Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-10

il the first floor corridors and Offices.
during and just after the last city cam
paigr. chewing things over with the
mob Of place hunters. and now they
can't reform. As result it is an ut
Ter impossibiliy 10 get a quorum Of
members in either Of the Council cham
bers before eight o'clock or quarter
after. although Council is called 10 meet
az half-Dast seven. Last evening. as
upon every other meeting night they
stood around and talked and jabbered
and fought their battles over again
until after the clock struck eight. and
even then members went up stairs with
as much reluctance as though they eN-
pected 10 have 90 spend some OF their
own money instead Of The ciry's. The
amount OF business pending was very
small and 70 could have been disposed
Of in half an hour. Nineteen members
answered 90 their names in the Second
Branch. and but six in the First. The
latter body got O quorum az sos. Mr.
NcKelvey being the ninth man. Mayor
Butts and President Chew We're both on
hand promptly.
The regular monthly report of City
Clerk Watkins showed appropriations
for the three months of S96.256.S3. eX-
penditures of S6o.703.53. and balances
OF SS5,553.30. The tax collections
turned over by City Collector Hall 10
Receiver FOrgey were as follows. Fifty
cent levy. $7.6S714, ten cent levy, ST.
S6S.33. a number Of the funds. such
as Cemeteries Real Estate. City Prison,
Scales. and the City Contingent fund,
are practically exhausted.
Bills were ordered paid as follows:
Police. ... Gee. &C.. ...... .....Sl57.3l
Streets. Alleys and Grades. e. SEQ
Fire Department. 80. zee. &c. 1888
Iotal-.. eel. &c. &c. '.-'. ..s-to-c7
The Committee on Petitions and Re
monstrances reported favOrably on IL
ceuses as follows: Frank p. Darcy.
auctioneer, John BartOlliS. No. 27ol
Cbapline street. Joseph Barum. No.
1922 Main street. and Thomas Nc
Laughlin 1884 Main street. liquor Ii
cerses. All the licenses were granted.
The recommendation Of the Commit
tee On Real Estate. that the Committee
on Ordinances draw an ordinance pre-
scribing the duties Of the City Engineer
and fixing his salary. was referred to
Ordinances. without debate.
The recommendation Of the Commit
NEE on Fire Department that $1,000 be
appropriated 20 purchase fourteen feet
OF ground I'm the rear of the Nigilant
engine house. was debated. Mr. Fair
thought ir was a pretty stir price. and
Mr. NeSbiyr thought il was reasonable,
under the circumstances. Mr. ALL
wanted 10 know what the ground was
70 be used for. and Mr.. Nesbut replied
that &c was necessary Ger @ rear en-
trance. III not purchased now It would
probably De built on 1Ir. BUGGY NOV
ed 20 refer back. Mr.. Hoe hoped II
would not be referred but would be
killed az once. He called attention 20
the fact that the money of the city was
disappearing pretty rapidly. and the
first thing the Council knew there
would be no cash left. The motion 10
refer was lost Mr. Hoe then moved
10 reject. and il was adopted. This
threw the matter out. but still the First
Branch "nOu-cOuCurred' The Second
Branch appeared 10 recognize the gross
irregularity. yet named a committee Of
conference. This committee agree' 70
refer the whole matter 10 Finance.
Adopted
Fire Chief KGeves reported his pOlit-
zeal REORGANIZATION OF the fire depart
ment submitting the li-- Of appoint
ments printed In Yesterdays Register.
and asked for their confirmation There
Roe f=,r, u
Committee. and the motion was 70 re-
fer back and this was carried. There
were well defined rumOrS Of row over
the appointment and transfer OF Henry
Frohme from the Eighth ward engine
house 10 the Hook and Ladder but the
fight was thus postponed.
The LaBeile Iron Works sent IN a
communication in which it was set
forth that the Company contemplated
the erection of a very large addition 10
The works. employing about one hun
dred and fifty men and paving out
something like $4,000 monthly in
wages. and asked for some arrange
uen- whereby the Company could Sc
cure the use Of part Of Thirtieth
street. rs it would be impossible 70
economically operate q plant of that
nature ON both sides 81 a street. The
C0mpapv also urged @ speedy decision.
The matter was referred. The Com
nam. desires to erect another tin mill
equal - the capacity OF the present
mill which EMPLOYS about TWO hum
dred hands. and 20 this end asks the
use ofthe street fifty feet wide by about
two hundred Ions. The street is scarce
" ever used as O th0roUghfcre.
Mr.. Miller offered q resolution cali
ing for The printing Of all the OFdi-
nancss adopted since the last ordinance
book was compiled. Referred 70 Or
GirsnCes.
Several resolutions relating 70 set
ting curbing. etc. were referred to the
Renters OF stalls i'm the markets Pc
+itioned TO have Sec. . Of the ordinance
violating 70 Saturday markets amended
en- rs TO have Saturday evening mar
ter in the Second ward. as we'll as IN
-be morning. To went TO Markets
counter petition was also referred.
s petit.on from n. Carter List. Jr,
executor Of r. Fisher. deceased. asking
for the refundirE Of certain money eN-
Dended upon order of the =. P. W. 10
Law a pavement. was referred - Claims
Tho Official bond Of r. W. Brooks
s,,De~fDterdert Of the cremarorv- IN
s-60 with Andrew NcGinley and ". L.
Schemp. was approved.
No PRESS CENSORSHIP.