Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-03-17


! mad not been noticed in the minutes After re-
marks OH the subject by Messrs Pcndleton,
Arthur and Sweeny, the subject was passed
over.
The first business next taken up was the third
resolution of report by the Special Committee
on Salaries, relating to Assessors and City Col
iectorS. The third resolution was taken up,
I which resolution proposed to abolish the salary
of the Clerk to the Assessor.
To this resolution Mr.. Pendeton proposed to
add, land that the Collectors of Assessments
| be Clerk of Assessors"
! On this amendment remarks were made by
Messrs. Jacob, Swccny, Hubbard and JAS. Will
1 son, explanatory of what had been the duties
and expenses attending the assessments in
] times past Mr.. Jacobs did not believe that
any such office as that of Clerk TO the Assessors
had ever been established. Mr.. Jacobs further
amended that the office of the Clerks to Asses
SorS be abolished, and that 1t be hereafter Ter
cBici0) part of the duties of the collector of
assessments to act i'll that capacity. Consider
able confusion several members the floor
| IN the midst of which the Mayor decided that
there was question before the house) Mr..
| j. Wilson moved that so much of the report as
related to the salary Of the Collector of Assess
ments be taken up.
| Mr.. Pannc thought such consideration was
premature, inasuuch his business for the
the current year not yet clearly defined
| It was not known whether the council would
levy II Railroad tax or not.
The following resolution was then read and
passed: That it was eXpedient to continue the
offices of collector OF assessments and collector
of water tax.
The following resolution was then read =
That the prices paid for collections are too
high, and that the sum paid to collector should
be so adjusted by commissions as to produce us
nearly as possible $S5O,OO for his services and
that in like manner the commissions of collector
iof water rent should be adjusted to produce as
lnearlyas may be, the sum of $4,000 per all
nun.
On motion, the further consideration of the
report waived for the present
Mr.. JeiFers then moved that3 the Collector of
Assessments be allowed $4,000 for his services
as clerk To the Assessors. Mr.. Arthur thought
the sum was too little Mr.. Norton thong t
that if the two duties ofcollcctor and clerk
not incorporated, it would have the effect to
work badly; that the Collector OF assessments
being once elected, and his salary as such col
lector defined, he might easily decline Gf the
salary did not suit him. election to the clerk
ship. Mr.. Pendlcton spoke in confirmation of
this idea.
The following resolution was then put and car
ried:
Hesolce7, That so much of an ordnance passed
Feb 18th, 1867, as contemplated allowing sal
AIRY to the Collector of Assessments as clerk to
the Assessors, be, aud the same is hereby re-
petled.
The Council then proceeded to the untinish-
leu DuSllSIS Vi ENSl SNOlliASs' "A vi
$3.50 90 was then voted to the city assessor.
j, The Council then proceeded to the election of
an Assessor of Water Rents Mr.. j. Wilson
then nominated Henry Echols; Mr. Hubbard
nominated Theodore Gorrel; Mr.. Pannel noml-
mated John Hamilton. Geo. Robinson was NOM
mated and withdrawn. MIR. Pcndleton nOhIna-
) ted H. G. Jeifers.
f The vote was as follows: Echols 3; Gorreil
6; Hamilton o. ,Jeifers 4. No election. Second
ballot: Gorrcl 8; Hamilton II; Jeffers 8. Ham
iltOn elected.
/, On motion Of Mr.. a. Wilson, the salary of the
!, Assessor of Water Rents was passed Mt $ 10000.
The following resolution was then offered by MIR.
Pendlet0n, and carried:
Resolred, ffEE,.,t so much of the 9th Section of
an Ordnance passed March 9th, 1851, us con
templatcd paying salary to the Collector OF
Water Rents, clerk of the Assessors OF Water
Rents be- and the same is hereby repealed.
The Council then went into an election for a
Collector of Assessments.
The candidates wcre--N. L. Dorsey w. w.
Blanchard, p. Scatterday, f, s. Williams. The
vote stOod-DorSey Ia, SCatterday u, Williams
i 1. Dorsey elected.
The Council went into an election for Collec-
tor of Water Rents. Candidates IL. b. McLuin,
: NJ b. Reed Jeremiah jefferson, John Hamilton,
" A. w. Clemens, Hiram Young Mr.. Pannell
q withdrew Mr.. Hamiltons nomination. Tho
. vote stood-NcLain ], Reed l6 Jefferson 2,
Young 3. Reed elected.
; On motion of Mr.. Panncll, the Council went
/ into an election fora Sanitary COMMITTEE, Can
d didates-Dr. Baird, DR.. Thoburn, Joseph Greer,
r a. S. Todd, DIR. Logan, Ed. Clayton, L. NJ. Cline,
and Thos Crudis. Parties clected-Messrs.
Cline, Ehoburn, Logan. Baird and Clayton.
t The Council next went into election for
Fire Wardcns. Gandidates-Joseph Greer, l.,
NJ Cline, John jackson, Jacob Morrison, N. @.
!, Arthurs. These parties were all elected.
The account of f. II. Armstrong, against the
city was referred to the Committee on Finance,
with power to act The accounts of Messrs.
e Brady and Bugel were ordered to be paid
The arrangements for the Fire Department
were taken up for discussion, in consequence OF
, the resignation of Mr.. Hubbard, as Chief En-
I giceer. The whole subject referred TO the
Committee on the Fire Department
: Mr. Panne moved that the Committee on
Real Estate be set to work to hunt up and re-
port upon the city property Lying around
loose, in the shape of lots, market house in
i East Wheeling &c.
u just here the gas gave ont, and amid the
i faint glinmcr aud confusion, Mr.. CIaytor called
: .attention to the Ieporabe condition of Seventh
street Mr.. JCiIerS called attention to the con
ditiom of the streets in the 4th Ward generally.
Il Here the gas got 50 low in the burners that
the renorter was unable TO continue his report