The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-17

OF the psaee In Certain SrstterA
$500
"a regular meeting OF the new city
charter commission was held last even
Ing, DR.. r. W. Hazlett IN the chair.
The following members wore present;
Chamber OF Commerce Dr.. n w,
Haxlett, Colonel Thomas o Brien.
Builders Exchange bernard Klleyes
and g. ". Lutx. a
a City Council Edward Bodley aud N.
G. Hamilton. Il y z
AZ Large Colonel Jcre Miller. Il "A!
4 The FIRST section considered was No.
IS A, which prohibits any pre-arranged
action or councllmen before council
meetings. Colonel o'Brien feared such
a provision would act badly; for an
stance, would prevent the Wheeling
fire department from lending assist
ance to neighhorlng towns In! case of a
conilasratlon. He was assured that the
section would not ;aply! In such q con-
tingency. There was some discussion as
to- the penalty In case of violation of
the section and a lreprlmand was con-
sldered sufficient y .G 3: y. is 5 :.
Section 80, q which provides that the
board of control shall not begin any
newwork costing more than s., 600 g"in
any one year" without the concurrence
of! council, was amended BY striking
out the words quoted. (, n. & g4;
Colonel O'Brien objected to the Eek
traordlnary"powe rs given the mayor.
who Is Judge Of the city police court
He wanted the grades OF ofienae men
toned together with terms OF impris-
onment. y In section 40, IA change was
understanding out tho words .'or other
wise" thus making It necessary for an
affidavit ITO be made before a person
can be arrested for violation OF q mu-I
nlclpal ordinance. /, b n 4 10 e & N
Attorney Ersklne had prepared an
amendment to article 219So the state
code, which provides for. the powers OF
Justices OF the peace. The amendment
provides, for the transfer of jurisdfc-,
ton from justices to the police court of
the city OF Wheeling, particularly In
cases OF fornicatlon. Another amend :,
inent, prepared by Mr.. Erskine. pro-
vides for punishment in police court OF
Wheeling, for, the keeping of houses of
I'LL fame, and taking from justices and
criminal courts jurisdiction In this
city. These amendments TO the code
are to be presented TO the legislature
for passage. 4
I, Section log Board OF control cannot
give! permission for the permanent oc-j
lcupancy Of any public, street or other
thorough Mr.. Lutz suggested that
wharves be included in tho provisions
OF the section. but no motion was
made, and the section was adopted
without change.
Section 107.---Franchlse may be grant,
ed by council allowing occupancy of
streets forFa limited time. Franchises
to he granted under conditions, as fol-.
lows: First, no franchise to be granted
unless proposed In council and dts ma
ture made public ut least one month
before being finally acted upon; second.
every grant shall be fora limited per-,
iod, IL no limit Is provided the fran
chise shnll run for. one year and in no
case beyond thirty years: third. no
grant unless guarantee Is furnished
that the city shall be free from lIabil-
| itys of damages: fourth. no grant to be
made unless the city ehall receive a
compensation TO be paid annually, bas-.
ed upon the gross receipts OF the guar
antee, (the franchise to be granted to
the highest bidder where more than
one applicant); the books OF the corr,
poration to be open to the city auditor
at all reasonable times; fifth where
franchises are taken out by the same
pcople for the same work. the later.
franchise shall expire with the earlier
one; sixth. council shall make 1t an
express condition OF the grant OF any
franchise, where it is for a work that
Is chiefly useful to the hotel public. that
ut the expiration, the grantee shall,yit
required by council, sell and transfer
to another person or company the
physical. plant for what 1t is worth, In
dependent Of any value based on Its
earning power, and may also provide
a means, by arbitration or otherwise,
for determining what such value of the
plant may be. The sections was adopts
ed as read.
Section 10S.--No renewal of any fran
chise for work Of public utility shall
be granted until within one year. OF It's
expiration. Adopted without change.
Section 109.--Sny non-user Of a fran
chise for q continuous distance Of 500
feet for one year.. shall yvacate and an
null unless council shall permit Its use.
Adopted. after taking out the designa-
ti0ntofs 800 feet. 455 4 = 81
n Section no. Permission for switches
on alleys or streets shall expire in fif-.
teen years, and an annual license shall
be charged by council Adopted With
out change. AZ "a III *
~ Section 111.-Council 10 provide for
the enforcement Of ordinances. Adopted
without change, s: y s. z;
Section 1lo.-Coples OF city ordinances
shall be received byiall courts. andmaS-
istrates. Adopted without change. y
Section 113.--Once a yearcouncN shall
publish In at least one inewspaper, X a
statement OF receipts and expenditures
ofthe city for the past year, and Of
debts due by the city. Adopted without
change. 55i9 Is a
Section ia Council given power to
cause an Investigation OF any city Of
1lcer The Investigating officers cor
committees shall have powersto require
the attendance OF witnesses. and the
production OF any books or papers per-
tlnent to the case. Adopted without
change. ~
This completed the work OF consider
ing Of thefcharter$ by sections, and Fit
| was ready for presentation to council
Mr., Erskine said II would be necessary
to. have the charter reprinted. as so
many changes OF phraseology and
amendments had been made and pass
ed by the general committee.
Colonel O'Brien moved that the at
torney, Mr. IGrslllne, prepare the report
of the charter committee to council.
showing what had been accomplished
Colonel Miller suggested that u reso-,
luton be. passed by the general Com
mlttee submitting the report and rec
ommending that the charter be sub.
mitted 10 n vote OF the people, at as
early q date as practicable. A resolu-
tlon on the lines suggested was pre-
pared and adopted. III i Z S & ,.9
s. At $3.50 5p. M. the general committee