The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-12

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Bills for services Of commissioners on
various loans were ordered paid BY
council. Tho committee asked that the
county commissioners abolish the toll
cato on Fulton hill, or make that por'
ton Of tho national road within the city
limits free to tho citizens OF tho city,
and council concurrcd. The next rec
ommendation, regarding City Collector
Skaters bill for stationery, was 10 the
effect that tho bill be not allowed. The
second branch amended by providing
that the collector be paid one'halt OF the
bill, S2S 70. In the first branch MI.
Richards contended that the bill Ia
either entirely right or entirely wrong.
and shouldbe paid in full or not all. he
moved that tho full amount OF the bill
be paid. The motion was adopted: The
committee recommended the clatm oil
William Crogan for damages BIO re-
ierred TO the committee on streets,
alleys and grades Tor investigation; this
course was taken.
A resolution providing for tho repair
Of Alloy Is was passed in both
branches.
Mr.. IIupp introduced resolution
providing Tor a regular stauding com.
nittee on state legislation, which shall
watch state legislation in reference to
Wheeling; the committee to consist oil
two members from tho first and two
mbers from the second branch. Tho
resolution was passed. i.
In tho second branch tho action oil
tho first in directing tho committee on
ordinances to go to Pittsburgh and in
yostirato tho street car fcudcrs in use
there was not concurred in and thus
tho matter stands for the present.
In the second branch tho Falloure
liquor license application was not
granted.
The bicycle restriction ordinance was
to have come up in the second branch,
but as Mr. Hamilton. who introduced
tho first resolution regarding the mat
ter, was not present OF tho committee
meeting when tho ordinance was
framed, he asked that action be delayed
two weeks. In tho meantime tho ordi-
nance committee will meet and retrame
the ordinance. The following commu-
uication from Chief Consul Stamp. rOp.
resenting tho 500 wheolinen of the city,
was read and referred to the COM
mittee:
To The Honorable city couHsR Of lie CITY Of
IfhSClfHy.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. committee on ordinances
Is 10 report Au Ordinance Restricting the Rights
OF Nhce!mcu on the City's ThOrOughfareS
which meets with tho appreciation OF right
minded wheelmGn. with the exception OF one
provision. that regarding tho attachment Of
lamps TO wheels. The lamp on bicycles Is con-
SIdcrCd unnecessary, and It's uso Is rapidly be-
coming obsolete. Tho object OF the ordinance
In question Is to provide for the safety Of pedcs
This can DO accomplished by tho use OF the
bells, which Is provided for IN tho ordinance:
Were the cIty's ihoroughiarCS in poorly lighted
condition the use Of the lamp might find eS'
CuSo II not Qualification. hut rs the streets orc
Inhrkably we'll lighted all over tho city, thu
provision Tor lamps seems nctdlesS Besides
bciIIg M expensive attachment, u lamp II M
awkward thing 10 have Oh bicycle, aud none
yet constructed i TelI1blu.
On behalf Of the eight hundred wheelmen and
whCGlwoluCn OF Wheeling. we pray that your
honorable body may 80 amend the ordnance
thnt It Will not Include the provision for lamps
With tho bell or whistle aud a limlted speed 0t
ten miles an hour. ~ provided In the ordinance,
wc feel sure that the safety OF pedestrians, day
or night Will be guarded.
Chief Consul WUSt Va L. A. W.