The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-23
SOLONS
ORDER NEW CENSUS
TO DETERMINE THE EXACT PoPu.
LATION OF CITY-LARGE
INCREASE EXPECED.

The regular session Of the city coun-
ell was held last evening. Some sur
prise was manifested when resolution
introduced directing the city auditor
to have taken census OF the city 70 as
certain the correct population. The
resolution provides that our enumerl-
tors and two interpreters DC app9inGd
To take lhe census al condensation OF
$500 $500 per per-, day; sell, inc resolution WIS
An ordinance was read declaring it
| necessary 10 proceed with the improve
! ments OF Hamilton street from Thirty
second street to Central avenue by paw
ing and grading. The ORDINANCE was
passed under Il suspension OF rules.
J. ". Root superlnl endcnt OF the Bal
tlmorc and Ohio Railroad COMPANY sent
Il communication relative to paving or
street TO the proposed new freight sta
iion on Crescent street. The city couA-
| ell requested some time ago that the
! railroad company donate i've feet Tor
sidewalk purposes on ,oo TWENTY hd nl n
| ter asked what concessions the city
would grant the Is. q q. company. A
motion by Chaser carried that the city
| walk on Crescent street as driveway
to the proposed freight platform.
J The mayors report for July showed
the following collections: Fines $685.;
licenses $50; total, $I2S.25.
A petition was received from The
South Side Athletic Club asking To lease
the grounds west of the superior Glass
works for baseball grounds. The mat
| ter was referred to the director OF pub
lie service.
Councilman OToole introduced reso-
luton requesting that the city solicitor
! be instructed TO approve the surety bond
filed BY city Engineer Norton. OIoole
said the city solicitor by not approving
the bond was holding up street improve
! ments. City Solicitor Cooper entered
into long discussion and said that no
had done the best 10 project the city. and
10 matter If council adopted the resolu-
ton the city solicitor would not ap-
prove the bond as prepared by The local
representative Of the surety company:
The city solicitor stated tht he had
complied with the wishes of council IN
drawing up the bond. He explained that
the resolution introduced by O'Toole
was only so much paper. All the mem
bers took part in the discussion which
consumed more than an hour. The mo-
ton to adopt the resolution was with
drawn.
Councilman He'll criticised the police
In arresting auto!sts running cars with
out DINNERS. MIR. He'll said he hap
pened to be Que of the unfortunatcs
and he recommended that the Police use
judgment in making arrests.
Councilman O'Toole, said the police
,, were doing wrong. He said y was
strange that tho police must be informed
what ordinances to enforce. Last JAN
uary, Mr.. O'Toolc said the police ware
notified to break up spcakcnSies. They
know where they ere located" said Mr..
O'Toole. Councilman Kompart said the
police We're doing the right thing.
On the subject of lights. Councilman
kompart said that. many cities have
their own electric light plant and lie
suggested the committee Investigate the
matter Of erecting q municipal plant in
Bellaire.
4. j. Crunelle, representing the Bel
mont Trades and Labor Assembly.
asked that assembly be granted the use
of the streets for the Labor Day celebra-
| ton In this city. Monday. September t..
He also extended an invitation to tho
city officials to take part in the parade.
The invitation was accepted and the uSs
Of the streets was granted.