Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-22

MATORY ROAD.
The Council Committee on Ordi-
nances met last evening with City So
licitor Nesbitt and held rather a long
and important session. The business
transacted was as follows
The resolution introduced in the Sec
ond Branch by Mr.. Ahl, requiring all
passenger trains on the "Pewiky'' rail-
road to stop at the Eleventh street
station at least fifteen minutes, was
laid on the table.
The Solicitor presented an ordinance
regulating the setting OF telegraph and
other poles at street corners. the in
tent being to leave the pavement al
the corners free Of poles outside the
limits fixed by prolonging property
lines to the curbing. 1t also required
all electric wires, except street car
wires, to be at least thirty feet above
the street level The ordinance was
recommended for adoption.
The Solicitor was instructed to draw
up a contract with the Marietta Bone
and Phosphate Company, by the terms
Of which the Company is to pay the
city $500 for the crematory ashes now
on hand, and to pay further sum OF
800 per year for the ensuing two years
for the ashes to be accumulated within
that time An ordinance is also to be
drawn appropriating the money so re-
ceived, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, to the improvement of the
crematory road and the setting Of
line of posts and rails along the east
side of the road, at its upper end,
where there is a very steep bank quite
close to the travelled portion Of the
road. The point has always been a
dangerous one.
The Solicitor was instructed to draft
an ordinance, under the resolution pre-
sented to Council at the last session
by Mr.. Baird, making it unlawful for
owners Of city property to permit
growths of weeds upon their premises.
This law is particularly leveled at the
owners of some vacant Island prop
erty.
The resolution by Mr. ALL, providing
that ON and after February, 1899, the
Chief of Police be paid a salary sim
nlV without foes nf Lind
laid ON the table.
The communication from the Board
of Public Works regarding the derail-
ing switches on the Wheeling & Elm
Grove line, Oh Twelfth street, occa-
stoned long debate and was finally
referred to the City Engineer and City
Solicitor, to report the result of an In
vestigation to be made into the deSlra
bility of such an appliance on city
street. The committee is rather
doubtful as to the expediency of putting
such switches in on Twelfth street, On
the ground that they would prove a
public nuisance, and do more harm
than good.
An ordinance was ordered drawn,
transferring the appropriation of $3.50
for paving a portion of Zane street with
brick to South Penn street, between
Virginia and Zane streets. The Island
Councilmen are reported to unanimous
ly approve the change.
The quetion of fixing price to be
paid the city for the use of the steam
fire engines in pumping out cellars was
referred to the clerk. with instructions
to correspond with other river towns:
After a long discussion it was agreed
that the license for pool selling for the
coming race meeting at the State Fair
grounds should be at the rate of $1,000
Der year, payable monthly, for one
stand, with S. per day for each addi-
tional stand or seller when the latter
acts as the agent of the holder OF the
general license.