The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-12
THE PRICE OF GAS
Was Not Raised by the City coun.
ell Last Evening.
THE ORDINANCE IS REJECTED
ny a Larger Majority than 1t W., Adopted
by at the Former NIscting- fhe Matter
OF New Charter, Wharfage Rates and
Other Important Things Up-A Proposal
teRA.se SALARIES and Wages Causes Some
Discussion.

Mr.. Hamilton called the second
branch OF council to order, as president
pro tenn, at $40 p. m. Mr.. Maxwell.
the president, was on hand, but had
been called out Of the chamber. City
Clerk Dannenberg read the minutes
OF the last previous meeting. 1t Is a
funny thing to stand in the corridor
between the chambers of the two
branches OF council and listen to the
reading OF the minutes by the clerks in
each branch. Both are reading at once,
and are equally audible from the hall
way.
The report Of the city clerk as to the
financial condition OF the city showed
n balance OF S6O,575 so in the various
funds.
Joseph MIchaels was granted license
to keep a saloon and his bond ncknowl-
edged and approved.
The ordinance granting the Natural
Gas Company OF West Virginia the
right to charge 20 cents per thousand
cubic feet, with discount OF two cents
for payment before the 10th OF the
month, was then read again. 1t had
been passed Mt the last meeting by u
mere majority vote. which required n
second majority vote TO enact It as a
law.
Mr.. Wills offered an amendment re-
serving the right to repeal the ordl-
nance "at any time the Natural Gas
Company OF West Virginia falls to fur
Jnlsh an increased supply Of gas"
Mr.. Frew moved that the amendment
be referred to the city solicitor TO be
put into legal shape. Mr.. wills and
Mr.. Hamilton thought this was not
necessary. MI. Hahn0 gave the COM
pany Il roast. accusing 1t OF inslncerity
and other offenses.
Mr. Campbell thought the proposed
amendment left the question too open.
Mr.. Waterhouse thought the ordinance
was not subject TO amendment after
having been passed once by majority
vote. but the chair ruled that Il was.
Mr. Wells moved TO amend by fixing
n limit OF one year for the company to
furnish an Increased supply OF gas,
DIR. Stathers wanted TO farther amend
this, but the chair ruled his motion out
OF order The amendment was adopted
and the ordinance then put TO n final
vote as amended. The result was thir-
teen votes against the ordinance to
eleven for. and so It was rejected.
The bills recommended by the police
committee. $65 70 on account OF the po-
lice department and $lf7 IS from the
city prison were ordered paid. The ap-
polntment OF Charles Schroeder as ex-
ira patrolman was approved,
Bills for Sl92 30 from the fire COM
mIttee were also ordered paid. The
committee was also authorized to pur-
chase new horse and a carload of oats.
The report OF the real estate commit
tee. recommending the payment OF bills
aggregatlnE S22 Is. was adopted. a
resolution to open chapllne street from
Tenth street north, was sent back TO
the committee for explanation. a
resolution 10 lease thirty feet of the
Market street bridge ahutmeut to
House & Hermann for use in advertls-
ing. was also referred back.
The report OF the special committee
on the porposed new city charter, re-
commencing new charter was read.
with resolution proposed by Mr.. Fair,
that the committee be continued and
authorized TO spend not over $500 for
the drawing UP OF charter The COM
mittee's report was accepted and en-
dorsed on motion oTMr Hamilton. The
resolution by Mr.. Fair was then adopt
ed, there only being two or three votes
against II.
a petition from the city water board
for the increase of the salaries of the
officers OF that department was read
and Mr.. Hamilton moved to grant 1t,
saying It was only eduaftZing the water
works wages with those at the gas
works.
Mr.. Hahne opposed. II wages were
to be increased he thought II ought to
begin ut the bottom. The police lleu-
AaI HNNf
also opposed the increase. He thought
the works ought to be pumping oil In
stead OF water to meet expenses, There
were men working harder for the city
than these officials for less than twelve
cents mn hour; they were not conf
planning, but somebody ought to COM
plain for them
DR.. Stathers favored the increase
asked.
Mr.. Uselton moved to refer the petit
ton 70 the committee on salaries, but
this was voted down promptly. The
proposal to grant the increase was then
adopted by n vote Of 10 to 10.
Mr.. Elliott then offered resolution
10 paw the lGborers on the streets 81 rs
n day. This went over and resolution
directing the committee on wharves 50
draw up an ordnance reducing the
rates of wharfage and making the posi-
ton OF wharfmaEteF a stIlarled one, and
TO spend all receipts from wharfage on
repairs OF the wharf, was passed.
A resolution introduced In the first
branch by Mr.. Zwlckcr and adopted
there, providing for the submission Of
any proposed new charter to vote OF
the people, caused considerable discus
sion, and was finally rejected,
Mr.. E!llott's resolution to increase
day lnborcrS' wages TO 81 20 wns-taken
UP. Mr.. Hamilton moved to refer this
to the board OF public works. Mr.
Hahne moved that n ten per cent In
crease be given TO all members Of the
police force. but after some talk with
drew this. The oriEinni resolution was
then referred
raise tho wages Of the fremNh ~ the
electric light plant from So to So 20. ana
those Of the coal pnSscrs from u 20 TO
80. II was moved to lay thls on the
table: lost. Then q motion was made
TO refer It to the gas board.
Or, Taylor strongly advocated his
resolution. Mr. Maxwell took the floor
md opposed the general increases as
unpolitIc and lneXpedlent.
The resolution was referred to the
gas board.
II was then reported that the FRS;
branch had non concurrcd In the nc.
ton Of the second as to the increase Of
the water works officials BalarlCa.
Some amusement was caused by mo-
tIon to concur In the concurrence,
ThiE was changed TO n motion to lay on
inc tnhic, md TINT was lost.
motion WINS then made TO non con