The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-24
CITY COUNCIL HEARS THE
REPORT Of CLERK ". H. SMITH
RECALL PETITION is ADJUDGGD IL
LEGAL AND WITHOUT SuFE1-
GENT NAMES TO SUPPORT IT
Building Code Is Read in Part-other
Committees Report-No PtSger5
Report Yet.

civ council was on it's dignity last
! evening in rs much as the ladies OF the
Ohio County Equal Suffrage league
3 headed by their president. Mrs. E'dWhro
Nazlnti, was present in order that thrF
. might keep in touch with the recall
which WIS slated for its appearance IN
council for the first time. Alter
short session the reading Of tho building
code started and the ladies left. but not
before Mayor G. Morgan NcStcr thanked
: them for their interest and presence.
The report nr the city clerk was read
and Is uS.'d in full in another column al
this paper on tn" recall petition submit
: ted by Juhn :. E!tz. under date OF rep
ruary @ath. 1LlS. The petition is In the
form Of twcnty-Scvrn distinct papers.
and WAS said to h. insufficient to war
rant IN election by the city clerk.
Grounds given were not enough electors
many did not understand it when they
signed, many Of the signatures were al
legged to h" fraudulent and not !hc sig
natures they 7urported 10 hc. others had
their names erased on the grounds that
the petition was miSr"prc%cntcd to them,
DR.. trmbrccht. chairman NJ the Pig
. gerry committee, reported progress ana
called Il meeting Of tho committee after
= tho adjournment nf thu city council. NO
report in full was made.
: Councilman Elliott. OF the traffic COM
mtttcn. stated that the committee had
made tour Of Inspection OF the city
looking for parking places for autoWo-
hilcS. hut had 70 report ready for coun-
Gil anil aSkrd for rcCnmmi;mrnt, which
was done.
Councilman Albert I[rcss. chairman OF
the committee on the Carver petition.
reported progress and stated that q
meeting Of the committee would be held
on the coming Saturday and probably
Il. report in full would hc submitted NJ
tho next cnuIcil meeting.
4 communication from Spcarc md
Rlddl" company was read in which they
asked the permission OF council to
erect gasoline filling station and other
things necessary for tho dispensing Of
al, in front of the property now occu-
pied By MCI[c,vry. Ewing Electric C"m-
pany. on tie northeast corner Of Tenth
and Markc: streets. Tho city solicitor
was instructed TO prepare n resolution
10 that effect and will present sam" "a
tho next meeting of council.
City Manager Maggie reported that the
Roy Scouts had made all arrangements
10 oscor: tho draftccs to the depot on
Friday afternoon and requested all nf
council and the city government I" he
prrS"n, and form = part Of the escort.
Councilman Albert krrss offered a
proposition 10 tho rrfcri that section 6,
rf the traffic ordinance. governing jay
walking hn amended 10 read and fin"
Of froml 81 to $40" instead Of it's r-cs"n;
reading TIL" cnuncilmrn regard the fine
Of 81 and costs in tn" jay walking cases
10 hc in cXr"Sa Of what il should he. The
suggestion was turned over to the traf-
fic ordinance committee and they will
report their decision in the matter ~
soma future meeting Of the council.
4 special meeting is called for council
I Thursday evening a 80 o'clock and the
building code will u" the only thing "a
he consid. rcd This code is in book form
and wC'uih ;ake several weeks To read IL
through. and it must hn read before
council can adopt hence this meeting
for that purpose.