The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-15
NEWS BRIEFS

SEEK STATisTics-MAyor Kirk
nata received a request from the Com
nnttee for Immigration in America TO
submit information on the number %
iorelEners IN the city. These statistics
ar 20 D. used IN research work OF the
committee
NEW OFFlcES-With the appoint
ment OF a weights and measures in
sp-ctof Tor the county. and the fitfing
~ OF an Office for the prosecuting
aL,t9fhey IT VIII become necessary 10
add new offices To the county build
INA. II i suggested that the attis be
converted into an office apartment.
NEW TRUCK SOON In about
three weeks the new hook and ladder
truck purchased By the city will BE-
received and given a thorough demon
stratton- The ladder H. a So foot one
and Is propelled BY motive power
WILL FURNISH WAoON-In IN
euort TO cooperate with the clean up
movement In the city, the municipai
street department will have a WAGON
go over the streets OF the business
Hlsfict each morning and gather IN
loose papers. etc.
WANT BETTER PREssURE-A
petition was received yesterday morn
ing BY the Board OF Control from the
residents of Belvedere, asking for bet
ter water pressure. The citizens ask
FOR the old system OF giving them wat.
or via the large tanks on the hin in.
stead OF directly from the reservoir.
POSTPONE cORAm TRIAI-The
/. trial OF Mary Marshall and Jesse Co
ram to have been heard last evening
before Squire Hobbs was postponed
until Friday evening. The pair Is
charged with unlawfully living TO.
gether as husband and wife and are AZ
present out on bond
FINED FOR DUMPING RUBBISH
Mike Bransh OF the South Side was
arrested yesterday morning by b. A.
-: othcer II. l.. Denton on a charge
OF dumping rubbish on the railroad
property. He was arraigned before
Squire John J. Gompers and fined IS
and costs.
COUNTY TO PAY FOR LIGHTS
At conference yesterday of the
county and city boards. the contract
Tor installing the lights on the public
square was awarded to the Gee Flee.
trio company. at its bid of $977. The
! only bidder was the Steam Engin aer.
ing Construction company and their
bid was 1892. The specifications coll
Tor concrete Doric column with a
16-inch glass globe. and these to be
4 placed at intervals all around the cub.
lie square. The county Is TO paw the
full amount OF the cost. and will be
reimbursed next year following the
GARAGE CATCHES FIRE Mr..
George Stamm, proprietor of the
Stamm Hotel, was vulcaniZing a tire
yesterday morning in the garage near
the hotel. He left his work for a
short while, and when he came back
the garage was ablaze. An alarm Was
turned in from box %, and the de-
partment reported with the idea that
the Stamm Hotel was afire In a
short while they had control of the
blaze. the damage being nominal
WASTE PAPER FIRE-Yesterday
evening at $3.50 o'clock the fire de-
partment answered a call from box 81.
In reporting. they found a quantity of
tar paper on fire in the yard in the
rear OF the Schmulbach brewery. No
damage was done
During the afternoon. the Island
nose house was called twice to fires
but when they arrived there were
none. IL developed that practical
1okers were calling the firemen 10
nave little fun. Chief Rose started
an INVESTIGATION and last night at
tributed II TO some children.
GOOD FELLOWSHIP DINNER
The Wheeling board of fire underwent
ers have arranged for a good fellow
ship dinner and social session. TO be
held at the Fort Henry club Friday
evening. beginning at o'clock. An
excellent program has been arrange
and the principal address will be de
livered by Hon. John j. Coniff
ATTENDED MEETING = Several
wheeling wholesale grocers are at
tending the annual meeting of the
West Virginia Wholesale Grocers' As
ISOLATION, which Is being held in Par
kersburg, beginning yesterday.
MEETING TONloHT-A meeting
OF the Greater Wheeling Charter com
mittee will be held this evening in the
Board OF Trade rooms. to discuss the
charter campaign.