Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-09
The NEW LAW
.,,,srD FOR Tbs BETTER GOVERNMENT
az 7Bg POLICE DEPARTMENT,
.,r,s Night in the First Branch After It's
", mons Passage by the Second - The
y,~ral Gas Matter RefsTed-Ths
Electric Light Question.

.,,, up before Oouu''', '"'' So . :
'ls1 - these items was the natural
nsstiop. another was the proposed
90 -, Of the Wheeling Electrical
g-no,ny's plant, and the third was the
''' ,,lice law, and the regulations
''' "a thereon, for the better manage
~ that department of the city
,5ysrrment. 49,.
-, srst business taken up was the
10 ordinance, the second reading OF
...5 was commenced in the Second
.-.,,b by Clerk Thener. About the
.s-ioDs questions raised as to the
.-f.iors of the document were In Sec
r,,s and 90, the first point being re-
s.,s3 20 by Mr.. jefferson, who wanted
low if Council had the right to
-, changes in the rules for the gov
-aao of the Chief after his election
d-. - 1eoDle. Mr.. JepSOn suggested
The solicitor be sent for, and while
..'. ,rls being done Mr.. Bailey took the
,- .9 said that so far as the conduct
.hs 5eDartment was concerned, u
ID "a hs a. well done under any system
NJ. RHev said he had examined into
-. -rasrfon raised by Mr. Jefferson
- .-- carefully, and would say that Couu-
TisI the power to pass any law regu-
- mr. controlling the Chief. There
as mo- doubt as 10 that proposition.
~-s reading then proceeded without oo-
lection. -. 3. Goo o.
..-,-.r, 10 the removal of members OF
~. force bv the Chief. Mr.. kenney
.-Srrbt the officers ought TO have the
,',5r Of appeal and TO have their side
- rla case heard, and Mr.. Bailey for
-.-rs-aI this into motion giving the
1.fsf the right TO suspend and 70 report
.Ls facts 10 the Committee. This was
4far the reading had been concluded
" Robertson said that inasmuch as
~s ordinance was a very important
me- he thought the members ought TO
h. better acquainted with its terms,
and moved TO print. This was lost,
,r4 the ordinance was ordered 10 It's
.l.-5 reading and passed unanimously.
The new rules, based upon the ordl-
nance. were then taken up, and were
--li 10 full aud passed unanimously,
both papers being sent to the tlfst
Branch.
In that body the ordinance was taken
.o and read first time, 1t being an
,5a1 secret that it would be killed by
those opposed 70 it.
Mr.. Pollock took the floor, as soon as
.is reading was concluded, and In
.g.-e5 under what laws the city had
..ar governed for the past fifteen or
twenty wears. 1.-The city IS IN goO0
,aavs-everything is peaceable and
.e.e,-ard 10 take up and pass this
-d.rauce-well, it's more than a work
y art-it's q work of deep thought.
Al. laws 20 by public opinion, and all
,te ordinances iu the world wouldn't go
divers. 20 public opinion. The laws
se have are AN right-if we live up TO
them. There is a law az present as 70
selling on Sunday. What's the result?
There seem, To- be a public opinion that
Fe shall have the back door open
some would like to have the front door
OPEN. The police know Of this, but
they don't stop il. Why? Because it
,1t popular 10 do 10. That's the rea-
500. Some of them like a little drink
themselves. The men elected TO office
snow their duty, but they don't do IL,
because il isn't popular; aud they like
% be- popular. We have laws enough
now, without passing any more"
Mr. Eusheimer thought the present
ordinance book contained ordinances
enough. The trouble was that they
we're not enforced. SIS this new law
Cly another law 10 be violated? am
O.. The same opinion as Mr.. Pollock. II
the laws are not enforced, 1t will be
enough TO pass q resolution directing
'le Mayor and the Chief Of Police to en-
force the laws we now have"
Mr. Farrell-The gentleman IS COM
planning OF new laws. complain the
other way. IL is a rehash Of the same
Old thing. What's new in it?'
Or. Caddle-I'll tell you one thing
hats new in it. 1t makes a Commission
Of the Committee, 70 enforce the laws.
Nr Farrell-There's nothing new in
To- except what DR.. Caddle says. It's
been enacted and re-enacted time and
Tine again. If saw a solitary feature
sacl has not been on our statute books
,lr years, I'd be willing to go into IL
and examine IT,
Do. Campbeil-The Committee can't
.-,5rce the Iawwe have now, and that's
VIA, tle ordinance Is for, as l under
sand To- There Is no way Of enforcing
-e Old ordinances. but the Police Com
l.,'ee is empowered in the new Ordi-
l-ace, and N the Chief don't enforce
Gee .aw. the Committee can and will.
Am ] correct?
Nr u.0ck-That's the law row.
ut llupoell-I don't so understand
Nr Caldwell here went over snd
-'.srel n Mr.. Pollock's ear. and Mr..
,tA was heard 90 say. AS soon as
-. 500, down.
%. Dlup5eli-Is there a member Of
- Committee hert2
IN. Mayor called on Mr.. O'Hane.
Pug. p Aale-Tm on the Committee,
-. d never attended any OF the meet
,' 'l getting up the ordinance-only
ZAP. o,,o-Is there anything in the
>li ordinances giving the Commit
cover 20 suspend a Deputy?
10y. .-.' Lnsneimer-There is. They can
Nnr, Co Council
.-pi. Olto-Yes; and IL takes an &C
ia o. Council. The new ordinance
,-l 3 require that. Then there is q
",a.p.aint book.
p, pr PolCck-Any man has the right
.-o.inpa.n, but they're afraid to do it,
w. .-5y all want TO be popular.
,.t arr Pollock here moved TO lay the
v-'-4lee on the table, and the question
= pLl with a rush and carrfad