Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-23
ROUTINE MATTERS
WHICH TOOK Up TIE TINE OF COUNCIL
LAST EVENING.
Little Squabbl. Over North Main Street
Switch-Ths Amended Water Board Rule
No. S4-MiscsllansonS Matters
Disposed OF

evening in regular session, His Honor,
the Mayor. presiding in the First Branch
and MI Cruise Ia the Second, in the alb
absence OF President Waterhouse.
In the Second Branch the first bust
} ness taken up was the report Of the Com
mittee on Petitions and Remonstrances,
transmitting applications OF Sabina
Butts, JOS Buch, Frank Hsnnis, Carl
Knaus and Martin Chissell, for liquor
licenses, with favorable recommends
ton. The licenses were granted.
Au ordinance making appropriations
for the month Of June, upon basis OF
one-twelfth Of the expenditures by the
various departments in 1898, was passed
by both Branches. This makes half of
the current year provided for in this
way, and also disposes Of nearly one
half OF the estimated city revenues for
1894.
Bills from the Police Committee. Of
S157. 60 on account OF police, and sos. IA
on account OF City Prison, were ordered
paid. Fire department. bills OF S1s2.11
were also ordered paid.
Louis Bachilli sent in an application
for a saloon license at No. OPS Market
street. 1t went to Petitions and Re-
monstrances.
The Board of Public Works sent in a
communication asking for an ordinance
prohibiting street vendors from occupy
lag portions of the streets permanently.
Referred to Ordinances.
The Market Committee asked that
market be held at the Second ward
house Tuesday afternoon, June 18th, at
p. m. instead of Wednesday morning.
The recommendation was concurred In.
A bill of IS was ordered paid.
Mr.. Hamilton offered resolution, in
structing the B. p. w. TO notify all par
ties TO pave where curb is down, within
thirty days, and If the pavement not be
so put down, then the curb is to be
taken up and reset at some point, with
10 the same ward, where people will
pave. Mr.. Hamilton explained the SIT
uation on the Island, out of which the
resolution arose, and said these people
who bad clamored for q curb last year
had failed TO use 1t after getting it,
while lot OF other people were now
asking for curbing and could not get it.
The resolution was adopted by the
Second Branch, but the First non-con-
Cured.
The application Of Crockard & Booth
for wharfboat license, was granted.
Citizens of the Island asked for the
extension of alley 50, distance OF 500
feet to Erie street. Referred TO
Finance.
Mr.. Israel asked the B. P, W. to lay
a sewer in alley Is. Adopted.
Mr.. Israel offered resolution asking
the various Boards to give taxpayers
anxious to pay their taxes, the prefer
epce in giving out work.
Mr.. Hamilton offered resolution ap-
propriating $40 to cleaning the soldiers
monument. Adopted.
Mr.. Hupp offered resolution requlr-
ing the Boards TO acknowledge the re-
cept OF all communications from Coun-
Gil, and "to advise promptly the posi-
bilty, pracJicability or probable full
fllment of the request or instruction
Of said communication" Adopted.
Mr.. Hnpp offered another resolution,
! instructing the Committee on Cemeter-
les to have board fence erected around
| the Sixteenth street cemetery, and
charge the same to lot owners. Semitic
! City Solicitor for advice as 70 the power
of Council in the premises.
In the First Branch, Capt. Otto Of
fered a resolution instructing the Com
mittee on Ordinances and Solicitor to
report an ordinance compelling the
street railway companies to adopt safety
devices for cars. Adopted by both
! Branches.
Mr.. Kenney offered resolution In
the Second Branch, authorizing the
Citizens Railway Company to remove
it's switch between Eighth and Ninth
streets about one hundred feet north.
| The resolution was accompanied by a
favorable petition from North Main
street citizens. Mr.. Brock raised
the point that the switch was origi-
naly located by ordinance, and
could not be changed by
resolution. He moved reference to
/ Streets, Alleys and Grades, that citi-
zens other than the signers might be
| heard from. General Alfred Caldwell ,
addressed Council In opposition to the
change, saying among other things that
| the matter was entirely new 10 himself
/ and others vitality interested. he said
the Street Railway Company was not
| asking the change, but certain citizens
were. He also pointed out that 10 re-
move the switch TO Eighth street would
| be TO place it over thu water works,
city gas and natural gas pipes and man
| holes, to the detriment OF the city. de
also said il was not right TO take the
burden of the switch off the
shoulders of those who, as
rule, bought eir property with
the switch there, and impose II on
others who, as a rule, bought their prop
erty without the switch. He asked ref
ence to a Committee, in justice. The
paper, after some discussion, went to
| Streets, Alleys and Grades.
Secretary Schellhase, OF the Water
Board, was present TO explain the ordi-
nance desired passed by the Board,
amending rule 81 of the Board, so as TO
allow a educed tax upon all recepticles
used as closets and urinalS, whether
there be a water supply or not, and also
taxing all sewer Openings used as
closets. The ordinance, which had
been tabled at the last meeting, was
taken up, and Mr.. Schellhase addressed
Council, explaining the situation
in detail. Several members
were opposed to the change, how
ever. claiming that the effect of the
amended rule would be TO allow the
Water Board to collect water rents
twice for the same water; that is, IL a
man paid water rent for hydrant, he
had a right 70 set up closet over his
sewer ana utilize the waste water with
out being again taxed for closet.