Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-07

1t was time for the committee to do
something besides sitting like sticks
and voting to pay bills as they were
presented. There were other duties they
owed sto humanity and future genera
tons. There is only one female dog
assessed in community of 10000 peo-
pie. The dog question is making COun-
Gil a laughing stock We have a spec
ial officer, and he ought to kill the
dogs. He didn't want to reflect on the
bill at all, but we ought to have an or
dinaflce to abolish the $50 a month for
the killing dogs nuisance. Why you
can't send child to the grocery store,
not to mention meat shop, with any
assurance that it won't be contamin-
ated by common ours. Is this human
ity?
Mr.. Fox's appeal had no noticeable
effect, and the Chief of Police will
probably move right along killing dogs
and charging the city for it under the
ordinance.
There was another lull later, and Mr..
Fox saw his opportunity to advocate
curfew law. Grasp No. 2.
"The boy of to-day-what is he? He
is the spark OF the moment" he said.
He proceeded to tell that he knocked
about a great deal and saw many juv-
emile depredations detrimental to the
committee and the community at large
which will lead to criminals in the fu-
ture. Martins Ferry used to have a
larger. representation in the Columbus
prison than any town in the Ohio Val
ley. They have done phenomenal
things along the line of law and or
der. He talked of cigarettes, and Of
young boys going down the path of de-
struction, and when somebody suggest
ed that the previous curfew ordinance
had been abandoned because it was un-
constitutional, he argued the constitu-
tionality of it.
The committee audited prison bills
amounting to $130S7, and police bills
amounting to $22S04. The report OF
the workhouse superintendent showed
total inmates during the month, 65;
time expired, 16; released on order OF
Mayor and Chief, 25; in prison October
LIST, %; escaped, 2.
The resolution of Council providing
for changing the hours of day police
men was taken up, but was regarded
as impracticable, the committee agree
ing with Chief Clemans that nothing
better can be done with the present
force, and that the only remedy lies in
the allowance of another officer for
each ward. Incidentally the Mayor
mentioned the Gamewell report and call
system, which it had been estimated
would cost $4,000 for 80 boxes in
Wheeling. All were convinced of its
value and utility, but the price put it
out of the question.
The committee on petitions and re-
mCnstrances failed to secure quorum.
Some opposition was expected to de-
velop against the granting of a liquor
license for the Water street saloon for
merly conducted by Mr.. Hanke.N
The committee on real estate audited
bills aggregating $40, and took up the
matter of leasing the public commons
under the new arrangement. The COM
mittee will recommend leases to Mrs.
Alice Bradford and Ed. Schreiner The
application of Annie Coleman was not
granted. Complaint was made con-
corning the lease to Joseph Reece, in
alley c. This lot is triangular in form.
The width at the middle was taken as
the basis for front foot measurement.
The application of George Crun-
hacker for right to use property on
Eoff street, south of his present loca-
tiCn, was granted.