Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-24

Mcclure, Schmidt. Stroebel, Weide-
busch and zwicker-10. Nays
AIsssrs. Baird. Ebeling, Hazlett. List
ard Williams.
MIR. McKelvey then moved to adopt
the conflicting Baird resolution.
Mr. Schmidt asked to hear from the
City Engineer on the effect Of the
Baird proposition.
The Engineer said the Baird resolu-
ticn was in conflict with the report
Of the committee, just adopted. He
discussed the question Of supporting
the platform ON piling of iron, and said
the government engineers had taken
no notice of the suggestion.
Mr. List asked what effect the de-
pot had had during the past twenty-six
years, and in reply Mr.White said
others had equally as good eyes as he,
and that different people had different
cpiaicns-some thought the effect had
been bad and others that there had
been no injury,
Mr.. Hazlett asked Mr.. White
whether, il the Baird resolutions had
been before the special committee, the
report would have been the same. Mr.
White said he could not answer that.
Every member of the committee but
one was present. They learned the
facts and took action upon those facts.
Mr.. Ebeling concluded, from his
own observation of the river, the en-
gineers didn't know much about their
business, and he gave his reasons fer
this belief.
After a further discussion Mr..
Weidebusch moved that the Baird
resolution be laid ON the table. This
was lost On viva voce vote.
Then the body appeared to tumble
to the fact that the whole thing was
out OF order after the adoption of the
committee report, and the subject
was dropped.
The ordinance giving to E. B. Potts
the right to construct cellarway IN
der the sidewalk in front of the new
hCtel on Market street came up on
second reading and was adopted.
In the Second Branch the regular
report of the City Clerk was read. 1t
showed total appropriations of $42S,-
25g "a, expenditures Of $23T ,653 "a, and
balances of 1190,497 Collector Hall
reported tax collections of $50, 492 70
ON account of ffty-ceat levy and $4,-
705 p on account of ten-cent levy.
Bills were ordered paid as follows:
Accounts ......... ..........S 1872 80
o. T. W....'''.... ......'... 1,4oo 70
Real Estate ........ IL 90
TIE Committee on Fire asked for
authority to let contracts for repairs
at the Chemical and Island houses, and
it was given.
The report of the Committee on Pc
titions and RESPONSIVENESS, transfer
ring two saloon licenses, was adopted.
The death Of Stephen WaterhouEe
was brought to the attention OF Coun-
Gil 10y Messrs, KEoke, Marschner,
Travis, Miller, Dawson and others, and
a resolution was adopted ordering a
committee Of four to draft suitable
resolutions. Messrs. Knoke ald
Travis were appointed from the Sec
ond Branch and Messrs. List and
Ebeling from the First.
A resolution by Mr.. Bradbury call
ing for an itemized report by the
Poard of Public Works for each men,
Der Of Council was adopted.
An ordinance changing the annual
appropriation ordinance so as to
WitldraW ScJU TOR macaQamlzlng NORTH
York street and $40 for curb on said
street aud appropriatiag 1925 for mac
adamiZing the same street from Indi-
ana to New Jersey and $3.50 for curb
ing On the east side, from Parker prop
erty to the end of the street, was
adopted.
Mr.. Dawson moved that the ordi-
nance of 1887, providing for the care
and repair of the clock in st. Paul's
church, in the Eighth Ward, be en-
forced, and it was adopted.
Adjourned.