Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-10
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In the Second Branch the first BUSH

In the Second Branch the first BUSH
ness was the report from the Commit
tee on Ordinances, transmitting new
rules for the government of Council
The principal amendments are confin-
ed to rules Nos. % and 20, which
now read as follows:
"Rule %. All ordinances, excepting
appropriation ordinances, must be in
troduced by member of Council and
referred to the proper committee for
report to the Council at subsequent
meeting.
Rule 20. If an ordinance is read at
it's introduction, it shall be for the in
formation of members of Council and
shall not constitute a first reading"
The ordinance was adopted substi-
stantially as reported by the commit
tee. The First Branch concurred.
Bills were ordered paid as follows:
Fire Department .............A.....slSS l Ss
Police :.......... .-.....-.........' ,S 60 90
Total ................. ...-.............sf4S .
Chief Clemans' appointments OF L.
Croneweth as patrolman and John ED-
bert as extraman, were confirmed, as
was the appointment of Harry Hal
Ter as guard at the city prison, the
latter by Supt. Woods.
The Committee on Petitions and Re-
monstrances submitted two changes in
licenses, which were concurred in.
The Committee on Health reported
a resolution granting l.. Neibergal
permission to carry on his slaughter
house in the Eighth ward and it was
adopted.
A petition was read from citizens OF
the Second ward, stating that the rate
for rent Of city ground was too high,
and asking for permission to come be-
fore committee. 1t was referred
to Real Estate.
A resolution asking for a change of
grade on Main street, at Alley IL on
behalf of the Evening News Company
were referred to Streets, Alleys and
Grades.
An ordinance authorizing the dis
bursement of certain sums growing out
of the Paige, Carey & Co. litigation
and other matters, was read, coming
from the City Solicitor. The sums
called for are: $5,O62.7S to L. e. Sands,
general receiver. of the Circuit Court;
$500 to T. S. Riley, for services; $1,000
to w. P. Hubbard, for services as
counsel; s249.6O to G. H. Henning, for
costs; 5000 to HI. M. Russell for SER
vices; $3.50 to S. o. Boyce for services;
s575 to F. w. Nesbitt to be distributed
among various parties, growing out
of an accident on Twenty-ninth street
according to the terms of agreement.
Mr.. Healy offered resolution re-
quiring non-residents hauling coal to
take out license, and it was adopted
The action upon the petition of cit
zens in regard to the enforcement
of the slot machine ordinance by the
Chief of Police will be found else
where.
In the First Branch the National Tel
ephone Company introduced an ordi-
nance, through Howard C Handlan
their attorneys. The ordinance makes
rate OF $50 per annum for residences
and $40 for business houses, provides
tor an underground system where
ever the Bell Company may have one
now, or where it may extend its pres
ent system in the future, and provides
for a bond of 5000. 1t was read by
its title and referred.
The refunding ordinance was not
brought up for a second reading, IL
having been read one time at the last
meeting and objected to. Enquiry elic-
tied the information that the measure
had been laid aside, and there was an
intimation that there might be some
amendments made.