Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-03-10


graphic picture ofthe city of Peoria, sent by
the council of that city lie also announced
the receipt of number of the special reports Of
the Marietta and Cincinnati railroad. fextracts
RON which were printed in the Intelligencer
some days ago.
Inc council then went into consideration of
tne report OF the committee salaries, or that
portion = OF 1t pertaining TO the salaries of the
Engineers OF the Fire Department
Alter some remarks from Messrs Hubbard
anu S"eehy, the ayes and noes Were called on
Ihe questlon-''Shall u salary be allowed to the
chief Engineer of the Fire Department" The
vote stood: Ayes, Messrs. Arthurs. Bickel.
Prltt, hubbard, Jacob, knote, a. Wilson and
j. NISOn-9. NOes-MeSsrs Colts. Claytor
Cecil, Dillon, Exley, Goshorn Greer. ,Jeff.r,,
Fannel, Pendieton, Sweeny and Scatterday-
Lost. The same result occurred Oh a motion
To allow salaries to his assistants The next
part OF the report referring To the Salary of the
CITY Sergeant was next taken up for considera-
tlon. Inc question was to reduce the salary to
$1,000, and the Sergeant to furnish his own
| deputies. The vote was first called on the
amendment of a previous evening viz $3.50 a
deputy to be kept on the Island
Mr.. hnotc favored the amendment; he was
opposed to SO great reduction as it would be
Tor the salary of last year ($l6,5U) to 81. UUO.-
hir. Pendlctun was at a loss to determine 4xoct
~, what were the real merits and dement's of
this whole question OF salaries. He wanted To
pay just adequate salaries, and to discriminate
where officers had perquiSiles and where they
had not. 1t seemed difficult TO do justice to the
city in tue present state of her finances and To
do justice to the Office holders and office hunters.
Dir. Jacobs arose to the inquiry as to 'swhat
is paid by the City to the City Sergeant other
than his regular salary" AnSwerd-(by sew
eral membcrS)-"lrOm four to five hundred do.
Itrs Mr. Jacobs then asked what their fees
or perqui&itcs were-paid by the city Answer
CQ-''SpI wing hphglt Of tho
and fees where the costs could not be made out
OF parties arrested and tried before Aldermen"
MIR. j. was opposed to paying fees where they
could not be made out of the parties. He offer
cd an amendment to that effect Messrs Hub
bard and PendlctOn opposed the amendment
Mr.. GoShorn favored the move to retrench.
lie stated that some years ago, the Scnrgent re-
celYcd no salary ut all, and kept their deputies;
now the business was greater and the fees were
larger than ever.
The question was called to reduce the salary
OF the City Sergeant to $3.50. Mr.. Pannell
amended by nominating 81, 90 The ayes and
noes were called ON the amendment, and were
as follows: Ayes-MeSsrs Arthur, Bickel, Britt,
CIaytor, Greer, Hubbard, jacob kuotc Pam
nell, y. Wilson and Wilkinson, H. Noes
Messrs. Colts, Cecil, Dillon, Exiey, Goshorn,
Jetfcrs, Norton, Pcndleton, Sweeny Scattcrday
and JAS. Wilson; IL. The chair voted in the
affirmative, and thus decided the question in
avOr of the amendment.
a report was read from the Special Commit
tee to whom was referred the propriety of
consolidating under office, the Collectorship
of the Assessments and Water Tax On motion
of Mr. Bickel the report was laid upon the
table.
The Committee Accounts to whom was
referred the expenses of the late Municipal
Election, reported that the expense was $2UB.
Propositions were received from b. F. Cad-
well, and from Robinson & 8ickel, the former
Offering $4,000, and the latter $4,000 for The
City Hay Scales. The latter proposition was
accepted.
y bill having passed the Legislature, provi-
ding that assessments of the city shall now he
made by one assessor, instead of five and that lie
may be elected for a term of years, not exceed.
ing five, Mr.. Jacob moved that the subject be
referred to the Committee on ordinances for re-
port at their next meeting The following res
olution offered by Mr.. Pcndletou, was lost:
Crdcrcd, That the resolution passed by the
Council Feb. 9th, 1868, and recorded on page
3G3, concerning the issuing of drafts by the CITY
Clerk, be, and the same is hereby repealed But
the Clerk shall not give drafts on the treasury
for bonds and certificates Of loans due or part
due, without further orders of Council