Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-14

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street and Nineteenth street, opposed
by Mr.. Kenney at former meeting,
was read second time. On motionNof
Mr.. Kenney it was laid on the table,
The other ordinance on this subject
came up in the First Branch.
Bills recommended by the Committee
on Cemeteries, amounting TO S62.15,
were ordered paid.
Bills amounting to S1,250.11 reported
favoraby by the Committee on Health,
were passed, also Fire Department bills
amounting to S2O4.S3. The contract
with Charles OLIVER, for repairing the
Vigilant engine, was approved.
The report OF the Stone Bridge Com
mission, on transferring the payment OF
$500. 20, received from the Street Rail-
way company to Geo. Lennon, was
approved.
Several applications for transfers OF
licenses, were referred to the Commit
tee for action.
A petition from citizens Of North
Huron street, calling attention to the
impossible condition OF the sidewalks
near Cromwell street, necltating pedes-
TRANS walking in the street, was re-
ferred TO the b. b. w.
A petition was received from the
trustees Of the English Lutheran
church, stating that they had been
notified by the city assessor that part
the church property at Chapline and
Sixteenth streets had been assessed and
the overdue tax bill was drawing inter-
est at the rate OF ten per cent. The
petitiOn set forth that the property
had never before been taxed, and was
exempt under the laws Of the State.
The matter was referred to the Board
Of Equalization and Appeals.
A petition was received from the
trustees OF the Tabernacle on South
street, called attention TO the mag
ni6cent donation made to the public
for religious purposes, by Mr.. Hearne,
and asked that free gas be donated Tor
so much of the property as is to be
used for religious purposes, and that an
electric light be placed in South street,
near the church. The paper went to
the Gas Trustees
Mr.. Milligan offered resolution call
ing attention TO the dangerous condl-
ton OF Charles street, north Of Twelfth,
aud asked that $500 be set aside from
the contingent fund Of the B. P. W., to
be used in binding retaining wall on
the street. Mr.. Cruise called attention
TO the fact that the Boards contingent
fund could not be appropriated, and
said Il was strange, indeed that such
resolution should come along in less
than half an hour after the annual APP
propriation ordinance had been passed.
During the discussion on that ordinance
Mr.. Mnligan had not referred to the
matter. althoughhe knew all about it.
Mr.. Milligan took issue with Mr.,
Cruise, thought the money could be APP
proprlated, and said it ought to De done
at once.
Mr.. Cruise called attention to the
Qreal needs crowding upon the Board
this year, to the necessity Of keeping
the city clean and In good sanitary con-
dition, and said if this precedent was
instituted, every other ward In the city
had a right to raid the contingent fund
Of the Board, and the body would be left
without dollar to provide for possible
great emergencies.
The matter went to the B. z. w.
Mr.. Miligan offered resolution to
have high street opened up, in the Sec
ond ward. IL went TO the B. p. w.
Mr.. Brock offered a resolution that
the garbage collector be compelled TO
collect the garbage from the rear Of
Vankeurens Hotel every day. 1t went
70 Health.
MIR. Brock offered resolution to have
ruts on Lind street, from Eleventh to
Fourteenth streets filed. 1t went to
the b. P. w.
Mr.. Wiedebusch offered resolution
to have the Workhouse prisoners clean
the walls aud ceiling In the gas Office,
Mr.. Milligan objected, in the Second
Branch. He said there were plenty OF
men who had not committed crime,
who were willing to do the work. Atter
some debate the action Of the First
Branch In adopting the resolution was
cOncurred in.
A petition from the North Wheeling
Glass Company, asking permission to
use a few square feet on the west end
of Second street, for 'pOt arch" The
matter went to Streets. Alleys and
Grades.
A petition from citizens Of the Eighth
ward. for sewer in alley F, between
Forthwith and Forty-eIghth streets,
went TO the B. P. w. from the First
Branch.
In the First Branch. Mr.. Wiedebusch
offered the following:
WHEREAS, By reason Of defects in
the private sewer laid by John Mcclure,
Sr., extending from the Mcclure House,
on Market street, south to alley nine,
and west in alley nine TO the river, a
number of cellars on Market street
have become flooded; therefore,
"ResolUod, That the Board OF Public
Works be and are hereby instructed 10
order said John Mcclure to abandon
said sewer aud make proper connections
with the city sewers.
This was referred to the b: Z. w.
with instructions to report what, In
their Judgment, would be the best thing
to do.
The ordinance reported from the
Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades, establishing the grade and To-
cation OF the extension OF North Main
street, from the ferry road at the Top"
mill north, was read, debated, amended
so as TO prescribe that the Wheeling
Iron and Steel Company should give
enough additional ground to make the
road the full width OF thirty feet, and
was adopted. The ordinance also likes
the grade OF new Eighteenth and Nine
teenth streets, near the Terminal rail-
road railroad depot. The Second Branch
carried.
By Mr.. DObbinS:
UReSol1,e9 That the ordinance grant