Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-15


vides for a Fifteen Minute Ser
vice, Five Cent Fare, No Trans
fers, and a Forty Foot Street at
North Side Of the Fair Grounds.
The "Curtew" Ordinance Object
ed To-The Othor Business Trans
acted by Council.
Council met in regular session last
evening with twelve members of the
First Branch present. and seventeen
members of the Second. Mayor Butts
and President Chew were the presid-
ing officers in their respective cham
bers. There was present in the Sec
ond Branch strong delegation of ladies
interested in the "curfew" ordinance.
The regular report of the City Clerk
showed total appropriation of $42S, $780,
"a, expenditures of $751;, 451 so, and bal
ances of s29O,69 1894. The tax collec-
tons reported were: Fifty-cent levy,
SIC, 06S.69; ten-cent levy, $3,409.51.
The ordinances granting to J. S.
Butts and William Fisher permission
to erect steps on the north side of Six
teenth street, passed by the First
Branch at the last session, and laid over
in the Second Branch to be printed,
were taken up and the Butts ordinance
was lost, ayes 10, nays 10. The Fisher
ordinance was also lost, ayes IL, noes
10. The First Branch asked for COM
mitted of conference, and appointed
Messrs Zwicker, Schmidt and Bach
mann. The Second Branch appointed
Messrs. Connolly, Marschner and Hoe.
The committee reported favorably,
ayes 5, noes L. A motion to reject
was lost, ayes 5, noes Is. On roll CALL
the report was adopted, ayes II. noes b.
The Ordinance Committee transmit
ted a number of ordinances, among
them the "curfew" measure. This was
taken up first, read first time, op-
iected to, and went over under the
rules. ne lduleS tHeA " 10hU
measure is as follows:
can ordinance prohibiting persons IN
der sixteen years of age from being on tile
streets, alleys or puoilc PAGES Acct ~ after the
hour of 10 O clock from March LIST TO sep,
tember 30th, inclusive, of .each year, ailu
after the hour OF oeloc r from ir c,Gpei
of each year: and prescribing penalties
for the violation thereof: c;, 80 +to
BE it Ordained by the city Couhcn OIL lne
City of Wheeling:
.sSection l. 1t is hereby made unlawful
for any person under sixteen years OF age
to be or to remain in or upon any Oh the
CITY of Wheeling w. Va, at night after
the hour of 10 O'clock from March LIST to
September 3Oth, inclusive, of each year:
and from October list to the last day OF
FEBRUARY. inclusive, of each year. after
the hour of o'clock unless such person
is accompanied by a parent, GUARDIAN or
other suitable person OF mature age d,,t or
is in the performance of an errand or duty
directed by such parent, guardian or oth.
err person having the care and custody OF
such minor person. or whose employment
makes it necessary to be on said streets,
alleys or public places during the night
time after said specified hours: provided,
this section shall not apply when the per-
sons under age shall be playing or unnec-
essarly lettering in or upon such street,
alley or public place, whether. alone or
accompanied by parent, guardian or any
Amy person violating the provisions of
this section shall, on conviction. be fined
in any sum not exceeding One C1.0O Dol
lar for each offense, and may be commit
Section Q. 1t is hereby made unlawful
for any parent, guardian or other per.
son having the legal care and CUSTODY OF
any person under sixteen years, of age;
to allow or permit any such child ward
or other person under age. while in such
legal custody, to go or be in or upon any
= oil IN n
said city within the time prohibited in
Section ! of this ordinance, unless there
exists a reasonable necessity therefor.
ANY person violating the provisions of
this section shall, conviction, be fined
in any sum not exceeding Three $500
Dollars, for each offense, and may be
committed until such fine and costs are
paid.
Section g. Be it further ordained. That
no child or minor person charged with
violation of the provisions of this ordi
nance shall be placed in confinement UNI
til the parent or guardian of such minor
person shall have been notified of such
charge. and shall have refused or neglect
ance of the provisions of this ordinance
by such minor person.
''Section 4. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage
The next ordinance was in relation
to the use of the union label on city
x,
can ordinance directing and requiring
the use of the Union Label of the Allied
Printing Trades Council, of Wheeling on
all printed matter, blank books, ETC., used
by the city of Wheeling.
BE it Ordained by the Council of the
City of Wheeling:
Section /. All printed matter, such as
envelopes, letter heads, blank books Gn
or on which printed matter. may occur).
receipt books. etc, shall have printed
thereon the Union Label of the Allied
Printing Trades Council, of Wheeling.
the City of Wheeling without said Union
Label shall not be accepted or used by the
city or it's officers.
Section 2. The City Clerk, when adver-
Using for printed matter, shall insert a
notice that all bids shall be submitted In
accordance with this ordinance as regard
ing said label.
Section g. This ordinance shall be in
full force and effect from and after its
passage.
The ordinance was adopted and sent
to the First Branch, where it was CON
CURED in.
The ordinance prohibiting women en-
tering saloons was read first time,
objected to and went over
The ordinance laying a fine of $25
per week on hawkers of medicines, etc,
and S35 when am entertainment is
given in connection with the sale, was
objected to and went over, to be print