Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-09-10

own PURPOSES The new ordinance
gives the same number OF Coun
cilmen in each ward that the ordt
nance then in existence gave. The or
dinance was read.for the first time and
Craig Directing, it went over under the
rules.
The following communication from
/ Health Officer Garrison, was read:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council Of The
/ CitB Of Wheeling:
/ GENTLEMEN 1T again becomes my duty
| to report 10 your honorable body that the
| Garbage contractor continues TO violate
the conditions of his contract with the city
/ From the information which l have, dc
not believe that there is a single clause OF
said contract which he has not violated
| At a meeting OF the Committee Of Health
held on the 29th of August, a resolution
was adopted requiring the Health
Ofilcer TO keep within the limits
| Of the appropriation As the
amount of two hundred dollars, the
sum appropriated for inspecting, and serv-
/ ing notices FOR the abatement Of nuisances,
had already been expended, all such work is
necessarily stopped. There remains a great
deal of such work to be done, besides the
work of cleaning up for next summer
/ should be commenced now. Nothing can
/ be done in this direction until such time as
your honorable body shall make an appro-
priation for the purpose, or direct your
/ Health Officer to continue the work.
There was a good deal of discussion
over the communication, and it was
| finally decided to refer the part re-
lating to the appropriation to the
Finance Committee, and by resolution
| the Health Officer was instructed to
prosecute the contractor for any failure
10 conform with the terms OF his con
tract DR.. Garrison, at request of the
| body. made a statement In which
he said he would have at least 100
complaints against the contractor in
| Police Court. During his remarks he
said that several times he had lodged
complaints against the contractor, and
the Mayor had dismissed them, when it
was proven that the contract had been
violated.
An ordinance granting the firm OF
John G.. Hoffman Il Sons and the River
side Iron Company right TO construct
and maintain a switch on Water street
and across Twenty-fourth street to
reach their several establishments,
which was passed by the First Branch,
was read and cOncurred in.
Clerk Thoner'S report Of the eXpen-
ditureS OF money up to September 5,
1890, showed the following balances:
Board Public Work, 10 cent levy, SIP
COS. O6: Board Public Works. contingent
fund. SS,22O.03: Board Of Public Works,
appropriation. $50. OjQ.5s; Fire Depart
ment, s.. 327l7; Health Department, So
1906; Markets, S7,llE73, Police,
S9,752.1S; City Prison, Sl.955.7 20:
Scales and Weighing, Sl79.ll; Real
Estate, S4G9.l0; Cemeteries. SjlG.79; Sal
aries. 81 OS3.4l; Contingent Expenses,
81, OO297; Compromise Loan, S2.247.Ol;
Loan of 1851, S7.0O2.50; City Water
Board, Sl,773.47; City Gas Works, SOS
7I9.O3: Collection OF Taxes. 3, 10000;
total. Sl37,9 9G.O2. Amount paid August
.. 1890. j0-ccnt levy, So. 099.gS: Decent
levy, SlG,575.15.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Brand
faSS instructiug the Board of Public
Works TO take the necessary legal steps
to prevent the II. y o. Railroad Com
pGny from building pier in the middle
Of the creek west Of Main street. pro-
vided the city has rights To legally pre-
vent the obstruction. Referred IL the
Committee on Railroads.
Mr. Hadlich offered a resolution in
Structng the Committee on Railroads to
confer with the officials Of the Il. Il O..
road to ascertain II an arrangement cam
not be made whereby they will take
their tracks of Sixteenth street and
pass through the city by some other
route. Adopted,
The Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades recommended that the Board of
Public Works be instructed to at once
commence the construction Of an ls-inch
crock sewer in Forty-SecOnd street
from Jacob to the river, at a cost not
over S775.
Mr.. Ankle said that the Board had
failed to construct a sewer in that sec
tion that would relieve the trouble, and
which had been ordered by Council.
President Gruae said that the Board OF
Public Works were creatures of COuu-
ell. and could be- made 10 carry out the
orders Of that body. Mr.. O'kane was
led to believe the Board ought TO be in
vcstigated. and offered the following
RcSolrcd, That a committee Of five be
amounted. three from the Second
Branch and two from the First Branch
of Council to investigate why the Board
OF Public Works have not complied with
the orders in regard TO the appropria-
tion ordinance.
This was adopted, and President
Cruise appointed Me ,srS. O'Kane, Ankle
and Kenney from the Second Branch.
and Mayor Scabright named MesSrs1
Emsheimcr and FariS as members Of the
committee from the First Branch. The
resolution which caused the appoint
mcnt Of this committee was then with
drawn.
The people owning property in Ben
rens and Speidel's addition asked that
grades be established on streets and
alleys i'm that vicinity, and that water
and gas mains be laid Referred 90 the
Board Of Public Works. \ number of
other unimportant requests were also
referred to the Board.
Henry Crosse asked remuneration for
horse which he claimed had fell over
I tTtuluthl1 Alllf UMlllE w. ~ ttA' "it+ 'NA
/ location from smoke make by city water
works employees, and killed. Refereed TO
the Committee on Claims.
The people in alley +, Fifth ward,
asked for water, saving that some do
do not get a bucket full of water In
twenty-four hours. Referred TO the
Committee on Water Works. with in
structions to give the people water.
The congregation Of the English
/ Lutheran Church complained that the
noise made by the Il. Il O. trains on Six
teenth street interfercd with divine
worship on Sundays, and they asked re-
lief from the nuisance. The matter
was referred to the Committee on Rail
roads.
On motion Mr. Walford was placed
ON all committees Of which his predeceS-
sor, Mr.. DayisSon was a member.
Assistant Engineer White was al
/ lowed to take the floor and stated that
I by putting a permanent sewer down
from the corner Of Sixteenth and Main
streets 10 the creek AT least $500 or
$1,000 would be saved the city, and he
stated it would be necessary TO make an
appropriation for the same inside Of two
or three days.
The matter was referred to the ii.
nance Committee, and that committee
will doubtless be called for tonight, and
4 special meeting may follow the latter