Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-07


to the Election of City Weigher,
Etc. The Street Railway Com
pany Must Put on Tenders and
the B. & o. Railroad Company
Maintain Night Watchmen - A
Charge That the Chairman of the
Committee Has Been Holding
Things Back and That the Health
Officer Did Up the City.
It has been a Ions time since there was
as breezy and business-like a session of
a Council Committee as that held by the
Committee on Ordinances. last evening.
The success of the Republican ticket at
the general election appears to have put
new life into the Councilmen, and they
, evidently propose to cut loose from their
time-honored and snaiI-like gait and make
things hum from this out-untu after the
city election.
The meeting of the Committee wasn't
called by the chairman, DR.. Stathers. As
a matter of fact it has been distinctly
charged that the Doctor has been a little
shy about the Committee transacting bus
mess. of late and the specification will
appear further along. 1t comes from a good
( Republican member of the Committee, and
must be an right. Last nights meeting
was called without the chairman having
been consulted. He was not present, but
the Committee didn't mind it a bit. but
went right ahead with business in most
refreshing way.
Mr.. Butts was chosen chairman, and
asked the nature Of the pending business.
Mr. Thomas A. Britt stated that there were
a number of matters demanding immediate
and serious attention. one was the ordin-
ance i'm relation TO the duties and COM
pensation Of the City Engineer. He
wanted to see q new ordinance drawn,
abolishing the fee system in that office,
under which anything TO be done on any
square I'm town cost twenty dollar
note. and salary substituted, with the
distinct proviso that there was to be no
| fees for anything. and that all maps. sur
vevs plans, prohles. etc. were to be the
property of the city. There was also
/ pending proposition to amend the ordin-
ance fixing the duties and compensation
| ovf the Health officer, so as to make it
| impossible for him 10 receive any extra
| compensation for anything. epidemics or
no epdemics.
Mr.. Campbell here interiected the re-
mark that under the ordinance as it now
! is there has been very good oppor-
tunity to rob the city, and ne has been do
ing it,
This was just a tride harsh. but there
! appeared 10 be a general acquiescence in
| the remark. and Mr.. Britt proceeded to
I say that there was also urgent need for
q revision of the ordinance fixing the time
| for the election of the City Weigher. lie
| said the last time the election came
around. ON the last meeting i'm April,
there was failure 10 obtain quorum.
| with the result that there was no head TO
the department until i'm May and things
! got mixed up a good deal.
A general discussion followed these re-
marks 10y Mr.. Britt. and i'm the end the
/ Solicitor was instructed TO set mp the
/ proper amendments to the three orln-
/ auces and report the same to the Com
/ mittee I'm connection with this action
| the chairman pro tenn said:
! ct want to say that somebody has been
| trying TO choke this thing down / don't
want to be mealy-mouthed about it, either.
and I believe it was the chairman of this
committee. He is q doctor himself, and
he has a son FIN the surveyors Office.
| The business ought to have been attend
ed 10 three months ago. yet here we are
going out of Office. and nothing has been
done. That is the reason 7 offered the
resolution in Counci-to get something
done
Mr.. Campbell again interjected the OBJ
ser,-ation. at this point that the city had
been robbed OF $1,000 through the health
office. ne referring to the extra salary
given the Health officer for work done i'm
connection with the smallpox epidemic.
These matters thus disposed Of some
bodv suggested the matter OF tenders
on street cars. and the chairman pro tenn
asked what the situation was. The So
licitor said that an ordinance had been
passed over year ago. and that the
Companv had been duly notified. MI
putts suggested that it would be a good
MAN TO notify the chief of Police to ar
rest an motormcu and conductors found
running cars without Tenders on them.
Before ANYTHING could he done. there was
nm enquiry MS to why the Baltimore ana
ohio roilroad did not comply with the or
dinancc recurring them to keep watch
mon nj crossings during the night as We'll
&c dav. This brought UP another discus
/ sio, durirr which the Solicitor said he
he'd notified Mr.. Graham Of the matter
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