The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-20

yards referred to were kept III SUN u"
unclean and unhealthful condition that
the complaints Of the people caused
them to be broken up. and II was not
the "hog ordinance" referred TO- The Or
dinance I'm relation TO hogs" was pass
ed in 1881 and was simply an ordinance
forbldding the keeping or permitting 10
run at large, hogs anywhere within the
entire limits OF the city of Wheeling. II
never sought to confine even the keep
ing of hogs within any specified limitary
hounds within the city Away back IN
1876 an ordlnace was passed in relation
to the keeping OF horses, cattle, sheep
and hogs for sale within the city OF
Wheeling. This ordinance simply de-
cared that It should be lawful to Keep
stable and pen, buy and sell such ami
mails within the boundaries named In
IL, but provided that the grounds and
stables should be subject to the inspec-
ton OF the health officer and kept In
such manner as he should direct, but
there does not seem to be any penalty
attached to It's violation. The ordinance
in relation 10 stock yards. which the
late Judge Jacobs decided to be void
and OF no effect, was passed on the 10Th
or OctODeT, 1901 hAl INV ii'iN th"" ~"
years have elapsed when this wheeling
stoclSyard company seek TO re-enact
that same ordinance, except as 10 the
penalty OF Imprisonment therein con-
tanned The last named ordinance was
decided to be OF no effect and void by
Judge Jacob during his life time and 1t
has never been sought to be enforced
from that day to this. The late Henry
| Newhardt opened the present yards on
Tenth street and was arrested and tried
In the former municipal court, and upon
an appeal from that Judgment, ana
after a full argument and hearing,
Judge JncOh decided said ordinance TO,
be void and dismissed the proceedings
against Mr.. Newhnrdt. Since then, so
far as we know, no one has even DREAM
ed that said ordinance could be enforced
| and any and every person and all per-
sons and firms or corporations have had
the perfect liberty to establish such a
business at any point within the city
of Wheeling that they may have de-
sired.
The petition fthls stock yard compa
ny to have permission TO establish their
| yard at the corner OF Sixteenth and
Main streets cannot be otherwise than
either blum or fake. There never
has been, since the decision OF Judga
Jacob. any necessity for any such petit
ton. Such a stock yard might have
been established and run within the
city. and II kept and managed In n
cleanly and healthy way could not
have been interefered with II man
aged badly and kept In an uncleanly
| ..nIttt,t, a. mould haya hAgnfnn gIigb a
nuisance that any person or persons In
| jured thereby might at any time have
had It abated by proper application
thereto. Read the statement OF Presi-
! dent zoeckler, as contained in the Reg
| lister, and ask yourself why II Is that
| these very people who are so anxious to
establish stock yard at the corner OF
Sixteenth and Main streets, which at
the same time are SO anxious to havO
the ordinance perpared by themselves
and printed with the communication
contained In the Register passed by
council? An ordinance which on its
very face forblds them to establish a
stock yard on Main and Sixteenth
streets. upon the very location they pro-
fess to want to place II. "Oh, consist
oncy. thou art n jewel"
The truth Is that the milk in the CO.
coanut Of this Wheeling stock yard
company can be found In the Registers
| article, xiZ.: "for some time 1t has not
been able to compete with the stock
yard located OF Tenth street" This
shows the selfish motive OF the Wheel
ing stock yard company and that II Is
not the public good which II seeks to
take care Of.
Why should council, representing tho
whole people, pass an ordinance In the
interests Of this Wheeling stock yard
company, whose present yards are and
have for long time been located in
Goose Town, around the Hill, Ia the
Second ward OF the clty2
why should council do anything look
Ing to the destruction or injury OF the
business Of other people In order to
either build up or protect the property
and interests or business OF this Wheel
Ing stock yard company?
Why should council pass nm ordinance
looking to the formation Of monopoly
In the stock-deallng business In the city
OF Whccllng2
Why should council pass an ordinance
tending to destroy all competition for
| INV W H'NlHlk HANNh ANIN NUllllullN
Why should council pass an ordnance
tending to enable the Wheeling stock
yard company to put prices up upon tho
food Of the city Of Wheeling? Lrnvo
business and competition In buslncss to
take care Of Itself DO not attempt to
cut the throat Of business or destroy
competition. Look to the interests or
all the people, and In thus doing council
cannot err In lts duty ~ the rcpreRen.
tntlvc Of the people Of the city VIII
council undertake to provide that aomo
Of the very butchers who are stock
holders In aud members NJ this Wheel
INK stock yard company ahnll not run
their slaughter houses except out in
Go0RctOwn2
VIII council provide by ordinance TINT
all the livery STABLES Of the city Rhnll bo
| kent In GOoBctown2 WIN council pro-
vide by ordinance that NIL the ilah ana
oryHtor stores In the city shall be kent
In Goose Town Many kinds " bual-
ness u not properly run and mannHed
may become a nuisance In the city Ia
those llvlng In their immediate neigh.
borhoo1 WIN council ATTEMPT to atom
all such nulsnnreH by removing nil eilGb
The article IN the lioglHor roforfod Ia
iH mistaken In ~ statement nA Ia tho
vote N the committee upon tho nnld on.
dlnnnco the Wheeling stock yard poo.
| PIE desire tn have passed. The yuio ana
not stand two to twol" but the fact il
Were were -FOUR members OF the COM