The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-10

ehR hlrbor lines RESOLUTIONS SNusSN y
ockade in council iasf night, owing 90
the action, or rather inactlon of the
,,rst branch, and as a consequence en-
ernetic advocates of the resolutions
hnye called a special meeting of coun-
a for this evening. when itiisi thought
4t.v Will be adopted on minority vote
81, he first branch, the second having
adopted the resolutions unanimously
ah6ut two weeks ago.
Council adjourned last night in IT.
HI,exhEbl,Ion Of friction between the
tv.o branches, the second being ''kindo'
rpgd" at Its nelghbor failing to keep a
ouorum, thereby preventing the trans
ucion OF come unfinished business on
clerk Watkins desk. Aside from the
undercurrent of interest in the harbor
lines resolutions, there was nothing to
vary interest. Considerable routine
business was transacted, among It be-
tuS the report of the committee on
equalization and appeals?
Both branches secured quorums at s
o'clock and adjourned at 1910 o'clock.
und there been no bitches 1t Is likely all
ne business before the house" would
nave been transacted within that time.
tTEARBoR LINES CONTROVERSY.
The resolutions protesting against
the grant OF the Pennsylvania Rail-
ways petition anent filling in the river
upler Its present freight depot, werS
q rably considered at councils last
meeting, in the second branch. and their
fate in the first branch was a matter OF
conjecture. The fun started last night
in The second. on Mr.. Fairs resolution,
wlch. IN effect. deferred further ac-
I'D for two weeks, owing TO the ABB
sslce from the city OF Mr, W.yP. Hub
bard, attorney OF the Wheeling. Pitts
blrgh & Kentucky Railway Company,
who wished 10 be heard.
The Fair resolution carried In the Sec
o,d branch, Mr.. Chew's amendment
adding 70 Mr. Hubbard's name, ''or any
body Gle. Sc heard" being defeated.
TIE frsJ rch concurred IN the Eeso-
luton.
later, Mr. Kindelberger. Of the sec
ond claimed that some OF the members
supported the Fair resolution through q
mistake. suppQslng II was the special
Committees report, and he succeeded In
getting the second branch to vote to
reconsider It's former action on Mr..
Fairs resolution
The FIRST branch voted to non concur
IA the KiHdelberger notions Then
matters hung fire awhile, Ind other
V0sAu fNt "a
time, the second branch ndopted Teso-
ittion introduced by Mr.. Ahl. Which In
Straetsd City Engineer White to notify.
the government board Of engineers Of
councils position regarding the Pan
handles petition,
Then Captain Dawson, over In the,
Inst branch, offered a resolution, In
qTurtlng the city engineer 70 stake out
thr harbor lines between ThlTty-eighth
a|d Thirty-nInth streets,and the ground
between the "PewIkY" depot and the
government harbor lines. This was
adopted tg both branches.
shortly afterwnrd Captain, Dawson
tried 10 get the first brunch t6+econsid-
er It's action In defeating the Kindelber-
ger notion The Eighth ward member
sad he had since found out that further
delay was Injurious, and he desired ac-
ton right there on the resolutions.
Mr.. EbelinE argued against trying to
push the resolutions Trough and he
was afroid there was something back
OF all this energy"
Captain Dawson called on Engineer
White. who took the floor prepared to
reply to !Htimntions Of Mr.. Ebellng, but
Afr Hazlett called Mayor Butts atten-
ton to the fact that the first branch
was short one member of q quorum.
True enough, there were but eight mem
hCrs there. as follows: Messrs. Baird,
Bachmcn, Dawson. Ebellug. Halter,
Hazlett, Schmidt and strosbel.
Some time previous the mnYor had
excused Messrs. Horlkheimer. ZwIcker
and Williams. Mr. List was the last TO
leave and spoiled quorum,
Without quorum the first branch
could do nothing, aud Clerk O'Brien mo-
tilted the second. Mr.. KIndelberger
moved to adjourn until this evening.
His motion. amended bY Mr.. All that
the ordinance hnlng the members who
failed to appear. be enforced, was
adopted with the motion.
CITY CLERKS REPORT.
City Clerk Watkins submitted his re-