The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-07
COUNCIL
SHORT SESSION
WAS IMPORTANT
FORCE WILL HBEBAFTEF
ATTEND TO WORK foEMGAhf
prpTonNED NY PLUMBERS.
A~ppointnens of Additional Policemen
and Firemsn Is Approved BY
Majority Vote.

Las, evening" II one OF n" sh'rtc>;
sessions Of nc ~.iy rNVHci Ael ."r
soma t:nr., An ,-GruJ0C" Wa passed. '''
hack tIltnG and ~ci"tr'ng ~ All HtFh.
bitches by ;ns C.ty stree ore '"stS"N
Ct Numbers N the tUtU-r. IT," -; :"
be charged T. the properly "N"t'>
The ordinance ro1rrS ~ a result 1 ~
:n,eStlgn.lon made by : wSn"e' *
council following profess rom
dents Of tas C!tE 90 the "'. .p'>'
inE. In most cases il ~ TN" ""SuIt 81
Improper films ~ holes "uE 10y p'""'
bcIS.
The ordinances IN par f"''.r-
AN services to- Srwsr. water. gas
and other under ground services ~ Ii"tS
60 De LAID no; less than four Isrt oe'""
The paving or ground.
. pitches for all SERVICES, lines. or
ccnduits. % he dUG slra'shI. "itn S'"e
plumb. and all eX"aNa,cd material un-
less some IS found Z" h" San": srs'elo'
crushed stone. T. be remover FROM 'oS"-
t!on or the trench.
"A deuosit ~ one dollar and fifty
cents (St.5ol per square foot or trench
area. Will &c required. OF any person
granted a permit q" open Cooh'e"' ma
radamed or brick streets and alleys. ANA
when operirE extends across the tracks
Of any street railway or. private Sld'nS'
the area OF same viii be included IN
figuring. ,,,,
cents tS.OQl ger square A''N - N'N
area. Including hat portion OF opening;
,snarged one foot beyond each side or
trench. shall 90 required or persons oo-
tAAining permits 10 open asphaLt' or'Ck or
pther. streets and roadwaYs Win con-
crete foundation"
This ordnance was passed oy n 7 TO :
vote. Councilmen OTTO and Nolte voting
against tina ordinance. Mr.. OTTO, IN
kxplaining his vote. stated that MS res.
son for voting No was good. but could
=. .-~fat-Al . fhlf hmm My.
&olte approved OF the Filling OF the
Witches As described. but not OF max
Ink II COME under the supervision or the
.city strsbt force
- Council by a IL vote approvsa -
Ten police. twenty ttremen. and one san,
)tary officer. Councilman AaotG and
Motto voting No" -,
Mr.. Habtg explained that he voted
mo" because he ala not believe that the
city needed ten additional police. be-
cause thirteen mon were added TO the
Yorce when the working time OF the po-
siice was changed from twelve 20 ten
hours
rCity Manager E:pyhltn explained that
the new men are necessary because or
m change in worrying time, and that
two Of the men were named as motor
cycle officers. Mr.. Habig argued that
nj. Of these mer were not needed de-
eptte the fact tina: the policemen are
now given one day OF. He maintained
Che belief that over half OF the thirteen
appointed could BE- used in the out-the-
pike district.
The City Manager was instructed u
have the ely treasurer prepare a list
OF delinquent tax payers. and present
them 10 council next week .
Councilmen Bippus, HabiS and Noontz
were named as . committee or three 10
inyesitEate the request or J. Elmer
Freeze 10 extend a bay-window out two
feet over the sidewalk At his place or
business on Fifteenth street.
The request OF Bic Lynn residents as
10 their sewerage improvements, was
turned over 10 the City Manager for in
vAStiGStIon.