The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-22
SMOKE ORDINANCE
is LAID ASIDE
BUSINESS DEPRESSION GIVEN As
CAUSE Foa NOT ACTING
AT THIS TINE.
Mary Loezi MANUFACTURING FIRMS Rep
ressntsd a. n Meeting of tre
Social Council Committe<.

Business depression sp-lied ruin for
the smoke Ordinances last niSht. b.
fore the SPECIAL smoke committee AZ
ifH meeting. and a resolution giving
this az the esson Vas passed By the
committee. asking that b ordnance
b held up until such a time as b-isi-
ness conditions Noric become better.
The ordinance Was fAtbered by Coun-
Gilman c. s. fancy and when the resc-
luton was read. Mr.. fancy fought u
with n rfrstag speech against the
clause. business depression Edward
Was also fought the claus. but uDcn.
roll eaii the resolution passed by the
The following L. the resolution as
introduced by SIR. Seidler:
Resolved. That we recommend
% council 10 defer action on this
matter Indefinitely on ccount OF
present business depression and
the promise Of the interests here
represented. that they will volun-
tariiy remedy all conditions inso-
far - IL lies within their power.
And that this committee give the
representatives, a vote OF hanks
for their presence and all informa-
iion given.
Councilman fancy offered an amend
ment by moving TO strike out the
words Business depression This
was seconded by Councilman Edward
Was. on vote by roll all the amend
ment was lost BY ave TO two. The
following Is the way they voted.
Ayes-vaas and fancy.
No - Soldier. Beiswinger. Wagner.
Hawkins. and Chew
The original resolution was then
called for and the following vote an
nounced:
Ayes - SeldIer. Beiswinger. Wagner
Hawkins and Chew.
No Naas and fancy.
Representatives from practically
every business In the CITY OF
Wheeling who coal were
present and voiced their protest
against the ordinance saying that the
present conditions made /; almost I'm
possible for them TO survive under
ordinary expense without adding any
thing additional
Councilman fancy fought the reso-
luton nard. The ordinance had been
laid before council at different times
and each time IL was referred back
TO some committee or held up Tor
some reason or other. At a meeting
a few nights q h committee de
Cided 10 nave the persons there whom
the ordinance would effect and hear
what they thought OF the a~dvisabllity
~ the condensers. They were heart
lily in favor OF doing away with the
tfllOht Dut tQtN tOQiO NOT see the lutd
Of buying smoke condensers at this
time.
Business houses represented were.
Windsor Hotel Company. r. p. Car
ney. Wheeling Traction Company. G..
o. NaRle: Trimble a. Lutz. Harry Eb-
bert: Hoffman, Tannery. r. g. and J.
q. Honrlann: Nail City Smelling
Works: Stifel Calico Company: Wen
gel Packing Plant. John wenzel: also
Chris Niewig. in interest OF the citi-
Zens; J. r. Butts. OF the Butts Bros.
contractors: Samuel Brown. Corfu
eating Works; Mr.. Schaub. OF the !.
l.. Stifel Works.
Each of the above named gentlemen
protested against the ordinance. say
ing that they did not think IL was ad-
visable at this time. Mr.. Nagle an
swered Mr.. Niewig by saying that his
company would do all In its power TO
eradicate the smoke nuisance. All
voiced the opinion that smoke rolling
out OF the stacks In large volumes
meant 2 waste. and hat they tried TO
control this only in extreme instances.
Mr.. Schaub showed a dial which reg
istered the movements of his watch
man by the amount OF smoke that
passed through the stacks. The dial
Is so constructed that a large amount
Of smoke indicated that the Waterman
vas not on the job.
II Is expected that quite a fight will
TAX place when the resolution Is in
troduced in council.