The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-26
THE CITY COUNCIL
An Adjourned Meeting Last Evening.
boarding House Licenses, Tallow Houses,

boarding House Licenses, Tallow Houses,
etc. .
Council met last night pursuant TO the
adjournment Of Tuesday night. The
members were slow coming, and II was
after s o'clock before a quorum arrived.
In tho First branch there was n bare
quorum, with two men sitting restlessly
and anxious to 20 home. Tho report OF
tho Health Committee concerning the
tallow and soap factories In East Wheel.
ing, in which the committee decides
that neither establishment is a nuisance,
on the ground that no complaint was
made against the soap factory, was taken
up, on the question OF c%oncurriug with
the Second branch In accepting tho re-
port. Mr.. Tracy moved to concur. Mr..
Farrell presented Il petition from n mum.
Der OF East Wheeling citizens, asking for
the removable OF lhesoap factory OF Samuel
Elder. Mr.. Tracy, Mr.. Emsheimer and
others tired 10 talk at one against the
reading OF the petition, on tho ground
that the matter was out OF order until
the motion Of Mr.. Tracy was disposed Of
The Mayor during all this racket tried
to say that courtesy to Mr.. Farrell and
the people signing the petition, demand
cd that 1t DO read at once. Tho Mayor
held the mallet and carried his point
Mr.. Tracy sat down In q hut, remark
ing!
II appeal from your decision"
The Mayor ordered Clerk iianke tc
read the petition just tho same. Mr.
Farrell moved to refer the report ant
the petition back to the Health Com
mitiee; lost. Mr.. Farrell inayed to LAY
the resolution to concu on the table
lost. The original resolution was pul
and carried. Mr.. Farrell then moved te
refer the petition concerning tho Eide
soap factory to the Health Committed
and Health Officer for investigation ant
report at the next meeting; carried.
The First then concurred with tn,
Second in some minor matters, and I'D
journea.
In tho Second branch the License or
dinance was taken up. Mr.. Robrech
moved to amend so thut all boardin,
houses and others who keep trlnsien
guests for less than seven days at thine
shall be 0eemad hotels and'say ilcens
accordingly; carried. The ordinanc
provides for a tin stamp for peddlerf
wagons, .ghoY;nC. that the license ha
been paid. Mi. Harrell moved t,
amend so that tho came tags shall b
attached to baskets, boxes or bags whel
carried by pcddIers; carried. an amend
ment was offered and adopted taxin.
steam ferries $50 a year. An amend
ment was adopted taxing wholesale an
retail produce dealers S. a year. Tn
ordinance was then passed.
A petition from L. ". 1nglebright an
Sarah A. jenkins, proprletors OF tn
Ohio City Ferry, asking that they be re
leased from illegal taxes, was referee
to the Committee on Equalization m,
Appeals. Election bridge loan bill
amounting to SlG0, and 50 extra TO
cleaning the Sixth ward school after til
election, were ordered paid.
A big bunch OF petitions for curbs
sewers, pavements, etc, were referred t
the Board OF Public Works.
Frank Robrecht was granted a licens
to keep a saloon at No. 2l50 Main stree
The new crematory ordinance wa
read through once, and referred to tn
Committee on Health.