ton Of the lobby and the mystifcltion OF
the members generally, and then Mr.. ALI
sou moved to adjourn. This was lost,
whereupOn Mr. Allison moved to strike ont
all in the ordinance relating to North
Wheeling. On that he took the floor aud
opposed the measure in quite long speech,
during which he ACCUSED Mr. Harrell OF
trying o get all the money Of the city spent
in his ward, and said members
were doing wrong in voting such sppro-
priations. This oratioa raised the ire Of
the First ward members, and they banged
the desks with THAR fsts and danced
around Mr.. Allison and reached for his
scalp in cheerful way. IL YVES pretty
well demonstrated that the First ward
didn't get dollar Of money during ISIS,
and was entitled 10 the limited amount OF
cash nsmed in the ordinance. Mr.. Ali
sons motion was lost, and the ordinance
read third time and passed.
An Important Petition.
Mr.. Caldwell moved to take up the re-
port of the Railroad Committee, transmit
ting the Wheeling and Harrisburg railroad
ordinance, and asked its consideration.
He yielded, however, to Mr.. Cruise, who
called up the following petition:
''To he city Council Of The city Of Wheel
ing:
"YCur petitioners respectfully represent
that they are citizens OF Wheeling and
members of trades organization, known
as the Building Trades Council; and that
they are interested in the works Of internal
improvement which your honorable body
will probably contract for in the near
future. They think it would be unjust to
citizsns of Wheeling TO have any sucn work
done by or contracted for by sny stranger.
while there are a sufficient number Of citi-
zsns in said city who are competent and
DESTROYS Of contracting for and doing such
work.
Therefore your petitioners resp eifdlly
ask that a city ordinance be adopted, pro.
viding that, in future, all cOntrsct +
work Of internal improvement by tie
city OF Wheeling, shall be let TO
no person. company OF corporation other
than those residing in ssid city, and who
shall pay the recognized standard OF
Union wages.
CIVILIAN. A. STOETZER.
President.
CHARLES T. PARRISH,
Secretary,
Representing the following Trades
Unions: Carpenters, brick-laJers, stone
msscns, plssters, painters, plumbers and
timers Total membership, 1876
Endorsed by the Ohio Valley Trades
and Labor Assembly, By
John CORCORAN,
Chairman Legislative Committee. "
The Committee on Ordinances wss or
dered TO draw and present an Ordinspce
in conformity with the prayer Of the petit
tiOrers.
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The Railroad Ordinance.
The Wheeling and Harrisburg railroad
ordinance, making changes in the route
Along the creek from Alley A and Twen-
tieth street, eastward 10 the Peninsula, 10
and through Wheeling hill and across the
river TO the Ohio shore, was then taken up
and read. The ordinance has bsen repeat
edly explained in these columns, and its
features are well known. There
was no objection at the corclu,ion Of the
first reading, and the second reading was
proceeded With at once. In line 81 Of sec.
ton one, sn amendment vas made, max
ing the crossing st the east end OF the
S. venteenth bridge under the control Of
Council, for the better protection OF Mr..
Raymann. This was offered at the sug.
,estion Of Judge Cochran. who exPlsined
hat il was the outcome ola discussion be-
tween himself and Messis Reymann end
Harry, and il was adopted Ia sec,ion
40, an amendment was deserted, requiT-
no the com pany II give the preference to |