The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-14
TRUCKS r.DNrrEp TO 10000 POUND
wEI0Hr-l2 MILES FOR
PNEUMATIC TIRES
FA1luSS OF Atlas csmsns Co, to Deliver
rowing Material Brings Action
To Speed work

An ordinance limiting tn" weight or
heavy hauling trucks 20 @n.n"O pouhGSS
maximum weight and DER speed 10 =
miles per hour II equipped win pn'u-
matte tires. and 10 eight miles An hour
X equipped with solid ,ircS. vas passed
by council last evening at the regular
session.
paving. were permitted 20 go INTO the
open market to purchase cement. Al h"'
moro than forty cents more IMAM lI'S
city contract calls for which Is S@'e5
per barrel.
4 contract made BY Cr:y Manager
Chas. >. Ephln with Sheriff Howard
hastings OF Ohio county. for the Keeping
Of city prisoners m the county Ja!I az -
per day was approved by council The
contract IS Tor six months only. or until
Dec. 81, as Sheriff Hastings term cN'
pres at that time. Last year n" cIty
paid the county $2SS.65 for the kecPnG
OF prisoners. which. according TO MI.
Ephlin. IS several thousand dollars less
than would have been required for IN"
keeping Of the prisoners IN the riN
wcrkhouSe. At The present the CITY IS
receixinE Sl0SO per year for the old
workhouSe.
An ordinance was PASSED 70 Nror'd"
FOR the expenses OF the CFty ot Wheel
ing for the months Of July and August
Mr.. Ephlin stated that he would IN
troduce into council at its next meeting
an ordinance prohl biting railroad and
city streets.
Drastic Truck Regulation
The actions taken by council IN adopt
Ing the truck ordinance IS very drastic
to truck operators in this city; The or
dinance reads that TO truck shall oper'
ate over the city streets at more than
twelve miles per hour. II they are
equipped with pneumatic tires. and not
more than eight miles II equipped WIN
solid tires The maximum weight OF all
trucks shah not exceed 10000 pounds.
or more than 500 pounds per square inch
Of tire surface. The ordinance will 20
into effect within thirty days after its
passing This time ~ given the truck
operator sufficient time TO equip their
trucks with pneumatic tires II they so
desire.
Several Of the truck operators were
present and expressed their opinions OF
several sections Of the ordinance. J. +.
Miller. local eNpreSSman. stated that
the pneumatic tires will not stand up
under a load exceeding $4,000 pounds. He
stated that three tires were worn out
within four weeks recently when he
tried the experiment. The manager OF
the MISUNDERSTANDING Coal Co. stated
that a driver would burn up his motor II
he attempted 10 run his machine at
siEht miles per hour.
These objections were over-ruled
Councilman Nolte stated that drastic
means must pc taken TO stop the dam
aging OF streets By these heavy trucks
let alone the damage being done by tho
shaking Of houses as these trucks 60
speeding by at a rapid rate.
Councilman Dowier offered an amend
rent TO increase the maximum weight
OF the truck TO $4,000 pounds. but the
motion was lost By 10 vote.
The ordinance as drawn up by City
solicitor J. J. P O'Brien. was to prohibit
trucks with solid tires 10 run over a
speed OF FIVE miles per hour. An amend
ment was offered by Councilman Habig
10 increase the speed to eight miles.
which was adopted.
city Must Have Cc1nsnS,
Harold Becker. manager OF the Wheel
ing Building Material company. was
present. and was asked by council why
he failed 10 fulfil his contract with the
city for cement. The contractors COM
planned that they were being held up in
their work and asked council for some
relief. II was suggested by one OF the
contractor that council give them per
mission 10 80 into the open market to
purchase cement and charge the addt-
uonal expense to the city
Mr.. Becker stated that the Atlas c.
De able to supply the city with cement
II cars could be gotten TO the plant The
contract calls for cement 10 b. delivered
IN bulk. but Mr.. Becker stated that IL
was almost impossible 10 get u that
way, but that the company could furnish
them a carload day or every other day
in bulk. The contractors agreed 10 use
II IN bulk