The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-27
FILTRATION
UP TO PEOPLE
COUNCIL VOTES TO OWE PEOPLE
TO SAY WHAT
SMALL BIZ DOME
Big Alson-chAimsru Pump Ordered Pale
for-Smoke' Ordinance Ord
cred Laid Aside.

Council last uight voted 90 accept the
report 90 the Light. Water and Ordin-
ancc committees report In Co. referring
the filtration question that has held
sway In council Tor the past i've Years
directly To the people. They flrths.-
more voted Co allow tho report 60 40 o.
the ordinance committee requesting that
an ordinance be drawn up covering
special election 10 be held at two voting
places Ia each and every ward.
Members OF council fought the issue
hard hut the majority we're ga favor
nl the matter COINS 70 N" people. Those
agalust the issue held that the couuc.
had appropriated money TO investigate
the inherent systems through engineers
and hN their own personal Investigate
ion. they felt that couuci was better
nttcd o. decide which system was Tor
the best. Many amendment were made
10 the original report that asked that
council arrange for a special election
ana 10 have but one voting place IA
each precinct This MAS amended 10
read two precincts.
Councilman fancy stated that while
be did not want Co tka' the rights OF
the pcople from them. yet he felt that
council itself should decide which wus
better and not q dodge the issue. He
stated that meetings would be held and
followers of the separate systems would
20 into the wards and when the matter
was voted upon they would be no nearer
a conclusion than before.
After consideration fancy moved 90
Law the report on the table This was
seconded by kcnnou. The motion was
lost, however. on a viVe Voce vote.
Stillyard then voted to adopt the report
OF the committee Brinkman amended
by Placing two voting places In a ward
instead OF one. This motion carried.
Motion Carried.
fancy then moved To- adjourn hut the
motion was declared lost hy an ave and
no vote. Driscoll moved that tho cleo
tion officers be paid for their services
but this motion was lost. \ roll call
was then taken on the original motion
and was carried BIS the following vote:
Ayes. Brinkuan. chew. CoprnnEer.
Hedges, Horn. Hawkins. ktoidsing. Me
Cahou, Richards. RicSter. ~Sunyard. Sea-
bright Thompson ana Alexander. Noes.
hrlscoll kennen. fancy. Miethe. wag-
ncr and Ziegler. Carried - 20 s.
\ message FROM the board ~ control
was read asking that couuCilallow them
To draw on the city treasurer for the
Walter FOR his services in taking notes
on the ,Leylaud-Heston case. This vas
passed by ayote Of l6 TO 4
Routine Business
The report OF the real estate commit
tee regarding the petition Of Charles
Horstmau for a strip Of land on Thirty
ninth street was saSsn up and amended
h} striking out f25 yearly rental The
amendment for i've dollars was lost.
The matter Was then laid ON the tsnie
on motion by fancy.
The report Of the streets. alleys and
provement Of Eleventh street between
vine and cherry streets was passed and
tnt board or control instructed to make
the repairs. Jacob Sentlinger's petition
that was turned down by the committee
was not accepted by council.
Pay for Pump.
The BOARD Of Control was instructed
60 pay the remaining $4,000 on the Al
s~on-Chalmcrs pump. the light and water
committee having again recommended
IT'S payment. The report Of tho special
smoke committee" asking that tho
Smoke Ordinance be reid up until such
time as the business conditions hanged.
was carried.
4 request from The Wheeling Wall
Ilastcr Company that they be allowed
q small strip Of ground near the wharf
20 load sand from boats. was referred
Co real rstrtcs committee. \ request of
the Board 81 Control for more fire ho-o.
laid on the table. The claim ~ e.. D.
SturEiss for $500 damages done his
property on South York street. referred
To- claims committee.
Luke Gillespie's appointment In tho
place OF Frank Hcetou In the fire de-
rnrtmrnt was confirmed. Cemetery
transfer from Harry Schultz To- Mr..
polphia Greene. allowed. Richards r.s-
olution regarding Improvement TO Grand
Wow street. referred 90 the streets.
alleys and grades committee.
The dog ordinance amendment provfI-
Ing for n pound. and Officers catching
stray doris. which was held W AZ the
last meeting. was passed BY 10 20 T..