The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-14

Btidgo OrdlnanCC-Mr. CaluWClrs
Telegraph Wire Resolution.
Tho city council mot in regular sos.
sion last evening, quorum present in
both branches. Mayor Caldwell pro.
sidod in the first brunch md prcsidon.
WNterhouso occupied his usual scat in
the lower chamber.
& Tho committee on fro department 70.
ported bills aGsrcgating S3G4 10; ordered
paid.
Tho police committee reported bills
amounting to $33S 50, which wero Or
dorod paid. Tho resolution providing
for the appointment OF two additional
police deputies for service in tho Third
ward was objected to by Mr.. Wheat,
who moved to lay on tho table. Tho
motion was defeated by tho following
vote: ayes, 10 noes. Mr.. Wheat next
moved to indefinitely postpone action
on tho recommendation, claiming tho
city is not in financial shape to stand the
additional expenditures which will DO
involved. Mr.. Brock claimed tho lnttor
motion was not in order, but the chair
ruled it was, and it was Il tic by tho
following vote: 10 ayes, 10 noes. The
chair declared tho motion lost.
A vote was next had on the original
motion with the following result: o
ayes, 10 noes; the resolution was de-.
clarcd defeated.
The appointment Of John lIalpin as
patrol driver was approved by council.
Tho committee on health reported re-
garding its action rs to tho Gasb.
ago ordinance, together with the resoI.
ution OF Mr.. Richards which was passed
upon iavorubly by the committee. This
resolution, it will DO remembered, pro.
vidcs Tor guarantee fund. and that not
less than twelve carts must be kept at
work during the three summer months.
Mr.. Cruise moved an amendment to
the effect that each load OF garbage be
weighed as the city scales. His object
was to ascertain how much is annually
gathered and from what districts OF the
city. Such 4 system will give data from
which future contracts can DO made,
Mr.. Maxwell seconded the amendment.
but wanted information regarding tho
purpose OF tho resolution; he was in
formed that new bids will be had after
tho resolution passes.
There was considerable di scussion be-
tween Mcssrs. Wheat and Cruise as to
what tho garbage collector shall take
the water and the solid mattcr-or only
the latter.
Finally Mr.. Dingcr made an amend
mcns TO Mr.. .Gruse's amendment, pro-
viding that the water shall also be
hauled away. There was no second,
and Mr.. Ilupp brought up tho city ordi.
n0nces and quoted that tho garbage
carts are required to be water tight.
This, he said, would make it understood
that the water was TO be hauled away.
Mr. Grusc's amendment and the original
motion both passed.
Bills from the health committee
aggregating $il II were ordered paid.
The markets committee reported bills
500 So. which were ordered paid. A
Recommendation for electric lights in
the two markets, six in the Second
ward and seven in the Fifth ward
market houses, was favorably acted
upon by council, and will 20 10 the gas
board ior Gual action.
The application oil Peter Hoe. l5G
Eighteenth street, for coffee house H.
cense was iavorably acted upon.
Mr. Brock reported resolution max.
ing it illegal ior any railway company to
salt its tracks in Wheeling. The reso.
luton was referred to the city solicitor.
Residents on Wood street, South Side,
asked for curb; the request was re.
ierrcd 10 the board OF public works.
South Chapline street people asked
for au arc light; referred to the Gas
board.
Clerk Sweeney began TO road m ordi.
nance granting certain rights TO the
American Telegraph and Telephone
Company; when Mr.. Cruise moved Ia
refer to the ordinance committee. The
motion prevailed.
Mr., Millgau next introduced hia res
olution including an ordinance, the
purpose OF which ia the issuance OF
bonds TO the amount OF 100000 to
deiray the expense OF constructing n
Tree foot bridge across the Ohio from
the Island to the city. IS reported OK.
clusiyoly in tho lNTELLlGENCEH 4 week
a.o. On motion OF MIR. Cruise tho ordi.
nance vas referred to the committee on
ordinances.
The committee on wharvea' repor,
regarding tho Island steam ferry land.
ing on the wharf, includiu. au ordi.
nance giving the company the right to
land on tho upper part of the wharf.
was reported. The ordinance passed
both branches without opposition after
having been amended in tho uppc,
branch. 4 membcr remarked Us ho
voted AYE" This reminds me OF the
herdics they ran Mt the time OF tho
street car ordinance.
Mr.. Wheat moved that az there: ara
two vacanc.csin the Loan OF 1881 Com.
mission, council 20 into joint session
and elect two new momber4
In the first branch the gas trustees
presented petition asking that they be
relieved from furnishing free gas 10 n
number OF Institutions, and that they be
allowed to charge fifty cents Il thousand
feet. The matter WAS referred TO the
finance committee, who will have II list
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