The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-07
ORDINANCE COMMIT TEE

Crane Guy COUNCIL Meets ana Ueolues 10
RsuOmmSnd the city Engineer Orsli-
nanco-NO Afternoon And Evening MAJ :
ket In iltO Second Ward.
The council committee on ordinances
had u long and important meeting last
night The ordinance relating to the
duties Of the city engineer was the chief
Item Of business. 1t came back to the
committee after being acted upon by
the board Of publia works, and three of
the amendments tackled on by that
body were rejected by the committee
last night,
City Solicitor Nesbltt presented the
ordinance. and as 1t now stands, pro-
vldeS: That the city engineer shall be
elected by the board OF public works,
after It's regular statutory election by
council, and said election Of engineer to
be approved by council. His bond shall
be 5000. and his salary $500 per an
mum. His duties are numerous, He
must locate the lines and grades OF all
streets, sidewalks. alleys, or other pub
lie ways; determine the size or cons
structlOn OF all sewers, water works,
drainage canals, bridges, culVerts. ETC.,
and prepare plans for the same; and
furnish estimates and specifications OF
said work, when required by the board
OF public works, board OF gas trustees
or city council. He shall have general
supervision Of all contract or other
work, and shall annually report condi-
ton Of oil bridges In the city. He shall
furnish all Information In his power to
the city solicitor concerning any matter
hat
and assist the city solicitor in litigation
to which the city is party, when i Is
considered necessary by the city solicitor.
The city engineer must make 4 com"
plete survey OF the entire city, which
shall constitute and be the official sun
Vey OF the city. In making the survey
he must report his progress every
month to the committe on streets, alleys
and grades, until the survey is COM
pleted.
copies Of all fieid notes. maps or pro.
files relating to all city surveys. As
soon as the official survey shall have
been extended over any portion Of the
city, II shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to erect buildings upon the
line OF any street or public highway em-
braced within the limits Of such survey.
without APPLICATION TO the city engineer.
Persons violating this are subject to
fine, He shall also charge, for the bene-
III OF the city, fees for making surveys
for owners Of property ordering the
work, or against whom the work Is
properly chaTGeAble, He shall employ
all assistants necessary. subject to au-
thorization and approval OF the board OF
public works. He shall devote all his
personal time and attention to the re-
duirements OF his office. The ordinance
shall take effect after May !, 1887, and II
was recommended to council for Its ap.
prevail.
The ordinance regulating the hours OF
opening and closing the Second ward
market house was submitted by City
Solicitor Ncsbltt. It provides that mar
ket shall be held In the upper market
house on Wednesdays and Saturdays
Of each week, commencing at 8 a. m.
and ending ut 10 q. m, from April to
October 1; and commencing at a. M,
and ending at 10 a. m, from october /
until April 1.
There was little discussion on the or
dinance, It being the cOncensus Of opin-
ion OF the committee that market in the
evening at the Second ward market
house would be Injurious to butchers,
who would be unable to attend both
markets at once. The ordinance was
recommended to council, thus killing az.
ternOon or evening market at the Sec
ond ward Market house.
The petition Of the Wheeling Stock
yard Company. for permission to erect
a stockyard at Sixteenth and Main
streets, was laid over until the city So
lIcItor could frame a new ordinance
regulating the st0ckyard5 Col. Robert
White addressed the committee in be-
half of the petitioners. He argued that