The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-13
To Take his Place in the Second
Braneh--A Number Of Routine
Matters of Interest Considered last
NIGht-A Committee AppoIptod to
Consider tho Natural Gas Conn
pany's Proposition

anu providing tor new Incense 'aSes'WM
adopted,
The finance committees report, en-
closing an ordinance making supple.
neutrality-suspicious., was then taken
up, The ordinance was read three
times and passed, by an unanimous
vote, The additional appropriations
were given in the lSTRLLldRSCER last
Saturday.
Another ordinance amending the
ten.cenE levy appropriation ordinance
was also read and passed.
An ordinance requiring the Baltimore
K Ohio Railroad Company to construct
and keep u safety gate at its crossing on
Sixteenth street at McColloch was also
read, 1t requires the company to place
such q gate there by January !, each
day that 1t fails to do 80 there'
after TO DO separate oHense,
punishable by fue OF not less than S.
nor more than $50. The ordinance was
adopted without dissenting vote.
Tho resignation OF William G. Clator
as member OF the second branch OF
council was presented, aud accepted.
II was then directed that successor be
elected at once. Mr.. Wills nominated
Hon. A. R Campbell.
When Mr.. Bender's name was called
he said: Campbell; that's right.
That's ono Campbell we can vote for."
Mr.. Campbell received eighteen votes
out Of possible eighteen, and was de-
clared elected.
Bills for SO so were ordered paid on
recommendation OF the committee on
scales Sl66 81 FROM the real estate com.
mittee and $40 80 from the cemeteries
committee. Tho city solicitor was di.
rected TO draw up an ordinanc" to pro-
toct the Sixteenth street park. Mr.,
Hamilton said he hoped the ordinance
would cover any park or public pro-
perty.
The police committee recommended
the payment OF bills for S4i on account
OF tho police department and SlSB AZ for
the city prison. Mr.. Relzer thought an
item in the last list, OF Si3 for meat, was
a little steep.
This caused little discussion. Mr.,
Hamilton said the meat bill Was less
than 10 cents q meal, and he thought
that was reasonable. The bills were
ordered paid,
Tho report OF the commissioners Of
the electric light loan, showing they
had paid SIS, 800 Of bonds and coupons,
was approved in accordance with tue
report OF tho finance committee, also
tho report Of the commissioners OF tho
loan Of 1877, showing they had paid out
Sll,060 on that loan.
On recommendation oil the same com.
miItoe 1t was ordered that the money
paid by milk men for license tax should
be refunded. The courts declared this
tax illegal.
The recomm endation Of the commit.
tees on streets, alleys and grades and
railroads that tho Wheeling Ice and
Storage Company DO refused permission
TO lay another switch, was adopted.
Bills from the fire committee aggte.
eating 81, 700 Is were ordered paid
The recommendation OF the commit
tee on FIRE department that plans DO
drawn for new FIRE engine and hooE
and ladder house on the site Of the
Atlantic house caused considerable dis.
cushion. 1t was questioned whether
that was a good site. Mr.. Britt said
there would never DO any trouble from
the proximity OF tho u. & o. railroad.
Houses had stood just as close to that
railroad as the Atlantic house had stood,
firm for seventy years. lie thought,
however, that tho city had no money
Just now to build now house.
Mr.. Hahne said the city needed q
now house Us badly as anything.
Money had to DO found in an Gmer.
goncy, and ono might arise in this con-
nection. The house might fall down.
Finally tho commiltee was authorized
to 90 ahead aad have tho plnni pre-
pared. Tha frs! branch, however, re.
iorred this back to tho fro committee.
Bills from tho health committee aggre.
eating 81, 0S2 ~ wero ordered paid. On
this amount, however, 81 was credited,
as that sum had boon paid for mat.
tresS and other goods for Gn ex'smRil.
pOx case.
Tho matter OF tho communication Of
tho Natural Gas Company OF West Nlr.
ginin, Offering TO surrender It's franchise
| Il allowed to Coon doing bu1inOs, on
such removable terms as might DO Agreed
upon, was, on motion Of Mr. WilliamB,
referred to special committee OF
oigll, four from zach branch, to inYos.
lignte and report
The committee from tho frat branch,
as named by tho mayor, was Mnssra.
Otto, Butts, McKolvey and Irwin, aud
from tho second, DR.. Taylor, MoSsri,
Williams, Bodley aud lachmauu.
Bills for s., Gl0 " wero ordered paid on
tho recommendation Of tho board OF
public works.
About twenty-five residents along
TwOnty.ninth street protested against
tho way 10 which tho wall along CAld.
Wells run wai being built. ThU paper
was referred TO tho board Of public
works. Tho main objection seemed to
DO to tho change Of grado Of The street,
Charles II. Gegsr, chief consul OF tho
League Of American Whoblnon, filed IL
protest ngalhst tho proposed bicycle
license tax and tho requirement Of u
lamp Oh whoOls. II was tOlcrfpd TO tho
committee OIL ordinances.
A resolution calling Tor tho rOCutilng
Of tho riYor marks on tho wharf was TO.
lerfod TO tho board Of public works.
A resolution for q now OlGCLlC light OIL
tho South SidC aud ono 10 refund to
Fred Womef on his LnX0i no much Rs
ho had pail for tolls on tho National
road, wOfO appropriately rnlOrtDl. Tho
aliOr was amended to include Chris
lls. A communication from tho trades
assembly, conveying il4 thanks for are.
cent resolution In favor OF day labotSOr.
fixing tho hours Of work, was received