Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-11
CITIZENS TO MEET.
COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY CALLS A MASS NETT
ING Of TIE PEOPLE
To e. Held This Evening a. the City Hall-A
Committee o. Ten AfPaatt-Arrangimsht
Committee to Meet This aornsg.

The citizens Of Wheeling, who have
been watching with some Impotence
the course Of affairs at Charleston, re-
gardius the progress. or rather lack of
satisfactory .rogre>S, of the city's elec-
tric light bin. are called. by the anani-
nous voice of Council, TO meet at the
Police Court room, in the City Hall,
this evening. at half-past seven o'clock,
10 deliberate over the matter At issue,
aud by resolution or other proper ac-
ton, TO take such steps and give such
expression TO the sentiment Of the COM
munity as the situation may seem to re-
quire.
This action on the part Of Council was
the outgrowth Of the placing before
Council. during last evenings regular
meeting Of that body, of "a report, signed
by II. II. Duuleyy. President Of the Gas
Trustees, and =. Z. Farrell, Chairman
Of the Committee on Lights, detailing
very fully the action taken az the SEES
sion OF the Joint bodies named, held at
the office OF the Gas Board. Saturday
evening last, the proceedings Of which
meeting were fully reported in the Sun
DAY REGISTER.
Whom the reading of the report had
been fully completed, la the Second
Branch. Mr.. Bailey moved that the re-
port Dee approved and filed, and IL was
unanimously adopted.
Mr. Kenuey then offered the following
resolution:
.NRrnEA-. There seems 90 cNi,t "a mi>appre-
hru~l1u ou tlr parf OF some members OF Tue
Lr-i-latu-e JAS to th- wishes Of tine people ci
Maeelu- lu reference Co tAe passage ui th- OH
authorizing the establishment aud op-f-
alton hy tlr clly uf Wheeling oi AN electric ight
plant. aud
.WnEEEAs. The Ci'y Council deems IL adyis-
able iu make known, iu 20 clear and unmistaN
ahie manner the desires ol our people iu THIS
~R..oil.L That tlc Council OF the city Of
Whcclu. recommends that mass meeting OF
thr citizens Pc held ---- -, Tor lhc Fui puN'
I nl taking such action as Che situation and the
necessities of our people may ,eem TO dictate.
When the reading of the resolution
mad been completed Mr.. liadlich said;
ut seems 20 me. Mr.. President, that
the holding Of mass meeting would
only consume valuable time. offer a
substitute for the resolution before the
house. and move its adoption
Mr.. Hadhch's resolution was read, as
follows:
-R.s0lr.d. By the Council OF the city %
AleDhu-. That We commend tlc prompt ac-
uou taken ht thr Electric Light Commiss ION
with reference to House iii.l 40. g. aud that ''e
N. 10 10. ISL 81
/ chat 3D. cop, of this resolution hr forwarded 90
solicitor T. y Riley. at Charleston
Mr.. Ktnney said Dee could not see the
value of Mr., Hadlch'S resolution. \
telegram 10 that effect had been adopt
rd by the Electric Light Commission,
/ saturday night, and wired TO Charles
ton, aud the action OF the Commission
mad been ratified by Council. The mem
/ beers of the Legislature We're, no doubt,
bv this time well aware OF the feeling OK
| Council ion the matter. The adoption OF
Ihis resolution would give the people OF
tine city chance 10 be heard from.
President JepSon said there was Moth
| ing really before the house, and asked
Council 10 indicate which resolution IL
would consider.
The Branch voted in favor OF taking
luz Mr. keuuey'S resolution, and alter
Ian amendment had been affixed TO IL,
authorizing the appointment ci a joint
Icommitteeoi ten, i've from each Branch,
TO arrange for the mass meeting pro-
posed. the resolution was unanimously
adopted
Mr.. Haduch then said he had designed
hi, resolution as an endorsement OF the
faction Of the Electric Light Commission,
land after few remarks the measure
was unanimously approved.
The First Branch, while the above
was TRANSPORTING in the Second Branch.
adopted the following, offered by Mr..
I EmSueimer:
-R.s9l.sd That the action % the Electric
l Light Commission Doe aud is hereby approved
lr' both Branches 90 Council. aud that thanks
/ .Hr fhrir prompt ac-iou bc rendered
This was reported TO the Second
Branch, and there concurred in.
The First Branch then promptly con-
CURED iu the other resolutions, and the
Joint committee was appointed as fol-
lows:
First Brauch-MeSSrS. Farrell, Pol
lock. Horstmauu. DobbinS and Caddle.
Second Branch-MeS>rS. Kenny, III
liam. Hadiich, Irwin and Marsh.
IL was announced that the committee
would meet Immediately after the adj
Iiournmeut of Council.