The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-14
A SHORT MEETING
ot tho City Council, nt which business Is
N.. Rushed Through. ru

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) recommendation OF the Second Bran,
that Lawrence Clark's bid be accepte
Mr.. Emsheimer took the floor in law
= OF concurring and talked to the limit
bls time and the members patience,
MIR. Robinson. figuring on the matte
found that garbage must be hauled q
lI2 days n year and that at Mr.. Conrad
proposal he would have SoS a day, II
thought the contract should be given
Mr.. Conrad, the lowest bidder. N
Mr.. Pollock agreed with Mr.. Robinso
anu spoke In favor OF giving the cor
tract to Mr.. Conrad. Mr.. Pollock sai
no was assured that the sureties offcre
ny AIR. Conrad were responsible peoplf
ana he had learned that Mr.. Conrad wa
also responsible.
MI. Wilson eaid that no knew tina
ar. Conrad's bondsmen were resDon.i
bic, and he thought Council had bu
one duty, to award tho contract to III,
lowest bidder. Mr.. Wilson figured TIM
the price would allow Mr.. Conrad min,
carts at s. day for every day TINT gar
bage must be hauled. o.
The question Of concurring was lost
by an aye and no vote, 0 to 8. Mr., Pol
lock moved to amend by striking on
Clark and inserting Conrad, and 50, ,7O(
ior Two years; adopted unanimously.
When the matter was again brought
up IN tho Second Branch, Mr.. O'kane
tion. ~
Mr. Dawson seconded the motion,
Mr.. Emmerth said that he had inycs.
tig9ted Mr.. Conrad's past career as n a
carthage hauler, and found it clean.
MIR. Dawson did not think any man
can DO tho work at the figure.
MIR. Robrecht favored Mr.. Conrad. he.
cause his bond was good, aud he was as
well able to do 1t as any one else, !.
Mr. O'kane opposed Mr.. Conrad sim.
ply because he did not think the work
could be done ut the price proposed.
MIR. Brandlass said that he did not
know any OF these men, but that sipce
MIR. Conrad had never violated any con.
tract oc agreement with the city, he
could rot see any reason for not grant.
ing him the cor tract.
MIR. O'kane's motion to non.concur
was lost by vote OF l3 to 4. This In.
dicated that the action OF the First was
concurred in, and President Cruise 30
ruled. oo
The ordinance regulating the rate OF
speed oflocometives, electric motors and
other cars was trken up on its second
reading in the Second Branch, having
been laid over under the rules, March
II, on objection by Mr.. Maxwell.
MI. Dawson moved to amend BY max.
ing the rate six miles instead Of twelve.
He thought that since the electric cars
run at twenty miles an hour under six
mile ordinance, they would, under d
twelve mile ordinance, run fifty miles.
MIR. Okane, voting against the
amendment, explained his vote by saw.
ing that the speed OF trains could not
be regulated, because trains run as thew
please anyway.
The amendment was adopted by a
vote Of II toe. =4r
The second section provides that any
locomotive or train Of cars running in
the city shall stop, aud remain stopped,
ior all funerals or for movements OF the
Fire Department. The ordinance was
passed. :. ...5.,... =S--.,-,, -. :
In the First Branch Mr.. Robinson
moved to strike out six miles an hour.
inserted by the Second Branch, and in.
sert ten. Adopted. 49,
The ordinance locating the Office Of
the Health Officer in the City Building,
was taken up.
Mr.. Brandfass moved to amend by
making it the Health Officers duty to
be in his office from ten to twelve a. M,
and from two to four p. m., or have an
assistant, to be paid by himself, in the
office. He also moved to make the
salary OF the Health Officer 81 200 wear.
Mr.. Arkle moved to make the addi.
ton of $500 to his present salary of 5000,
making the salary 81 600 year.
Mr.. Eilingham moved to make the ad.
ditional compensation 5000 year, or the
total salary $500. Lost. I'.37s-
Mr.. Arkle's amendment prevailed,
and Mr.. Brandfass's amendment was
also adopted. The ordinance was then
passed. E-E5-
In the First Branch the ordinance was
passed without change.
MIR. EllIngham presented resolution
instructins the Committee on Cemeteries
to clean upand put in order the old Eas,
wheeling cemetery ut IN expense OF moi
more than $50. On motion Of Mr.. Ro
brecht the matter was referred to the
Committee on Cemeteries. e
Iu the Firs. branch two resolutions
looking to tho improvement Of the Fiji
ward and East Wheeling cemeteries
were referred to the Cemeteries. com
mittee. s.s ~ N. -, :
Mr.. 0 Kane offered a resolution reouir
ing that home labor be given tho prefer
ence on all public work, which was pass
ed by both branches. -
City Solicitor White reported the case!
in which the city is interested, nov
pending before the courts. The repor
was received and filed. In. 49,,
Chief OF Police Dtlbrucge reportet
that he had notified the LaBelle Nai
Company Of Councils action with reeart
to the removal OF cinder from the La
Belle wharf, and that the LaBelle com
pany had informed him that they ha,
purchased the wharf property twent,
years ago, and that if the city attempte
to Interfere with them they would sue 10
damages. The Chief further stated tha
Justice Schultze is OF the opinion tha
the wharf belonged to the city. Th
matter was referred to the City Solicito
ior investigation. ..@. z'.Il N h
The contract for furnishing ice ior th
various city offices and departments wa
awarded to q. Siebert at GO cents hun
dred pounds.
I In the First branall the hill top re
moyal resolution offered by Mr.. Youu
at the las! meeting and adopted by th
Second branch, was coacurred In. +. ID
Several minor matters relating t
sewers, pavemcuts aud street lamp
We're acted upon. &i.I !.
CHANGE 0F W. & L. Z. PLANS.
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