Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-15


three hundred copies OF the health or
dfnance be printed. The recommends
tions were coneurred in.
The Finance Committee reported the
ordinance making some minor changes
in the street appropriations. land the
measure was duly passed.
On the recommendation OF the Com
mittee On Streets, Alleys and Grades
the Engineer was empowered to
purchase grade, profile and plat
books at cost not to ex-
coed SEQ. On recommendation OF the
same Committee, sundry grade ordi-
nances were presented, but We're object
ed TO because OF trouble with tbe grade
on the north side OF Twenty. seventh
street, near the new school house.
Three applications for liquor license
were referred TO the Com mittee
Petitions and RESPONSIVENESS.
A petition from residents OF 3
street asked 10 have their toll bills
Quoted from tax bills. as has been q
custom heretofore. The prayer We
granted. but at the same tin
notice was given the citizens interests
that hereafter they can make diferen
arrangements as TO the tolls with Ohio
county.
A petition signed by sixteen ( 7si-
clans asked for the appointment VI
health inspector. 1t went to Health.
An ordinance giving the Bloch Bros.
Tobacco Company the right TO
lay down q switch across Water street,
connecting with the track OF the Ter
minal Company, WIS referred to Rail-
roads.
Mr.. Dinger offered resolution ask
ing for crossings on South Broadway.
Referred to the B. p. w.
The City Clerks report showed
total balance OF S72. COS 81. The CITY
Collector reported total collections
$50, 63537. OF which S74, s9S.0s wa
fifty cent levy and Si4.751. ten cent
levy.
Mr.. Warneke offered q resolution
postponing the election OF Market
Master in the Second ward until the
first meeting in January, 1894. Mr..
Cruise raised the point that the resolu-
ton could only be passed IN joint Ses-
sion, and this led 90 the rejection OF the
resolution.
In the First Branch an ordinsnce was
presented from the Wheeling Railroad
Company, giving that Company the
right 10 lay and maintain a double rail-
road track on Zane street, from the in
tersection OF Huron street west dis
lance of about 500 feet TO the recon-
structed Back" river bridge. Accom-
panying the ordinance was long state
ment, signed by the Wheeling and Clti-
zens' Railway Companies, reciting the
general situation, reconnting the bad
condition of the street, the former locs-
ton OF the railroad tracks, the pro-
posed changes, the advantages TO nc
crue to the Companies and the public
by the passage OF the ordinance, etc,
By the terms of the proposed ordt
nance the Company is 10 raise the sur
face OF Zane street west OF Huron TO Us
line grade and Is to pave the whole dis
lance between the outside rails OF the
tracks with fire bricks and all tho space
between the outside rails and the curbs
with cobble stones. The brick paving
is to be laid down this fall, but not
tarred, and In the spring Is to be relaid.
IL necessary, and then tarred. The or
dinance was read first time, and then
President Jacobs, OF the Wheeling
Banking Company, and President Err
skine, of the Citizens Company, made
addresses explanatory OF what was de-
sired by the corporations. At $3.50 the
ordinance was referred to the Commit
tee on Streets. Alleys and Grades and
the b. Z. w. jointly.