The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-03
CITY MAY ESTABLISH P|C-PEN;
DOC ORDINANCE IS LAID OVER
MEMBER FINDS MANY A.1EfED
FLAWS WITH CANINE LAW AND
ACTION rs POSTPONED.
Special Meeting OF Council Called 1or
Today to Consider Municipal
"Piggery."

ir.n Tho ordinance prescribing Tor Inc
coping Of dogs in the city. inc oful-
nance WAS read and prescribed for a tax
=, "A crr,s for male and $50 for fc-
male dogs with an additional 70 Genus
Cor Il TAG. y fine Of from 81 to sp Tor
violation Of tho ordinance, and seven
DAYS given az time Cor dogs to De
claimed hv their owners and a pound fec
or g. with 10 cents per day Tor the
kcrninc If the dogs. \ foreigner or
uuna;urallZcd citizen nct oelhE p'''u'''"
10 keep 1 dog nj al.
The ordinance WAS opnn Tor deoate
and il was requested by Mayor G. Nor
gan vc&tcr that Immediate steps oH
taken. as many complaints were coming
in every day regarding the u"S"' ltc
also requested that the ordinance Dc
made mere rigid than Il was NJ Hls'
intended.
Councilman Rlum moved that q the
OF 81 be charged for male logs lhs'cau
of 20 cents: no second TO the motion Is
!, MAS thought that the state law was
being exceeded by 81 cents in making
IN. tax 81. At this point councilman
Thoncr moved that action be postponed
until next meeting. The motion carried.
huI = motion to reconsider the vote was
made BY councilman IiluIn. which car
rird. Mr.. Thoncr withdrew his motion
by consent Of council and a motion DS
| Mr.. Blum 10 appoint 4 committee 70
make amendments 10 the ORDINANCE" car
| r!cd and councilman Thoner. hoInpSo
ana Elum were appointed.
City Manager on Hog PEN.
A report from the city manager was
road in which he recommended that a
..,l1 lGFurnNn hPSSrS.
! Charles T'ay and Edward Halpin nf
. Wichita. Hans, and the city Of Wheel
inr for the consumption of all city
garbage. these gentlemen 10 use same
IN The feeding Of pigs, thereby saving
the city the expense OF burning the gar
bagc. Mr. Fay was present and an
swcrcd questions p~ropoundrd TO nm ~
different members OF counci ana
! clearly outlined The plan 10 council.
Alcssrs. Fay and Halpin intend ou!idlhs
4 ~"pisecry' on modern plans ana VIII
cxp"nl SEINE $4,000. They have been
offered five different loading places iHS
tn. garbage by the Wheeling Traction
companicS and declare that the plan -
hinE carried on in other cities with
! much success. Adam Elum also spoke
Of knowing OF the proposition being sue
ccsSCully under way in other cities ana
named Boston as one.
Special Meeting Today.
The plan met with the approval OF
the cay council and owing 10 the gen
;lcmcn proposing 20 establish the pig
gerry" wishing definite steps be taken
and nj an carly date. n special meeting
of the following committee vas Galicu
tor ll:%0 o'clock thIS morning N tho
Office al tn" city manager and Il Spc'
rlal meeting Of council tuniEht '"uh-.
Gilman Thnncr made Il motion nat 4
committee u, appointed to consist OF
The following. which WIS done: Mayor
{. Morgan E"s:rr. city manager George
g Nuclr. city solicitor 81. !. Cull1nan.
health officer ". Il. Williams and coun-
rilmcn Armprccht and Elliott. tn" pig
pen project was l~naueuratcd here by
rap,. Thomas V. Salisbury. veteran SOL
dicr.
l:uir 81 Of the ordinances governing
the action OF city council WILL amended
so that 4 IorS ordinance may he r9d n
sections apd IN tins WAY not consume so
much t!mI III any one meeting or coun-
Ill.
The building code committee reported
progress through their chairman. TT"
Committc" on streets. alleys and side
walks made y report by their chairman.
Mr.. Hare. Mr.. Blum moved that action
hr p2stFpncd until next Tuesday. second
by Ir. Thon"r. motion carried.
Municipal Band.
The COMMITTEE" on municipal band.
through IT'S chairman. Mr.. Thompson.
asked for rccommltmcni. which wa
Iuu, Tho Moor" petition committee. i'll
charge al Chairman Thon"r. reported
progress and asked ihat plans h" sub
mlt,rd 10y III" owner "f tho building on
which tin" stairway WAS TO be erected
and asked rccnmm!;mcut in order 10 get
the new raUlnc
Police and Eremep's Board.
In ,hr report Of In" city manager It
WAS stated that The high cost q llrlne
had nnr"ssita'"d a raI$" IN The salaries
"f the polio" and tir" department NOM
l,"rs. md that th,. outlay 90 money
would l." about $4,000 annually. The
rr;,or; was accepted and filed.
Thc WarwIck nina r"npanr'a request
Ia be- permitted {" lay 4 gas main IN
Water s:r"", i"r wr"n alley Is and al
Icy 10 was granted and IN" rIiy solicit
tor was instructed {" draw up n resoiu-
tiru to that effect.
In considerations oc IN" commission
c-S NJ King m appropriation Of $~l@5.H"n
Tor the Improvement ut certain streets
and tic interest being dT" tOdt% of s.
800. :; was urri"rri tina, III" sand inter
est Ia used 20 repair N" streets as pre-
sr-ii"h ~ IA" h:'l ~ III" appropriation.
Tile city confirmed 'h" act -: lHGlsln-
tu:r prrtnlnsnr I" tn" urk""p Of the Ma
iona! or tumhcrlrnd read and IN" 'ount%
commissioners wii! h" Notified that th"H
arr expected !" max repairs 70 the road
ami arc granted control "' ~" road Tor
lHI; puri"'.;" nN LEGISLATURES A"t.
Debris Dumping on Walks.
An ~OriEnaurr ,.r,aIuinE 20 debris be-
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