The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-12
FIVE WORE STREETS NAMED nv
BOARD OF CONTROL
F''st srsneh Approves Sunday Pietu.s
Sho~s-ssrds Tax Oroin-
anee introduced.

Control and recommended by the
joint committee on ordinances and
streets. alleys and grades in regard
10 street paving on the assessment
plan. Prchles and specifications will
nov be prepared by the city engineer
and kept on display for the ensuing
two weeks at the Office OF the Board
az Control. where they may be in
sp'cted az any time by property
owners on the streets named. The
matter will then 20 to the ordinance
committee L back 10 council for
passage.
This action marks an epoch in the
history OF Wheeling. being the first
vote Of council on the new paving
streets by the assessment OF property
owners. as endorsed by the voters at
the last election. The streets consid-
cred last night are as follows: Main
rom Twelfth TO main street bridge;
Market from Twelfth to the Market
street bridge: Fourteenth from Mar
ke' 10 Water: T~hirty-ifth fmom Chap
line 10 Eof and Water from Forty
fifth TO Forty-eighth. The first motion
10 approve was made by Kirk and
seconded by Sands. The vote TO ap-
prove was unanimous.
\ secOn list OF streets was pre-
scented by the Board OF Control last
night as follows: Twenty-fourth
street from Main 70 Water; McCol-
loch street from Sixteenth to Baker;
Eon street from Twenty-seventh TO
Thirty-second: Main from the creek
10 REIMBURSEMENT and Alley + from
Thirty-third TO Thirty-ninth. These
were referred 10 the joint committee
on streets. alleys and grades and ordi-
nances.
Motion Picture Shows.
When the report of the ordinance
committee vas presented in the First
branch. stating that IL had been con-
sidered inadvisable TO take action on
the matter OF keeping moving picture
shows open or Sunday on cou OF
the state law. a new resolution was
presented by Mr.. Petticord. II was
set forth that the picture shows were
la quiet form of amusement and that
only religious. historical and educat-
ional subjects would be shown on Sun
day. The resolution provided that
the Sunday hours should h from 2
o'clock in the afternoon. The vote in
the First branch was as follows:
! Ayes. B"arIcy. Grogan. McKown,
Miller. NOlte. Petticord. Ritter. Scallcy
and Soldier. Noes. Beckett. Conrad.
Redman and Mcgrail. In the second
branch. President Alexander ruled
that no action could be taken on ac-
count Of the question not having been
included in the call for the special
session.
Former President G. n. Thompson
proprietor of a Market street show.
was present and spoke in favor OF
Sunday shows. declaring hat they
were in the same class with parks
and all other forms of Sunday amuse-
ment. He explained that he did not
expect any official action by council
in defiance Of the state law. but mere
y wished 10 get an expression OF
opinion.
The Board Of Control reported n re-
guest by tho Market Auditorium com
pany 70 extend the present curb line
on the cast side OF the market house
three fec to cast. 10 conform with the
curb lines as they are surveyed up ~
tho orner OF Eleventh street and
down 10 the corner Of Tenth street.
President George LutZ was present
and explained the matter. \ rising
vo'e showed tho members 10 be al
] most unanimously IN favor of the
} change and the question was referred
10 the joint committee on ordinances
and streets. ALLEYS and grades, which
will meet Friday night
J Billy Sundays Language.
city Solicitor Addlcwan. 10 whom
/ Billy Sundays language was referred.
reported that D., thought the matter
should take the regular course and II
no.. H.. 49,. -.F.-wLH q. Fhn nrAf.
nance committee.
y very important ordinance. prOvid-
INK for q commission 20 revise the tax
system oi mo city and county was
introduced By NJ Sands. and re-
/ fcrrol 20 Nh" ordinance committee.
1u tho document. % is pointed ont
tha' tho pr sent system has many de-
foci- md is iu need Of substantial
amendment Provision Is made for
One member fo hc aup1intcd by tho
| Board OF Control. ono hv the county
I commits toner's and ono hy the BOARD
| or Education ThpHc three arc 20 rs
certain what persons or c'asacs arc
not bc1r'ue their just proportion ~
me taxes and report NJ fo what
I changes Pre- deemed desirable.
3 claim OF George y. Hastings for
DAMAGES to his property az 40 ~
South Front sfrccf hy Tho caving On
J of ~ sewer was referred 10 The com
mitfro ON claims
3 communication from T. Y Scidler
! I'm regard fo frc necessity % n now
/ chemical nrrinc house. was referred
f0 'ho finance committee.
\ communicable from Frank r
Carver ln REGARD to making some
/ change in Grand View gfrccf. was
[ referred fo fho committee ON streets.
alloys nr1 Grades and tho city on
! glucor.
Report. o. flo committee on 1r
counts. commissioner Of lo0u of zoos
and commissioners Of Main atrcot
bridge loan wore received and filed
Tho BOARD ~ Control reported esti-
mafee under fhc bond ISSUE ~ 1908
f0fallng fc.fN2 o..
Bonds Approved.
Tho bonds OF Tho following city n
fcI1lr vcrf approved
Arthu7 lnFram. license officer. VIII