The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-29

and showed tho presence oil sixteen
members, President Waterhouse in the
chair. There was also a quorum In the
FIRST branch at that hour. Minutes Of
the preceding meetings yerc read and
approved.
The committee on petitions and rem.
onstrancea recon- mended that licenses
be Rlyon to a number Of applicants.
The following coffee house licenses wore
acted upon favorably: d. +. Dunlap,
statzor's license to Walter Tcrrill, win.
lam Falloure's application was laid on
tho table as his surcties worO not pres.
ent Joseph Green's license on ordinary
was to have been transferred TO David
Goodfriend, but as tho principal and
ono surety were not present tho appli'
cation was laid on tho table. Tho trans
for OF the Mcclure House license was to
haye beon made to Thompson d Brown
but as mono OF the parties were present
the matter was laid on tho table. Tho
application OF Valentine Lebold for
license vas next acted upon faVorably.
The committee on accounts reported
the books Of city officials in correct
shapo, and recommended payment ol
bills, $92. The report was accepted.
Tho board OF public works asked that
appropriations for various items OF pub.
lie works be ordered paid. amounting
IN S2 900 al This was done without
opposition. ,
fhe committee on cemeteries ap-
proved bills amounting to SIG w, which
wore ordered paid by council.
The real estate committee had ap'
proved bills aggregating S25 %. As to
insurance on public buildings the com,
mittee reported Mr.. Alfred PAUL had
not exceeded mis- authority in placing
tho insurance. The committee recon-
mended that the insurance be cancelled
and rewritten not to exceed $4,000,
equally among the seventeen home
agents. The bills were ordered paid
and the insurance resolution passed
unanimously.
The equalization and appenls COM
mittec requested that q member DO Sc
lected from tho Fourth ward for the
committee in place Of Edward Rooert'
aon, who cannot act during tho coming
month. The chairman appointed John
Brill on tho committee.
Mr.. Maxwell introduced resolution
to the effect that tho city gas board fur
nish tho council with copy OF the con-
tract they have for their supply OF coal,
together with copy OF the advertise
monts In tho daily papers. MIR. Max
we'll said In explanation that he under
stood the old board had madc two
year contract, and II such Is tho fact
council should know Of II. The motion
made by Mr.. Maxwell was put aud
prevailed.
Mr.. Maxwell introduced q resolution
that the committee on ordinances re-
port system OF inspection OF dry
vaults. 1t was carried.
A resolution regarding the condition
OF tho Bloch Bros. railway switch was
by: Mr.. Kalbitzer, instruct-
ing that it DO put in better shape. It
was adopted In both branches.
The city clerk made his usual monthly
report OF balances in the variou, city
funds, showing total balance of Sl9S..
542 70. The repWt was received and
filed.
Mr.. Maxwell suggested that tho yacan.
cy In tho crenatory be filled, and he
moved that the council go into joint
session. Tho motion prevailed. and tho
first branch was notified. Mr.. Max.
we'll came back with the information
that the first branch was wrangl!ng oyor
the insurance question, and. therefore,
moved adjournment. This prevailed.
Tho discussion in tho Grst branch
over tho insurance matter was very
short, Mr.. PAUL assuring tho inenbora
that tho city would savo $3.50 by tho
canceIling and replacing OF tho insur-
anco on tho city building.
Tho Wheeling Railway Company pre-
scnted q petition regarding tho ordi-
nance requiring safety fcnders DO put
on oil street care. The company says
the feuders arc yct All experiment, aud
that tho uso OF tho appliance named
would bo impossible on tho Martins
Forry end OF the road, aud TOO, thoy
would bc dangerous to pedestrian and
yohiClos on tho fifty sharp turns OF the
road. Tho company asks that council
allow 1t to select some other appliance
than tho ono named as thore Nro many
much bcttcr. Tho time limit, too, nino-
ty days, Is too short. and tho company
nakcd for an extension OF ak months.
Attention was called to tho fact that no
accidents within the past year on this
road could havO becn prevented by tho
uso OF any safCty fondor. An ordinance
on this subject accompanied tho poti-
tion, providing that n fendor should DO
put In on tho road within four months
nflor tho passagc OF tho ordinance. Tho
ordinance and petition wore referred to
tho committee or ordinance.
A communication from tho board Of
public works was road calling attention
10 tho fact that tho Wheeling Railway
Com pony has violated tho provisions Of
It's franchise in not repairing the pave.
inont between It's tracks at a number OF
points in tho city, particularly mention.
Ing plaCos in tho Eighth ward, on Huno
street and at Tonth and Main streets.
Tho board recommended that tho city
notify tho company to do what Is nOcCs-
gary or forfeit It's charter in two months.
The communication was roforred to tho
board OF public works with Council's
committee on streets, alleys aud grades.
An official OF tho company sRid Inst
night that tho pnvnmont had boon fixed
nj one place mentioned and that In tho
othcrs IL did not sOom possible to sntisiy
lho bonrl OF public works, in places tho
,,uvnu,nnt having bopn laid dawn thrnN