Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-15
IT WENT THROUGH.
THB FINANCE COMMITTEES REPORT NOW
A LAW,
And Street Improvements Can Go Right Ahsad-Ih
Gargbags StuahOn-Talk Of Sanitary De-
partmsnt-M Miscellaneous Baslnsss.


partmsnt- Miscellaneous Business
citv Couocil met in regular session last
eveniue and transacted large amount OF
business during the course of the evening.
The Second Branch started in by dispen-
sinp with the reading of the minutes, and
taking up the semi-monthly financial re-
mort of the City Clerk. which showed to-
tai balance of S13, 440.56, as follows;
BOARD of Public Works ten cent levy Juno,
81. Ss2 "a; same, contingent fund, Sl'74'
same. appropriation fund, 49, me-
1867, Sc: health, 1921; markets, SlO4 so;
police. 1923 II; city prison, SS7.69; scales
S58 33: real estate. G13 90; cemeteries,
sos %: salaries, $685.; contingencies,
S6lO.S7: Water Board, t3,S3l'5 81; gas
works, 81, 667 81. ~
CITY Collector Brice reported collections
of Ss1 4O6. SO on account Of fifty cent levy,
and SIS, 497 80 on account OF ten cent levy.
On the police ordinances, which came
ND az unfinished business, a committee OIL
conference, consisting o. Messrs Elling-
ham. Davidson and 0'Kane, was appointed
on the part of this Branch.
THE FINANCE REPORT
The report Of the joint standing Com
mittee on Finance, containing tue esti-
mated receipts and department sppropria-
tions for the current fiscal year, as already
nrinted in this paper, was then taken up
The estimated revenues of the city for the
wear were placed at $3.50, 634 65, of which
s251. 65s. 80 is appropriated to the several
d.partments, including the Gas Works
and Water Board, end S107, 975 SO gees to
the Board of Public Works, for all pur-
poses and furds. In its report The COM
mittee said
"Your committee find that the financial
condition of the city ia improved over that
of last year, vet they recommend that
strict economy be practiced in administer
ing the affairs of the municipality"
On the second reading of the ordinance,
Mr.. Brandfass moved to strike out the item
of $40. sos for five-foot sewer on Twelfth,
and moved TO substitute the paving of Eofi
street from Sixteenth to Twelfth with lire
brick, at cost Of So 900.
In speakipg.in favor Of this motion, Mr.
Ellipghsm said he had talked with mem
hers of the Board Of Public Works, and
they had said il was almost imprsctlcsole
TO put down the sewer, and If heavy
storm should come while the work was in
progress, no one could tell what the loss
might he.
Mr.. Yahn moved to amend the amend
ment by including Eoff street from Six
teenth to Eighteenth in the work. for which
he appropriated the sum of 81, 50S.
The amendment was lost by an over
vhelming vote, and the main question
went with it.
Mr.. Kenney moved to strike ont the
word "cobble" in line II, providing for
the paving Of Seventh street, from Main
to Market, Grd insert fire brick.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. ElliDgham then moved to amend
by striking ont the Twelfth street sewer,
and insert TO pave Fifteenth street from
Eoff to McColloch, appropriating the same
sum of $1O,5Os.
Mr.. Capps moved TO amend the amend
ment by appropristing $l0,5OS 10 pave
Market street with brick from Tenth
north.
Mr.. Harrell was tired of this monkey
work" He said the report OF the commit
tee was the most satisfactory made TO
Council for years. and it ought to 20
through.
Mr.. Ellinghsn thought the gentleman
from North Wines ling was off his base. If
he thought Mr.. f. had come TO engage in
monkey work" he was mistaken. He
wanted everyone to understand he was not
an advocate of ''monkeying. He was
willing to concede the report WAS gener-
ally good and he would go farther and say
it was an able Committee, but still he felt
his ward was not getting its share, nor
the Fourth Ward either.
Mr.. Harrall oisea s1e, 900 for the Eight
zenith street bridge.
Mr.. Capp's amendment to the amend.
ment was lost over whelmingly, and as in
the first instance, Mr.. Ellinghan's amend
ment for Fifteenth street went the same
way.
Mr.. Davidson called attention to the
clause ordering the work to be done in the
order mentoaed in the ordinance, and
said the Eighth ward was at the tail end
might be left out. He wanted the order
of the work left to the discretion Of the
Board.
This was resisted by Mr.. Hsrrell.
Mr.. Cruise said he had reliable informa-
ton that if the ordinance was passed,
promptly, the whole amount of the work
would be put under contract at once, and
the work pushed rapidly.
Mr.. Dsvidson's amendment was lost.
When the second reading OF the ordi
nance was concluded, Mr.. Ankle moved to
strike out the item of 81, 200 for paving
alley 8, from Chspline to Market street,
and substitute sewer from Forty-frst TO
Forty-fifth street, on Jacob. Mr.. Ankle
made a strong appeal for better sewerage
in the Eighth ward. The amendment was
lost.
The ordinance was then read third
time and passed.
HEALTH COMMITTEE MATTERS.
The report of the Committee on Health
wac then taken up. The recommendation
of the committee that certain fines be an
nulled, brought up the garbage question,
and there was lively discussion. In the
course of this Mr.. Harrell raked the Com
ulltcc VII llchltu. NC ehiu thc SoihhiitsSo
met every other night and qusIrelled and
fused, while piles of garbage were tester
ing in the rear of every house. The peo-
pie were complaining loudly, and demand
ed relief
Finally the report Of the committee was
adopted.
A further report from the same commit
tee, recommending the erection OF another
crematory south of the creek, at cost of
s. 600 WAS read and the recommendation
of the committee adopted; ayes 81, noes 1,
the latter Mr.. Young.
Still another report was received from
the Health Committee, reporting certain
charges in garbage contracts, heretofore
published in the REGISTER, and trans.
hitting an ordinance amending Sec. IL
of the garbage ordinance, providing that
when any garbage collector has been
convicted third time of violation Of
the ordinance, his name should he sent TO
Council, that his license may be annulled.
The ordinance was passed
The Committee on Real Estate submit
ted an offer from the Knights OF st.
George Of s., 900 for the old Sheritf7s office
property, on the south side OF the old
Court House, fronting 80 feet and run
ming back to the Jail property.
Mr.. Davidson wanted to know how
many members of the Knights of st. George
were on the committee.
Mr. Rally aaid ona