Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-24

soil haulers depositing contents of privy
vaults upon fields adjacent to the city, and
that while large numbers of cess-pools re-
main to be cleaned, there is limit to the
capacity of the circumscribed area to which
it is applied to accommodate the city's
output.
Through the courtesy of the County
Board Of Health, the city has been per
mitted to discharge vast quantities of
night soil upon the grounds lying between
the northern limits of the city and Glenn's
run, which grounds are used largely for
gardening purposes. Assurances having
been given DR.. Myers, President Of the
County Board of Health, and Health OH
Ger of the county, that the city was about
to increase the facilities for destroying
such unwholeeome substances, the privl-
lege may be withdrawn, of necessity, at
any time.
az would, therefore, most respectfully,
and as in duty bound, call the attention
of your honorable body to the necessity OF
prompt action upon your part, and earnest
" urge the immediate construction OF a
large furnace upon the site adopted at
your last meeting, as q means of afording
at least partial relief.
Respectfully submitted,
"GEo 1. GARRISON, M. D.,
Health Officer"
The communication was referred to the
Committee on Health.
ASK FOR FREE TOLL.
A petition was presented from several
hundred citizens of the Island praying that
something be done TO relieve them of the
payment of toll. The paper went to the
Committee on Petitions and Rsmonstran-
ces.
REPAIRING THE WHARF.
Mr.. Ellinghsm offered resolution in
struc,ing the Committee on Wharves to
make the necessary repairs to the wharf,
and defray the cost out Of the city contin-
gent fund. In Offering this, Mr.. Filing
ham called attention to the terrible condi-
ton of the wharf He said the Board of
Public Works had paid no attention to the
order of Council to have the wharf extend
ed and repaired, and something ought to
be done without delay.
Mr.. Robrecht said he had understood
the President Of the Board had said he
didn't care what became Of the wharf.
Certainly the Board was showing no dis
position to obey the orders of Council.
After a good deal Of debate, Mr.. Max
we'll moved that the Board be asked to
make an estimate and send it in.
Mr.. Ellinghsm hoped this would be
voted down. The Wharfmaster had said
il would take 5000, and that was estimate
enough. He wanted the work done.
Mr.. Maxwell's motion was lost.
Mr.. Ellinghsm then moved that the
Committee on Whaives do the work, at a
cost not to exceed 5000.
Mr.. Sesley thought the wharf was under
the control Of the Board of Poblic Works,
Mr.. Davidson-Whose boss, Council or
the Board?
Mr.. Sseley-The Board, as to that.
Mr.. Elingham thought Council had
authority TO do what it liked with the
wharf. 1t could turn the Board of Public
Works out neck and heels, if it wanted TO.
Mr.. Seeley insistedlthst the committee
had no right to supersede the Board OF
Pnblic Works by the Committee on
Wharves.
Finally the following, prepared by City
Solicitor White, and accepted by Mr..
ElliDshsm, was adopted:
Resolved, That the Board Of Public
Works be instructed to repair the wharf,
at a cost not to exceed 5000, the cost to be
betrayed out of the city contingent fund.
This was unanimously adopted.
CONDITION OF ALLEY G.
A communication was read from Frances
S. McNulty, again calling attention to the
fact that Alley @ was slipping into her
premises and threatening a suit for dam
sges. 1t was referred TO the Board of
Public Works.
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
The Committee on Ordinances reported
an ordinance granting the right to the Pos
tai Telegraph Company to put up poles
and wires on First, Coal, Fourth or Sixth,
Market and Twelfth streets, said line not
10 extend further south than Fourteeth
street. The ordinance gave the city the
right to place or fire telegraph lines on the
poles, the city having the choice of loca-
ton, and no wire is to be at less distance
than 25 feet from the ground. There is
provision by which all the grants made
shall cease upon the consolidation of the
company, or its sale, the poles and wires
reverting to and becoming the property of
the city.
The second reading was objected to.
In the First Branch an ordinance amend
ing rule % of Council was passed.
The City Clerk was instructed TO have
the notices in regard to removal Of bodies
from the Sixteenth street cemetery repub-
lished.
Other business from the Second Branch
was concurred in.