The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-02
IT IS PASSED.
Peoples Telephone Company Or
dinanse Goes Through.
MAYOR BUTTS DECIDING VOTE
was Required in the Pln, Branch, the
Vote Being o to s-rhs second Rransh
Passes the Measure with ala AmsndmsHt
Tor Ten FIRE. Telephone Iastrumsni' for
the cliy's U.o-Ths Flrst Branch En.
dor.e. the AmsndmsRi.

After struggle dating back several
months, always In the face Of strong
opposition, the Peoples Telephone and
Construction Company, of West Viz
glnla, at last secured the passage of an
ordinance giving It certain privileges
within the city OF Wheeling, Its ordl-
nance passed the first branch of ooun-
ell last night by the skin of Its teeth,
Mayor Butts coming to the rescue, as
the vote was tied, and in the second
branch the ordinance secured a unanI-
nous vote.
There was no time lost in discussion,
the ordinance being a fixture within q
few minutes after council came to or
der No time was lost in the first
branch, as It had been read twice at
previous meeting. Previous to the
vote in this chamber there was a
slight clash between Mayor Butts and
Mr.. Horkhelmer, the latter wanting
some petitions against the ordinance to
be read. As II afterwards developed,
there were no petitions to be presented.
However, Messrs, Ebeling. McLure and
zwicker in turn, rose to points OF order
during Mr.. Horkheimer's talk. The
mayor asked the latter gentleman 10
sit down, which MIR. Horkheimer was
not inclined 90 do at iiTnt. HIS consent
few minutes later, smoothed over
what promised a lively scene.
Another feature was the late arrival
OF Mr.. Hazlett. As he was supposed TO
be against the ordinance, there was
much rejoicing among the Peoples peo-
pie that his vote did not get In.
Members present in the first branch,
were-Bachman Ebellng, Hailer, List
Horkhelmer, McLure, Otto, Srobel,
weidebusch, Williams, MeKeiyey and
Zwicker. In the second branch, pres
entail, Beckett, Berry Bradbury,
Bronstrop, Connolly, Fair, Gartley, Hig-
gins, Hahne. Kaiser, Klndelberger, Nc
Donald, McFadden, Miller, Nesbitt,
Weisgerber and Mr. President.
Il was shortly after o'clock when
Clerk O'Brien read the ordinance for
final passage. After the brief sklrmlsh
between the mayor and Mr., Horkhelm-
er, tho vote was taken. 1t was rs fol-
lows:
Otto, Stroebel, Zwicker; total, g.
Noes-Haller. Horkheimer, List, Nc
Kelvey, Weldebusch, Williams; total, 6,
The Mayor said "Aye."
Mayor Butts then cast his vote AYE"
and the Peoples ordinance was carried
across the hall. where everybody guve
1t the glad hand. The only amend
ment tackled on was tina: introduced by
Hlgglns. giving the city ten telephones
free The first branch, OF course, con-
Cured.
After President w. d. johnson, Sec
rotary Il. Il. Robinson and other mem
bers OF the company were deluged with
congratulations, council settled down
to other business,
The committee on streets, alleys and
grades submitted ordinances establish
Ing the grades OF Thirteenth street be-
tween Alley G. and Wood and on Zane
street; adopted.
The Recommendation Of the commit
tee on claims that Harry l.. Wheat be
paid 1850 for money paid the city I'M
der a misrepresentation, was acted upon
favorablY.
The committee on petitions and re-
monstrances recommending the grant
Ing of coffee house licenses to Bach
Bros. Clements & Farrell, Martin
Flynn. and q wholesalers to f. II.
Blowers & Company; adopted.
Accounts submitted by the following
committees were ordered paid; real
estate, 1923 10; scales, $685.; cemeteries,
$3.50 80: health $l52 g; pay roll OF
board OF public works for two weeks,
out of ten-cent levy. $l,4i0 40: pay of
assistants to city engineer, Sl96 "a.
Mr., Ali offered resolution, which
had previously come up In the first
oh lttH D M rim In In
that chamber, IL da39ned In the second.
The resolution provided that the City
and Wheeling hospitals be each given
free water and the use OF 5000 worth Of
illuminating gas each year.
There was disposition TO refer the
resolution to the gas and water boards.
Mr.. Hahne moved an amendment, Civ
ing the Children's Home free gas and
free water.
Mr.. Connolly stated that the hospitals
were not strictly charitable institutions,
but depended upon their revenues. He
instanced the case OF the young w0-
man refused admission when In crit
zeal condition last winter. He said he
knew Of similar cases.
Dr. Megrail said that the case In
stanced by Mr., Connolly was not a fair
Illustration.
Mr.. Higgins thought that the hospit-
ais were charitable institutions in the
sense that they depended upon the
charity OF the citizens for their sup
port,
President Chew knew OF many poor.
injured persons removed to the hosplt-
ais by the police The City hospital
was So It's infancy and needed support.
Gas fur tho Hospitals.
Mr.. Miller wanted the resolution TO
cover all hospitals as he thought the
private hospitals were as charitable as
the public lie moved an amendment
to that effect.
Mr All thought that the granting OF
his resolution would make the two
public hospitals more ready to open
their doors to destitute persons.
Mr. MIllcr'B amendment was lost
Free gas and free water were granted
on Mr. Hlhne's motion, to the Chill
dren's Home, and free water aud the
limited gas supply TO the City and
Wheeling hospitals.
Mr. llahnc created mild sensation
on his motion TO tax every blcyclllt IN
Wheeling 81 per 1nnum for his wheel
His resolution went TO the ordinance
committee.
A petition to open up Merritt street.
IN the Sixth ward, won't to the commit
tee on streets, alleys and grades
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