The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-31

Loan OF 20 c!l
Loan OF ISL Cis
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Main street bridge iOal...... ~ Gus
Mr.. Maxwell pointed out that the
committee had cut its former estimate
Of 500 for the general levy to 1856
cents, which would make the total levy
but "a cents, outside OF the ten.cent
levy. Tho ordinance was adopted with
out d dissenting vote.
In the first branch, whom the report
was read, Mr.. DAWSON moved TO refer
II back to the finance committee with
instructions to scale the levy to 20 cents.
MIR. Richards made clear and strong
speech, showing that il was the duty Of
council TO provide for the payment OF
the city's debt H0 wns not in favor OF
an increased lSyY; he supposed nobody
else was, but 1t was necessity.
Mr.. Dawson said he thought the com.
mittee could cut expenses "a! they would
give tho matter little more attention"
He only wanted to go on record as op.
posed 10 increased taxation.
MIR. Richards again briefly and ably
presented the necessity Of on increase
and showed how small 1t was. lie said
no had no doubt every councilman was
against an Increase, but in favor OF pay.
ing honest dsbts.
Nj. Dayson's motion got only his
own vote. The levy,ordiuance was then
passed as it came from tho second
branch.
Tue annual appropriation ordinance,
as printed heretofore in tho lsTELLlGES.
cER, was read three times and unani.
mously adopted in the second branch.
The fret branch COncurfed in this action.
INCREASED PRICE OF NATURAL GAS.
In the first branch tho petition OF tho
Natural Gas Company Of West Virginia
to raise the price Of sas from 10 cents
per thousand cubic feet to 20 cents, or
rather to have Especial committee Of
council TO Investigate the necessity for
this, was read aud resolution adopted
10 appoint two members from the first
branch and three from tho second. In
the second Mr.. Hess moved to appoint
eight members. four from zach branch
and ono from each ward, which was
adoptsd.
In tho first branch tho mayor mp.
pointed tho following members, from
tho wards named: Paul. First; j..
Britt, Second; Farrell, Fourth, Eb.
cling, Sixth.
In the second the following were
named: Wills, Third, WatorhouHe,
Filth Hamilton, Seventh, Siathors,
Eighth.
The matter was fully explained in
tho IYTELAGESCER exclusively ycstOr.
day.
Bills for Sl3 10 from tho market com.
mittoe were ordered paid, also $3.50 10
from tho committee on scales.
GENERAL BUSHES.
II. q. shAllCroM was allowed by tho
market committee to post bills on tho
socond aud Seventh ward acOlo,, ho to
do oil tho city's bill posting ircs Of
charge. This action tho second branch
refused to confirm.
An ordinance raising tho grade Of tho
sidewalk on tho Exchange bank cornot
was pissed.
Aiucond report from tho health com
millop, with additional bills, caused 4
HTNut uUNl VI UlbNuhHlUU w lU HVIlHIOlL
purpose. Tho bills weFO finally OF.
dsrod paid by an unanimous vote.
Residents Of Seventeenth street pro.
tested against tho Hss Of tho sidewalk
there for a coal yard rOIOrtod 10 IlIc
board Of public works.
Tho board Of public works submitted
an ordinance appfoprlaling money Tor
SDworB on MCColocli aud Baker streets,
which was passed.
A resolution BY Mt llnhnO inquirIng
Rs 10 whether the Baltimore & Ohio
track In tho Eighth ward coniormod to
tho street grade wha fBlnfrod n tho
board NJ public works; al'o ono by Mr..
UtnrmolIon providing Tor II crossing
OIL W9lEsl street.
A resolution providing ior tho pur.
chase Of steam RifOGt roller Cnu9Od
some discussion, MIR. Thompson, NJ tho
board oil public works, was "a lOd on,
and Bnoko NRaInRt buying roller now.
Tho revolution was defeated
The ordinance llHing wharf charges,
read once Al a former meeting, was