The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-11
north OF the creek, including the Is
land. and the other south Of the creek.
The Ruildlnr Ordinance.

north OF the creek, including the Is
land. and the other south Of the creek.
The nniidlng Ordinance.
Our city Is practically without any
building law, or any law that will keep
parties from building about what they
please and as they please. II party
wants TO build, he does so without con-
sultlng anyone. and II Is GO as you
please" and mo questions asked"
City officials are called on almost eV:
cry day 10 listen TO complaints, and
are powcrless to give relief.
would recommend that the building
ordinance that Is now before council be
taken UP and pushed TO completion,
and that an officer be appointed as In
spector, whose duty II VIII be to carry
out the law.
I also recommend that II the ordl-
nance now before council cannot re-
celve proper attention at the regular
sessions. that special meetings be called
to complete the business.
That Henry BuiIdInE.
Mr.. James A. Henry presented a pa
per calling attention to the trouble he
had in regard to his two story building
on Main street, south of tho creek. He
said In his petition that II was to be an
iron clad building, as safe from fire as
any brick house. and he asked permits
sion to 20 on with the work. The mem
bers took the view that to pass the reso-
luton would be to attempt TO amend
or rather suspend an ordinance by n
mere resolution. which was irregular
and illegal. and the paper was re
celved and filed"
A resolution by Mr.. Irwin was passed
unanimously by both branches. asking
- Nln
boats be
Named for Wheeling.
It read as follows:
Whereas. There are number OF gun
boats authorized. and now being con-
structed under an act OF Congress, for
which names have not been selected
by the secretary OF the navy;
Whereas. i Is emIneRtly appropriate
and desirable that one OF them should
be given the name OF the City OF Wheel
ing one OF the oldest cities west Of the
Alleghenies; therefore. be II
Resolved. That the secretary OF the
navy be and Is hereby most earnestly
and respectfully requested TO name one
OF the Eunboats Wheeling" In honor
OF our city,
Resolved. That the senator's Of the
United States from West Virginia and
the delegates In Congress from our
state, and the Hon. William L. Will
son. postmaster general OF the United
States, be and they are hereby request
ed to lend their aid to the accomplish
ment OF the matter stated in the pre-
ceding resolution.
Resolved. That the mayor OF the city
OF Wheeling transmit certified copy OF
foregoing preamble and resolutions to
the secretary OF the navy and the OFF,
cials named in last preceding resolu-
ton.
on motion OF Mr.. Hamilton II was
resolved by the second branch that
special meeting he held next Tuesday
evening TO consider the building ordl-
nance, but the first branch had quit
before It reached there.
The wharfage ordinance was sent
back to the committee by the first
branch, because the boatmen were
stated not to have had fair hearing
in the matter before the committee.
The ordinance authorizing the Ma
tural Gas Company OF West Virginia
to increase the price OF gas to is cents
net per thousand cubic feet was again
presented In the first branch. where
II was read the first time 1t Is some
what modified from the original ordi-
nance. council reserving In It the right
TO repeal the amending ordinance at
any time. so that II the company should
at any time have an abundant gas sup
ply the price can be restored to the
present figures. Judging from the ex-
preSsions OF members last night the
measure would have gone through the
second branch II II had reached there.
but Il did not get that far. 1t is thought
that 1t will be adopted without delay
at the next meeting OF council.