The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-16
HOW IT WAS DONE
Details OF the struggle In the FIr't Branch
Over the Elm Grove OTdInanes.

Details OF the Struggle In the Firtt Branch
Over the Elm Grove Ordinance.
In the frst branch there were pres
ent at roll call: Messrs. Baird. Dawson,
Ebellng, Haller, Hazlett. weidebusch.
List, Horkheimer. McHelvey, Schmidt,
Williams, Zwicker: total, L.
In the second branch the members
present were Messrs. Arndt, Beckett.
Berry. Bucey, Connolly, Fair. Hahne.
Higgins, Hoe, Kindelberger, knoke, NC
Donald, McFadden, Meehen: Megral'
Mayer. Paul. Watson, We!sgeroer' SneWi
total, 20.
In the second branch. the ordinance
relating TO hack stands, passed by q
majority vote last week. was given Its
second passage, II TO s. The first
branch also passed the ordinance and It
became law.
In the flrst branch. after the minutes
had been read. Captain Dawson rails
ed the point that the purpose OF the
special meeting as set forth In the min:
uteS of the last meeting ana IN the call
sent out does not agree and asked lot a
ruling from Mayor Butts. The mayor
ruled that any ordinance can be con-
sidered at this meeting OF council. BY
mis- FuIlLlk OIL NllE llHN hAAhN1 . Ft~@.S-
inC officer, the new ordinance Of the
Wheeling Railway Company was given
footing In council
Clerk o'Brlen read the report OF the
committee on ordinances. recommend
lnu the adoption Of the Elm Grove ordi-
nance and the rejection OF the Wheeling
Railway Company ordinance; the adOp-
tion OF the telephone and Spears Axle
Works ordinances. Mr.. Weideousch
moved and Mr.. zwlcker seconded, that
the report OF the committee on ordl-
nances be adopted.
Captain Dawson moved TO lay the
report OF the committee on the table. a
vote was taken on the Dawson motion
md although the Elm Groves forces
were clearly in the majority, the lead
ers hadn't coached their people prop
prly. for the motion seemed to carry.
and no objection being heard, Mayor
Rutts declared the motion carried.
Then there was conste-nation in the
TIIn Grove camp. which was even more
pronounced when Captain Dawson
moved adjournment. The motion for
adjournment. however, was lost, II 70 o.
Then the Elm Grove forces got 10
gether ngaln on Mr.. Hnzletts motion
to reconsider the action OF the oranen:
nv which the committee on ordinances
on this was as follows:
To reconsIdcr-HaZlett, Halter NC
Lure Zwlcker. Weidebusch' Williams
Rg"Ins. reconsideration = Ebellng,
Dawson. MeKelvey Baird, Horkheim-
Mr.. EbelIng addressed the branch. he
wanted oil the applicants for street
railway franchises given a fair snow
Wanted a square Deal.
Captain Dawson wanted all the com
panles given square deal in council.
The ordinance committee, he said. is
not the entire council OF the city of
Wheeling. The committee was given
instructions aud Il has disrcgnrded
them. II wns Instructed 70 draw up
and report to council an ordinance Tor
the Peoples Telephone & Construction
Company OF West Virginia. What lid
the committee do II brings 10 an or,
dlnancc granting a franchise 60 'auy
telephone company The committee
disregard Of its instructions is an out-
ugs on this body and on the citizens ot
Wheeling
Il DO not propose to be controlled by
the Bel Telephone company. thc
Wheeling n slim grove Railway Cdm-
pnny. or any other corporation atm
here representing the Eighth ward aud
the citizens OF Wheeling II would be
an outrage and disgrace To- pass such
an ordinance as that presented by tue
Then there was a motion FOR the