Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-25
Bills were ordered paid as follows:

Fire " 24l 81
Police . . .......... Il 80
City frlSOn Observation-Disclosures. LOO %
teal Estate ............. ............ al 81
Il. z. w.. Observation-Disclosures. 80 GO
Total .............. ...................$,29 7 81
The Committee on Fire reported the
letting of bids to the Boston Woven
Hose and Rubber Company for 1000
feet of bay State" hose, and to the
Eureka Rubber Company for 1900
feet of Eagle" hose, aggregating ST.
O2O, and the action of the Committee
was approved.
The Committee on Petitions and
"Reminiscences recommended licenses
to Hermann Coss, D. Goodfriend and
Richard Wilkie, and that the applica-
ton Of August Matthews at No. 1881
Market street be rejected. This last
was the old "Clementlne" stand, and
raised the old question. Several mem
bers thought it unfair to single out
one man or one house in the manner
proposed, and the subjec, was debated
pro and con. The report of the Com
mittee was finally adopted, ayes H.,
noes 6, and Mr.. Matthews was shut
out. The other applications were ap-
proved and the Mayor will take the
Acknowledgements of principals and
sureties.
The monthly report of the Chief OF
Police, as heretofore printed, was or
dered filed, and the recent changes in
the police force were confirmed.
T. G. Parker, Jr., was granted an
auctioneers license at No 1907 Market
street.
The contract and bond of w. S.
Holmes and George F. Naber, garbage
contractors. were read and approved.
The bond is in $4,000, with James Nc
Ginley and Robert Holmes, sureties.
The Board of Public Works pre-
scented a long statement transmitting
notices served on the Wheeling and
Elm Grove Railway Company to place
two derailing switches on Twelfth
street. 1t was read and debated for
some time. The Board stated it lacked
authority to proceed and this was
concurred in by the Solicitor. After
more talk, the City Clerk was sent
after the original franchise granted
the Company, to see just what the pro-
vision was regarding the derall1ng
switches, and what the city could do
about it, anyhow. A reading OF Sec. o
showed that the Company was to put
in derailing switches on Twelfth street,
at the east side of Main and Market
streets, and Sec 10 provided for no
tice to the Company of an intention to
revoke the franchise for non-fulfill-
ment, the Company to have three
months after said notice to act before
Council can apply the extreme penalty.
AS a result of all the discussion, Mr..
Berry moved that the Company be
notified by the city to comply with
the ordinance Mr. Chew (Mr. Hig-
gins in the chair) characterized the
whole movement as foolish, that no
citizen had complained, no one wished
the switches, and claimed the switches
were actually more dangerous than to
have none at all. The clause had orig
inally been put in the ordinance by the
Company itself because they thought
it would be a good thing. Since then
that opinion was esteemed of doubtful
value. After lot more talk, Mr.. Chew
made the point of order that the
motion by Mr. Berry was out Of or
der, and it was then put in writing,
that it might be passed by both
Branches, that being necessary to
make it effective on the clerk. The
preparation of the resolution by the
City Solicitor took up a good deal of
time. but it was finally perfected and
passed. In the First Branch His
Honor promptly ruled the whole thing
out of order, as the Company has until
July LIST to complete the road in the
city under it's franchise, and cannot
be interfered with until that time is
up at least.
On motion of Mr. Connolly, fifteen
dollars was ordered expended out OF
the contingent fund, in cleaning the
Soldiers Monument.
A communication from Transfers
Union No. 7O46 transmitted request
that the B. P. w. employ no teams
except those of the union. 1t was re-
ferred to the Board.
The ordinance granting to the
Wheeling Railway Company a fran
chise on Ohio, South Perm and South
Front streets. as exclusively outlined
in the Register week ago. was read