Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-24

sections - The MlSceAdueOuS
..ss transacted at Last
s--es session Of the City
"re
e curious things happened
rr-s session Of the City
Tie serving of notice upon
E..syes chat he is not really
dsr. ment. but that Coun-
the right TO dictate his ap-
although the city ordi-
rthe Chief shall nominate all
ostls department
...sr was Presidea, Chew's idea
ference committee between two
icing bodies. He ought to pat
ris. in brief. thar where two
tive bodies disagree, aad one Of
refuses twice over 10 agree TO a
,.~.r.. -re presiding officer can ap-
-.s committee a1yhOw, and in ap-
-ef r name ID. the members from
...s. rr-r. question, and the minor
..-. r. -r... leaving the majority
.r- M -Ea cold. OF course, where
... members of q conference com
one side of the contro-
H-. can be no conference, and
fOregOne conclusion, but
lent Chew'S idea, and no
floor of Council appeared TO
it. Had there been some
who believed in q fair deal
rr disposition 10 talk he might
some unpleasant things TO the
D. entire prOpriety.
SIT another popularity Of the Ses-
the iutSposiJiOr of the body
a blunder in appointing the
ae on Ordinances, whereby a
nance is violated by the law
e body every time the Commit
Dr. Ordinances meets or the Council
r.ras ANYTHING it does. Ii will be
~b.re5 that when the committees
+ be- present Council were originally
r-e5 i- was all irregular and ille-
-i had to be done over again. In
KING the appointments the second
-. I'M the general anxiety to MAKE
many Committees as possible soli~lE
s-ra,fcan. FIVE members Of the Com
-a on Ordinances were taken from
First Branch. ane three from the
r7d. although The rules Of Council,
wselvos an ordinance of the city,
vide I'm unmistakable language. that
e0mmirees of eigh, shall be made
- f.ur members from each Branch.
night. p -h5 Second Branch. @
.rf.r called formal attention 90 this.
t. RESPONSE was motion 20 adjourn,
-u DO republican size and the Pres
.a-- nue. me question and declared the
-'-r over COuacil se's very bad
uu'a when it deliberately and
r.v,re.v viri7tcs it's own ordinances
1at. .hel not very many city crdi-
srcas are observed by anybody, any
- The whole thing is a good deal
+. one of Gilbert ana SulIivan's comic
as except Of course. the part the
-ar6-s play.
.5wir. is @ summary Of the bust
-, scenes a-C episodes
VOW VIII ELIEVES BE GOOD?
mo report Of the Committee on Fire
rueut transmitting the removals
apps. mems of Chief Klieves,
.a n the Second Branch and was
--.e.l f~ or unanimous vote. When
document went 20 the First Branch.
body -n-ccucurred in the case of
eu'1a-icn Of MIR Henry FrOhme
O.. a'- rman az the Hook and Lad
house.. and appended a resolution
r- his position vacant. When
report. thus uon-c0ucurred in. came
OBJ .le Second Branch, and came
motion to concur in the action
rrs there was q lively little de-
rr-ed hy NJ. Nesbitt, of the
ward. who said 10 looked like it
camping on the toes of the Chief
thought the appOintee should be
ual and charges preferred. II
Was anything wrong.
Hoe defended the Chief and said
-h- -0 be allowed 70 name his own
F. The Chief ought 10 be the boss,
f. The speaker was Chief, he would
Chief The speaker had been told
member of Council that the time
present Chief was short. He was
now. but il was only fer two
s and he would never be CHIEF
1. I looked like a personal and
Boa. matter to him.
Str kuoka did not see any cause FOR
-.uuu to- the appointment, and Mr..
spoke IN the same strain.
II. Uar.ey said he thought the main
position was because Mr.. Frohme had
.a member of Council liar. Il
SEQ why member Of Council can
..s liar. as well as any one else.
- l0 SAID he knew the opposition
. ..lue was because he was a
He had been told so by a
Council, and he could tell
.- leah more. should occasion
chief had the appointment
a-Js by ordinance, and no
.. .-crfere with him.
'-. ...r~e made a lengthy speech,
la be Went into some gener-
. few details. and was fol-
1Icssrs. Higgins. Nesbitt,
and others. and then on roll call
notion to concur with the first
'. was lost. ayes 10 noes IA. as
Ayes -MeSSrs. Beckett, Brad
-rey Fair. Hahne. Higgins,
.n NCgrail. Travis and MI
1o. NOeS-Messrs. All,
/, aroDsrr0p. Connelley, Gartley,
Kaiser, Kindleberger. Knoke,
.I..sr. Nesbitt. Watson and
a.
notion Av Mr.. Fair for COM
Conference was also defeated
Ing vote. ayes II; noes u.
sa,n forcibly reminded
I,a chief had authority
..r.... u-r,e, +o roulo his men