Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-13

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Inc regular monthly report of City
clerk watkins showed the following:
Appropriations, $1S8,970.22; expendi-
lures, SS2,69l.93; balances, $56,278.29.
Inc report Of the Health Committee.
awarding the contract for hauling and
removing garbage to r. D. Cline was
read by the clerk. Mr. Connolly ob-
Jected to the manner in which the bids
were opened and awarded, and he NOV
cd TO refer back to the committee,
which was carried by vote Of il to 8.
The recommendation that the KIatz
property be purchased for $25 was
adopted.
An application Of Henry Tape, 10
rent parcel Of real estate from the
city, was referred to the Committee on
Real Estate.
A communication was read from the
Board OF Public Works, stating that it
had changed the location and direction
OF the sewer at the Colts property, and
recommending that the condemnation
proceedings for the property be with
drawn. Referred to the Committee on
Streets, Alley and Grades
A petition was read from residents Of
between Wood and McColloch streets.
Referred to Board OF Public Works.
A petition was read asking for re-
placing the sewer in alley 10 from Mar
ket to Water streets, with a larger and
more substantial sewer. Referred to
Board Of Public Works.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Connolly,
providing that all city printing here
after shall bear the imprint Of the
label Of the Typographical Union was
referred to the Ordinance Committee.
The Ordinance Committee reported
that the work Of collecting and publish
ing the ordinances Of the city will re-
'quire an outlay of $500. The ordi-
nahces were last published in 1891, and
the committee thought the work should
be done. but left it to the discretion OF
Council. The report was adopted.
The ordinance in relation TO the East
End park, fixing offenses and prescrlb-
ing penalties, was read and adopted
without amendment or debate.
The annual appropriation ordinance
was read for the first time in the Sec
ond Branch. Mr.. Keyser objected to It's
second reading and the ordinance goes
over until the next meeting.
The supplementary appropriation Or
dinance was then read and adopted
without amendment.
The clerk started to read the license
ordinance. and was interrupted by Mr,
Ali. who stated that the ordinance was
yerv important and he desired to offer
motion to instruct the Clerk to have
the ordinance printed and copy placed
oe hpr 4f Conn
eli His motion was declared out Of
order. and the Clerk concluded the 1lrst
reading of the ordinance. Mr.. AMI then
objected to the second reading ana re-
newed his motion, which was adopted
A motion by MIR, Chew to hold q
~special meeting Of Council next 1ucs-
day was adopted. !,
The ordinance providing for the util-
ization plant, and defining certain OF
lenses and prescribing their punish
ments was read a first time, and MI,
chew objected to the second reading.
Adjourned.
Friends Of Mr.. r. d. Cline, the sue
cessf,1l bidder for the garbage con-
tract are indignant concerning the &C
lion Of Council last night. They allege
that I. is a scheme on the part Oh
friends of the present contractor, to de-
Law action and thus enable the acting
garbage contractor to continue IN the
work. for which he receives a greater
compensation than will be received by
Mr. Cline under the new contract. MI
Cline's bid of $4,000 was the lowest Of
fered. and its acceptance was unanl-
mously recommended by the Council
Committee. Mr. Cline's contract with
the city will begin May !, and Will
continue two years.