Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-14
WILL NOT QUARANTINE.
Sistersviue Council Decides it is Unneces-
sary-Decisive Action Againt Tramps.
Miscellaneous News.

SistersviIIe Council Decides it is Unneces-
sary-Decisive Action Againt Tramps'
Miscellaneous News.
Special to the Register
Sistersville, W. Va, September %
\ meeting of the City Council was held
this morning TO consider the question
OF quarantlning against Wheeling on
account OF the smallpox. All the mem
bers were present, and in addition quite
a number of the most prominent citl-
zens of the town. The Health Officer
and several physicians Of the city were
present and the matter was thoroughly
discussed. The physicians present
gave II as their opinion that there was
no necessity for a quarantine and the
business men were also against 1t with
but one or Two exceptions. The mem
bers of Council thoroughly considered
the question and finally decided not TO
place a quarantine unless matters De-
came much worse in Wheeling, and
then only after a committee had been
sent there to investigate. There was
rumor on the street for short time TO-
day TO the effect that there were two
cases of smallpox in the lower part OF
the city, but an investigation of the re-
port proved it TO be hoax.
For some time past the city has been
infested with a large number OF tramps
who come in here on the Ohio River
railroad. Among the number have
been all classes of criminals, and the
city officials have had a great deal OF
trouble with them. Every effort has
been made to rid the town of this unde-
sirable element, but all to no purpose,
as il seems they have come in as fast,
if not faster, than they could be driven
out. At the special meeting OF City
Council. held this morning. it was de-
cided in view of the fact that Dhe small
box was introduced in Wheeling in this
manner. TO notify the Ohio River road
not 10 allow any more tramps TO come
i'm here, and if they did the fellows
would be put back on the train and
shipped out. In addition to this spec
ial officers we're appointed and placed
a. the north and south end of town and
at the station and given instructions
not to allow any of the "hObos' to get
off here. Following IS the letter sent
to the railroad officials:
your attention is called TO the fol-
lowing resolution, which was passed
at a meeting of the town Council OF the
town OF Sistersville, this day:
Resolved, That the Recorder be in
structed to write to the Ohio River Rail-
road Company, requesting them to
strictly enforce the rules of the road
and the law Of the State of West Vir-
ginia. in regard TO allowing tramps to
ride upon the freight trains upon said
road. and TO notify the Ohio River Rail-
road Company that they must not bring
into the town of Sistersville, or put off
from their trains, any tamps within
the corporate limits of said town, or
within one mile of the corporate linn
its of said town, either to the north or
the south. and that if the Ohio River
Railroad do not take proper measures
to prevent tramps from riding upon
their trains and from being put off
from their trains within the corporate
limits of the town of Sistersville, or
within one mile, either TO north or the
south of said corporate limits, that the
town will proceed TO take legal meas
ures against the Ohio River railroad
for the prevention of the introduction
of tramps into said town. by the said
Ohio River Railroad Company"