Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-12

Total .......... .......... ...........S2,264 10
The Fire Committee was authorized TO
eXpend the following amounts: New floor
in Eighth ward engine house. $3.50: new
front in hook and ladder house, $3.50; for
the purchase Of fourteen feet Of ground
in the rear Of Vigilant engine house,
$3.50.
The Health Committee reported the am
bulance building completed at last, and
its acceptance from the contractors.
The Police Committee asked that an or
dinance be drawn fixing a fee of So for
the use Of the ambulance by non-residents
of the city, said fee to pass to the credit
OF the police fund, to aid in maintaining
the ambulance. The resolution was re-
ferred to Ordinances. The First Branch
concurred, ayes g. noes ;, after a hot de-
bate. The Committee also asked that
Council order the discontinuance of the
practice of the city boarding officials of
the City Prison at the prison. 1t was
adopted.
The Committee on Streets. Alleys and
Grades reported a grade ordinance for
the south side of Fourteenth street, east of
alley G.. and it was adopted
A petition from the Wheeling Railway
Company transmitting an ordinance
granting right OF way for additional tracks
on certain streets. was presented in the
First Branch. read and referred. The
petition will be found at large elsewhere.
In the First Branch the Terminal Rail-
way Company presented an ordinance and
accompanying map, giving the Company
the right 10 extend It's track near the
river front of the city. south Of Caldwelrs
run. north across said run to the grounds
Of the B. &. O. Railroad Company thence
through said grounds. and then into Main
street. south of Twenty-seventh, and
thence curving northwest into and across
Twenty-seventh street to the property Of
the Belmont Mill Co. the object being 10
enable the Terminal Company 10 reach the
business of the Mill Company. including
the furnace. The measure was read and
referred.
The ordinance granting to the La Belle
Mill Company the use OF Thirtieth street,
from Wood street east TO the west line OF
the alley west of McCulloch street. came
up in the First Branch. where it was
passed unanimously. The Second Branch
concurred There was not a dissenting
vote in either Branch.
John Roemer and others submitted
petition asking for the paving of Twenty
10 the 3. & o. depot It was referred to
the b. p. W.
The ordinance compelling the r. & o.
Railroad Company to erect a gate at Main
and Sixteenth streets, on or before Au-
gust l. 1897. was introduced in the First
Branch and passed. The Second Branch
concurred.
o. A. Stattler was granted a billiard
license at Nos. 1924 and 1908 Market street.
The 3. 2. W. transmitted the unpaid
portion of the claim of w. J. Colts, with
the request that it be referred TO Claims.
The bill aggregated $40. as follows: Rent.
$50: attorneys fee, 500: time lost, $50;
lumber. $40: filing lot. 800. on this bill.
the item of rent $50. has been paid, leav-
ing $500 due. The matter was referred
A petition from the Wheeling Hospital.
asking for a continuance of free gas for
the asylum, was referred to the Gas
Board.
City Engineer a. L. White having trans
mitted TO the B. F. w. his appointments
of assistants. the Board reported its APP
prevail and transmitted the names to Coun-
Gil as follows: c. w. Lohse, draughts-
man; j. NJ. Dunlap and b. L. Hamilton,
rod and chain men. The appointments
were confirmed by the Second Branch,
but the First nonconcurred and sent the
list to Salaries TO know the cost.
W. p. Megrail petitioned for the opening
of an alley through the Berger property,
on the Island. II was referred.
Mrs. Catherine Simpson asked for $500
damages for injury to property. 1t was
referred.
Mr.. Ali introduced a resolution for curb
ing. and it was referred.
An ordinance raufying the act of the
Legislature of February 26, 1891 authoriz-
ing the city to vacate streets under certain
circumstances, was introduced in the
First Branch and passed. The Second
Branch concurred.
On motion of Mr.. Gartley. the resolution
from the Committee on Ordinances, recon-
,nending that the tax of one dollar per day
on base ball games be allowed to stand.
was referred back. with Instructions TO
renort an ordinance repeating the tax
In the First Branch petition from drug
rists. asked to be relieved from tax as
wholesale liquor dealers, was referred to
Petitions and "Reminiscences, after a brief
but very lively debate.
At ten o'clock Council went into joint
session for the election of weighers. and
this business took up half an hour. All
the old officers were reelected At the
conclusion of the joint session Council ad-
journed.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE WILL S.
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