The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-12
harm, and might in tho future be n very
rood thing for Il, He said that since the

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city was giving away franchise worth
several thousand dollars year 10 the
company receiving 1t, and since those
people are still charging the city S25 a
month for o part Of their property
which affords MI entrance to the
temporary Main street bridge, 1t
was well enough to attach some
saving clause TO the ordinance. Mr..
Arkle then stated that he had been
asked by Mr.. Baer not to strike out tho
section, but had done 1t because he
could SEQ no sense in 1t. lie then with.
drew the amendment and the ordinance
was passed as II came from the Railroad
Committee. The Railroad Committee
also reported tho settlement Of tho
Schmulbach brewery switch trouble, and
presented an amendment to tho ordin.
anco which granted tho Warwick China
Company the privilege Of building
It's original switch, providing for OK.
tending that switch hundred feet
further up Alley A. Mr.. Bailey stated
that the China Company Ind asked that
tho matter DO laid over till another
meeting, because their representatives.
could not be present and would like to
SEQ the ordinance before 1t passes, where.
upon the ordinance was laid over.
Iu the First Branch the report OF the
joint conference committee on the Main
street bridge ordinance was read, Ms pub.
lished soma time since. Mr.. Wilson
moved 10 amend the ordinance as 70.
ported, 80 as to strike out tho stone pro.
vision and leavp only the proposition 10
build a steel bridge, which motion was
lost by a vote Ito o. Mr.. Farrell moved
to amend by inser!ing 500. 600 instead OF
SS5, 900, which motion prevailed. On
the final passage OF the ordinance as
amended, the vote was, aye. Messrs.
Caldwell, Campbell, .Emsheimer, Faris,
Farrell, Haller, Handland, Happy. Pol.
lock, Robinson, Rumble, Tracy, Wilson
no, Mr.. Rawlings. g
IL the Second Branch Messrs. Bailey,
O'kane, Brandfass, Robrecht, Young,
Maxwelland Filing ham expressed them.
selves as opposed to the 100000 amend.
ment, and for time It looked Us though
another committee OF conference would
have to be called for. These gentlemen
were all OF the opinion that the amend.
lnent WAS put on simply as rider 10 kill
the ordinance at tho polls. Several
members, however, expressed the belief
that non.concurence in the 100000
amendment would result in the death oil
the ordinance in the First Branch. After
much ado, the amendment was concur.
red In. Another amendment made in
the First Branch provided that those vot.
ing against the bridge loan should DO III.
lowed TO express a preference for stone
or steel as suited them. This amend
medt had hard time getting through
heskulls Of nearly alltbe members, but
was finally concurred in just to please
the First. The ordinance was passed by
its title, all members except Clyker vot.
ing aye. To-.
| A complaint against the electric light
plant, on account Of the vibration il
causes in tho vicinity, containing the
signatures ola large number OF residents
in the vicinity Of Twenty.second street
was referred to a special committee Of
six, as follows: From the First, Mcssrs
Farrel, Campbell and Tracy; Second
Me6Slb. ElllDSNun, DAWSON ana Bailey
| A number Of resolutions asking fol
street repairs, sewers, curbs, etc.. were
referred to the Board OF Public Works
and Finance Committees. 49,
| In the First, petition faom Joseph
Speidel and others, who business houses
face on South street, asking that the
Baltimore 4 Ohio be permitted to build
a switch along the east side OF South
street, so their shipping mny be faciii
tated, was referred to the Railroad Com
mittee. A petition from the Wheeling
Ice and Storage Company, asking the
privilege Of building a siding on Water
street, was referred to the same com
mittee. The First conquered in all Other
matters sent in from the Second, except
those mentioned elsewhere. -tI.-t
| Bills were received and ordered paid
as follows: From City Prison, S93 95}
from Fire Department, s37 l6; from Ac.
counts, s235 S.; from Railroads, $50;
from Police, S4l so. l{I4 hi