Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-26


provements as follows:
Charles street i6 81
Ohio street. ..............-.. 100 81
New sewer IN Alley F....... l0i 50
Sewer at Main and Sixteenth
streets. ............. ........ ZOO %
and new bridges ges......-..... 25COO
Sewer in Alley E. a1s "
Seventeenth ST. improvement. IDS %
Seventeenth street bridge. 62 20
Twelfth street sewcr......... G1 u
Curbing Eof street. .......... l2l 02-s'.sil .
Committee bills were presented as fol-
lows:
Markets. ..so's II
Health NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. U.
The following communication and en-
closure was received from the Board OF
Public Works:
10 the Honorable Mayor and Council:
GEvTLrMrV: The Board of Public Works
have instructed me to transmit the follow
ing report to your honorable body: A com
munication was received from your honor
able body requesting the Board of Public
Works to take immediate steps to condemn
so much of the real estate belonging TO Mrs
Schneider as would widen out North Front
street, making ii the same width as the
balance of said street, we herewith submit
to your honorable body for final action her
terms for said property.
II. NJ. DARgAH, Clerk.
To the Board of Public U'orlfs:
GEXTLEMEN:-In compliance with your
request, dated October 80, 1890, we offer to
the city the property belonging to the es-
state Of Theodore Schroeder, deceased, sit
uated on Wheeling Island and bounded on
the north by New Jersey street, on the
east by North Front street, on the south
by an alley and on the west by North York
street, for twenty (S20,OO0) thousand dol
lars, or will sell TO the city for the purpose
of widening said North Front street strip
thirty-five (35) feet wide off the east side OF
said property for twelve thousand (sl2.OOOl
dollars.
These offers are open for acceptance un-
and no longer.
lSignedl SOPHIA ScuREIBEg.
JoHN PFARR, Trustee.
Wheeling, November II, 1870.
The matter was laid on the table, on
motion OF Mr.. Maxwell.
Mr.. Cruise offered the following:
Resolved, that joint special COM
mittee of five members, three from the
Second Branch and two from the First
Branch, be appointed, said committee,
with the City Solicitor, to consider and
recommend such legislation as may be
deemed necessary, said committee to
report at as early date as possible, In
order that our representatives, in the
may be properly advised as
to the desires of Council.
Adopted.
A resolution was adopted directing
the Committee on Ordinances to report
an ordinance comforting upon the Board
Of Public Works certain pow
crs. contained in an ordinance govern
ing the old Street Commissioner, so as
to cover infringements upon the right
Of the city by Railroad companies and
others. This matter was the outgrowth
Of the action lately taken by the Il. *
o. road in laying down switch in the
Eighth ward. During the session, the
Mayor addressed the Second Branch
upon the srbject. and called attention
to the Importance Of the city's doing
something before the cases, set In Police
Court for hearing Friday, came up.
The Mayor also called attention TO the
weakness of the city law in relation to
the general subject of railroads, and he
hoped appropriate action would be
taken.
Col. White also made an explanation
Of the situation, stating that he was 40
ing all in his power, and had already
one ordinance on matter re-
ferred to by the Mayor
Mr.. Maxwell asked the Colonel il he
was counsel for the i. * o. road.
Col. White said he was not, except In
regard to matters affecting wages OF
employes. and In any trouble between
the Railroad Company and the city, he
would do his duty without fear or favor.
He suggested that the City Surveyor be
ordered to make survey of the ground
and make an early report.
The Committee on Accounts submit
ted q resolution, which was adopted,
the Committee to ask for
bids and award the contract for print
ing the volume OF the city ordinances.
A resolution from the Committee on
Ordinances. recommending and author
fling the printing of one hundred
copies of the ordinance entitled An Or
dinance in relation to the erection OF
buildings, ETC., was passed.
An ordinance amending the ordinance
in relat on to City Sergeant, so as tC
make it comply with existing laws, wa:
reported from the First Branch, anc
passed. :,
A number OF ordinances, passed ii
the First Branch, and which have beer