Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-11
A FOOD INSPECTOR.
TEE OLD ORDINANCE RESURRECTED IN COUE-
Gil, LAST MIGHT.
The Ferry Company Gets Another Ordinance
ThrOugh-lhs Slot Machine Ordinance Re-
isrrsd Back-LiquOr License Applca-
Miscellaneous Business.

and the big bell up stairs hau SsAucA
eight before quorum was secured In
either Branch.
A slot machine delegation was present
in the lobDies before the session, and
from the active campaign carried on
among a certain class of the members,
IL was predicted that the owners OF the
machines we're not going to give up the
fat thing they have had without
struggle. The matter failed to reach
stage, however, where a fight could De
made.
The amendment to the ordinance
by the Committee on
Ordinances, at It's meeting Monday even
ing, came up in the First Branch, and
was debated for quite a time, and the
members being unable to decide just
what the measure meant, or how 1t
would act, practically. In the absence OF
the solicitor, it was referred back 10 the
Committee. II the ordinance comes up
at the next meeting and it should be OBJ
jected 10, as is entirely probable, then
the license ordinance would take effect
as it now stands before the amendment
could be gotten through, and as result
the City Clerk would be compelled to
grant licenses to all machines, which
would place the city in the unpleasant
predicament of licensing gambling de-
vice, meanwhile the machines are idle,
by orders Of the Chief OF Police, though
tho ordinance
The Committee on Petitions and Re-
monstrances recommended that liquor
licenses be granted James Larkin, in
the rear OF No 1888 Market street, and
Stanton g Hughes. at No. ll47 Market
street. When the Larkin license came
up neither principal nor sureties were
present, aud on motion to have the
Mayor take the acknowledgements Mr..
Maxwell called attention, as he did at
the last meeting, to the fact that Coun-
Gil had adoped q resolution requiring
both principals and sureties to be pres
ent. II the resolution was not 10 be
carried out, il had better be repealed.
The Mayor was authorized to take
the acknowledgements, neverthe-
less. The Stanton & Hughes
license was also granted. The
City Clerk transmitted one hundred and
twenty seven applications for liquor
licenses, aud they were referred TO the
Committee. This number is only eight
short of the number granted last year,
and was quite 4 surprise 10 every one
about the City Hall, it being the gen.
eral expectation that the number OF APP
plications would not be over one hun
dred and ten.
A petition from the Island Ferry and
Packet Company set forth that it was
now carrying 5000 TO 1900 passengers
aud 100 to 200 wagons daily, and asked
for permission to extend the road on the
north end of the wharf south as far as
Twelfth street. The petition was filed.
Au ordinance accompanied the petition,
granting the right asked for, under the
of the wharf-master and
Committee on Wharves. The ordinance
vas passed in the Second Branch. The
F rst Branch coneurred.
A resolution by Mr.. Maxwell, asked
all Committees and Boards TO meet on
or before April 10th, 10 prepare their
annual estimates for the Finance Com
mittee and recommending economy.
Adopted.
A resolution was adopted by the Sec
ond Branch revOking lease granted TO
Elvira Ripley, January Is, 1879, for
property at the north end OF the wharf.
Mr.. SommerVille advised the First
Branch on the subject, arguing that
Mrs. Ripley was simply renter upon
city property, and it was desirable to
terminate the lease through the rights
granted the P, w. & Ky. K. r. Co. A
clause was incorporated in the resolu-
ton by the First Branch, requiring the
Railroad Company to save the city
harmless from loss or damage. and then
it was referred to Real Estate for report,
An ordinance appointing an inspec-
tor Of food and defining his powers and
duties, il being the ordinance prepared
by a Committee couple OF years ago,
but which was side-trscKed at that
time, was offered by Mr.. Maxwell, read
a first time, and referred TO Ordinances
by the Second Branch.
Hoge 81 White, engineers, were or
dered paid SIC out OF the contingent
fund, for grade on Ohio street.
An ordinance was transmitted by the
Water Board, amending and re-ordain-
ing rule "a of Sec. l, OF the Water
Works, requiring water pipes TO be cut
off from bath tubs, water closets, urin-
ais, etc, when not in use, and making
generally more stringent provisions as
to the use OF water for water cloSets,
etc. Mr.. Maxwell objected to the Sec
ond reading of the ordinance, and IT
went over.
A resolution by Mr.. Milligan ordering
the Water Board to lower the water
table on Eoff street, between Eleventh
and Twelfth streets. to the level OF the
grade. Adopted. Mr.. Milllgan also
offered a resolution ordering the setting
oil the curb OIL Market street, between
Eleventh and alley :. Adopted. He
offered a third resolution for an estimate
for paving alley c. b. p. w.
A resolution by Mr.. Britt, for board
walk, WAS referred. A resolution from
the same member, asking for an esti-
mate for paving McCulloch street, from
Tenth to Twelfth, and the placing of
the macadam removed on Elizabeth
street, was adopted.
A communication was received from
Mayor Caldwell, reciting the tearing
down of the old Sweeney foundry prop
erty, and enclosing bills for labor, etc,
amounting to S204.75, was read. The
Mayor recommended, that the iremen
employed be allowed some extra COM
and that the alley through
the property be now opened up. The
matter was referred TO Accounts.
The report of the joint special Com
mittee appointed to meet with the Board
OF Commissioners on the tunnel project,
reported il inexpedient to push the mat
ter at this time Adopted.
A claim from David P. 0'Leary, for
damages to his residence by the slip