Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-27

sections, for amendment and debate
was then commenced, at S:35 D. m.
When Sec. 8 was read. Mr.. Ali
moved to strike out the provision for
taking up city orders outstanding. 1t
was lost, after a brief debate, by a.
party vote. v
Mr.. Ali moved to fill the blank for
the election with the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November.
1893. Mr.. Higgins moved to make it
November 81, 1897. Mr.. Ahl's motion
was lost by a party vote, and Mr.. Hig-
gins adopted by party vote In his
explanation Of his motion, Mr. Ali
said he made it out of Difference to an
idea previously expressed by Mr.. Ber-
ry, that if the people were to be edu-
Gated late date should be chosen. He
also fixed the date for the general cleo
ton, in order to save the people the
! expense of a special election. And"
said he, 1.-The majority knows the city
| is poor
The ordinance was adopted by a
party vote.
In the First Branch, after the first
reading, Mr. Ebeling moved to post
pone until the next meeting, but under
[
drew it.
On the second reading, when SEC. IS
| was reached Mr.. Dawson said he
would like to see a provision to keep
the bonds at home, and to make them
available, in small amounts, for pur-
chase by people of moderate means.
He would favor giving Ohio county
people a preference in the sale of
bonds, and he spoke very earnestly
I on the points he made. He wanted
to make the bonds popular among our
| own people, and at the same time see
the county get tax on the bonds.
Mr.. Dawson did not formulate his idea
! in writing, and nothing came of the
| debate.
The ordinance was passed by par
i ty vote, ayes 10, noes 3.
| In the First Branch, the ordinance
granting to the devisees of Benz. Fisher
the right to construct, maintain and
operate a railroad switch on Chapline
street, south of Sixteenth street, was
passed.
| The petition Of the st. Alphonsus
| Society, for free gas, non-concurred in
by the First Branch at the last ses-
| sion, after having been adopted by
the Second, was again read in the
| Second and motion was made to ask
| for a committee of conference. At
this point Mr.. Ali raised the point
| that the First Branch had acted after
the Second had adjourned The chair
! said he believed that was correct, but
! the paper had come from that Branch
| in the regular way, properly endorsed.
He preferred the question be referred
| to the City Solicitor The resolution
providing for a committee of confer
ence was then adopted and Messrs.
! Nesbitt, Hahne and Ali were named
on the part of the Second Branch.
| The First Branch named Messrs. EbeI-
| ing, Williams and Baird. The similar
( resolution regarding the Florence
| Crittenden Home was referred to the
! same committee. Council adjourned
| before the committee reported, but the
committee report will be as follows:
| That the petition of the Florence Crit
| tenden Home be granted, and that the
petition of the ST. Alphonsus Orphan
Asylum be rejected. The vote on the
latter was: Ayes, Messrs. ALL, Nesbitt
and Ebeling; noes, Messrs. Williams,
Baird and Hahne.
Bills were ordered paid as follows:
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b. T. w. 800. 2,56S Il
| Total -. ..... -. -. ..S2,573 q
| The Fire Committee asked for per-
mission to eXpend not exceeding 81, 800
to reconstruct the fire alarm system,
in accordance with the recommended
ton of the expert. It was adopted.
The Board of Gas Trustees reported
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