The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14
AT MEETING OF COUNCIL LAST
NIGHT AS WAS EXPECTED
By MANY
Referred Back 20 Board Of Control to
rave Copies Printed-Mueh
Other Business Transscted


Other Business Transacted.
AZ speciaf meeting or council held
last night many matters OF a routine
nature were taken up and discussed.
ana IN most cases were referred 10
their respective committees TO be ~
ported at the next session A large
concourse OF retail grOcers OF the CITY
were present with the idea OF ask
ing for several changes in the weights
and measures ordinance which was
scheduled TO pass last night. After
the ordinance had passed the hrst
reading motion was made BY Coun-
Gilman Buttes 20 refer the ordinance
back 10 the board or control and that
each member be supplied with a copy.
Many were the wild and rumored
statements that there would Dc in
designations into rumored irregulari-
ties by the city fathers last night hut
these seemed 10 have lost their vim
before the meeting. Nothing OF this
nature was included in the call. A
committee was appointed to draft suit
able resolutions of respect TO the fam
lies or A w. Hammerie. Charles Tai
bOurt and y. G.. Buchanan. The form
er having been murdered while de-
Tending a local police officer and the
latter two being killed while aiding
the firemen at the high school FIRE
Immediately after council this com
mittee met and drafted resolutions
which Will be spread unon the minutes
Of the council body and "A copv viii 10
forwarded TO the families of each 81 ,bs
dead men The committee Is composer
or Naas. Soldier and Conrad. OF the first
branch ana Ieake. Brinkman and Wag-
ner. OF the second.
Inspector Appointed.
The financial statements % the city
Tor the months Of November and Deem
Der. were read and approved by a unani-
nous vote. Health Conulissi6ner ~ q.
Etzler presented the Amendment OF W
II. smith a. food inspector Of the CITY
and Inspector Of weights and measures
which was approved without "A dissent
ing vote. The report Of the committee
on cemeteries and grades also that on
claims and contracts was read and ap-
proved. sustaining the committee in the
rejection OF the claim Of W. J Colts
resolution was received from the
Trades and Labor Assembly asking thar
IN the name 81 the health OF the citizens
or Wheeling that an ordinance be draft
ed Immediately doing away with outside
Their resolution set forth the fact that
these were a menace 20 the public
health and the direct cause OF conta-
Elous diseases. The petition Of Edward
Wagner asking that a curb be inSta'ied
In front OF his property. was referred 10
me committee on streets. alleys and
The estimated expense OF the water
department from the bond ordinance OF
lEes showed that s1,fSo.72 had been ex-
pended Tor the Improvement OF the water
system. This report was accepted by a
unanimous vote. \ message from the
board OF control showed a claim ~ the
wheeling Ice 4 Storage company
against the city for the sum OF $500
some time ago a horse belonging TO the
above named firm stepped in a hole IN
MORROW alley and had 10 be killed. This
~s referred 20 the claims committee
while the establishment Of a grade at
twentieth street was again referred 10
the grades commIt tee
Routine work.
council voted to instruct the board Of
. control that tIe wells had been located
throughout the city and that they were
ready for bids The ordinance asking
FOR the establishment OF n marquiae or
canopy at 90 Eleventh street passed
both houses without n dissenting vote.
In the water department william otto
was appointed 20 mn the vacancy OF p
X. Scatterday. while Harry l.. Hamm
was appointed 20 M the vacancy caused
BY the death OF John Martin In the llgnt
department. 4 bond for 81 900 for the
new food inspector with the Citizens
Trust 4 Guaranty Company OF West Viz
Einia as surety. WAS approved
An ordinance allowing the Hub people
to create an extension 10 their cellar un-
der Chapline street sidewalk was ac-
cepted by both branches. motion to
accept the treasurer OF the city "a an
eN-onicio member OF the finance COM
mittec was lost. The board Of trade sub
mitted tire names or IT. 4 Afetzner 4.
W. PAUL and Charles A. Bowers az mem
hers 81 this committee. while the Trades
4 Labor assembly presented \. T. Fish
or Charles g. Ryan and Leo LaFiam.
These were accepted by council
AZ the close Of the meeting a Joint
session OF the branches was held az "A
license court and granted n liquor H.
cense transfer OF William Senne TO John
Moran.