Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-06
IMPORTANT MATTERS
DISCUSSED BY Tbs COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
ORDINANCES
The Underground Wire Measure bad To 60 Over,
Owing 10 the Absence Of the Solicitor.
Bicycles and Street Car Tenders


met last evening to consider the pro-
visions Of the new underground ordl-
nance prepared by City Solicitor White
IN conformity with the resolution unan-
imously passed by Council st the last
regular meeting, There were present
10 addition to the membership OF the
Committee, Messrs. NJ. K. Wolf and
General Alfred Caldwell, for the Cen
trail Telephone Company; Frank War
den, for the Postal Telegraph Company;
CIR. Tracy, for the Western Union
Telegraph Company: John Garden Tor
the Wheeling Electrical Company, and
Fire Chief Healy. The ordinance or
dered drawn by Council applied so1eiy
20 the Western Union, but the one
reported was q general measure, apply
ing 10 ali overhead wires, the change
being made by the Solicitor for the
reason that he thought the city could
not discriminate against any one com
panv. and must make the measure
general one. The measure was read IN
full for the information Of the CON-
mlttee bv CITY Clerk ThOner, who acted
rs committee clerk In the absence OF
Mr.. Hanke. After the reading had oeen
concluded there was general enquring
for the City Solicitor, who was not
present Chairman Dobbins said the
Solicitor knew OF the meeting, ana ne
Thought he should be present with
matter OF such importance before the
f=
nance in It's present shape certainly re-
ouired explanation, especially as 10 the
point OF whether or not the measure
granted . franchise for the conduIts
named. IL was also pointed out that
whereas the underground district was
handed on She north by Twelfth street
and on the south by Sixteenth street,
there was no east or west boundary as
there should be. Neither was there any
sufficient provision for radiating poles.
During the discussion, members OF tRe
Committee announced themselves as
opposed 90 taking any wires oil, say
Main and Market streets, and putting
them on say ChSDline and EOH, thus
merely transferring the evil from one
street 20 another, and there was also
a decided sentiment in favor OF putting
poles In alleys where pole lines were
mt I'D m the future. The Committee
decided % take up she ordnance, In the
absence OF the Solicitor, at least so FAR
rs fixing the boundary Of the under
around territory, and 10 was agreed 20
make the boundaries OF this territory
from the north side OF Tenth 20 the
south side OF Sixteenth street, and irom
oil Of n
Water street. After this had been
adopted, Mr.. Robinson asked what sf-
feet this would have on the Railroad
Company now having a right OF way
alonE Water street. The Panhandle
wires are now on Western Union poles
on Water street, and Mr.. Robinson
tROught the. RQjRE Should s9c consid9rqa-
scinded the solution, and then the
measure was laid aside as being too
deep for the Committee in the absence
OF the Solicitor. The matter will be
taken up again az the call OF the Chair.
urhe matter Of a bicycle ord nance
was then taken up, and the clerk read
copy of the ordinance passed By the
Council Of Atlantic City, sent on for in
formation. This measure prohibited
tae riding OF machines on sidewalks,
aud provided for bells ana lights az
night. No regular draft OF an ordi-
nance from the Solicitor was before
the Committee. Chairman Dobbins
sad the P.ttsburE ordinance, now
before Council, provided for Ii
Ceuse tax Of 81 on each ma
cline, forbid racing or coasting, re-
Quired bells and lights, limited the
races might be finished within the city
limits. Ii was also stated lamps were
required at Chicago and Atlanta, Ga,
but the members think there is no need
OF lamp requirement In this city,
where the streets &ys SO well lighted at
night. The matter was generally dis
Cussed, the Clerk instructed 10 procure
copies OF bicycle ordinances in other
cities, and the matter was laid over.
The resolution offered By Mr. HuDD,
90 Council, and passed by that body,
providing for 8 Committee on State
Legislation, 20 consist OF four mem ers,
was then taken up. The sentiment OF
the Committee was that a Special Com
mlt,ee, selected 10 the usual manner by
the Mayor and President OF the Second
Branch, would be best, aud on top OF
this 10 was recalled that there was 81
ready a Committee on Legislation in
existence, which secured toe passage of
the bin m the interests OF the Water
WOrks The idea seemed 10 be
that a standing Committee, select
Cd in the usual manner, would very
likely not be composed Of as good mate
rial as a special Committee appointed
for an especial purpose. The Commit
tee will report the appointment OF a
standing Committee as ineXpedient
The street car fender matter and the
action OF Council IN setting down on the
Committee by choking of jts informa-
t,oD, came up and was discussed for
time, and 10 was pointed out that the
effect OF the action OF Council would be
10 suspend the present ordinance indef-
nits.y. Nothing was done, however.