The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-03
MARTINS FERRY
COUNCIL SESSION
WAS A BUSY ONE
SEArI ANNUAL APPROPRIATION
ORDINANCE ADOPTED AT MEET
NO OF COUNCIL LAST SAT-
URDAY NIGHT
Ordinances Covering Paving of Several
Streets and Alleys and Laying
water Line Passed

large number nS matters % inter
est including the ordinances providing
for the paving - several streets and
alleys OF the c:.y. the LAYING Of larger
water mains ami n" se:ul-annual ar-
preparation rordtnaHcc. were given at
ieNtion At the meeting Of council held
last Saturday evening.
Immediately following the opening ot
the meeting Councilman Way reported
an the condition ~ n" drain IN Mackey
addition which resulted In dana 20
the garage 90 Mr.. Coy,r a, the time OK
the recent heavy rain. He stated that
the property owner plans 20 present
bill for damages 20 his garage 10 the
sum O: $3.50. The service director and
city solicitor we're instructed :" inspect
The condition At that place and report
at the next meeting
Parking Ordinance
TIE safety committee reported and
recommended that the present parking
ordinance be allowed % remain In force
without revision. Thu present ord!H-
aNce provides that no vehicles shall 20
permitted 70 remain standing In The
conGested district for more han 81 min
ues. There has been n large amount
81 agitation recently tor revision Of
the parking ordinance IN order 70 pro-
hight the parking OF cars in certain dis
trictS
Sewer Committee
Chairman Cecll Of the sewer commit
tee reported progress. stating that the
sewers on both Jefferson and Wflnu,
streets are now n the hands 81 the
engineer and the solicitor with the
proper plans and ordinances being pre-
pared On the matter OF the GiNeNs
property IN the extension % Clinton
street the commtt,eA made a report
that Mr.. Givens wants the city 10 pur-
chase a plat oS ground IS fec wide.
fronting on Fayette street for a dis
lance Of 10 feet. which will cost $500
and move his house 20 that place in ex-
change FOR h!s property. or the sum OF
$4,000 cash FOR his property. \ reso-
luton was adopted !nstructinS the city
solicitor - condemn right OF way
through chs property for the sewer and
allow the street TO rest in KS present
condition
Mayors Report
Mayor DuS made his monthly report
70 council as follows: Fines for tho
month total sSS0.HO: licenses. s3S7.oo. or
grand total OF sI.c47.o0 collected and
turned into the city treasury for the
month Of June. 4 portion Of the
license money reported resulted from
the carnival company which exhibited
in the city during the early part OF the
month.
Paving Ordinances
A resolution providing sor the grad
inE and paving OF Walnut street be-
tween Third and Fourth street was
passed at It's final reading. The ordin-
ance covering grading and paving an
alley between Virginia land Indiana
street from Jefferson street to Willow
avenue was read for the second time
and laid over for final action at the
next meeting.
Relay Water Line
A resolution covering the relavinS 81
the water line with larger pipe was
passed under the suspension ot rules
A ten inch line will be laid on Carlisle
stree, between Six ond Tenth street.
and along Tenth street 10 Grant ave-
nue. and down Little Clinton and this
will be connected 10 an eight inch line
from Hanover 20 Carlisle streets. This
is being laid In place Of the present
smaller mains which are inadequate and
incapable Of carrying a sufficient sup
ply OF water 20 this district. especially
in case Of a fire at the High school
building.
Open Third Street
An ordinance authorizing the Director
49, - 80 oro,,,r rbt~d st-ca, he
- 80 tyo..a "a yoin,,t strae,s
90 .-',,o .oat .. cos, rot
- axcaol e. 555 40 was read and failed
.. 800 ,,r5ar .be susneneion NJ ruIes
III, g., 20 ray oyer N rho ,a,t
meeting Sor action. A part of the con-
sideration Of this ordinance Is the fill
re o., -, -, 90 ~ pa,ns,,
wen I'LL" $50 ,s - ,ons,r,o,ion -,
wanna an u"N o." - ..It ~
steps 20 'ne '"'''""I C'TSS'.H
"orN - 20 os IN. t, - ne $50 80
OK mr. u"ES ~ -,
....r+ ma.
Accept oeeds
An oro'nan't "''fPo."e r."
the Scheetz hetrS convey nH C'tla'n
NlatS OF ground 20 tne CITY Tor fNAtSlpn