Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-25

structiOn Of sewer, was referred To the
Board Of Public Works. The First
Branch concurred.
An ordinance TO provide for the eN
penses Of the city for the month of
April, to an amount not exceeding one
twelfth Of the appropriations 10 the
several departments in 1890, was pre-
sented, read and passed by 0oth
Branches.
A petition Of citizens OF the Sixth |
ward, asking for the cobbling OF jacob |
street, between Twenty-thlrd and |
Twenty-fourth, was referred TO the |
Board Of Public Works.
A petition of citizens OF CaldwelPs |
run, protesting against the proposed |
location OF a crematory at the head OF
Twenty-ninth street, was referred to
Health.
A petition OF citizens Of Charles
street. asking for the erection OF a
stone wall, TO prevent further slips, |
went TO the Il. p w.
A petition from the citizens OF Charles
street set forth that big slice Of these
lots had slipped into the street, and ask
ing for an examination by the commit
tee, went TO Streets, Alleys and Grades |
IN the Second Branch. Mr.. Capps said |
the original appropriation was sufficient
TO build retaining wall and he hoped the |
committee would ascertain and report |
why the work had not been done.
The report OF the committee on Real
Estate, which had been returned from
the Second Branch with Il non-concur-
ence as to reporters desks, brought Mr..
Capps to his feet with a statement that
the action Of the First Branch was
very small piece OF business. He
thought the committee originally had
the power 10 get the desks and he was
sorry the committee had not made the
purchase. Mr.. Bailey said he felt the
same way, and Mr. Mckinley spoke TO the
same effect, although he did not think the
committee was empowered TO buy new
desks. Mr. O'Leary thought the desks
were necessary. Finally the action OF
the First Brauch was concurred in.
The report Of the Board Of Public
Works, fixing the salary Of the Super
intendent OF Streets at $1,000, and OF
the Clerk OF the Board at 5000, had
been concurred in by the Second Branch
at previous meeting7 In the First
Branch on motion OF Mr EmSheimer,
the salary Of the clerk was cut from
5000 TO $500, and when the paper came
over to the Second Branch, concurrent
action was taken, on motion OF Mr..
Maxwell.
The petition OF Mrs. Annie 5. Con-
well, asking for the free use OF stall
in the Fifth ward market house for SIX
months, was referred to the Committee
on Markets. with power to act.
Residents Of North Huron street call
ed attention to the condition OF that
street, and asked FOR It's Improvement.
| The paper went To the b. L. w.
The reports Of the Committees on
Streets, Alleys and Grades and Rail
roads relative to the Warren pipe line
on the petition OF the Wheeling and
Elm Grove Railroad Company, was sent
over from the First Branch, where II had
been discussed by the members for three
quarters Of an hour. When the pipe {
line resolution had been read, requiring Z
l2O days' notice, Mr.. Irwin moved TO I
strike out l2O days and insert go days, !
saving il was conclusivelY proven before {
the committee that the firm was not I
-" oing crnde oil through n hnt was ,
merely using 1t to eXtort money from
the Wheeling Bridge and Terminal {
Company, a corporation which had done !
more for the city than the Camden Com
many had ever done, or ever would Z
do. Mr.. Kenney hoped Mr.. lrwn's I
resolution would not prevail. lie ala not a
think 100 days too long. Mr.. Irwin
said the refinery was nuisance, ana
petition twenty-five yards long could be
gotten up against II. To take up the ,
plpe line would be TO facilitate the re-
moyal OF the plant. Mr.. Brock asked
II a 120-day notice would be valid, aud
cited the ordinance, which only required
GO-day notice, and said the idea of the
Committee had been to serve 60
day notice at the expiration ot 90
days from the action Of Council, making
up the 100 days in that manner. Presi-
dent Cochran made an explanation OF
the matter. and said his company would
be satisfied with 100 days. The Judge
said the Warren property was really
owned by the Standard Com
pany, in reply to remark
by Mr.. Maxwell, that the property
was owned by home people and was
wanted by a foreign corporation, ana
added that his Railroad Company was
home company. and was very much at
home in Wheeling. Mr.. Irwin then
withdrew his motion, and the action OF
the First Branch was concurred In, and
notice Is 10 be given forthwith TO Isaiah
Warren x Co. and the Camden CONSOLE
dated Oil Company.
A petition asking for the laying Of
sewer in alley +, Eighth ward went to
the B. 7. w.
Residents Of the upper end Of the
Island asked FOR the extension OF Ken
tucky street. west 10 the Back river,
and il went TO the Il. Z. w.
A petition asking for the opening OF
Alley Is. from Thirtleth to Thirty
second street referred TO the Il. i. w.
A petition for curb ON Third street
went TO the Il. =. ". with instructions
to include in this years estimate.
A resolution OF Mr.. Wather, for a
sewer i'm Alley G.. at Twcnty-Fnth
street. went to the Il. P.W.
A uetitiun Of citizens of Twenty
fourth street. for sewer, went To the
B. p. w.
A petition ior the grading Of Alley 20
went to the H. +. w.
Citizens Of Wabash and Zane streets
asked for a sewer. aud their petition |
went to the Il. T. w
MFR. O'Leary offered resolution Tor |
the opening Of Market street, from
Third 10 Fourth streets: Mr.. Craig Tor |
sewers in Alley f., aud for curb on |
South Water streets. The two former |
went to the Il. i. w, and the latter 70 |
the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Robertson offered resolution |
asking the Clerk to communicate with |
Messrs. White & Allen, relative to the |
probable time when the city ordinance /
will be presented. Mr.. Maxwell said 1
the matter was in the hands OF the |
printers and the resolution was tabled.
Citizens OF Maryland street asked Tor /
the filling Of part OF that street with /
gravel. II went 10 the Finance Com
mittee.
OA petition FOR sewer in alley ~ ISL
nd, went TO the Il. +. w. -.
Mr.. Kenney asked that the Il. J. W:
be required TO put stone on alley ana
the Board was so instructed.
Mr.. Maxwell offered 4 resolution in
structlng the H. =. w. to purchase or
condemn a 3O-fo0t street from South
Broadway to South Penn street, horth
OF the line OF Alley 43. The resolution
was adopted, after Mr. Maxwell had
said the square" was now 700 feet long,
and it was the last chance TO get
street through, and after Mr.. kenney
had amended ii by ordering the Board