The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-12
THE CITY COUNCIL,
A Regular Meeting of the City
Legislators Held,
CONSIDERABLE ROUTINE WORK
Was Done, aud Some Other that Was
Not RoutIne-The Garbage Middle
Was Considerod-Paving at the
q Public Landing Recommended.
Liquor License Transfers Made,
Committee Reports Adopted.

There was n regular meeting OF the
city council last evening, and a large
attendance in both branches, drawn on
account of the programmed considers
ton OF the ordinance granting the over
tho-river street railway company a
franchise to operate street railway in
Wheeling. There was also considerable
interest displayed in the proposed
Pewiky wall ordinance, which passed
both branches; but the railroad ordi'
nance did not fare SO well. The dolnga
OF council regarding these two matters
will be found in another column.
The second branch came to order at s
o'clock, President Warehouse in the
chair; the minutes Of the preceding
meeting were read and approved.
The report Of the city clerk, OF OK.
penditurea up to July 10, was read and
approved. It shows appropriations,
S425,324 so; expenditures, SlOl 1892 9Sj
balance, S23s,03l 81,
License was granted to Mansfield &
Feinler, at the Buffet" saloon; I. B.
Dolan'sI license was transferred to Neal
Quinn, at same place. Frank Henaes,
at FOL Market street.
Bills were reported from the commit
tee on fire department amounting to
S342 40. and ordered to be paid; the
award OF the contract for chemical eli.
CINE for the Island to the Fire Extin.
guisher Manufacturing company,of Chi
cago, was approved by council,
The committee on police reported
bills aggregating sos 50 from the police
iupd, which were ordered paid. The
appointment OF Martin Tunney us a
guard was favorably passed upon.
Tho committee on health reported
regarding the failure OF tho garbage
collector to perform HIS duties, and rec.
commended that tho contract with Law.
renee Clark be declared forfeited, and
take such steps as may be deemed I'D
visable to remedy the difficulty. Bills
aggregating SOL 05 were reported and
ordered paid. The bill OF Hamilton
Bros. for extra work at the crematory
was recommended and referred to q
committee for investigation.
Mr.. Cruise spoke regarding the gar.
bage middle. He said this Is the
month Of July, and the committee
makes no provision for collecting the
garbage. He said no one can be Sc
cured to do the work at present. He
did not know that Clark had fulfilled
his contract, but he did not think any
one can do 80. He wanted to know Il
Clark was negligent why he hadn't
been brought up and fined repeatedly.
He moved that part of the report be re-
ierred back to the committee.
Mr.. Dinger said tho collector hadn't
been on his part OF the Island since
the first part Of May. He wanted some
thing done.
Mr.. Milligan-It ! no wonder man
can't do $4,000 worth of duty for S, 900.
He favored more money being appro-
priated for garbage collecting.
Mr.. Cruise was in favor OF the collec-
tor being fined roundly whenever
violation ia discovered. "Fine him
day after day until he does his duty"
Mr. Brock was in favor OF pushing
the matter, and seeif Clark'a bondsmen
cannot be made responsible.
Mr. Wheat said the great trouble is
that people are too reluctant in swear.
ing nut warrants when violations are
found.
Mr.. Cruise said his experience was
that when the contractor is repeatedly
fined much good follows in the subse-
Quent service.
Mr., Hamilton was notin favor OF an.
nulltng Olark's contract, which would
leave the city without garbage collect.
ing service. He suggested that tho
health officer put carts on when Clark
does not do his duty; and charge up
the service to him.
Mr.. Gruse's motion prevailed unani.
mously.
The ordinance allowing the North
Wheeling Glass Company to maintain
n switch on Third street was passed
without opposition in both first and
second branches.
A resolution from Mr.. Maxwell was
that tho lower portion of the public
landing be paved, the expense to be
paid out Of the contingent fund. The
resolution prevailed,
resolution from Mr.. Konnoy asking
that the committee on streets, alleys
aud grades DO called to meet and take
action on tho ordinance relative to the
North Wheeling street railway tracks
was adopted.
Mr.. Miiiigan said he would call the
committee to meet this afternoon at tho
north end OF the upper market house.
The aocond branch at this juncture
adjourned.