The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-18
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- 1850 - hSia EFAhcbte-A Solns
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III. City Council held q special ses.
non les: evening, 1t The call Of President
Gtnse, Of the Second branch. The fin.
branch secured QUORUM frs., md Mr..
Pollock We: called 70 the ehlir in The
Mayors absence. Messrs. Caldwell,
Entheinet, FariF Robinson. gaWlinr,
CIapbsll, Hsndilu. zrnitz, Farrell and
Myetf we're present.
The ordnance granting the Wheeling
Bhdse Company The right to cons..uc,
is bridge from the city 10 The lslInd,
and IRON The Island 70 .E:rarille.
wLs taken up.
Captain RAwlio- objected 10 filing up
Alley thirteen feei, Is proposed. He
moved 70 amend by Inserting . provision
that the company should leave that Al.
ley IN condition to be used a. freely
Is row.
This provoked . good deal Of dis.
cuss7en, and Communication was read
.tol ". s. Goshorn, offering 70 pay S5oJ
70 the city Il an ordinance IL passed
F:ipulstirg that the alley In question
shaI! not hereafter have lis grade chang.
I'd T!thou. his consent or tha. OF hi
heilE OF eEsigns, the money with inter.
ct 70 be repaid II at any time the grade
Is changed. Mr. Enoch Ball also made
similar offer.
II WAS finally discovered tina. The
Guencnent was no. seconded, and tina,
the Second Branch bad no Quorum. h
ihst 20 action would be legal.
Mf. En.he!msr, on behalf OF the
widow Of the late Hon. A. G. E2e,,er
presented 70 the branch pho:op,sph o;
The lora! testimonials presented on Tie
occasion Of Mr.. Ezerset's funeral. and
expressed he, gratitude 10, the nauy
marks OF distinguished homo, coaterres:
upon her husband both during his lift
and alter his death.
On motion OF Captain Rawlin, The
p'esea. was accepted aud a vote o,
thanks rendered Mrs.. Esey,s,.
Alter short hiatus the branch re
sunsd business. NJ. Pollock called
u. Campbell 70 the chair, and seconded
Capt RaSliog's amendment, l. va:
lost By vote Of sig TO three. :
The ordinance wss passed By yote nj
~ l, the negative vote bsing BY Mr,
Pollock.
President Cruise appeared from the
seeoEd branch with resolution direct
ing the Committee CT Claims 70 inspec,
re property on Twenty.eishth syee,
along the line OF the Terminal raiisay
and report what damage had been done
by ;he change OF grade. This having
been passed by the Secsad branch, the
tifst was asked 70 coacur, which was
done.
Mayor seabngh. appeared a. this
lTnrlure and assumed the chair. Nr.
ler. ~ ~ -A'
The Board 0. fubllc Works was asked
70 report TO the next meeting xhe.he,
II has notified The Street Car Com pan,
10 repair street paving in it's track,
where needed, and if the company hu
refused to DO 90,
The routine business done by the Sec
ond Branch at ito last meeting was taker
up and concuvred in, except that u:
question Of dispoEiry OF :he house b,
the lot needed q etraighteu CALDWELL,
run was referred back 10 the Coraui,ts.
on Real Estate for turtle, information
20 10 cost and resGlts. In the matter,
done BY TIE Second at this meeting
also, the First concu:,ed.
!. was nearly nine o'clock when :hs
second got quorum. Prss;dsn, 1.rs,
and Aess.r. Maxwell, O'Eane, Eume,t
Hamilton, Dawson, kenGey. vb,ry
EIiloghan, kobrech., M..rsh. wafnafs
aad ClyEer were present.
Inc ordinance granting The Hhe.liu.
bndge Company the nigh. TO construct
!ts bridges was taken up, and an amend
ment offered by Slr. Dawson rss.ric,in.
the ground occupied on the tas. bank o
me rlver TO piece 80 By q feet. Mr.
honFecht moved 70 plsoe lhe hole mat
T.; 'c charge OF the Board OF Publ,
WORKS. BIZ. Elwood Hughes, OF The
company, was present. and beir. invited
to speak, Said 80 by % feet was eaouyl
ground for itg pnrposeg.
Mr. RoEIecht'a motion IVES rejected
and Mr. D4vison's adopted. In this tht
First branch concunel.
Dir. Young moved TO REQUIRE the com
p2ny to give the viaduc. over Soutt
Front street an elevation OF 80 ieet in
stoad Of 20, butthIs was voted down, ant
the ordinance parsed.
Nr. Cruise announced tina. Messrs,
Holman d Son desired to Withdraw
the pending ordinance granting them
the E'ght 10 lay switch to their tan
merry. They were allowed to do so.
Mr. ElliDgham moved that the two
branches go into joint session 10 elect
Bridge Loan commissioners, and this
was carried.
On motion OF Mr.. RoLrecht, the Board
OF Public Works was directed 70 fill the
pools and place needed sewerg in Ba.
ker'a addition.
The report Of the Committee on
sca!es was adopted and the bills. Il
paid.
On motion OF Mr. Young the Com.
mlttee on Removal OF Wheeling Hill
was empowered to employ the City En-.
glneer 10 estimate the cost thereof, at a
ice not TO exceed 500.
Alleys Z and F, from Sixteenth TO
Nineteenth streets, were ordered to be
paved at the expense oil the Board Of
Public Works contingent fund, Mr..
Young making the motion. The First
Branch refused to concur in this.
On motion Of Mr.. Bailey the City So.
!icitor was ordered to repor. whether,
under the ordinances, it is the duty OF
the Health Officer to issue death certifi.
Gates or burial permits at any time.
While the Branch was waiting for the
First to come over and 60 into Joint ses.
sion, Mr.. Dawson moved to adjourn,
This was withdrawn, however, having
eetved ito purpose Of hurrying up the
other Branch. .5 -.a
In the joint session Messrs. Gibson
Lamb and Il. P. McGregor were chosen
to fill the places OF Meas1s. Myron Hub.
bard aud 7. S. Riley as Commissioners OF
the Main Street Bridge loan, the latter
gentlemen having declined.
Mr.. RobrecEt nominated Mr.. Frank
nildreth; Mr.. Ellingham. Mr.. Gibson