Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-17
COUNCIL MEETING.
Business Transacted by Martins Ferry
Soions saturday Night.

Business Transacted by Martins Ferry
Soions saturday Night.
Council met in regular session Sat
urday night and transacted the follow
ing business:
The Mayors report for the month
of December was received and filed.
1t shows that $99 in fines and S13. so
in licenses had been collected during
the month.
The report of the water works trus
tees showed $5,16072 on hand Decem-
Der l. During the month $58s39 had
been expended, leaving balance OF
$4,570.33 on hands January 1st
The report OF the electric light trus-
tess and the city treasurer was also
received and filed.
The committee appointed to meet
committee from the Wheeling Street
Railway reported that no agreement
had been reached. The report was re-
ceived and the committee discharged.
A petition was received from the com
pany asking for the privilege of ex-
tending their line from Fourth to Han
over street; from Hanover to Fifth,
from Fifth to Centre; from Centre to
Burlington Road, and thence to Sher-
the petition, stating that the company
was willing to pay fair value for all
brick pavements that they would oc-
cupy. The petition was laid over in
definitely and upon motion of Mr.. Reil-
| ly, the City Solicitor was instructed to
secure the assistance Of another attor-
ney, and begin proceedings to GUST the
| company from the city. The motion
received a second and was carried.
A letter was received from ". R.
! Woodford general manager of the q.
l.. & W. road, stating that he did not
+! see where the company needed TO be
/ governed any more in this city than it
| is at present, but if council desired
a conference with him he would meet
| them at any date they would name.
| The clerk was instructed that he notify
| Mr.. Woodford to meet committee
! from council on the evening OF Janu-
airy Gath. Messrs. Farnell, Reilly,
| Williams and Hipkins were appointed
on the committee.
| A petition from the residents OF
! West Hanover street, asking that a
curb be set from Fifth to Seventh
! streets, was read, but no action taken
on it.
The weighmasters reports were as
| follow: G. L. Cannon, Fifth ward,
s23.25; S. Martin, Third ward. $1,000;
Isaac Lewis, First ward, S2O,25.
| The city solicitor and engineer were
| instructed to cooperate with the wa
! ter works trustees and the Laughlln
| Co. to secure the right for laying a
water main on the ground occupied by
the company, should it become neces-
sary.
The ordinance granting the w. &
L. E. company the right for an extern
sion of their line through town was
referred back to the ordinance COM
mittee for correction.
/ An ordinance naming the terms up
on which the Pennsylvania company
may occupy certain streets in the town
was read and adopted.
| The commissioner was instructed to
reset the curb and lay pavement on
Walnut street where the grade had
been changed.
Kaiser moved that the matter OF
making the B., B. & NJ. F. street car
! company repair crossings as ordered
to do so. be referred to the city solfc-
itor to report on at the next meeting
| Carried.
Kaiser made a motion to the effect
that the bondsmen of W. H. Helfen-
bine and w. T. Garrett, former weigh
masters, to look after their accounts
and report at the next regular meet
ing. or action would be taken. Car
! ried
The city solicitor reported that The
city ordinances had been codified ant
suggested that they be printed. The
report was received and the city clerl
instructed to get prices on printing
the ordinances.
T. ]. Stringer was awarded the con
tract for laying a main and branch
sewers in District No s.