Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-22
ABOUT THE CITY HALL.
Matters of More or Less Importance
Discussed.
Topics Talked About in the Offices
and Along the Corridors Regard
ing Various Phases of the Citys
Business Affairs.

Up to yesterday the petitions circu-
lated by the Natural Gas Company of
West Virginia among their customers,
asking Council to promptly pass the
ordinance increasing the rate from fif-
teen to eighteen cents net had been
signed by about six hundred consul
mers, representing about one thousand
meters. The signers are thoroughly
representative of the people OF this
city, including all classes, and the long
rolls of names show that Manager
Heard, of the Company, was correct in
his judgment when he told the Council
Committee that the consumers of gas
were with him, as they realized that
even a slightly increased income would
enable the Company TO increase its sup
ply of gas. Manager Heard told a Reg
lister reporter yesterday that with tha
encouragement given by the passage of
the proposed ordinance by Council, ha
would "go after gas in earnest" In the
spring, and that the net result would
be a very good thing for this city.
The "tallow-dip" Committee of Coun.
Gil met again Friday night.
More than eight months have now
elapsed since the Main street building
disaster. which cost six lives and the
destruction Of much property, and YET
Council has not only failed to enact a
building ordinance but there is no very
encouraging prospect that it will do so
in the near future. The collapse Of the
buildings revealed the fact that there
was an earnest public sentiment here
in favor Of the enactment OF measure
which would impose strict regulations
for building, and hold contractors,
builders and architects to a strict ac-
countability, but even the death OF SIX
men was not sufficient to move Council
to do anything more than daily with
the situation, over the best part OF a
year. Surely it is time something was
done. providing, of course, there ever
was a serious intention of doing any
thing.
There is but one more meeting or
Council on the programme Tor the
present year. But then-theres an
other year. Wow!
Council or the Board OF Public works
should provide some place OF sheiter
for the steam road roller, and not al
low II to stand out in the wet ana
snow all through the winter. Inc ma
chine represents quite large number
of dollars and should have some atten-
tion. For a week or so 1t has stood In
the street at Market and Twenty-nrst
streets. where it has been exposed 10
the weather and besides, il Is not,
strictly speaking, ornamenth. IL
might be run down TO the south emu OIL
the wharf and rough board mousse
built around II.
A conditional call has been issued for
a meeting of the Council Committee on
Ordinances for Monday night, contin-
cent unon the completion 70 the amend
mont 70 the natural gas ordinance. IL
conld not be defnitly learned, last even
ING inst what shape the measure Is IN,
hnt Solicitor Boyce will probably have
It ready on time.
The B. p. w. were prevented from
carving out their plans for cleaning the
paved streets of the city yesterday, by
the big rain, and the rain will have to
90 over until tomorrow. A big force
of men will be given employment.
The police were notified yesterday
that a skiff ferry was being run between
the upper end of Martins Ferry and
the West Virginia side, abboye the
"Top" mill. The landing place was far
without the limits of the city, and notn-
ing could be done.