Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-27
BILLS ORDERED PAID.
Committee bills were sabmitted and
The Board of Public Works submitted


Sewer iu alley 43 .. Observation-Disclosures. 5ts :
sewer 10 alley L Observation-Disclosures. lS3 q
| Miscellaneous. ........-. 40 d
Total ................... ...............s4 C5 l.
HEALTH COMMITTEE MATTERS.
When the report Of the Committee
| on Health came up, Mr.. Maxwell moved
90 non-concur in the recommendation OF
I the Committee, that the Health Officer
/ procure a seal. and hereafter make no
I charge for death certificates In pension
and other cases. On this Mr.. llar-
rell took the floor and said he
/ thought the action OF the Health Officer.
/ I'm charging a fee. was all right. The
| fee of one dollar. was not for giving the
certificate, but for the ailiXing of his
notarial seal. suppose" he said, DIR.
Garrison was not notary: then, after
| the applicant procured the certificate,
/ they would have TO go elsewhere and get
a nOtarial certiication, aud pay for it,
Mr.. Ankle. who originated the matter
| lu committee. said DR.. Garrison issued
the certificate ON the city'S time. with
| the city'S paper, and with the city's
| ink. His object was TO provide the
/ Health Officer with an official sea
which would do away with the ueceSSi
ty for a notorial seal. His main object
was 90 protect poor women from paying
I this fee
Mr.. Harrel said he was as much 4
friend OF the poor a. any other mai
could Dee. even though he was not pen
sion agent. This was aimed at Mr..
/ Ankle, who acknowledged the corn.
Mr.. Maxwell said there was nothing
In the ordinance defining the duties OF
the Health Officer, requiring him to act
as notary, and on his raising the point
/ the discussion was ont OF order, the
whole matter was dropped. In the
, First Branch the entire report went
| back 20 the Health Committee.
Later I'm the session Mr.. APSle made
an attempt 10 get a resolution through,
ordering the Health Oficer TO procure
a seal TO stamp official papers. Thi,
was laid ON the table, after debate. 10y
/ caves to : noes.
The bin of Contractor Clark. for SG2
for extra pay for removing garbage,
was sent iu by the committee with Tn,
statement that IL twas not proper bill
for the committee TO audit
ON motion 10 refer back, Mr.. Had
| Itch made the explanation that Mr.
| Clark had hired extra teams, during d
period of nineteen days, on the recon-
mcndation of a member of Council.
/ The matter went back 90 the commit
tee. under the rules.
rot- ArrZATfON AND APPEALS.
The report Of the Board OF EQualiza-
| ton aud Appeals was taken up and
read, as heretofore epitomized in this
paper. In the First Branch, Mr.. Gar
uitl offered the following
Being of the opinion that the firm of
Bloch Bros. OC this city. have not this
I wear. nor have they for years, made proper
b and lust returns o. the city OF their person
/ al property, and as the Board of Equaliza-
/ tiCu and Appeals failed. while m session,
/ to make enquiries ard investigate the M
| formation submitted to them by me, bear
/ ING ON this matter; therefore, be II.
"Raolred. That the Board of Equaliza-
/ tion and Appeals be instructed TO investi-
cate the Bloch Bros. assessment returns Ia
] this city for al least four wears.
"Resolrcd, That the Board of Equaliza-
: ton and Appeals bc empowered 20 send for
| witnesses. books and papers 10 enable them
/ % make a full and just report 20 this Coun-
/ eli. together with such recommendations Us
I they may deem proper
The matter went To the Board OF
/ Equalization and Appeals. by the First
/ Bran.h. but the Second refused 20 con-
cur after lively debate.
ADDITIONAL POLICE POWERS.
An ordinance amending am ordinance
/ % provide for the security OF the people
against thieves. etc, passed June -,
I 1853. was taken mp in the Fir>, Branch,
read three times aud passed. ltauthor-
| ICES and makes it the duty Of the Ser
gcent aud thc police To arrest on view
and commit for trial AN persons known
or believed 90 Dee common thieves. bur
glars aud pick-pocketS. The measure
was passed. Mr. Maxwell voting no.
FoHrSrArIINo THE MAEKEr.
An ordinance in relation to torcStall-
ing the market came up in the First
Branch. but ON motion OF Mr.. Tracy,
who said the measure was not strong
enough. il went 70 the Committee ON
Ordinances.
An INVESTIGATION ORDERED.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr. Maxwell in the Second Branch:
"Rc>0lrcd That a committee of five,
consisting of three members from the
Second Branch and two members from
the First Branch Of Council. Doe appoint
ed 90 investigate and report to Council
40 the next regular meeting,
by what authority one Dora Ham
lin was arrested aud detained in
the rooms OF the Chief of Police, at the
/ City Building. against her will, and for
what reason Hon. j. Il. Sommerville, a
reputable attorney-at-law, having been
solicited by the said Dora Hamlin to call
aud see her. ON professional business,
was denied admission 70 her room, by
the Chief of Police.
Speaking to this resolution, Mr.. Max
we'll said an he knew of the circum-
stances was what had appeared in the
daily papers. II what had been said
there was true, an outrage had been
perpetrated ON a citizen, and such n
thing ought 10 bee made impossible. II
the Chief was right. il was due to him
that thc fact be made know. II he
WAS wrong. the public ought 10 know H.
The resolution was adopted 10y the
Second Branch. and the First referred
to the Police Committee.
PETITIONS.
The petition of ). Is. Chroniger that
me- Doe allowed TO remove his toilet and
laundry soap factory from the foot OF
Eleventh street, in East Wheeling, to
the southwest corner Of Thirty-SlKth
and McCulloch streets, was adopted by
both Branches.
Mr.. O'Kane presented petition from
citizens Of Bakers addition, again urg-
ing that the streets aud alleys in that
part of the city be drained and I'M
proved. Mr.. O'Kane asked that the
paper 20 to the Committee on Finance,
with instructions 10 try and ma 500
or 5000 10 do the work.
Mr.. Robrecht moved to amend TINS
bv ordering that the money, !, found
be- placed in the hands OF the Committee
on Streets. Alleys and Grades, assign
ing rs a reason that Board Of Public
Works was as hostile 10 Bakers addl'
ZION as IL was to the wharf. lie said
last wear 5000 had been appropriated
for the wharf, Of that sum 500 had
been spent on the wharf, and $500 appro-