The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-28
THAT PAVING RULE
Tho Cause OF an Interesting Time
Ia City Council,
ENDING IN A PARTIAL SUSPENSION
OF tho Working OF the Rule-It will
Exempt the Water Main and Tele.
phone Contractors, aud the Street
Railway Company-some Routine
Business Transacted.

Tho city council met in regular SEES.
sion last night. Both branches came to
order at 8 O'Clock, quorums present at
both sides, There was considerable in
terest manifested in the meeting on ac-
count OF its being known that the
over-the.river railroad people would
apply for q franchise for the use OF
streets in the city This portion OF the
councils doinga is referred to else
where. In the second branch liquor IL
censes were granted to Thomas ~lialtn,
on Market street. Adam Smith, lO4
Fourteenth street. The license Of Mans
field & Foinler, transferred from Fred
Reiber, Buffet saloon; principals not
present; laid oYer until nGXt meeting.
The committee on real estate recon-
mended bills for payment, Sl2222; also
that contract to care for tho city clock
DO awarded to Il, i, Schubert at $40
also that 4 lease Tor ono year for u space
on Chapllne street DO drawn to the
Central Garden club at $40 per year,
AL tho recommendations were Iavora-
bly, acted upon,
The committee on health reported
bills a%ggrGgating $500 90 ordered paid.
Tho committee N police reported
bills. SIS 80; ordered paid.
Bills from the committee on markets,
SIT 20, were ordered paid. The com
mitteo recommended that tho contract
be awarded to Wilson 4 Chapman for
putting u roof on the Second ward mar
ket ut their bid OF $1,000. Tho bills
were ordered paid, but there was some
discussion as to the roofing Contract; it
was finally iavorably acted upon. The
petition Of Thomas Ball for u space in
the Second ward market for restaurant
purposes next came up, and council rel
fused the petition. 1t was decided that
the lower market be closed on July 4,
and kept open on Monday, July 3,
A resolution was introduced provid.
Ing for q new and complete grade book,
u replace the present imperfect and
incomplete one. Mr.. GrusO objected
on account oil tho great cost Of transfer.
ring tho records. Mr.. Milligan said it
was not intended to transfer tho old re-
cords. 1t was referred to the committee
OH streets, alleys aud grades.
A resolution was introduced by Mr..
frew, providing that the city health
officer shall furnish burial certificates
without cost. MIR. Frew cited tho city
ordinance bearing on tho subject and
said tho city solicitor had decided the
health officer has no right to make the
charge. The rosOlutiou'was unanimous.
ly adopted.
Il resolution was read and adopted in
the first branch providing for the sc.
curing OF Il loan OF $4,000 to relieve tho
deficiency in the gus board. Whom it
came up in the second Mr.. Maxwell
offered II substitute, TO tho effect that
the finance committee be empowered
TO furnish enough money to relieve the
boafd. Mr.. Maxwell spoke in favor OF
his resolution or substitute. Mr..
Wheat said Mr.. Florshoim had boon
carrying tho gas board for coal for
nearly a year and is now badly in need
Of money, and must have it soon. Mr..
Maxwells substitute was adopted in
the second branch.
The contract of tho city with John
Shtiver for u portion OF tho wharf was
submitted for approval by the commit
tee on contracts; it was approved.
The city clerk reported amounts paid
out to June % rs follows: FIfty-cont
levy, $l00,00i Al ten.Ceut lOvy, $2l,
2l7 Az.
A communication was received from
the water board asking that the rule OF
the board Of public works DO suspended
80 that in tho laying Of the new water
mains by the Holly Manufacturing Com.
pany they DO allowed to repave with
The old bricks. A resolution WIS pre-
Rented in the first branch suspondlng
the rule, which pissed in the first. In
the second Mr.. Hamilton moved that
the rule 10 also suspended so as to al.
low tho telephone and street railway
companies to use tho old bricks.
Mr.. Maxwell offered an amendment
to tho resolution passed by tho first
branch regarding the rGpaving Contro.
versy, to tho effect that the board oil
public works rule be set aside SO far as
II runs against contracts made before
that rulO went into effect. There was
lots OF discussion, mostly without point,
and tho second branch finally adopted
Mr.. Maxwoll's, substitute, and reported
ils action to the first branch.
In the first branch thore was some
discussion regarding Mr.. Maxwolrs
substitute, and the branch finally ION.
Cured.