Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-15

cided carried, although but about six
members voted on the question, ana
there was doubt about 1t.
Committee bills were ordered paid, as
follows:
-'''' - -
Police and City Prison. 80 -. -
Accounts. see. 81 10
Elections. - ~
Total l,789 IS
Tie City Clerk was authorized to
publish his annual statement one time
in each Of the daily papers, and to have
five hundred copies printed in pamphlet
form. The Clerk was also ordered to
close the account on the city books OF
orders outstanding previous to jan
uary, 1856.
The Board OF Public Works trans
mitted a communication asking Tor the
amendment Of rule IS of the Board so
as to prevent the distribution OF bills
and other advertisements upon the
streets, and transmitting an ordinance.
On the second reading or the or
dinance, Mr.. Cruise made an
amendment to the effect that no permit
be granted 10 any person, firm or cor
poration 10 tear up more or one square
of a street at one time, without the per-
mission of Council. Mr.. Milltgan OBJ
iected to the further consideration OF
the ordinance, saying sit reads like
children, anyway" but he was too late.
Mr.. Cruise withdrew his amendment,
saving be would submit new ordinance
later, aud the ordinance was passed,
Milligan voting no.
The oath of Office was administered
TO Martin Flynn, Collector OF the water
Board, and John Auth, and the other
guards aud cook at the City Prison.
A petition from citizens of the Eighth
ward, asking that a water main oe
laid on Thirty-ninth street, went TO the
Water Board.
A petition from citizens Of the Island
asked for the curling OF Ohio street,
west of Penn. 1t went to the Board OF
Public Works.
A petition asking for the paving OF
Twentieth street, from Main west TO
the b. Il o., went TO the same body.
A petition for the paving OF alley ii
went the same way.
A petition for a curb on South Front
street, from Fink street south, was
dropped into the same slot, as was
petition for a sewer in alley Is and on
Thirty-ninth street, in the Eighth
ward. A petition for sewer in alley
p, between North York and Erie
streets, was likewise referred. A petit
ton for a sewer in alley B, North
Wheeling. and one for sewer on Wood
street. in East Wheeling, also went TO
the Board, as did a resolution to pave
Eleventh street, between Main and
Market.
A resolution by Mr.. Warnecke, to re-
ouire the Board TO estimate the cost OF
paving and sewerage on Eoff street, be-
tween Tive 9TH and Twenty-thlrd, and
Twenty-seconl, from Chapline and Eou
was referred to the Board.
About this time Mr.. Maxwell threw
away a cigar he had been smoking aud
offered a resolution to prohibit smoking
i'm the Branch. The vote was 13 to Is,
and the resolution was lost.
The Committee on Real Estate was
ordered to confer with the County Com
missioners on the subject OF identifying
the grounds about the Public Building,
planting trees, etc.
The ordinance putting license tax
on auction and cut rate sales was
passed
When the annual tax ordinances came
ND. Mr.. Brock moved 70 strike out the
word "macadamiZed" from the ten cent
ordinance, claiming the law did not con-
template cutting out anything but
streets which had been paved. The
section OF the Legislative act says the
money shall not be used son streets
which have heretofore been paved,
and then goes on 10 say il shall not'be
used TO repair old paving, or macada-
MIXING or sewers, but shall be used
for new paving and matchmaking
and new sewers. Heretofore Council
has so construed the law as to rule the
money of q street which had been
macadamized, but after an exposition
of the law by MeSSrs. Brock, Wheat and
Cruise, the word was struck out by the
decisive vote Of % TO 4. The ordinance
was then passed, and the First Branch
cOncurred In the amendments.
A resolution from the Committee on
Ordinances, requiring city officers TO an
swer garnishees in proceedings against
city employees, was adopted.
A resolution requiring the City Col
lector to make affidavit to his weekly
statement without cost to the city, was
adopted.
Mr.. Kenney offered resolution re-
curing the Il. p. w. to set curb around
the new Jail, and it was adopted,
A petition from Frank Robrecht TO be
appointed a weigher ~ Shriver's scale,
nj the wharf, went to Scales, to be re-
ported 10 Joint session.
A petition from citizens OF High
street in the First ward, went TO