The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-10
OTHER MATTERS CONSIDERED.

The curfew's bell may not ring In
Wheeling Tonight, nor on Saturday
night, but after next Tuesday there
may be a different story to tell. AT q
meeting OF the council committee on
ordinances held last evening. and at
tended by leaders In the Humane So
cletv, the ordnance was discussed and
passed on to council for action next
Tuesday evening.
The meeting was attended by Mrs.
John K. List, president OF the West
Virginia Humane Sosiety; Dr.. Harriet
b. Jones. Captain c. j. Rawling and
others interested in the curfew move
ment. OF the committee. Chairman
Baird and Councllmen Hazlett, List,
Williams and Watson were prpesent,
also Mayor Butts and City Solicitor
Nesbitt. N. Il q
Tho curfew matter was first taken
up, and It developed that the petition
filed with the city clerk some time ago
when the ordinance was FIRST suggested,
had In some manner been mislaid. How
ever, DR.. Jones. had a copy Of the ordi-,
nance, which she presented. It was read
by Clerk o Brien. 1t provides In effect
as follows: liai $50
First - That oil children under the
age OF sixteen years shall be prohibited
from lettering on the streets and alleys
OF the city after 10 p. IN. from March l
to September 30, and after p. m. from
October to the last day OF February,
unless accompanied by parent or guar
dian. The penalty provided was fine
OF SO, and this was later amended to 81.
second-It shall be unlawful for any
parent or guardian to allow his child
or ward to loiter after the hours men,
toned, and the penalty for violation is
a fine OF. 50, which was fixed In prefer
ence to the original figure, s25. iN
y Third-No child shall be placed in
confinement for violation OF the ordl-
nance until the parent or guardian de-
clines 10 be responsible.
Fourth-Provldes for child being
allowed out after the prescribed hours
when there exists reasonable neces-
sity."
When the ordinance had been read,
DR.. Jones addressed the committee In
Its support. She wanted council to take
hold with earnestness. and do some
thing. II council places itself on rec
ord against this measure she warned
the committee that the fight would
continue. II there were any objections
to the measure she wanted to hear
them then and there.
There was come discussion regarding
the section calling for imprisonment In
cases where the fine canot be paid,
Mr.. Watson believing that such a pro-
vision would work hardship upon
poor people. DR.. Jones responded that
where the fine cannot be collected there
must be punishment OF some character.
and imprisonment seems the only
method.
Relative to the phrase, reasonable
excuse" there was some discussion,
and DR.. Jones defined It to mean cases
where children are going from one
place to another after the prescribed
hours-ln fact are not lettering. In
these cases, OF course, the police off,
GERS must use their discretion.
Captain c. J. Rawling made lengthy
remarks. strongly supporting the pro-
posed curfew ordinance, and introduce
Ing testimony showing Its accomplish
ments In Omaha. st. Joseph. Kansas
City and other communities. In Omaha
the chief OF police strongly commended
the curfev.
Mr.. Willlams-How Is the chief OF po-
lice chosen In Omaha?
Captain Rawlings expressed his ina
bllity to answer the question. but haz-
arded the belief that he 10 not chosen
In the manner Wheeling chooses.
The ordinance was referred to coun-
ell, and the humane society was re-
quested to have copies printed for the
inspection OF councilmen next Tuesday
evening. 5tE