Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-24

MCCOY is surety. 4hCh 49,
bond OF Frank MalOney, Superlnteno-
ent of the City Prison, in sl.OOO' with
Bernard Meehen surety;. John Arthur,
Weighmaster, in $1,000, with James
McFadden surety: John Kindleoerger,
Civ Receiver, in $50, 200, with a. Key
mann. w. ]. w. Cowden, John I.
Hump and w. P. Hubbard as
sureties: John McKeever, Clerk OF
Centre Market, in $4,000 with I. V.
Never and Henry Craft suretles; the
Joint bond OF the Board OF Public
Works. in the sum Of $4,000, with their
oaths Of Office. All were approved. A
communication from the Mayor stated
that the other officers, not under oohu'
had filed their oathS OF office with him.
and transmitted the papers, and his &C
ton was approved. The officers whose
bonds were approved were sworn In. q
THE RAILWAY STRIKE.
Mr.. Milligan presented a petition re-
latiug TO the street railway strike, as
follows;
WHEELING, ". VA, February ~ 's5.
an the President ana Members Of the Council
Of the City ot Whcsl1g:
"GENrLEMEN-YOu petitioners respect
fully call your attention TO the strike OF the
electric street car workers. AS all nonOr-
able means have beer exhausted, both by
the I.ocal Union and the Arbitration Com
rittee of the Ohio Valley Trades Assem-
bly. 10 bring about a settlement or the
trouble we respectfully ask that your hon
CRADLE BODY take some action looking TO an
amicable adjustment of the difficulty.
''LEGIsLATIvE COMMITTEES,
"Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assem-
bly,"
Mr.. Robertson offered the following
! resolution
.Resolr5d, That it is the sense Of this
Council that tho matter in controversy ne
! tween the Wheeling Electrical kallWay
Company and It's employees be submitted 10
practical arbitration, viz: Inc blecVrlcaI
Railway Company to select one lne!noeI'
the Electrical Railway Employees Union 10
select another member, aud the two thus
chosen to select Il third member, tne nudlug
OF the Board thus chosen TO be final
Mr.. Cruise offered a resolution some
what longerand providing that the third
member OF the Board should be either
RI. Rev. John j. Kain, Rev. Or. d. a.
Cunningham, Judge j. IL. PauH' or
Judge Thayer Melvin.
Mr.. Milligan objected TO the SuoSt-
tute, because Of the names mentioned,
none Of them appearing TO suit. lie
said it was generally the third member
OF an arbitration Board who settled
matters in dispute, and he insisted on
Mr.. RobertSon's resolution.
Mr.. Hamilton called attention to the
fact that the Railway Company was
chartered institution, while the Trades
Assembly was not, and wanted to know
what effect the interference OF the city
would have.
Mr.. Cruise said he had looked over the
ordinances, and could find nothing Civ
ing the city any right in the premises,
but at the Same time he thought arbl-
tration was always q safe way to
settle differences, and tho party refus-
ing to accept arbitration generally had a
had case. He thought such a settle
ment ought to be made in this case, as
the best method of getting out OF bad
state OF affairs.
Mr.. Hamilton said he was in favor OF
arbitration. but he wanted to know
what eject the passage Of the reSolu-
ton would have on the city Council.
He asked the question merely in q spirit
Of precaution.
Mr.. Wheat said he thought that as the
resolution was simply suggestion, 1t
could do no harm.
Mr.. Cruise thought the names he sug-
gested ought to be incorporated in the
pending motion.
Mr.. Milhgan said one Of the gentle
men named was not objectionable, but
the others were, and as there was no
means Of knowing which of the four
would be selected by the arbitrators,
| he objected to all.
Mr.. Robertson read paragraphs Q, II
and 10 Of the agreement between the
I Railway Company and the Committee OF
/ the Union, and proceeded to say that
| the Company was a creature of the city,
and the city ought TO have something
to say in strengthening matters up"
At this point Mr.. Maxwell said the
First Branch had adjourned, and sug-
| gested that the matter be dropped. Mr..
/ Robertson'S motion was adopted, and
| the matter ended there, awaiting the
actin Of the First Branch.
The special Committee on Resolutions
OF Respect TO the Late Mayor Sweeney
then made It's report, which was read
by the Clerk, and which will be duly
printed. The resolutions annexed were
adopted, and the Second Branch ad.
| jOurned.
After the session Mr.. Maxwell apollo
gized to Mr.. Brock, Mr.. Wheat did the
same, Mr.. Cruise to the Mayor, and
then they came thick and fast and
good humOr seemed restored.