The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-06
ISLAND COUNCILMEN ASSURE
NANcEs LAST NIGHT.

City Solicitor Nesbitt was given lots
OF work last night by the council COM
mlttee on ordinances. This committee
considered several subjects for disco
tlon, sent TO that body from council, the
chief interest centerlng In the request
for ferry privileges by q steam yacht,
It being feared by some of the commits
tee that the bridge companies were be-
hind the request. The following mem-
bers OF the committee were present;
Baird. Bachman. Fair. Williams. Wat
son. Chairman Baird presided.
Mr.. McFadden's resolution, provided
for an ordinance to change the Baltl-
more & Ohio tracks at Twenty-second
street, In front OF Beneke & Co.'s fur.
niture factory, from the sidewalk TO
the center OF the street. II was said
the railroad company were willing, 30
the city solicitor was instructed to draft
an ordinance in effect with the resolu.
ton.
The petition OF J.. S. Butts for the
privilege to build steps In front OF his
home, on the north side OF Sixteenth
street, the steps 10 extend about three
and ole-half feet, was granted.
The next resolution considered was
Mr.. Fairs, which was aimed TO coun-
teract the evils OF q certain class of
| saloons. Mr.. Fair wanted an ordinance
| TO prevent women lettering In saloons,
II was n question how far the clty's
Jurisdiction extended In the matter, and
City Solicitor Nesbitt will look up the
court rulings in drafting the ordinance,
which Is to be made as strong as pos
| sible.
Two resolutions, practically the SAINT,
were introduced 10 cover the individual,
known as the street medicine fakir, One
was from the local druggists. introduce
| ed in the first branch, the other In the
second. by Mr.. Weisgerber. An increase
OF the license from s. TO SIS for the
| street corner vendor vas requested.
! Chairman Baird wanted the license
| high enough to be p%rohibltory. At pres
ent 1t is s. per week, or S. per month.
Mr.. Williams suggestion to make 1t S25
per week. and $40 extra II banjo or
other entertainments were given, was
adopted.
Mayor Butts explained his reasons for
recommending that there be published
in pamphlet form annually, the receipts
and expenditures OF the gas and water
boards,a and board Of public works. Now,
he said, owing to lack OF systematic
| published accounts, many citizens sup
pose that the appropriations don't al
ways 60 as intended. Few people. he
said. could even get an idea OF what the
various boards did with their funds in
detail, and he wanted itemized ac-
counts published.
The committee recommended an or
dlnance In line with the mayors suGges-
lions.
License Officer Hahne will have to In
spect milk and food hereafter, the COM
mittec adopting Mr.. McLure's resolu-
tion to that effect.
D. Rankin & Co.'s petition for ferry
| privileges for n steam yacht to u TO
the Island, was sent to this committee
by the first branch. Some of the menu
bers feared that this yacht vas q
scheme OF the bridge TO beat Tom Will
sons yacht, which operates at the
points wanted. While this theory was
not generally credited, It was thought
well TO investigate. Mr.. wants
ed q subcommittee to investigate. but
Mr.. Baird assured him the Island coun-
cilmen would find out before next
Gil meeting II the bridge companies
were behind the yacht. The petition,
with this understanding. was recon-
menled to council favorably.
The union label on city printing next
came up. There was some diversity OF
opinion In the committee On the ques-
ton. The committee vas unanimously
in favor Of union offices doing city work,
but some OF them didn't see the neces-
sIty Of having the label on 1t. There
was n disposition to refer the question
10 council, but 1t was finally decided to
ask the president and secretary OF local
Typographical Union No. 20, 20 appear
before the committee and give reasons
why the label was wanted.