Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-07
MARTINS FERRr.

Council met last Saturday evening in
their regular monthly session, with
Barr, Carpenter, Stewart, James and
Hilton present IA ordinance was
passed TO adopt the sewerage and
drainage plans Of Alexander Potte. A
resolution was passed 10 improve a por-
ton Of the Main street sewer in district
No. 1. The bills were then brought
forward aud were as follows: Marshal
Moore, services making arrests and jail
Cr's fees FOR month OF DeCem bcr, $50. 20.
Martin Meyers, for police service and
making arrests, SIS 40; Fred. Och, for
police service aud making arrests,
$500; john Fisher, Tor police service
aud arrests, SiS.4O; IL. ). Neal, for pO-
lice service and arrests, SIS 40; Mrs. c.
Armstrong, feeding prisoners, 800; Sam
uel Westwood, for service as Mayor,
one month, sos; A. keohrSen, for gal
vauized buckets, s. 90; NJ e. Thomas,
ior rent Of hose house. SIS; Hook and
Ladder Company, for service OF one
year, SIS; Vigilant Hose COM
p2ny, Tor service, seals; 7. NJ
Hughes, for hauling ashes, IS. co.;
interest on bonds held By the Peoples
Ba0k S4l.64. L. c. Sedgwick, for print
Ing SG9 80. City Commissioners bill for
work $50, anu these bills were ordered
paid as far as there was any money in
the different funds TO pay them. A bill
amounting 10 S3S of j. 4. Bayless was
ordered paid with the exception OF Sl3
for a fire alarm battery. A bin from
the Alert Hose Company Of S31.75, and
one from the Liberty Hose Company for
scot 5 were referred back for informa-
tio0. A Dill OF Chas. Seabright for S25 for
grading done on Hanover street was
aid over, on account of Seabrlght not
having done the work according 10 con-
tract The contract calls for five foot
board fence TO be built az tho foot of
the gravel bank where the grading was
done, and the fence be built there is but
four feet high. A bin presented by
Boyd, Francis and Pratt. for attorney
fees allowed them in suits against the
city was laid over, and a committee APP
pointed 70 look into the matter.
The Mayors report was as fol-
lows: Fines collected for Deem
Der ST., licenses collected Sc 90.
The street committee 10 look after the
Improvement Of Burlington road aud
Sherman avenue, and 70 see that an ash
path was made in front of the North
school The City Solicitor was in
ssruCted 70 defend the city In the suits
brought By Elizabeth MCCue and Sam
uel HestOn. These two people each
own Oue-third Of 4 lot that fronts on
Fifth street Joseph Waters owns the
other third. The former two have been
assessed for the Fifth street i'm
Droveme1t, aud claim they have
no right TO pay tie same, as their prop
erty fronts on Walnut street He was
also Instructed 20 defend the city In the
suit OF Christ. ChristemeYer Ad-
iourned TO meet next Saturday night.
The American miustrels gave per-
Torrance AZ Tiltonsviile Saturday night
and showed 20 Z fair audience, clearing
about SIS. Later, on the same night,
the sane company, headed by Manager
Burris, who wished 10 cut down ex-
yenses, were seen by the man in the
moon counting the railroad ties between
TItonsville and this place. II is not
known how many they counted, bat they
saw there are several thousand Of them.
Mrs. Ed Sonders returned home this
morning from Cediz alter weeks
( visit with her parents.
/ Clas Wood leaves this morning to
. resume mis- college studies 1T Am Ar
Dor, Mich.
Lowell Eddy, o. Lorain, was calling
on friends at this place yesterday.
Schoo. opens this morning after q
I two we0 Ks vacation.