The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-11
IMPORTANT ORDINANCES PASSED
AND AMEND ED-SH1P-STo
RESOLUTION PRESENTED.
City To Prepare Protest Against war
Reverue Bill Taxing Municipal
Securities.

The city counclm2h hrll an import
ant meeting last evening. Hlld 'ii'EIH I'M
pnrlant matters were up tor '"hS'n,,-
a,jnu. Cuuncitmcn HrSlrr, -hrmllr'Iht'
Elliott. Hare. krcSS. Th"nip%"h' icil'I'
Blum and Hablg answered IL" ron GILL;
The first matter taken up "iLS CIV
rnurir:tliun received Ivy Mayor {. VI.
Vcstcr from Mayor John l.. iiehl'u'd'
of New York. nSkiny: III" "'ty |" q"
opcratc with The other larE" cities 81
the country in sending Il protest |" con-
and 214. clause =, Of the War Revenue
bill. nov pending III congress. In III"
bill is contained 4 clause taxing mum
ripal securities and bonds. and II Is
claimed that it will work an UNFAIR
hardship on The municipalities.
The following resolution on 'h' '''''-
ter was PASSED by COUNCIL:
BE it resolved. that in our opinion
the provision Of SECTION Ii. cause T.
and ga. clause -. fo the war l.'N';hu
Bill now under consideration ny Con-
gross will, enacted into law. lUfiI"t Il
great aud irTcparablc injury on III" cred
IT Of the municipalities OF IN" mai
out of proportion To the gain I" IN"
National Treasury. by dGprGrial lnS M
value OF the securities iSSuPu by mum
cipalitics and re1ulrinG fnuhlStpallti.iS
to pay higher rates for money win
which to construct and MAINTAIN works
essential to the health and safely "t IN"
public and
BE * turther rcShNcu '1i' NcP''7
this resolution be Forwarded TO tn:
Ways and Means Committees OF Con
grcsss- and also to the senators and Con-
greSsrncn from West EirelnI;L ,,e.r,,r
(Sgned) c. Vi. FESTER-
The resolution will be sent To con
gross in the nature Of n protest, ana lhc
local councilmcn are Of tho opinion that
the national treasury could raise the
money much easier in annt her way: mat
would not damage the credit "l 'n'
municipalities. Wheeling officials nay
been asked to cooperate with olhclalS
Of other cities in the state.
Amendments to three sections OF on
ordinance governing building IN The city:
known as the building Code. adortch
by city council July End. this year. w"r"
passed by council last evening. They
were Section 3. relating TO fire limits
section 80. dealing with house dr;t!n-
ing and plumbing. etc. and Srctl"n 40.
regarding penalties for violal IONS, etc
The matter Of the rates Of the CITY
and Suburban Gas company TO IN" CITY
Of Wheeling was up last evening. hut
nothing definite was don" AZ the cry
solicitor had just completed confer
ence with IN" attorneys Of the EiS com
pany. and had drawn up m ordinance
governing tho matter but had not had
time TO submit 1t to the cnmlpIttee or
councilman handling the matter.
The committee will meet this week
and report next council meeting. TIL"
company was ten cents per thousand
cubic feet. and the gas company says
they must have thirteen and onc-half
cents. or surrender their franchise.
The Palmer petition. in which cor
tain Island residents prtitlonrd tho city
to purchase q certain strip OF land on
the Island for the purpose Of safety
was rrcommittcd in council last rvrn-
ing until the council could procure more
data on The matter.
Thuncr. chairman, In charge OF N" mat
ter Of the 7. &. G. & St l. Railway
company: wen. discharged last evening
when a rccomDlittmcnt OF the matter
Gals Of tho railroad havC failed to com:
10 terms with the city solons.
The cattle driving ordinance was dis
c:ussrd in council and 4 short session
for discussion on tho same matter was
held after council. but no definite &C
ton was taken. Mayor 6. NJ Ncster
who introduced tho ordinance. presided
at the meeting.
The committee on the charter amend
ment asked for r rccummittmrnt of the
matter. which was upon motion granted.
A resolution was presented IN council
by Councilman ArTnhrecht. in regard I"
tho proposed skip step plan in this city.
by order Of the fuel administration. IN"
resolution contained provision for allow
ing tho government 10 Put this skip
stop plan into use for the duration Of
the war but at the end Of tho w1T the
traffic would bc resumed as it WIS he
fore tho skip stop plan became effect
i've. No definite date for tho Initial try
out Of tho new system has been SGT,
but il will doubtless he within a very
short time The Chamhsar uf Commerce,
city council and officials OF the COM
pany will hold meeting in tn" near flu
ture for the purpose of deciding the
stops that could be eliminated with thu
least Inconvenience to the patrons OF the
car companies. Tho car companies haT"
submitted blue prints Of their stops to
the above named bodios, marking me
ores they thought could best no cl!1ni
mated but no action has been taken in
the matter. The car compapics have
cxpr cssed their dcsir" of starting on
tho new sycstcm on tho same date. II
has been r-unorcd that the plan would
be given a trial the first Of next week.
The controversy between the city and
Ohio county on tho matter Of paving the
Fulton side Of tho Wheeling hill, was