The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-15

The new city council did not have tho
usual difficulty in getting a quorum
last night, and business was begun
promptly. The minutes were read, the
clerks report received and fled and the
bills from the police committee were
ordered paid.
The Recommendation that a new hose
house be built on McColloch street, ut
the intersection OF Baltimore, was re-
ferred to the finance cutnmtttee,
The ordinance from the committee on
streets, alleys and grades, fixing the
grade of Jacob street from twenty
ninth street to Thirty-frst street, was
read three ttmea orld passed.
The report of the committee on equal
iZatIotl and appeals, telling the action
taken in fifty-five cases before 1t ut It's
recent session was read. 1t grants re-
auctions on nearly all OF the property,
as already described In the Intelligent
Ger. The bills for $50 for per diem OF
the members, was ordered paid. Mr..
Hamilton explained that the reductions
were not really reductions at all, but
really corrections They ought TO have
been made before, he said, but II had
come 10 pe u Cuslpti W MANI puSAA ~
rectIons IN the collectors office, which
was irregular, The committee had
made a days work OF the whole busl-
ness. and corrected all the errors at
once.
The special committee on the bill OF
City Health Officer Jepson recommend
ed that he be paid 1917 go and that q
Committee be appointed TO draw up an
amended health ordinance.
Mr. Bender opposed the payment OF
the extra compensation. as did also Mr..
Hahne, who thought the doctor was al
rendy receiving three nice. fat. juicy
salaries" He thought Chief Bennett.
Solicitor Boyce and Jantor Sloan had
the same right 10 claim extra pay as
had the health officer.
Mr.. Hamilton asked for the reading
OF the letter OF DR.. Iepson, accepting
the appointment. 1t was not on file.
Mr.. Hamilton defended the committees
action. as did also Mr.. Potter.
A MISUNDERSTANDING.
Mr., Britt read the clause OF the ordt:
nance on the subject OF the health off,
GERS pay and held that 1t torbids extra
compensation.
Mr.. Wills said he believed Il right 10
do what was agreed to, but he thought
DR.. Jepson asked more than the con-
tract called for.
DR., Stathers defended the commit
tees Recommendation. He said, as 9TH
ers have repeatedly said, that the
health officer ordinance was very lame.
He thought, though, that the special
fees could be collcced by suit. and that
the settlement made by the committee
was very fair and reasonable.
There seemed TO be general misun-
Outstanding, as there Is In the commu-
nifty at large, as to the duties OF the
city health officer People generally
seem TO think the health officer has TO
attend any case where he Is called, and
that all the pay he, can expect Is his
salary. The real faot IL, as the ordi-
nance very explicitly says, that the
health officer need not attend any case,
but has full authority to provide com
petent medical attendance AT the cost
OF the city" That the meaning Of this
should be questioned seems strange,
but there are peOpie who cannot, or
pretend they cannot, understand II.
MIR Hamilton expressed this idea
rather forcIbly. Mr. Hahne started to
make his third speech, but was called
down under the rules, by President
Maxwell.
The committee on ordinances report
ed In favor Of the increase OF the price
Of natural gas from fifteen cents to
eighteen cents net per thousand cubic
feet. The ordinance was read once
when Mr.. Bodiey objected and the or
dlnance went over under the rules.
The barbers' Sunday closing ordi-
nance then came up. with recomme1i'
dalton from the same committee that
Il be adopted. II WINS read twice, AMI
Then there was some more discussion aS
to whether Il would "hold water" The
vote resulted % ayes and one no.
Mr.. Hahne said: 81 object to Mr..
waterhouse voting no; he dont get
shaved"
Mr.. waterhouse-"Th reason voted
against THAI was that II It Is passed the
BARRIERS will keep their back doors open
on Sunday. Just as the saloon keepers
General business.
A-petItion for permission to lay n
railroad switch In Alley b from Six
teenth street north to Fourteenth, was
referred to the committee on railroads.
A proposal 30 extend Chapi!ne street
as far north MS the city workhousc was
sent 10 the committee on streets. alleys
and grades. and one to clean the rub
bIRh from the wharf left there by the
owners OF the Hutchinson and Chap
man buildings, to the board OF public
works.
A resolution to order telephones for
the residences OF Superintendent
Thompson, OF the city gas works, and
Electrician Underwood, of the city cleo
trio light plant, was passed.
The report OF the wharf committee,
recommending reduction OF wharfage
charges, was referred to the COMMITTEES
on ordinances.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Campbell;
Resolved, That n special committee
Of eight members, four members from
the first branch and four members
from the second branch OF council. be
appointed, who shnii confer with like
committee OF citizens. to be chosen nN
follows: Two members from the Cham
Der OF Commerce. two members from
the Trades Assembly, two members
from the Builders Exchange md two
members from citizens outside OF these
ORGANIZATIONS, to be appointed by the
mayor--for the purpose of taking into
confederation the expcdlcncy OF franz
ing n now charter for the city. and
their action to be reported back to
council at the earliest time possible.
The committee shall be bipartisan.
The New Charter Committee.
Mr. Hamilton moved that It be adopt
cd, and this was promptly done. Presl-
dent Maxwell little later named nS
the members on the part of the second
branch OF this committee MeserS,
Campbell. Hamilton. Bodley and Wa