The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-13
TILL NEXT MEETING
Arc tho New Fire Department
ordinances Laid Over.
ANEW MEMBER FOR THE FOURTH.
Several Railroad switch Ordinances
Referred to Committees and Laid
orer...An Ordinance to Forbid tho
Destruction of Electric Light Globes
Creates a Good Deal Of Fun.

CrCatcS GOOD Dehl. OF Fuu.
Council met on time yesterday and
transacted its business promptly, getting
through shortly after 10 o'clock. The
new ordinance reorganizing the fire de-
nartment came up, but was laid over
until the next meeting OF Council. The
ordinance granting Isabella Irwin and
Laura Caldwell the right to lay switch
TO the new factory they propose build
ing for the Hunter Spice company came
IN, Tho Swift Beef company objected,
claiming that the switch would inter.
lCre with their plant, and the ordinance
was referred back to the committee on
railroads, which will meet at half past
two o'clock Friday afternoon to look
into the matter again.
In the first branch the ordinance
Granting Baer Bros. the right to lay a
switch to their new building, was OBJ.
iected to on second reading and laid
over until next meeting.
The Nail City Stamping, company
switch ordinance was referred back 10
the committee on railroads, and the Pc
ti,ioners we're ordered to have it
printed.
chief OF police we're approved. A Ii
cense to keep saloon at 2602 Chapline
street was grantedto John Storcn, and
The license OF A. P. Booth at 1851 Mar
ket street was annuiled at A. p. Booths
request and granted to Frank Bohe.
George Mayors license to keep a saloon
n, Eofl and Eighteenth streets was also
annulled, and the license was granted
TO G. F. Wagner.
Twenty-one days having elapsed since
the day Mr.. Charles II. Copp was elected
to Council, at the meeting held June
Il, and he having not yet qualified, the
election according to law was null and
void, and the rules were suspended for
another election. Mr.. Bailey nomi-
mated Mr.. Copp and Capt. Prince Mr..
Mcneil. Mr.Copp received titteenvotes
and Mr.. Mcneil one. Mr.. Copp was
then qualified. The reason MIR. Copp
did not qualify before was because
Council did not have a quorum at the
succeeding meeting, and not through
any fault OF his own.
NEW FIRE DEPARTMENT ORDINANCES.
The ordinance amending the old ordi-
nance establishing the fire department
was read. When the section providing
for assistant fire marshals was read, Mr..
OLeory moved to amend, that the pres
ent assistant fire marshals remain in
office. This was practically debating to
the chief that he must appoint the pres
eRt assistant marshals, as under the
new ordinance, they must be regularly
paid mombers Of the fire department,
and Mr.. Bailey objected.
The chair said that he objected to the
reading Of the ordinance, but when Mr..
Bailey said that he ought to have OBJ
jeCled before the second reading com.
mencod, the chair withdrew the objec-
ton, and motion to hay the ordinance
over was carried. The ordinance will
be printed and copies furnished to
members OF Council.
The ordinance increases the salary OF
Chief Healy to 81. 200 per annum.
In the first, branch Mr.. H. B. Grimm
was unanimously elected member for
the Fourth ward, to succeed Mr., Fred
Happy, who had moved out OF that
ward. Mr.. Grimm was placed on the
committee OF which Mr.. Happy had
been member.
A joint session OF both branches was
held to elect a weigher for the new
scales at the east end OF the new bridge
on the Island. George Giles was nomi-
mated and elected.
An ordinance prohibiting the break
ing OF electric light poles and climbing
telegraph and telephone poles was
read
Mr. 0'Leary objected to some OF the
terms in tho ordinance, and claimed it
forbade man or a child from dropping
! piece Of paper on the street. Mr..
Robertson said it required man toput
banana peels in his pocket, instead OF
throwing them OH the street. A motion
to refer the ordinance to the committee
on ordinances was lost, Mr.. Brock
moved that the ordinance be amended
TO prohibit the throwing Of banana
rinds on the street, and the amendment
was carried. Mr.. o'Leary moved to
amend by inserting lemon, orange and
watermelon rinds. The amendment
was laid on tho table by vote. Mr..
0LeGry claimed that also tabled the
ordinance. and Mr.. Bailey and the
chair agreed that it did not. Mr.. 0'Leary
appealed from the decision OF the chair,
and motion to adjourn was made and
carried.