The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-04

to him. He said the company should
be made to pay the mileage tax irn-'
posed BY. council on the Wheeling q
Elm Grove Railway Company. With
the $500 imposed. the council would be
In better shape to grant the Island free
toll. The only reaosn the Wheeling
Railway Company wants this franchise
Is that II will block the building Of an
other bridge. He said there was a pref
udice IN council against Democratic
members anu measures they Introduce.
He WIS surprised the railway company
had not asked for a franchise on Elev-
enth atreet. In order to block q proposed
free bridge starting across the river
from Eleventh street.
Mr.. Chew said the Islanders ought to
be the best Judges OF what they want.
Their principal desire is the transfer
and flve-cent fare. This had been In
corporated In the ordinance.
Mr.. Higgins said, IN answer to AR.
ALL, that there had been no desire to
Introduce politics. The Island delega-
ton expected In the near future to
bring out q free toll proposition, but Il
Will stand separate and apart from this
railway branch line ordinance.
DR.. Mcgrail said In his opinion every
concession possible had been extracted
from the railway company. when the
transfer, amendment was Incorporated.
The ordinance was then read by the
title and was up for passage, The vote
was us follows carrying the ordinances:
Is Aye-Bradbury, Bronstrop, Connolly,
Fair. Higgins, Hoe. Kaiser. Kindelber-
ger, Knoke. Marschner, McFadden,
Meyer, Miller. Paul, Travis. Watson.
Weisgerebr, Chew; total. IS. ig
No-Ahl, BUGGY, Gartley, Megrail: to-
tai 4. rs
When the ordinance was sent over to
the first branch there was n motion to
non-concur, which passed. Messrs.
Ebeling, Zwicker and Baird were np-
pointed on the committee on confer
ence from the first branch.
In the second branch. there was
motion that the decision Of the confer
ence committee be final. The motion
was defeated, II to 6. The committee
and included Messrs. Higgins,o Bron-
strop md Ma.schner. Mr.. Higgins OBJ
jected to Mr., Bronstrop being on the
committee. for the reason that the lat
,ter's name figured on j petition in ia
vor of tho grant OF the franchise.
Mr.. Ali moved adjournment, and It
was seconded. The first was notified
of the intention Of the second branch.
The mayor asked the branch to remain
in session and take up the two minor
ordinances that the first branch had
passed. 5s
At this stage Mr.. Bronstrop asked to
be relieved from the conference commit
tee. and Mr.. Kaiser was named in his
stead. "A
The conference committee then re-
tired While the committee was out,
there was another notion in the sec
ond branch for adjournment. The first
branch was notified, and asked that
the adjournment be delayed until the
conference committee was heard from.
The second branch took no action for
mally, but the proposed adjournment
was STAYED off.
Finally, at 1850 p. M. the conference
committee report was received. It
sustained the action OF the second
branch in providing for; transfers, by
the following vote: {,
Aye = Higgins, Kaiser, Zwicker,
Marschner.
No-Baird, Ebeling. III.
Mr. Ebeling attempted to- Introduce
minority report, but President Chew
wous not receive 1t. The committee
report was passed.
In the first branch Mr.. Ebellng got
in his minority report, which carries
the ordinance as adopted without
change in the first branch. He moved
the adoption OF the minority report, and
the motion prevailed, Information OF
this action was sent i6vergto the second
branch, but that bodyahad adjourned.
SO the ordinance; is suspended until an
other melting OF council. ~
In the first branch. early In the eve
7ning,Nordinances granting ]. S. Butts
and William Fisher the privilege to
erect steps in front OF their residences,
on Sixteenth street, were read. s On the
vote. Messrs. Wiedebusch, Haller,. List
and Hazlett voted against the ordi-
lnanccs. but Clerk O'Brien declared
them adopted. 6 ,tosS,. as two-thirds ma,
jority. Mr.. Ebeling ;calle dSforsthe read.
ing OF the vote whenst It ywns disclosed
to the clerk that the Ordinance did not
receive Z, two-thirds majority. Under
the rules the two ordinances were laid
over for second majority at councils
next meeting. Later in the evening
there was reconsideration OF the for
mer action, and the two ordinances
were passed unanimously Yin the Sec
ond branch they were laid over under
the Miller rule. until they-ure printed
and copies furnished to members OF
council.