Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-15

Since our last naeekIns. through III
efforts Of the Board Of Trade, Mr. 9. !.
johnson, OF Chicago, q manufactures
| OF tin cans, locking Cor 3 location, was
induced to visit Wheeling. Through
assistance given by Mr.. whitaker and
others, he was enabled to form his COM
pany, and has decided to locate the
plant here in this city. The same will
be know as The Wheeling Can Co, .
and they now have plans prepared for
the erection of two-story brick build
ing. 150x60, and expect to let the con-
tract for the same within a few days.
This is an institution that will give en-
ployment to large number of en-
ployes, and will prove a creditable &C
QUESTION to our manufacturing inter-
eStS
President Laughlin stated that the
committee was in correspondence with
Others, relative to new industries, but
had nothing further to report this
time.
Municipal Affairs.
The committee on municipal affairs
presented the following report:
Roadway in the Northern Part OF
the City.
The committee, agreeable to instruc-
ton, and through the courtesy of Mr..
John Waterhouse, presented before
Council the advisability of opening a
roadway in the northern part of the
city, in the vicinity or the Top mill.
Council has referred the question to I
joint committee, composed of men,
bers of the committees on Streets and
Alleys, Finances and Surveyors. No
action on the matter has been taken as
yet by the committee, but we feel
sure that the question will have atten-
ton at an early date, as it is a matter
of great Importance to the interest of
the city.
Street Cleaning.
The Board of Public Works, through
its president, Mr.. Chas. Menkemiller,
reports that Main and Market streets,
from Tenth to the creek, are being
cleaned weekly, and it is the intention
of the Board to have a street cleaner
put in shape in the near future, SO that
these streets can be cleaned more fire.
quently than once a week. 1t has also
taken up the question of supplying the
city with cans on the principal streets,
as receptacle for old papers, banana
skins etc., and expect to have them
In use in the near future. 1t is their
intention, during the hot season, to
have the streets flushed at night. 1t
is also their intention to enforce the
ordinance prohibiting store-keepers
from sweeping rubbish from their
stores out into the streets. Attention
| to these ordinances will be secured by
the posting up of notices throughout
| the city.
General Cleaning Day.
1t is requested that date be selected
by the Board of Trade, some day pre-
ceding our coming Carnival week, to be
called General Cleaning Day, and
that the newspapers De requested to
call attention to this fact to the citi-
zens, SO that our city will present an
attractive appearance to the strangers
who will be attracted here, during that
| week.
Mr. Wilmer offered resolutions set
ting aside July 9Th and 9Th as general
cleaning days, and asking the co-opera-
ton of the Board of Public Works, the
press and the citizens generally.
Mr. Wilmer spoke to the resolI-
tions, urging that there be general CO.
operation, and speaking of the manner
in which 'house-cleaning" had been
accomplished in Omaha, upon the eve
of such a celebration as the coming
| Carnival. President Laughlin said he
thought there was no need to speak of
the necessity for cleaning up and he
hoped all would assist in the worthy
scheme. Mr. Higgins said there was no
guarantee that citizens would not be
arrested, as had been done on the ISL
and. If immunity from arrest were
guaranteed, he thought the scheme
would be successful.
The secretary read a communication
from Mr.. j. E. Giffen, requesting that
an appeal be made to the Wheeling
Traction Company, and the telegraph
companies to paint their poles before
Carnival week.
The committee on rivers and har-
bors was to have reported, but Col.
Thomas O'Brien was not present, and
the members were referred to the news