The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-25
BENWOOD
BRIDGE FRANCHISE IS
TAKEN UP BY COUNCIL
genuood sofous Act on Projected Con-
necting Link With City OF
Bellaire.

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At the council meeting held last even
= ing In the city hu:ld ng The bridge fran
| chIse was up for its first reading. The
Representative OF the bridge question
we're prescn, and after the franchise
vas read they stated their objections
! to the council,
/ The main Objectionable feature OF
! the franchise was the rental clause Tho
I attorney for the bridge company stated
that II would be satisfactory TO pay
lump sum TO the city instead Of yearly
rental which the council finally agreed
TO accept. The franchise then passed
its first reading and Will come up for It's
second reading at the next meeting.
| There Is i clause in the charter Of the
| city that makes II necessary to oTlns
| all franchises OF this kind UP at Two
consecutive meetings before II can be
| passed. The citizens were 10 have had
committee present to request council
TO postpone action until the next meet
Ing but this was not necessary OWING
TO the city charter.
At the next meeting the franchise
will be brought up for It's second ana
third readings and its passage or re-
lection.
The amount agreed upon to be paid
the city for tho period Of tho franchise
was fifty thousand dollars in four insal-
mepts, the first 10 he twenty thousand
and the other three installments, IN lots
OF $4,000 each at intervals OF four
months. This will give the bridge COM
pany a period Of one year 10 pay the
amount specified.
Install Drinking fountains.
Drinking fountains are being install
ed in the high school building Tor the
use Of the students, This Is needed
feature to the school building as the
students have been drinking river
water. This, with the other repairs
that are to be made. will mako THIS
school one Of the most modern IN the
district
VIII d1ve Eentortainnaent
Students OF he North Benwo-d schoo.
will give an entertainment Friday al
ternoon In the school building. Nccs-
tatlons and speeches VIII be the icat-
ure Of tho affair Tho parents and
friends Of the pupils ale invited 10 ut
tend.
Mack Funeral.
Funeral Services for tno lato Antony
Mack who dropped dead Saturday u'e-
ming will DO held from tao ST. Johns
church this morning, Intcrmcnt VIII
be ruade In NJ. Calvary cemetery.
Move Club Room.
The Kerr!es have moved their club
room fro m!ts old place In tho Dccgan
building to tho bank building. They
have been nx!ng this new p,aco for the
club room for some time and have made
it very attractive.
Ualon practice.
The Union team Is oat ovcry evening
praclic!ny and Cettlng Ia trim for their
game with WarwpoI Saturday. They
los, tho Yame with 81 ClaIrsvlllo lat
Saturday. Tho hoyh arc hard u, work
and will do their best to defeat the
Warwood team Tho boosters arc out
at every game giving the toam their
support and making tho boys foci that
although they have lost their game
they sun have the supvor. Of Tho school
and tho friends.
New Tire Truck.
A new frc truck Ia 10 bo purchaScd
BY the city In tho noar future. Ill"
ono that tho city now has IS not "d&-
quate and new ono !"' Lower Len
wood Will DO purchased. This waH
brought, I'D at tho last council meeting
md agreed upon. II VII. he stationed
in tho lower hose house on MIr"haH
street
70 Repair Lines.
Ths Natural Heat 4 Gas company
viii repair their limos between sixth
ana Ninth s;roeta In tho near future.
Tho fire thai resulted from leakage
last Saturday eveuinS. Tho company
will put In new pipe,
street To Es Repaired.
Extensive reputres arc To he made on
Ninth street. Tho street has been IN
had condition FOR sQmo time owing tn
the heavy traffic that the street has
bean subjected 10. Tho holes Will DO
filled up and The stree: graded. Tho
citizens living on this street have been
complaining for some time - council
attou, this condition.
Couco Court.
John Molcs ard John Doe wo"o ar
rested yesterday by officer Grra. house.
Nolcs on the charge e interfering with
M officer and Doe on plain drank
charge They will ho given hearing
this evening before mHyor Cox.
penwood 3r,ofs.
John Chapman has LEI; for Grafton
whero he will spend some time on
contracting Job.
William Donavan was a business
| visitor In Wheeling yesterday.
Joseph Hlakc Is IMPROVING alter
having an operation Performed.
Louis lIab.g has accepted position
| with the water company.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Noust Of Cameron
| returned home a''"r spending som" tame
here visiting friends.
! A. L. Meyers q. Pittsburgh Was I
business visitor In town yes; rday.
! Miss Clara Ilig&.ns %: Marshall street
! Is spending some time IN Cleveland
visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Lut"s of Sisters
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