Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-28

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IO'dl ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9tV'oo
The report Of the Committee on
Streets, Alleys and Grades, recommend
ing that the prayer OF the LaBelle MIL
Company, for the use Of Thirueth
street, be granted, and an ordinance
prepared. occasioneG a good deal Of
debate. most of it through a misunder-
standing. The matter finally went to
the Committee on Ordinances to draw
the proper measure.
The official bend of A. L. White, City
Engineer. in $4,000, with n. b. Scott
and Lucius Hoge as sureties, was read
and approved.
Mr. Hoe offered a resolution, which
was adopted. authorizing the City Re-
ceiver to receive and receipt for
$3.967.1S of railroad taxes.
Nj. Hoe also offered a resolution au-
thorizing the City Clerk to act as Clerk
of Police Court in the absence Of the
regular clerk thereof. 1t was adopted
Mr. Gar,ley offered a resolution in
structing the Committee on Ordinances
to report an ordinance amending the
annual license ordinance, so as to make
the license on billiard and pool taDles
S25 each for the first three tables, and
$40 for each additional table, and also
repealing the license tax of one dollar
per dav on base ball. 1t was adopted.
w IT Halter and ]. c. Hervey were
granted auctioneers licenses. and A. ].
Tolbert a license for a billiard room at
No 20 Twelfth street.
Mr.. Weisgerber offered a resolution
instructing the Water Board to discon-
tinue the use of natural gas at the city
water works and substituting coal, TO
be taken from home mines. The reso-
lution was adopted.
Mr.. PAUL offered the following:
Whereas, 1t appears from enquiries
and investigations made by the Coull-
ell Committee on Police, Mayor Butts
and individual members Of Council,
that the expense of running the city
warehouse has been exorbitant; and,
"Wbereas. Superintendent McGannon
in omen session of the Police Commit
tee has stated that during the last cam
raign no kent omen house at said city
,rison furnishing meals to everybody
Who couId be induced to vote right;
and
whereas. Said Superintendent NC
Cannon in thus accounting for a por-
lion of the exorbitant expenditure at
tba civ prison. intimated that he could
and would make still further revela-
tions if given the opportunity; and,
"Wbpreas 1t would appear to be in
accord with the eternal fitness Of things
to Give SUPERINTENDENT McGannon an
or,,ort,,it- IN disclose anything of an
~, ,,Tcnar nature transpiring at the city
,,rison m the end that taxpayers may
fulIv know what becomes of their mon
-, "a +ba+ etens may be taken to re-
80 go snv money improperly spent. by
,,roceodinqs mon official bonds, or 9TH
ppr,I,iso. therefore, be it
"poeoIved That Council is requested
70 refer This matter to the City Solicitor
and the Committee on Police with in
etructiOns TO fully investigate the facts,
,,-oortoir tho total of money improperly
,',,o,,t ord renort fully. with such rec
CHARACTERIZATION for the recovery of mon
~. ca enent improperly as may be sUg-
e-osted Inv the city's LEGAL adviser"
Mr. Ali moved to amend by striking
out Police Committee, and substituting
. special committee.
NJ Rucev moved to lay on the table,
ord the Renublicans carried this by q
' ,,-'r vote they thus approving the i'm
nroper use of city money, and in addi-
iion telling the people it is none of their
business when money collected by taxa
tion is spent for partisan political pur-
noses This is worse than when the late
"reform" Council used the City Hall for
q Republican club house and burned
citv GAS at public expense. 1t is a pretty
spectacle. truly.
The annual Appropriation oIuIi.'nCe
came up in the Second Branch, and af-
to,. q first reading was objected to by
Mr.. Weisgerber. and went over:
.:, III tne + Of ~ tbe Suburban Railway