The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-09
LIVELY MEETINGS
or Several of the Council Com
mlttoea last Evening,
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS ONE
aud the Health Board Anothor-A
Question OF Appointing Fireman
lisa Home of ContontIon-Tho Health
Laws to DO RovIsod-varIous Other
Buslnoss Matters.

The council committee on fire de-
pArtmeut had meeting last night, and
in spite Of the uncomfortable warmth
Of tho night the meeting was for timo
even warmer. The committeeman all
talked at once aud talked pretty loud,
too. 1t all came about in a discussion
Of the appointment Of a successor to
Bob Cline, foreman OF tho chemical en-
CINE, who resigned to go into business.
Chief Healy appointed Joe DAum, the
sx,policeman, but the committee by
vote turned him down and named Rob.
ert Bowman, who has Been extrGman
there. Mr.. Watsrhouse protested, but
the ordinance sustained the committee
aud Bowman Is the man,
1t was agreed to change tho number
OF the new Atlantic engine to No. s.
Chief HeRly was allowed so for a suit
Of clothes no ruined At the recent
Bridgeport fro, and the seventeen men
who worked there were allowed - 80
each out Of tho money received yestor'
day from Bridgeport
The city solicitor was directed to
make a demand on the town OF Cameron
aud the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company for $500 damages for tho
wrecked Atlantic engine.
Bills were approved to tho amount Of
$3.50 IS.
The health committee also had
pretty interesting seance. The criti-
cismS OF the health officer were quoted.
Ho denied that any person in his care
had been neglected as 10 food supply or
in any other way.
The old complaint that the laws were
not adequate was gone over again, and
altor great deal Of discussion Chair
man Slathors, DR.. Taylor and MeSsrS.
Ebeling and lIaller, with the city solIc.
itor, were appointed committee to re-
viae the health ordinance. Tho idea is
TO select some better sta for a pest
house, and put up suitable hospital
for smallpox cases, and SO amend the
law az to authorize the authorities to
send all cases there and have them
properly attended to.
bills to the amount Of S2O7 50 were
approved.
Tho real estate committee approval
bills for ST 10 The bid Of Janitor Sam.
uel Sloan OF $50 year to keep the city
hail clock in repair and running, was
accepted.
Tho board OF public works had a
meeting also last night, which did not
end until hali.pRst eleven. Consider.
able business was transacted. Tho con.
tract for grading Eoir street from
1wCnty.third to Twenty.iourth was
awarded to ]. Q. McCracken. The con.
tract for hauling brick, curbing and
sewer pipe was given to William Wilson.
A representative OF steam street
roller manufacturing firm was present
and presented the claims Of his ma
chine, but no final action was taken.
The bill Of l. G. HalIock, for work In
tearing away tho debris Of the Hutch.
iason and Chapman buildings, on Main
street, amounting to 500, was finally
ordered paid,
McColloch street from Seventeenth to
Alley 10 was ordered 70 DO graded &c.
cording 10 tho grade adopted by the
committee on streets, alleys and grades
some time ago. Engineer White pre-.
Sonted his specifications for the work
to DO done OH the streets, which were
only partly gone over.
Some time was consumed in hearing
discussion as 10 the disputed alley DO.
tween Oscar sandrock'B and W. d. Nc.
Coy's properties, on North Front street,
Island, by MoSSrs. ErSkine, Dryden and
Mccoy. Tho board considered that
there were legal difficulties in the way
which 1t did not care TO solve, and 90
resolved to r67er the entire matter back
TO council without recommendation.