Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-24

meat market Now, therefore, as q
simple measure of justice, and as q
stem towards the relief which our cltl-
zens and especially the poorer among
them have a right to demand and eX-
pect at the hands of this Council, VINO
are their representatives, and to carry
out that maxim of legislation, mat
the law should be for the greatest goo0
Of the greatest number,
"Be il resolved by the Council OF the
city OF Wheeling, that the committee
on Ordinances be and they are hereD!
directed and empowered to report WIN
the utmost speed, two ordinances, one
amending the ordinance entitled, An
ordinance in relation to markets ana
the clerk Of the market, by repeating
the twenty-seventh section thereon, ana
the other amending the ordinance en-
filled An ordinance in relation to the
Centre market. and the election, duties
and compensation of the clerk thereon
bv reDealing the thirtieth sectlon o.
the last named ordinance, thereby re
moving the restrictions in the existing
laws preventing the farmer from sell
ing his meat to the suffering people III
small quantities and within the reach
of their purses.
The measure was referred to the
Committee on Ordinances for report at
future meeting.
The annual license ordinance was
presented last night before 1t had
zone TO a committee, and after the
LIQUOR licenses had been granted, which
made q funny combination. the OF
dinance was sent TO the Committee on
Ordinances.
Two communications were read from
Mayor Caldwell, one calling formal at
tention to the Main street disaster ana
recommending the prompt adoption Oh
building ordinance, and the other
chronicling the action taken by the
71avor and Chief of the Fire Depart
uent in connection with the matter.
In the Second Branch Mr.. Bender
offered a resolution instructing the
Board of Public Works to erect a
bridge over Caldwells run, at Wood
and Twenty-ninth streets. On motlon
of Mir. Waterhouse, the matter was re-
ferred to the Board, with instructions
10 ascertain who had torn away the old
bridge, and their responsibility there
fore,
The resolution of the Board Of Gas
Trustees. recommending the appoint
ment of a Committee to make a valu-
alton of the plant of the Wheeling
Electrical Company, came up IN the
Second Branch and was laid on the
table. on motion of Mr.. Lindsey.
A communication was read from w.
7 Colts trustee. coming from the
BOARD of Public Works, in which the
writer claimed part of lot now useU
as a street. at McCOlloch and Baker
streets. but Offering to sell the whole
of the property to the city for $1,000,
or a part for $500. The Board report
ed that the claim was proper. the
matter was referred.
A number of petitions and resolu-
lions for sewers, crossings, cuf0lng,
etc, were referred to the b. P. w.
The Committee on Real Estate re-
ported that the lowest bid for painting
the Council Chambers was by S. j..
Beall, for 1910. The Clerk read the
paper and then all hands waited. FL
nally the Clerk thought no one COM
pretended the matter and suggested
that he read it again. The Chair wait
ed some more. and then YEARLY asked
what should be done with the paper.
No one appeared to know or care-at
least no one said anything, and the
Chair had the Clerk read the paper
again. accompanying it with an eX-
PLANTATION of what it meant. Finally
a motion was made that the work be
done, and this was adopted.