The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13
CITY COUNCIL IN
BUSY SESSION
ORDINANCE GOVERNING MARREr
IRREGULARITIES Adopted.
Petitions Received and Number o.
Resolutions introduced.

Owners Of property ahuttinG on South
Jacob street last night pctitioned city
/ council to open that street at Iwch'S-
ninth street To do so. the petition re-
cites would ncccssitate the construc-
ton Of a small Gridge at moderat" COST
over CaldwclrS Run. 1t would also De
necessary TO max" IL board crossing over
the railroad tracks next 10 IN" run.
The petition. signed by b. J. Quinn ana
others, was referred to special COM
mit1cc composed Of C"uncilmcn HaoiG'
| fancy and Noltc.
CITY Manager Ephl.n submitted the
! annual financial statement Of the city.
which was received and ordered publish
| cd according 10 law.
| The ordinance GOVERNING market lr-
! Irregularities was adopted on third real
| ing. Tho ordinance provides Inc OF
not exceeding 500. Imprisonment not
| exceeding on" year. or both. Tor lore
stalIing or cngrussinS in the pubic mar
kets.
4 petition signed 10y James Chdhcy
and thirty other property holders at
! Belle Isle was received asking c"uncIi
not to install Fairgrounds apparatus AT
Belle Isle Beach. as III" petitioners pre-
! for tho present grass and clean beach TO
Fairgrounds apparatus. TIL" petition
was referred to city Manager Ephlin.
| Councilman ilabig introduced n r"so-
| luton asking the city manager to con-
| fer with the Natural Gas company OF
West Virginia and thrsapcak" ana fo-
/ tomac Tclrphon" company. III an cnort
10 hay" those companies repair sinks Ia
the streets caused by installation of gas
| 4
! time ago. TIL" petition was referred 10
tho city manager. who Informed council
! that he has asked city Engineer conrad
! to mako a complete report Of all such
Conditions existing on the streets Of tie
city.
Comfort Stations.
| Councilman Habig introduced n reso-
! luton providing TO- appointment OF 4
committee to investigate the posSleNi-
! ties Of establishing comfort stations in
tho city. Councilman otto stated that
nc intended TO introduce such :, r"snlu-
! ton, but rcfrainrd from dong so be-
cause of the citys low funds. However,
he said. il would lie we'll tn make the
investigation proposed by Mr.. Ifao!g. :"
! that council can act as soon ms fundS
Iarc available. TIL" resolution was
adoptcd and Mayor Th"n"l appointed
! tho committee, composed OF NNdi'''ih'h
! Otto. Hahig and Bippus.
4 petition signed by Mrs. j. q.
! Hcarnn. president Of tn" W"mans club
! was read. endorsing the recommends
| rion of Dr. !. T.. Marschncr. city health
commissioner. for An Appropriation OF
I $1,000 for salary of public hcallh
nurse in the city health department. The
! communication. was referred to CITY
: Manager Ephlin. who has already made
! nrovision for n public health nurse IN
, tho rccommcndatio on appropriations
The police bonds Of Edward lionecker
and David Clcary were read and ap-
| proved.
Councilman HahiS submitted report
on the Carver special privilege petition.
/ accompanied by a plan for retaining
wall and moving the building line along
the HaScnaucr property. just south or
! the Market street bridge. out 10 point
| in lnc with the OutsiG" Of tho cement
bridge railing The report; was hled.
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