The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-12
4 VERY SHORT SESSION.
Tho City Council Transaots the
Pending Routine Business
TABLES A MUCH DISCUSSED Law
a., Grants Several Ilconses-.An Old
Time Routine Meeting with Little
,n,eres. Even the Members ofthe
Two Branches.

When the minutes Of tho last meet.
~. n Council were read to the Second
%r,nrh last night, President Jcpson
o,nloipeI that ho had not offered any
oIi,,,ion at the last meeting to tho
s ss.onI reading of tho ordinance forbid
Jios Young girls to bo on the street at
rirnt. but that, under misapprchen-
,ien Of the rules governing Council and
on account Of the latencss Of the hour,
he AaI laid the ordinance over until
the next meeting; he admitted he was
IN error in having done so, but took ex-
csn,ion to the minutes reading that he
hid objected" to the ordinance. On
motion the Objectionable expression
wss expunged from the minutes.
CotEee.hOusc licenses were granted TO
Deylin K Plug, WilliRm BAckls ana IL
T. Wharton.
THE ORDINANCE KILLED.
The ordinance forbiddiny Young girls
ob, On, on the streets at night was
rs,d the second and third times, and
Mr. bailey moved to lay it on tho table.
NJ BAILEY conten,lcd that there
w"r, enough laws on the books to
,sm,.lr The abuse, iftbey were properly
enforced lie claimed the enforcement
ot This new ordinance would cause con-
.nIrribIe trouble, as many parents
.,,mrtin,rs might be Obliged 10 send
thr;r children out; also, that a police
man cputt not tell every girls age by
merely looking at her. The ordinance
WAS laid on tho table by vote of thir-
teen to seven.
An ordinance establishing . grade on
Ioco6 street, from Twcnty-sccOnd to
Twcntv.thirl, was passed in the Second
Branch, Mr. Irwin being excused from
yo,ins rae ordinance establishing the
rtl le on Movston street, from Twenty.
seventh 10 TwNnty-eighth, was passed.
in the Second Branch.
The cty clerk reported u balance on
hand Of SllSG02Gi, and that the city
receiver had collected Si7,0O rs OF the
ien.ceut levy fund and $50, 46l - OF the
iity.ccnt levy Jun d.
The resignation OF Robert Simpson as
commissioner OF the electric light loan
was accepted.
MINOR MATTERS.
A petition from the residents Of
upper Twelfth street, asking for board
walk, was referred to tho Board OF Pub
lie Works.
A resolution requesting Col. Robert
White to return the book Of written
ordinances to the Clerks office, and not
totake it out again, passed both branch
es,
A resolution to place n crock sewer
on Eleventh street, was referred TO the
Board Of Public Works.
Mr. 0'Leary complained OF tho way
in which the Jerry road in the North
Ent Of town was being made, claiming
that, as the work was being done ut
present, Main street north Of the street
cur turntable, would be ruine,l. A
resolution to investigate was adopted.
A resolution to build bridge on
Caldwcll's run, near the property of
llr Montgomery, to be paid for out OF
the city contingent fund, was referred
to the Board oil Public Works. A re-
solution req uiring property holders on
Thirty-sixth street to lay brick side
walks wherever the curbing has been
placed on Thirty-sixth street was re-
terrcd to the Board OF Public Works.
4 petition asking for tho replacing of
cnrbstoncs on McColloch street. was re-
tCrred to the Board of Public Works.
Department and other bills were or
dered paid us follows: