Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-02-05
CITY COUNCIL.
"Wednesday. Feb. A.

"Wednesday. Feb. A.. 1916.
Cpuncil met all present except Mcssrs.
Hullihen. Echols and Sanborn.
The proceedings OF the last meeting were
read aud spr,oved.
Mr.. Sanbom appeared.
kepsrt at The committee on Salaries, nc
Commanded III. Stm, SHARES a, were allow
ej last wear, excerpt that of collector at asses
msat aud mayor. 1hc latter by previous uu-
drrsismiing was To have no salary ~ was
proposed tina, the collector of assessments
should receive 1 pr cent. ON the amount col
lcC,cd.
On motion of Mr.. Lamb. the report was Ia
ken mp item by item. The first item, the sal
ary of clerk, was fixed at $500. On the sal
az. al treasurer, Mr.. Hamilton suggested that
the Banks or Savings Institution might b.
a loptcd a. dcpositoncs. Mr. Austin moved
to strike out the salary aud retain the tressu-
rr-no; s'coudcj. Report adopted. Salary
S2l0. Street Commissioner $500. Snpcrin-
tcndcnt oi wafer works, report $500. $3.50
adopted. Clerk OF the markets Sl1j. For
cleaning market space siU0, reported. Mr..
Robinson moved Ia add S30-lost. MIR. Tar
ner moved that the subject H. referred to q! c
committee on market house tn receive pro-
posalS. Curator of City Hall s25. Collector
of assessment I per cent. Collector of water
rent > per cent reported, q adopted. Master
idfu -EhuE NispV pr WtNs t>>E-~tt> stV PIT
day; Sanitary committee 81 per day; Sergeant
81 30 for s,%unmoniDg council. 81 so for at
tendirg do; superintendent aud clerk of cleo
ton 81. Rem, OF Hay scales $50 per year.
Wharf master y per cent on the amount col
lect.i and paid in.
The committee on ordinances reported adj
v~crScly on the motion OF MIR. Hamilton. to
provide that a member Of the council should
hold no office of profit Under the council.
MIR. Hamilton moved To rescrse the report,
and sustained his motion 10y some remarks
Mr.. Hamilton called for the ayes and noes.
AYEs-Ausiin. Amick, Brady, Echols,
Lsidley. Limerick, Lamb, MLure, PAUL.
Sanbom, Phillips, Tanner, Hughes, Morrow,
Mitchell; Nelson.
NoEs-Hamilton. Robinson.
Petition oi Thomas Ham. read and referred
" committee on Market House.
Petition of John M'Feuan read and referred
To committee on accounts.
Petitions OF citizens ol the 9Th ward. pray
ing council to curb Main s.. that ward, read.
aud the claim advocated by Mr.. Erhols with
great energy; Mrssrs. Nelson aud Tanner ur-
ged the claims OF the 18th ward. Mr.. Echols
moved TO refer TO the committee on streets and
alleys.
To the same committee. the condition OF GER
tain streets in the i;h. Ward.
Mr.. Hughes moved that the said commit
tee b. instructed To examine and report what
oi the streets are expcdient,
aud report the same and expense thereof
Adopted.
Petition Ut J. Campbell for remission of
tax. Read, and ON motion, the prayer of the
granted.
Account Of Rober, Marshall read and rc-
ierred TO committee ugsccounts.
J. X. Dickcy, DO.
Mr.. Hughes Offered the following:
Order6d that the ouicT passed at the last
meeting oi the Council. referring the della
quent list of John laughlin. Tor tho yrars 1872
3, 4. aud ,, to the committce on accounts, be
the same il hereby rcscindcd.
Ordered, that all taxes returned delinquent
by tie collectors ot the assessments from 1886
la 1913 inclusive, be referred Ia the commit
tee on accounts to ascertain sn1 report what
amount ol said taxes remain a lien upon real
estate, and Tor that purpose the committee be
authorised To employ a clesk.
Adopted.
On motion, Messrs. Hughes, Robinson and
Echols we've appointed To test the hay-scales.
Mr. Nelson brought 10 tn, atieution OF
the Council, the necessity oil a more ~eiiCient
polio, and on his motion, the subject was
referred In a select committee, consisting OF
Messrs. Nelson, Hamilton and Lamb.
Mr.. Hamilton moved 10 resCind the rcso-
luUons OF Mr.. Lamb. passed at the last meet
iug. advocated by Mrssrs. Hamilton, Tanner,
Robinson. The vote on the motion was . TO 9
aud The Mayor gave his casting vote IN favor
of the motion.
jouTned.