Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-25
s424.34O . $500, $50 "a s12S, $50 I

$424340 . $300,650 81 $123,6>9 10
]. K. Hall, collector, has paid to A.
H. Forgey, receiver of the city OF
Wheeling, the following amounts: Oc-
tober oath, 1899, so cent levy, $751;
809.35; 10 cent levy, $9,S82.25.
Liquor licenses and transfers recon-
mended by the committee on petitions
and remons frances were approved as
follows: Transfer of Opera House sa-
loon license from Daniel Guth 70
Frank Healy; license to Henry Ro-
brecht, 1907 Market street; license TO
John McNamee, 2313 and 2315 Market
street.
The report of the committee on GENE
teries, embracing transfers of lots, ETC.,
was concurred in.
The appointment Of officers by Chief
of Police Clemans were confirmed.
The bonds of Gas Trustees Buck
man, Ford and Pollock, and of the Off
GERS elected by the trustees were pre-
sented and approved.
A supplemental appropriation ordi-
nance, giving $500 to the department of
real estate, was passed.
An ordinance amending the ordi-
nance in relation to offenses, providing
that signs, cases, posts, ETC., shall not
extend more than two feet from the
sidewalk, unless special permit be Sc
cured from the Board of Public Works
or Council, was read by the clerk. 1t
was accompanied by a petition of bust
ness men, asking for its passage. I'm
der objection by Mr.. Fox the ordinance
goes over.
Nv vlro in
structing Fire Chief R. D. Cline to
flush the sewers on the Island on ac-
count of the prevalence of contagious
disease in that section, was unani-
mously adopted.
The petition of Margaret Burns, for
correction of error in transfer of city
cemetery lots, was referred to COM
mittee.
The request that the committee on
scales be instructed to fix a new
rate for the weighing of produce was
referred to the committee on scales.
The petition of fifteen Eighth ward
citizens against the Neibergall slaugh-
ter house at Forty-fifth street, was laid
on the table.
A resolution by Kindelberger to is
sue a base ball and pool room license
to Fred Goldstrohm for $500 for the
remainder of the license year was
adopted.
Mr. Fox, of the Second Brance, OBJ
jected to granting requests for new
lights, because he suffered through the
absence of a light over his desk in the
chamber.
The Water Board was instructed to
push to completion the new main in
the East End.
Residents of Lind street petitioned
for remission of water rent for six
months Referred to Water Board.
Robert McQuaid's petition for priv
ilege to use natural gas for illumina-
ton, on account of distance from city
gas pipes, was granted.
A resolution was offered by Mr.
Caldwell, authorizing the Health OH
Ger to placard houses in which there are
cases of malignant and contagious dis
eases. Referred to committee on ordi-
nances.
After Mr.. Fox had been cut off re-
peatedly in the Second Branch, he Sc
cured recognition and asked privilege
of using electric light in his house on
Coal street.
A resolution by Mr.. Fitzsimmons, re-
curing the B. & o. company to place
planks between its rails at Main and
Sixteenth streets, was referred to the
committee on ordinances.
Resolution by Mr.. Healy, for an
electric light in the rear of the city gas
plant, was referred to the gas trustees
Adjourned.