Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-14
VARIOUS CITY AFFAIRS.
Meeting of the Charter Commission,
Last Evening.
The Duties Of Various City officers
Under the New Charter Dis
cussed-The Proposal to Remove
the Stone Bridge Parapet - The
Fire Committee in Session-Board
Of Public Works.

The City Charter Commission assem-
bed last evening in regular session and
listened to Attorney Erskine's outline
sketch of the points discussed a week
ago, relative to the city officers under
the proposed charter, their duties, etc.
This outline, generally and briefly
stated, includes City Auditor, elected
by the people, whose duties will cover
the keeping of the city books and the
cCuntersigning Of al warrants for
money, but vino will have nothing to do
with the routine OF Council work; a
Clerk of Council and Committees, elect
ed by Council, who will have charge of
tine record of Council and the business
of Committee meetings; City Treas
urer, elected by the people, who Will
have the custody of all city money,
coming from whatever source, and pay
out The same only on proper warrants,
oountersigned by the Auditor; Board
of Control, elscted by the people, who
will have supervision OF gas, water,
electric light, and streets and alleys
and Wharves, a chief OF police and a
chief of the fire department, elected by
Council whose forces will hold office
under civil service rules, being APP
poinked only after passing an eXamlna-
ton and being removable for cause, With
certain minor offices, regarding which
a definite conclusion has not yet been
reached
The details of the above matters were
considered very fully, but will be again
taken up next week.
The Council Committee on Streets,
Alleys and Grades met last evening, at
the stone bridge, to further consider the
request Of James A. Henry loking to the
removal of twenty-four feet OF the ease
parapet wall, at the south end OF the
bridge. The Committee came to no de-
finite conclusion, but is not very favor
able TO the idea. for The reason hat If
a portion of tine bridge is demolished on
this request, it vii! be a precedent under
which the B. & O., or other properly
owners may ask further destruction IN
the future, the end being that the
bridge will be seriously marred
IL would be we'll for the city to go
very slow IL this little matter.
The Committee on Fire Department
met last evening with Chief Healy, and
recommended for payment bills footing
up $1S6.12.
Three bids were submitted for work
to be done at the Eighth ward engine
house. but all were in excess of the APP
preparation of $715, and new bids will
be asked for.
The question of the contract for the
repairs to the Atlantic engine house was
discussed, and upon inquiry the City
Solicitor said the contract would be
ready for signing to-day. There is a
strong feeling in the committee that
this will be money absolutely wasted,
and it is not impossible that the atten-
ton of Council may be again called to
the condition of the building.
Nothing has yet been done regarding
the new striking apparatus for the city
hall tower. Clerk Watkins wrote the
manufacturers two weeks ago, but no
reply has been received.
The Board of Public Works met last
night and ordered a sewer in Alley a,
from Alley B to the river.
The other business transacted was
of a routine nature.
It is thought the City Board of Equal
izaton and Appeals will meet about the
9th inst.
Council will meet this evening IN re-
gular session.