The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-10
FIRE CHIEF ROSE SUBMITTED
STATEN OF WANTS"
TO TIE BODY.
Goes % Committee or Ordinances
Asks For SOC. 600 Bond Issue.
Many Other Matters Up.

Wheeling city council Eot down 10
business last night. trsnsactlug consid-
cradle legislation. 10 seemed 10 BE- the
sense Of the body 20 do tninEs. and
DO them IN businesslike manner.
The report Of the IRE committee. the
report Of the ordinance committee. or
cinance-, resolutions and motions suf-
fered the same
The ordnance committee submitted
its report on the pool room ordinance.
This report was received and the ordi-
nance was read On vote of the sec
adopted By a vote OF 10 20 g. II was
unanimously voted down In the second
branch on q motion to non-concur.
This ordinance provided that boys
under eighteen years OF age should
not be allowed 20 loaf iu pool rooms
unless they had the consent OF their
parents nled with the owner OF the
room. An effort 70 amend the age
limit In the second branch failed by
vote OF II 10 T.
a section was inserted by the sec
ond branch on motion OF Hawkins 10
make II unlawful 10 wager on a game
by vote Of l3 20 9. The ordinance
Was drafted by City Solicitor Brennan
following communication by Chief OF
Police Leyland, saying that the police
department was hampered by the lack
OF an ordinance governing the regula-
lions OF pool rooms.
A message from the Board OF Con-
troll, containing a communication from
the Mems Civic league OF the Second
Presbyterian church, asking that a
dog catcher be appointed. was re-
ierred 10 the ordinance committee TO
have an ordinance drawn providing
for such an officer.
stifeI Ordinance
City Solicitor Brennan submitted n
communication. bearing with 10 a com
munication from tho J. r. Stifel a
Sons Company. In which that com
p3ny asks the repeal Of the ordinance
which granted the company a right OF
way across Fourth street 10 their
place OF business. and 10 transfer tho
same right OF way or privilege to the
pennsylvania Railroad Company. The
Z communication further asks that the
ordinance committee act upon this
matter az time when representative
or the petitioners can be present. This
was referred to the desired COMMITTEES.
Inc message OF the Board OF Con
trol designating the corners Of Thirty
third and Chapline. Thirtylthird and
Jacob and Thirty-third and Wood
and filed.
Mayor r. J. Kirk submitted a com.
munication from Mr. Otto GiTin. OF
81. Ilairsyille, who stated that Mrs
a, W. Hammerle, whose husband was
/ a
liceman, was I'm need OF financial aic
and asking the city TO take some ac-
ton. This was referred to the com
mlttee on claims, with instructions to
act Immediately
The fire committee submitted its re.
port In which Chief Rose asks for a
bond Issue OF 100000 for better fire
apparatus After considerable discus.
sion In which the matter OF bonds and
bond iggmCa IN mo h..
referred 20 the ordinance committee
with orders for that committee %
draft an ordinance 20 be submitted 10
the people with Other bond ordi.
nRnces. II will be necessary TO have
this ordinance passed by council be-
Tore II Is submitted TO the people.
Many OF the members said that the
bond Issue would not carry "a the PEG
pie were determined to have pure
water before anything else. Others
were OF the opinion that sure way to
defeat the proposition was to include
II with general bond issue.
Fire chlers Report
Chief Rose submitted an itemized
statement OF what he desired in con
formity with a resolution adopted NV
the IRE committee Monday night.
items:
Triple combination pump at
Eighth Ward ..............S 5000
Triple combination pump at
Niagara :.................. 5000
Triple combination pump AT
Vigilant .:................ 5000
Triple combination pump At
Atlantic ;.................. 5000
Triple combination pump at
Island .................... 1900
Combination Hose and Chemi-
cal at Fl Henri. 5000
Combination Hose and Chemi-
cal at ~ Kalbitzer......... 5.Om
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