The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-07
BUSY MEETING
IF COUNCIL
Short Discussion Of tho Milk probe
Sixth Warders Present Petition
Relative to Firo Sation.


city council held rather busy s"s-
sion at the city building last evening
with fall quorum present.
Tho first matter IL Be- taken MP was n
! petition from the Williams drug store
for pair Of steps ~ b. erected In
Alley y. 1t WIS given 70 4 committee
! of counCilmHn Tor investigation ana
approval.
Tho following petition was received
! from sixth ward citizens:
! TO the Honorable Mayer and City Coun-
| Gentlemen:
We. tn, undersigned citizens and tax
| payers 81 the Sixth ward. do most en-
phatically protest against the action OF
the city Manager III moving our fire
apparatus from the Niagara Engine
house 10 the Hook and Ladder station
| IN the Fifth ward. thus leaving without
efficient fire protection: li"ffmans
Tannery. Belmont Mill. Spears Axle
! Works. Stcnm"tz BOX Factory. La Relic
Iron Works. Wheeling Wall Plaster
Buildings American sheet and Tin Plate
| Go. buildings. Unecrla Match Co. Wheel
ing Tile Works. klievcS Lumber Co. En-
celso building. d. ~ .. Coach yards.
| J. L. Miller Transfer Co. Auto Funeral
Service Co.. Moss Iron Works. 9th and
| 9th Ward school houses. and con-
|
our ward
We enter Il determined protest against
any authority Of tntcrmcddllnG with tho
| lorg-chcrishcu rights OF having fire
department IN the sixth ward
We demand that our fire apparatus
be Immediately returned to tho Niagara
Engine House.
These petitions in one day were
signed by about 4n0 voters and properly
all Law ,N,,nf. y
all Of tho manufacturers and prominent
business men Of that section. some of
whom appear in the caption OF thepe-
tition.
The petition was discussed pro ana
con in council for some time. Council
man Habig questioned Guy Manager
Naxle as 70 his reason for taking THIS
step and the city manager stated thaI
II was TO concentrate his fire laddi"s.
und was th, first step towards modern
izing our fire department.. councilman
Hahlg stated that it left about twenty
blocks, or from Twenty-first TO Twonty-
rix,h streets without any station. which
WIS considered too much. The arsu-
meut swayod back and forth, and prom
,sed TO develop in II young war. whch
! Mayor Ncster. hy approval OF councll.
appointed Il committee OF three couh-
| cilmen, composed of llabiS. Hare ana
Elliott, 10 cu-upnrnte with the CITY
manager, Magic. 10 investigate affairs.
The petition was filed on motion.
The following petition was thon pre-
ecnrrd 20 council by Hahig. and was
defeated by a five to four vote only
Councilmen IIabig. Armhr"cht. Thomp-
sou and Thoner. supporting 1t:
To tho Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
| Gentlemen: -,
Tho pstItIon Just read before council
seems 10 represent every industry III
the sixth ward, as well ~ many OF us
best citizens who asked council 20 give
them back what has been taken from
tenn. which will mean no expense elthel
one way or tho other TO tho Clt! u
Wheeling. therefore be II:
Resolved, that the City Manager Is
hereby instructed to return as soon rs
POSSIBLE the fire-fighting apparatus and
rnen 10 the Twcnty-fourth street sta
tlon. ,,,r
Il tSigned) AMbN('oc i,t
, An ordinances appointing health
} commissioner 70 look AFTER contiguous
. diseases, removal OF bodies. offensive
{ substances. &C. was up Tor first re"u
z Ing and passed over until next "eeN ~
| accordance with law.
~ NJ z NYillinms was called on &c
Z stato his views on the Influenza eit'
!, nation. and he stated that for tho way
roscs were developing In tho past i'"
DAYS that he would not feel WARRANTED
. in lifting the closing order II appear
thar health officials have not Ut d
considered lifting the ban.
4 meeting OF the milk committee wa
then called Immediately alter rohhcI
adjourned, and bin Of S@>3.tP TO-
trapscribing and taking the evidence IL
the probo. was approved. -,
G-nunc,lman Habig met with tn" n'!f
suh-commi,tee upon receipt OF tho lol
loninr communication from the mayor
MIR. Ambrose Haolg,
Wheeling. w. Va. ..~-
2 Dear Sir: A., ..o,t,o,
II has been brought to the attenti"'
If rho subcommittee OF the commute
in charge Of The investigation r"ta''nt
n tha United Dairy and the r:
Dairy that you have certain auul,on'
information bearing upon this shV"slls"
>ion that might be useful To the gen
rr.I committee in making ts report
mr. that YOU can inform the s"D'c"li'
mIttoa where or from whom the fa'i
can be obtained. II this be true y"
ora asked TO take the matter up WV
me sub-committco this evening 7'l1
,hs adjournment Of council.
Worry truly yours vrsrrR
S,,h- I c