Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-01-20
BELLAIRS.
Weigand.

Some time ago the Inspector of Public
Buildings was in Bellaire looking over
sucn buildings IS are three stories or more
high, and on Friday came the sequel, IN
the shape OF peremptory notice 10 tne
owners Of these buildings to place, inside
of thirty DAYS, IRE escapes on each bnlld-
ing Accompanying the notice are plans
and specifications showing what kind OF
escapes TO put up pnd where TO put them.
This has caused quite little excitement
and considerable opposition. These speci-
ficatons insist that the bottom of the ire
escape must be within ten feet
of the pavement Now, in
the case of Rumbach 81 Winner,
A. Klotz or r. a. McGregor. They are
ordered to place the escape on the Union
street end of their building and if it comes
to within 10 feet of tue pavement 1t will
interfere with the awning, and these par
ties have agreed TO close their halls rather
than thus spoil their fronts. They want
to place the escape at the back end OF the
building. We would suggest that the hre
escape be brought down 10 the top Of the
awning and that would give any person a
good chance to climb down ana would not
interfere with the awning. This move
will put considerable expense on these
property owners, aud most all of them
lowered the rent of their halls on January
lst. They were also ordered TO put in
handy place fire extinguishers.
Our school board got orders for the latter
convenience also. The above move is look
ing to the safety of the dear pupils. Aud
vet the same was TO be done in 'g4, and be-
cause of some kichs, was put OF one year,
while now they are SLOWED only thirty
doys to accomplish the above. The owners
are feeling pretty well aggravated over the
arbitrariness of the order and the short
time allowed.
Nj. List, the butcher, was working in his
rendering room on Friday when he upset
the stove. and in the excitement be put his
foot in a pail of boiling water and was
very severely scaldea.
MAYNARD Chisholm, Of Cleveland, o., is
at his mothers home in the Fourth ward
quite sick.
Mrs. Albert Long, of near Steubenvine,
who has been visiting her mother. Mrs.
James NJ. Connors, of the Second ward,
has returned home.
Ed. Olliger, a C. & p. passenger conduc.
tor, is talking Of moving his family to Bell
| aire.
Just now the Relief Committee of the w.
r. c. is having a large number OF calls
! from persons who are asking for relief. OF
course, most OF these poor are worthy
! poor. But there are some who seek that
scarcely deserve to be helped, ana yet it is
hard to discriminate and give to one and
refuse another. These women use all
| alike; they visit everyone who calls that
comes in the class they help, and give 10
all, unless they have strong proof that
they are not worthy. They 20 in all
| kinds of weather, and never delay when
| notified. They are the promptest band of
| benevolent women in our town, and de-
serve liberal help from all our best citi-
zeus. They need money, clothes, shoes
and food. They give help only TO soldiers
families or to their widows and orphans,
and we have numbers of them in Bellaire
needing help. Our citizens should donate
freely.
The o. U. A. NJ. The meeting las,
Tuesday night was a good one. Though il