The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-11

Mr.. Chew supported the amendment
and expressed himself as In favor OF
leaving tho matter to the real estate
committee rather than Of the board OF
pus!lc works. Mr.. Higgins accepted the
amendment and his resolution was
made to conform. The resolution was
carried. =, t
A resolution was presented by Mr..
Chew. recommending that the annual
report OF tho city be printed In all the
local papers. Mr., Ahf favored having
the papers named In the resolution.
Mr.. Higgins supported the action of
the committee on accounts IN having
the city clerks report printed only In
one OF the papers. by saying that 1t was
done with Wow TO economy. Mr..
Chew supported his resolution. saying
that every tax payer should be allowed
to read the report In his own paper.
Some were unable to read English and
hence tho German paper should have II
the same as any other.
Mr.. Ali said he thought there had
been some underhand work about It.
and that tho report was printed In
on!g one paper for a purpose, and ac-
cused the, committee on accounts OF
something out OF the ordinary.
Mr.. Higgins replied In brief, but
Very warm speech. He said that the
report was printed In one paper merely
for economy. and because the commit
tee decided on the 1ntell!gencer, the
members on the other side felt sore.
City Clerk Watkins explained his POSI-
t!on In the matter by saying that he
wanted to print his report In all the
papers. but had been instructed by the
committee to so by the ordinance. which
limits him to one paper. This he did
and would continue TO do until council
instructed him otherwise.
A vote was taken on the adoption of
Mr.. Chew's motion, and It was carried
a. w. RAIDER applied for license to
open billiard room at 90 Twelfth
street. which was granted. I
II. E. Freese applied for a permit TO
take care OF n strip OF the clty's ground
known as Woodward's orchard. Grant
ell.
City Clerk Watkins offered n commu-
nicatIou. recommending that In view OF
the fact that a great deal OF peddllng
without license was being practiced in
the city. and tina. the city solicitor be
Instructed TO draft an ordinance, pun
ishiag all engaged In such violations of
the law, also that a special officer who
shall have the power of .. deputy SER
geans, be appointed. whose duties It
shall be to detect all who should, and
who do not pay licenses. and who can
not be apprehended by the police. The
communication met with general APP
prevail and was referred to the commit
tee on ordinance.
At this point messenger from the
first branch stated that tha. body had
not concurred in the action OF me Sec
ond in the ordinance inst-uctlag the
annual report to be printed In all the
papers. \ conference committee was
appointed. composed of MessrS. Stro-
BILE, McKelvcy and Mcclure. Of the
first branch, and Messrs. Higgins, Nes-
bltt and ALL, OF the second. Tia Com
mlttee met and reported back unanI-
mously in favor of the resolution. The
first branch refused to take kindly to
the committees report and upon no.
ton OF Mr.. Ebellng, the matter was
laiG on the table. The ayes and noes
were called on the motion, thosa voting
aye being Messrs. Bachmaun, Baird,
I1pGlliS, i1lSk, -hSl-tiAC h-IN "
noes. Messrs. Mckelvey, Schmidt, Stro-
BILE and Wei6etusch.
Mr.. Strobe offered a resolution to
have the report printed In the German
paper, but this, too. was voted down.
The second branch took the matter
up and quite heated bit of oratory
was brought out by motion oY Ne.
Chew to have the city solicitor render
an opinion as to whether the upper
branch had the right to turn down a re-
port of a conference committee. Mr..
Ali said things about the members of
the east side OF the building thinking
they were the only "cobbles on the
wharf" or words to that effect. and
Mr.. Miller took occasion to say that
the practice Of turning down commit
tees reports had become altogether too
common. The question was then put
and carried and council adjourned.