Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-12

for not less than s., 500. AS matter
of fact. $1,000 has been offered by the
Pan-H Handle Company for the ground.
The First Branch changed this to ST.
600, and the Second concurred.
The Real Estate Committee was en-
powered to expend $500 to wire the
City Building for electric lights, the
new Peoples Company being ready to
put in free lights, under the ordinance.
at any time. The resolution passed
unanimously.
The ordinance of the Peoples Rail-
way Company, previously in the hands
of the Ordinance Committee, was with
drawn, and was reintroduced and re-
ferred to the Railroad Committee,
where it is expected to stand a better
chance.
The ordinance of the National Tele-
phone Company was read by its title
in the Second Branch and laid on the
table. In the First Branch the measure
was brought up, and was laid on the
table, on motion of McKelvey.
The National Light, Heat and Power
Company ordinance was also laid on
the table in about a minute, by vote
of 13 to 5. The measure was brought
up in the First Branch, however. as
new business, was read a first time,
objected to by Mr. Knoke, and went
over.
An ordinance amending the annual
appropriation ordinance, so as to dis
tribute the Sixth ward ten cent levy
fund.- was objected to by Mr.. Bradbury,
and went over
The Wheeling Decorating Company,
located on the top of Wheeling hill, on
the National road, where there is no
gas, asked for the privilege of using
natural gas for Illuminating purposes,
and it was granted.
The City Solicitor submitted, through
the Board of Public Works, an opinion
to the effect that ten cent levy pay
rolls need not pass through Council. 1t
was ordered filed.
The United States Engineers, at Gin
cinnati, submitted decision of the
War Department to the effect that the
Pen-H Handle Railroad was empowered
to renew and maintain its wooden plat
form on the river front of its freight
depot, but was forbidden to fill in the
ground solidly. The paper was ordered
MED.
The Committee on Petitions and Re-
monstrances recommended the appli-
cations of Mrs. Mary Klieves, 1915
Market street, Michael Sonnefeld, 4611
Jacob street, Gottleib Harding, 1901
Market street, W. M. Hopkins, 1040
Market street, Charles Litton, ISL Mar
ket street, Henry Fleahman, 1888 Mar
ket street, Hoe & McKeever, 1851 Mar
ket street. Mr.. Healy objected to I'll ?
Harding application, and it was refer
red back.
In the First Branch Mr.. Waterhouse
offered a resolution authorizing the
Mayor to confer with the National
Light, Heat e Power Company to see
what it will give for the city property
at Eighth street, east of the railroad
track. Adopted.
Mr. Baird offered in the First
Branch a resolution empowering and
instructing the City Clerk to CORE
spond with the Secretary of War, and
also with Senators and Representa-
tives, relative to securing for the city
of Wheeling one of the captured Span
ish cannon. 1t was adopted.
The following resolution was unan-
imously adopted:
Whereas, God, in His wisdom, has re-
moved by death Benjamin f. Bachman.
a member of the Board of Public Works of
this city, therefore
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
body, the Council of the city of Wheeling,
assembled, that in his demise the city has
body a genial, public-spirited and consid-
crate councillor and fellow worker, his
relatives a kind, amiable and loving hus-
band, father, son and brother.
Resolved, We give this expression of our
esteem and sorrow at his loss and our
sympathy for his family.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread on our minutes, and copies be
handed to the family and press.
c. c. SCHMIDT,
FRED MEYER,
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