Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-06
TIE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
OF Council Transacted Much Business,
Last Evening.

Itinerant Vendors of Medicine Will
Have to Pay Heavily--A Rail.
road Track to Be Moved The
Proposed New Saloon Ordinance
Referred to the Solicitor Annual
Reports of Boards - The Steam
Ferry Petition to Be Investigated.
Other Matters.
The Council Committee on Ordin-
ances held long and important ses-
sion at the City Hall, last evening, and
disposed of number of matters of
more or less Importance, which have
been pending for some time past. In
addition to the membership of the Com
mittee His Honor the Mayor and City
Solicitor Nesbitt were present.
The first matter taken up was Mr..
McFadden's resolution, based on the re-
port of the Committee on Streets, AL
leys and Grades and Railroads, relat-
ing to the removal of the Baltimore &
Ohio tracks on Twenty-second street.
from the sidewalk on the north side of
the street to the centre of the street. II
was announced that the Railway Com
pany had expressed its Willingness to
make the change at any time, and the
Solicitor was directed to draw an ordin
ance placing the track in the centre of
the street
William Fisher and j. S. Butts petit
toned for permission to extend the
, front steps of new residence being
constructed on the north side of Six
| teenth street three feet and half out
from the building line. II was: stated
that other residences in that neighbOr-
hood had projecting steps, some of
them extending on to the sidewalk as
much as four feet, and that this was
necessary where buildings were erect
ed ON the line of the lots because of the
shallow sewer, it only being three feet
and a half under ground, which made
it necessary TO elevate residences if the
cellars were to be drained. The per-
mission asked for was recommended.
The next matter was the resolution
| introduced into Council by Mr.. Fair,
| asking for an ordinance forbidding fe-
| males to ''loiter'' in or about saloons.
| There is an existing ordinance which
makes it unlawful for saloon keepers
TO permit women of bad character TO
i frequent their places, but this ordln-
ance has never been enforced, saloon
lists doing that sort of business always
| shielding themselves behind the claim
! that personally they know nothing
! about the women. Ii is now sought to
| prohibit any woman from lettering in
| or about a saloon. which is to be con-
strued to mean a rear room, room
| next door communicating with the sa-
| loon. or up stairs apartments. The
| matter was discussed for some time
| with refreshing frankness, and was re-
| ferred TO the Solicitor t., look up the
law points involved and draft an or
! dinance.
! Then came two resolutions referring
! to itinerant vendors of medicines-one
introduced in the Second Branch at the
| last session by Mr. Weisgerber. and
| the other from the Retail Druggists
| Association of this city. both asking
| that heavier tax be imposed The So
! licitor was instructed TO draw an ordln-
| ance imposing tax of S25 week, and
| in cases where an entertainment was
| given. 10 add $40 per week extra
! This brought the Committee 10 con-
| sideratiCn of the recommendation of
! Mayor Butts. that the three CITY Boards
he required to annually publish in
| pamphlet form detailed exhibit OF
their expenditures during the year. with
| details of the cost of all separate items
! of work done The Mayor addressed
| the Committee upon the matter. ex-
| planning the importance not only OF
| knowing where the money went, but
| what such items as street paying. wa
| ter and gas pipe, sewerage, ETC., cost.
! and as a result of the following dis
cussion the matter was referred TO the
| Solicitor to draw up an ordinance
| Mr.. McLure's proposition to have the
! ordinance defining the duties OF the
! City Detective so amended as 10 re-
! uuire him to be also an inspector OF
/ milk and food. was next on the list,
and it was the consensus OF opinion
| that the proposed inspection had bet
ter be limited to milk. vegetables,
meat and cheese, as TO cove the en-
| fire line of food would not only he
big lob. but would probably require
/ the services of an expert and con
| siderable outfit of appliances Inc
/ Solicitor was instructed TO draw an
ordinance upon the lines here lndl-
/ Gated. and providing for sucn dppll-
| ances as might be reasonably neces-
/ Sary.
The petition OF Rankin 4 GO. Tor
the right to operate steam Terry be
! tween the upper end OF the wharf ana
| the east end of Ohio street, was the
! subject of a good deal of discussion,
| several members of the Committee APP
! parently having the idea that the petit
/ tioners were acting in the interests CT
| the bridge companies and with the
object OF squeezing out the present
! Yacht ferries. The matter is TO be
! thoroughly investigated before the
next session Of Council, and if there
/ is bridge connection it is safe TO
say the permission sought will be
/ withheld.
! The last matter before the Com
! ,nittee was Nil Connelly's resolution
recurring that all city printing anQ
/ advertising be done at union offices.
and that printing bear the union
label. The proposition led to long
discussion. principally along the lines
of what earthly use the resolution
! could be if there was 10 non-union
office in the city. and whether the
| adoption Of the measure would debar
from citv work a man operating a