The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-15
ROUTINE MATTERS
BEFORE COUNCIL
SUPPLEMENTARY ORDINANCE TO
TAKE CARE OF SEPTEMBER
BILLS PASSED.
Neider-Bsreisy Matter Goes Over un.
Ill Annual Appropriation ordL
nance 10 Finished.

Routine business OF council was dis
posed OF In very quick order last night
10 allow for bigger things. When
council convened In answer to a call
issued by Mayor Kirk. Il found its Ia
bles piled high with reports, commu-
nications and petitions.
BY unanimous vote the annual levy
, was fixed at IS cents per hundred dol
lars on both personal and real estate.
and the capitation tax at so cents. II
was announced that the levy was as
high as II could 20.
A lengthy report from the streets.
alleys and grades committee showed
recommendation for the drafting OF
an ordinance establishing a grade on
Bow street which was referred to the
ordinance committee; a petition for a
concrete walk on Twentieth street.
between Chapline and Eoff, was re-
ferred to the Board OF Control: petit
ton OF property owners on Grandview
street. for curbing. $500 expenditure
for curbing.
The streets. alleys and grades and
ordinance committees reported unfa-
vorably on the petition OF the Center
Foundry a Machine Company for a
part of alley extending along its
grounds. II also reported the petition
OF the S. S. Kresge Company for a
oellsrway on. Market street. The re-
port was received and filed and the
kresge matter referred to the ord!-
nance committee for an ordinance.
Prohibition Ordinance Delayed.
Ordinance committee reported: pc.
titions of citizens regarding noisy en-.
gines in auto garages. referred to DO.
lice department: Quarter Savings
Bank for marquise at Sixteenth and
Market streets, referred TO council
favorably. and ordinance adopted: re.
garding the spreading of obscene lit.
erature. the city solicitor was instruct.
ed TO amend present ordinance: w. o.
McCluskey petition for marquise on
Main street. referred back for add.
tional plans: requested change in
rules of council regarding the reading
OF ordinances. rejected prohibition
ordinance held up for further opinion
OF city solicitor.
A petition from the Board of Educa-
ton asking title to a part OF Alley 3S
between North York and North Broad
way streets TO extend school grounds
was referred to the streets. alleys and
grades and ordinance committees A
fAOftANs PtAAAOu lAOlll bON-
mans addition announcing that they
didn't have lights. walks. streets. fire
protection or anything else. was re-
ferred TO streets. alleys and grades,
, and light and water committees
Councilman link submitted a reso-
luton asking that the Black Prince
Lodge X. of p. be given permission 10
erect a marQuise at Fourteenth and
Chapline streets. at new club rooms,
was referred TO ordinance committee
A petition OF c. A. Balzel for new deed
| for lot in Greenwood cemetery was al.
I lowed. The board OF control in a mes.
sage submitted the itemized account
for vouchers issued during August,
which was received and filed
Before taking a recess council pass
ed provisional ordinance TO take care
OF the city's finances during the month
OF September. or until the annual ap-
preparation ordinance can be passed.
No action was taken on the dis.
I charging OF Officers Martin Neider
and John Barclay. or the appointments
made in their stead. This will be
taken up in regular appointments. az.
ter the appropriation ordinance has
been finally acted upon.