The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-23
sIocH sRoTaERs' MEASURES CO
THROUGH AFTER HARD
FIGHT.
City Fathers Aeeept Report % Light
a,c Water Committee FaVortna
Continuance Of Gas Plant


council got down 20 business last night
At 7;f5. and hammered away until
nearly midnight In that length OF
time. that body was able TO pass many
ordinances. accept petitions. aud adopt
the report OF the water commission.
Paramount among the issues. was
the passage of the two ordinances.
granting TO Bloch Brothers. the right
10 place a switch on Water street. and
the right TO build a bridge over For
ueth street. such bridge to support a
steam line After strong arguments
both pro and con. the ordinances pass
ed the second branch BY the vote OF
IS to l. and the first branch II to !.
/ Plankey in the second branch voted
against the ordinances. as did Ken
ney in the FIRST: however. the bridge
ordinance carried unanimous in the
second.
These ordinances were held up about
year ago by the old council. BY the
concentrated action of Louis p Noltc.
Eddie Hughes. and a few other prop
erty holders. These gentlemen fought
the measures last night on the floor
of council The ordinances were
/ brought into council through reports
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street. alleys. and Grades and rail.
roads.
To Continue Gas Plant
The committee on light and water
submitted its report in which Il re-.
counted the Investigation into the
condition OF the gas plant. and the
reduction OF running expenses OF the
plant. II further recommended the
continuance Of ,he plant on motion
this report Was received and nled.
and the recommendation adopted.
| This means that the city gas works
will not be discontinued. and that
the estimates Of Superintendent NM
Ter will be acted upon in the yearly
appropriations.
A report OF the ordinance com
mitee granting to the Conservative
Life Insurance company and to &. \.
Robrecht the right TO construct avn
ings In front of their respective
places was received and MED The
ordinances were read and adopted
unanimously in both branches At
Z toTney J. J. 7. O'Brlen stood sponsor
for the Conservative Life ordinance.
The committee on finances report
! ed tax ordinance which was adopted
at its meeting Monday night II was
read and adopted. This ordinance
covers the licensing OF certain Dusl-
nesses. and concessions in the city,
and is estimated TO yield approx
mately $4,000 in revenue to the city.
Provisional Ordinance
provisional appropriation ordt
nance. drawn to take care of the va.
rious city department pay rolls. and
TO pay bonds and interests during the
months OF July and August. was read
and adopted. This ordinance pro
Vides for the expenditure OF one-sixth
of the total of the appropriation
adopted last year. and which expires
June 30, 1915.
II The Board Of Control submitted O
statement in which IL said that VIII
lam Welshans. who was run down by
\ Chief of the Fire Department Edward
T. Rose at the corner OF Eleventh and
Market streets. September :. 1914
was willing TO accept $3.50 in full for
damages sustained. II asked that the
auditor be instructed TO draw on the
treasurer for thai amount The re
Quest was granted. The accident oc
CURED when Chief Rose was going tC
a fire. Welshans was riding a motor
cycle. and as the chief rounded IN,
corner az Eleventh and Market streets
they collided Weishans brought suit
for $1,000. but withdrew &c.
\ supplementary ordinance cover
ing the following transfers was adopt
ed: 5000 from gas department tC
water department: 5000 from "a;
department 20 fire department: $1,000
from light department to contingent
fund. An itemized statement cover
ing the expenditures for the month oil
! June was read. received and filed.
Approves Bonds.
Council approved the message OF
the Board OF Control regarding the
bond OF $4,000 for Mr. II. r. Weis
gerber. and the surety Maryland
Casualty company. Similar action
[ was taken in the matter Of the bonds
for 81 600 and 10000 for J. :. Butts
president Of the First branch and
acting mayor The Maryland Casualty
J company surety
City Solicitor Brennan submitted a
I communication IN which ne set apart
that under the new law ordinances only
needed TO be- read once Ia their en-
I tirety, and once by title for final pass
age. He requested that an ordinance
be drafted covering the new order Of
. things The communication was re-.
fcrred TO the ordinance committee.
\ residents petition for q light A.
the head Of Twenty Fourth street was
| referred TO the committee on light and
+, water. \ Communication from citi-
] zens requesting attention Of council
20 the "loafng' Of cars on Eleventh
street especially East Wheeling and
Mozart was referred 10 the board Of
] control The FIRST branch gOncurred