Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-03
MARTINS FERRY COUNCIL
TRANSACTED A LOT OF IMPORT
ANT BUSINESS At LAST
NIGHTS MEETING.
THE TRACTION FRANCHISES
Provoked considerable Discussion
In the Body-some Restrictions
Upon the Telephone Companies
in the Matter of PoIes-Routine
MISUNDERSTANDING Ferry Briefs
and Personals.

In the Matter OF Poles-h0uftue
Observation-Disclosures Ferry Briefs
and Personals.
Council met last evening, with all
members present, and the meeting was
largely attended, and one couli readily
see that there would be doin's before
the session closed. Although tle heat
, in the small roofn reached ever 100, tine
members all remained until the lCdy
adjourned. The s2ectators enjoyed the
fight of the diffe.el, street car COM
panies, and often the speeches made
brought forth a%ppilGse. and at times 1t
almost seemed that there would De
trouble, under the ri cs % Marquis of
Queensberry, but it luckily was all
wind, and the timekeepers and seconds
retired without having anything to do.
Once the lie was passed, but the sup
posed following of such words was
stopped by a breeze that fioated in,
which carried 1t away, and all was Sc
rene again. The following is the bust
ness council transacted:
After the reading of the minutes the
J different committees reported, as fol-
lows:
Street Commissioner Miskill reported
that the Wheeling Traction Copany had
not completed its paving on South
Fourth street in a satisfactory way and
not as specified by the commissioner.
The matter was referred to street COM
mittee.
Mr.. Downey moved hat the Bell Tel
ephone Company and Electric Light
Company and Street Railway Company
move their poles out to the curb line,
move their poles out to the curb line
on First street, and if not done In thirty
lays to be done by the city at the ex-
pense Of the different companies. Car
ried.
Mr.. Dobbins moved that the Cleve-
land, Lorraine & Wheeling railroad
make sixty-toot crossings where the
street was OF that width. Carried.
Mayor Goodhue reported fines col
lected $145.75 in June. The marshal
report Al arrests and 305 meals fur
nished in June. Electric light trustees
reported receipts for month of June
$517.6 so; expenses, $5SS.33; balance on
hand, 1861. 40. The waterworks trus-
tees reported a balance in the treasury
of $16,91S.72.
Several of the bills presented were
held back, and the bill OF w. b.. Francis
for $50 caused considerable discussion.
The bill was for legal services in the
Cabell case and was rejected by a vote
of 6 to A. The bill of H.. T. Day for paw
ing First street was presented for pay
ment, being $205.16. Mr.. Downey moved
that the bill be tabled, which was
unanimously adopted.
Mr.. James Kerr made a statement re-
garding the condition of Penn street. as
it had been filled in, m that it re-
quired considerable'work to put in wa
ter. The matter was referred 20 street
committee. Also a number of other
streets were ordered to be looked after.
Mr.. Downey moved that the G. & p.
Company bring their road to grade, as
in several places they were eighteen
inches above grade. The motion was
carried.
The Savage Rife Club asked permits
sion TO establish a target on the
grounds of the Suburban Brick Com
pany. Permission granted.
The Kings Daughters asked permits
sion to put up drinking fountain at
South school building at the epense of
E. X. Hoge, Permission granted.
Henry Koehnline's bid of SITS for
raising Joseph S~chuckmill house was
granted.
A report was ready by the clerk of
those who had been notified to put
down a sidewalk.
The city solicitor was ordered to
draw up a resolution to notify other
property owners who had failed to lay
sidewalks.
Petitions were received from resi-
dents on Park street and also Mrs. NJ.
C. Mitchell, who wished to construct
private sewers. Judge Cochran ap-
peared for Mrs. Mitchell. A motion
was made that Mrs. Mitchell lay sewer
to property line. Motion lost.
A report was read by the clerk of
be built provided they would be taxed
for trunk sewerage. Carried.
The Ohio Rapid Transit Company
presented a petition asking council to
grant right of way for the streets where
the property owners had given consent
An ordnance was redu from the
Ohio Rapid Transit Company asking
for a franchise over Sixth street, Gem
etery road and Burlington road, in ad-
dition to the franchise granted some
time ago. The consent was then read
by the clerk. President Metzgar asked
who the Ohio Rapid Transit Company
was and who the directors were. ]. B.
Wilson, of Wheeling. said he could not
name all of the directors, as he did not
remember the names of all of them,
but that the road w,xld be built. and
that w. F. Kimball, of Syracuse, N. Y,
was the financial hacker. Attorney
Duncan asked Mr.. Wilson a number OF
questions. Mr.. Holloway stated that