The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-26

ewing ABOUT S2oj thus ghlnou 10 lu-
dlt!onal paving,on Fifteenth street cast
OF Jacob. Both branches accepted this.
Tho clerk then road tho proposed
Joan ordinance Of 1895. as amended by
tho ordinance committee. 1t provided
for a loan OF Sl25,0O0, and included In
tho objects stated, In addition to paying
oil tho various dobts, tho purchase OF
tho plant OF tho Wheeling Electrical
Company. 1t was directed that 100
bonds should be OF 500 each, 100 for
$500 each aud 65 Of $1,000. Mr.. Water.
House moved that thoy DO mado puya.
bio at tho Exchange bank. For this
Mr.. koarn substitutol tho Dollar Say.
ingi bank, which prevailed. Tho In.
terost was put at ~ pcr cont, In a mo.
ton by Mr.. Lindsay, and DR.. statliors
moved 10 amend by making II 3 por
cont. This WA %relocted. Mr.. Wator-
house said ho feared a per
cont bond could not DO foalcd.
Mr.. Hamilton aud DR.. stathora
agreed with him. Mr.. Lindsay thought
tho bonds would readily sell, but 1t
was pointed ont that II tho lower rate
did not sell the bonds n second election
would DO required. Tho ratio Of 3 por
cent was finally inserted, OH a recon.
sidcrition, Az Commissioners Messrs.
Morris lIorkhcimor, Thomas 0'Brion,
John Ffew, Frank Booth, NJ. +. JeiIers,
Lawrence L. Sands. W. d. Irwin and
II. 1. Behropa were suggested. On tho
first ballot Mr.. Frow received 10 vo,os
and Mr.. lIorkhoimor 10, and thoy were
declared elected. On tho second ballot
tiore was no choice Of q third commits
missioner, and whom tho third passed.
fruitlessly It looked like Il deadlock,
but on tho fourth Mr.. Iehrcns had 10
votes and was declared elected.
DR.. StRthera offered M amendment
providing that II tho city and electric
light company ahould not aGrco OH tormu
for tho purchase OF tho %luttOr'a plant.
and could not come 10 an agreement by
arbitration. tho city could sc the
money arising from the loan for erect
ing, equipping and operating a now
plant for tho generation OF electricity to
be sold for incandeIccnt lighting pur.
poses, 10 citizens ind business men.
Tho necessity and propriety Of thia
amendment was discussed by several
members, aud It was rtnpted.
Mr.. Watorhouso moved 10 restrict tho
use Of tho proceeds OF tho loan toward
tho payment OF tho electric light loan 10
paying those bonds now duo or to bO-
como duo this year, aud this prevailed.
DR.. Stathcrs moved TO Tx tho election
on July 20, which was adopted. The or
dinanco then being finished, DR.. Taylor
moved to reconsider the election OF the
commissioners. Mr.. Britt said tho
thing so far was pretty one-sided. Ito
thought Il good Democrat ought to BIO
substituted for one OF tho three.
a recollection resulted in the choice OF
Messrs. Frew, BchrGns and Sands on tho
first ballot. Tho ordinance was then
passed and sent TO tho first branch,
which had been waiting on it for some
time.
Tho first branch rushed the ordinance
through its three readings aud passed it
JUS. rs it came from the second, without
amcndmentior debate.
The ordinance fixing a grade on
Water s~treetin the Eighth ward came
up, aud q statement was mado that n
grade had already been established
there. Tho ordinance was therefore re-
referred. Engineer Whites bill for 81
for surveying on tina. stree. was ordered
paid.
It was discovered thatin passing the
"cheap meat ordinance it had been
made to apply to the Second ward mar
ket only. A second ordinance was
therefore passed. making the same pro-
visions apply to tho Filth ward market.
The matter Of opening tho alley from
North Front street to tho river cane up
in tho form OF a petition that it DO
opened and n remonstrance against il
Mr.. Hamilton called Dr.. Stnther4 to the