The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-01
WARNOOD MAY
GET APUNP Err
COUNCIL COMMITTEE NAMED 1o
INVESTIGATE FIRE NEEDS.
Pleasanton Citizens Ask For Footbridge
Much Rountine.

The appointment Of 4 committee 10
investigate ways and means of placing
n pumping fire truck m the MIN "aTu
house at Warwood, and the TRANSACTION
OF mass OF routine business maKsu Inc
meeting of the city council held last
evening.
\ hearing was granted number Of
residents OF rleaSantun. near Mount ue
Chantal, on the building of footDridge
across Wheeling Creek on the bridge
now used by the cars OF the Wheeling
Public Service Company on the Mount
de Chantal division. After much DIS
cusSion, the matter was finally lelt IN
the hands of City Manager {. y. Eph-
linz
Council opened with the roll call the
following members responding; leans
Bippus. HabiG kunz. Morgan, Nolte, w.
r. Otto. fancy, Thompson and Mayor
Thoner. c. +: Dowler Of Warwood was
the only member missing being i'll in the
Ohio Valley General Hospital.
The minutes of the last meeting were
adopted as read. The first mater dis
cuSSed was the assessment OF property
holders for the paving campaign ended
In two sections of the city. Action was
suspended until the assessments had
been advertised, according 70 the state
law.
councilman Beans reported he had
investigated the petition of La Belle
Iron works. that of closing street on
the Sounth Side. and recommended the
street be closed.
Mir, Beans was called upon for re-
port of the committee on tho petition
of the citizens of GregESvilc for the
erection of a bridge, declaring 1t was
now being estimated by tho city engl-
neer.
The report Of the committee on traf-
fiC OF streets was requeShted or capt
Otto hui he reported no action was
taken due to the recent decision Of the
Satp Supreme Court.
City Manager Ephlin's report was
then read Mr.. Ephlin submitted a com
munication received from c. p Billings
vice president and manager of the
Wheeling Traction Company. asking the
city to return TO the company 90 per
cent of tho bricks taken by the con
tractors doing city work. but the city
manager recommended p per cent be
granted.
Much discussion followed by Council ,G1I
Mr. fancy was willing TO give the traG,
ton officials the use Of the bricks until
new bricks could be gotten IN the
spring. 1t was finally referred 10 the
city manager and city engineer.
Mr., Ephiin reported the traction com.
pany has been charged for a number or
bricks said TO have been taken by IN.
company, but as yet the Dill mas not
The report Of City Solicitor ]. J. T..
OBrien. referring to the recent deciS-
ion OF the State Supreme Court In de-
claring void two of the city's ordinance
controlling traffic on the streets; was
submitted, accepted and approved.
warwood Needs Pumper.
Otto's resolution that the committee
to investigate the Warwood fire depart:
mcnt was then read as follows: Nhere
as-the recent two fire in Warwood
have demonstrated the absolute neccs-
sity of having 4 pumping fire engine IN
that section Of the city. BE It resolved
That 4 committee. composed OF the CITY
manager, city solicitor, MIR: Mayor ana
three members Of council be appointed
to investigate the ways and means or
placing a pumping fire engine In That
section Of the city"
Councilmrn otto. fancy and Dowler
were named after much discussion. The
capacity of the mains in the ninth waro
were discussed Thoroughly. It was s
moved BY Thompson and seconded by
A petition from G. D. Reed, and nine
other citizens OF the Tenth WarWooa
asking that lights be placed south OF
the r. q 0. tracks in that section OF
the city was read. and ordered received
and filed.
A committee Of six men from Pleas
anton headed by Mr.. Kurncr as spokes-
man were then called upon to present
their plea for the erection or q loot
walk across the bridge at Blooms STA
matter was discussed before, and the
CITY manager had discussed the matter
with Mr.. j. ID. Whittemore Of the trac-
ton company. Mr.. Whittemorc had re-
fused to permit the city to erect the
footpath. agreeing the city could build
the company's bridge. IL it wished 70
do so. The discussion was finally left
to the city manager and the city enSi-
neer.