The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-25
MUCK BUSINESS TAKEN UP AT THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
ORDINANCES FOR IMPROVEMENT
or WEST TWENTY THIRD
STREET GO THROUGH
MANY OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM VARIOUS SOURCES IN
CITY OF BELLAIRE

Last night was ordinance Might cov
the Bellaire city council. no less than
nine mea sureS being before The SotonS
for consideration. The council cStah-
lished new hiEh record for harmony
when not single dissenting v"t" was
of.Ared regarding any single ono OF the
measures. The ordinances and rcso.u-
tons passed were as follows:
Declaring Il necessary |" improve
West Twenty-th!rd street ~ pav'rE.
grading and constructing c".N"riS an!
necessary drains.
Re-estabijshing the grade coc West
Twenty-;hrd street.
To transfer s2.5nO from the genera. 70
the safety fund 20 meet salaries N the
police and fire departments.
To authorizes the safety director 20
sell 10 the highest bidder the CO yHrop-
erty on Thirty-siNtN street. now o"cu-
pied by J. II. Fi,ton and family
To levy assessments for the !rurr"vr-
ment OF Th.r;y-hEth street east % He,-
mont street.
To levy assessments ror the Improve
ment OF Plum alley between Ta:rty-
nth and Thirty-siNth streets.
Granting permission TO put a railroad
switch on Water street north OF Twenty
sixth street
To transfer sum % money to pay
city's share ~ cost OF Improving Cres-
cent street.
q, Communications from -" A:nericu4
club and the chamber OF Commences urG-
ing the retention OF rity property At
Twcnty-ftth and Belmont streets t."
playground purposes brought forth !
flow OF or2tory. O'Tooto characterized
a. Ina
cause OF It's nearncss 10 the garbage
dump and the danger from IN" stree.
car track. He criticized the school board
for not permitting the use OF The school
yards for Fairgrounds.
Service Director t;eorSr r krs=,ow
and Safety Director John t. Johnson
reported that matters previously yc:rc.
''red 10 them had been given proper Ut
tention.
Tho finance comm!ttrs reported on
the meeting with I committee from the
Focal union OF hrcmca and engineers le.
gardinS the cut in pay ~ the watc-
works. The report WAS vo.Uminous rud
declared that tho city NnaUccS wor" n
Such bad shape at the present kline
that there could be no change in the
wages at the water WORKS. Council re-
ceived the report and conrurrcd IN 4.
81, The solicitor was authorized - pre-
pare a resolution authorizing The S"~-
vice director to have street Rights r!Icrd
In West Bellai7n.
The report Of the street and alley
COMMITTEES regarding tae changes IN
Washington street "a asked by the
school board was submitted. There vas
a lengthy discussion regarding the cost
but nothing was done. The matter may
be taken up further az a later date.
Council granted Ross Logan the right
TO cut the curb!ng down on Twenty
third street 10 get q driveway for his
garage.
Service Director Krcg,ow was author
lied 10 look into the condition OF 4 sew
.er on Twenty-sNcond street. the obStruc-
lions in an alley DcHc III" Enterprise
plant and the dagger OF 4 telephone hoN
on Wheeling Traction pole IN South
Sellaire.
Councilman Jewell brought up the
matter OF the Wheeling Traction com
pany franchise but nothing definite VAS
done.