Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-26

Transacted.
When Council was called TO order,
at last evenings regular session, four
teen members responded in the Second
Branch and six in the First. In few
minutes, however, additional members
came in, and business was commenc-
ed in good shape, with nineteen in the
Second Branch and thirteen in the
First. There was a very fair attend
ance of railroad and telephone men in
the lobby.
Under a suspension of the rules, Mr..
Kindleberger moved to convene the
Committee on Committees to recon-
struct the Committee on Ordinances so
it would consist of four members from
each Branch. Ii now consists CT tVe
First Branch members and three from
the Second The motion was laid on
the table by a decisive vote, on motion
by Hahne.
The Second Branch was in arrears
in the matter Of reading minutes, from
about the first OF March, and 1t took
over an hour and half to go through
the record, sixty pages being read.
The President said he would take
day off and sign EN- up.
In the First Branch 4 petition was
read from Harry L. Wheat, praying
for a rebate on license tax for about
seven years, of 81, $50 The matter was
referred to Claims.
Spears Axle Company petitioned for
a railroad switch at Main and Twenty
seventh streets. connecting with. the
B. & o. tracks, and for an overhead
structure across Main street. south or
Twenty-seventh street. and the paper
was accompanied by an ordinance In
their petition, the Company stated 1t
was opposed 10 the pending Terminal
ordinance. The matter went TO Ordl-
nances.
The report OF the Committees on
Railroads and Streets. Alleys and
Grades. transmitting the applications
Of the Wheeling Butchers Association,
of the Terminal Railway Company, Of
the Wheeling and Elm Grove Railway
Company. OF the Suburban Railway
Company. and of the Wheeling Rail
way Company. was read, the Commit
tee recommending that all the matters
be referred 10 the Ordinance Commit
tee. The two first named matters were
referred without question. On the
Wheeling and Elm Grove Company
matter. Mr. Horkheimer called for the
reading of all the amendments made
to the ordinance in Committee. and in
reply the clerk said he had net writ
ten the minutes up. Then Mr.. HOrk-
heimer said he had contemplated max
ing a minority report, but had no time
TO prepare it, and asked that the mat
ter be laid over. he intimaJi3g that
snap judgment" had been taken. He
moved an amendment to postpone the
report as TO the Elm Grove.
Cant. Otto expressed his surprise at
the course of the Colonel, and Mr.
DAWSON said the gentleman from the
Second ward could get his whack' at
the ordinance later, and hoped the
matter would be referred. The Col
onel said he understood he would get
a whack at ii, and would take il.
Inc question Oh pOSNpOiIVlhC4C was
put. the roll called, and the motion was
lost. ayes 4. noes 10 the former Ebe-
ling. Horkheimer, Baird and Mcclure
The ordinance was then referred to
Ordinances. and the other railroad or
dinances went the same way without
incident.
These proceedings were watched by
big lobby with absorbing interest,
The financial repor, Of Clerk Watkins
showed total appropriations of $14626.59,
expenditures of SIP, 1885, and balance of
500. 1S2.24 City Collector Hall has paid TO
Receiver Forgey $2o.769S3 on account of
5o-cent levy. and $3.6Ol.O7 on account of 10
cent. levy.