The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-28
CITY COUNCIL. MEETS TONIGHT TO
HEAR PETITION OF PRoTEc-
TORS OF PEACE
Threaten to Quit Saturday Might II
Increase Is Not Granted-otheT
Beuatre NewS.

II the council at It's regular meet
Ing this evening a; eight O'Clock docs
not take action 10 grant the beII"he
policemen their former pay or EIAo per
month the members of tho department.
vii! leave their work Saturday mid
night.
The policemen have presented the
mayor and the clerk OF counci' Win
petitions asking that their former pay
81 $40 be restored In place OF the Wv
per month they now receive. Last
nigh, Il was stated by one OF the police
men that the designations had oeen
written ou. and we're ready to be signed
ir council fails 10 give the reflex ASK
ed by the patrolmcn.
What action council Will take IS no'
known. The police some time ago Pc
titioned sor a vacation with regular pay
a thing they had enjoyed FOR several
years. Council turned down ther re-
quest but recommended that they could
have their vacations X they "dou~eu
up"
After council adopted an ordinance
two weeks ago granting the engineers
and firemen at the water works, Ine'F
former pay OF SIS and 50 per day. the
nolicemen immediately declared that
their former pay would have 10 be re-
stored or they would Quit their work.
To Issue Bonds
The Puitney Township trustees have
adopted a resolution providing for the
issuance OF bonds IN an amount or
$4,000 70 caro- for the townships sabre
OF the Improvement OF the Sand Hill
road. the Riohland Township trustees
having provided for the other expense
of completing the road. The bonds will
be issued In anticipation OF the collec-
tion Of the special assessments for the
proposed Improvement The Pultney
Township Sinking Fun1 trustees will
purchase the bonds with township
money and save the usual interest
charge
Play Mcclatnsvtlle
The newly organized p. & c.. baseball
team OF this city, OF which Edward
Peg" Craig Is the manager, will play
the Rail & River No. team OF Nc
ClatnSville next Sunday at tho Pinch
Run diamond The NcClainsvtlle team
IN a fast ono and the same IS true OF
tho p. g. G.. nine. The Florence team
will Do away on Sunday and Manager
Craix has secured the use OF the Pinch
Run diamond.
prenehsd with Rain
BeYla!-e was drenched with a heavy
min about 1880 o'clock yesterday after
noon. For brief time the rain came
down In torrents. The atmosphere was
cooled considerably by the sudden de-
Iuge.
state Candidate Here
Hamilton G. Dsweese. OF Columbus.
candidate for state treasurer. was In
6ellaire yesterday. He was the first
OF the state candidates for treasurer TO
visit Bella!re. He has been active IN
the interest OF the Democratic party IN
all elections since 1908. He met many
OF the voters while here.
Barnard Funeral Held
Funeral services for the late Mrs,
Rachael Bankard. SIS. who died at the
homo OF her son on Twerty-third street.
following a brief illness. were held
Thursday afternoon. Burial was in the
Rose Hill cemetery.
Election Plans Made
4 meeting OF the Belmont county
Election Board was held yesterday AT
the election board room IN tho ZweIS
building. All plans for the primary on
August were made at this meeting.
The law requires that the board meet II
days before the primary TO see that All
plans are completed.
Bsllatrs Briefs
social event last night at their CLUB
room on Thirty second street.
Miss Edna GIrren OF Noble street has
gone TO Bethesda to spend few days
with friends.
The Ladies' OF the Golden Eagle lodge
held their regular meeting last night
at their hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. NeT OF South JET
Herson street have returned from WIS.,
IL 20 Addison, Pa
F L. Martin has returned - his homo
at Marietta after visit with friends
here. ,
Members Of the Union Mission family
and their friends will enjoy picnic TO-
day at the wallace dam.
The ladies' Of the 81. Johns church
held a euchre and Five Hundred party
has. night at the school house at Thirty
seventh and Guernsey streets
ST. Claire jennings has returned 20
Cleveland after brief visit with
friends here.