Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-07-14

Ss'g U""tcte.-- AFTER the reading of the min
utes reportwas read from the Committee on
accounts. A debate sprung up on an item in
the report, stating that the Committee had no
means of ascertainihg the charges of the Gas
Company for repairs. 1t was urged by Mr.. Ar.
thur that the difficulty was to getat disinterest.
ed statesments of all accounts, the Gas among
the rest.
Next debate sprung up on the particular
part of the report relative to Jail fees Speeches
were made by Messrs. Jacob Pendletun and
others, deprecating the heavy expenditures for
Jail fees. IL was stated among other things that
the fees had, instead of decreasing with the de-
crease in tue price of provisions, actually in.
creased Mr.. Jacob went i'll for nm overhauling
ui the jail fee system as far as the city was
concerned.
debate next ensued as to what coal was
costing the city. MIR. Pannell asserted TINT the
city coal bank was an item of expnese Instead
OF saving of expense to the city. He Thought
that coal cost the city much more than it did
private consumers.
The report of the Committee on accounts was
received.
MIR. Knote then called up the order of the
previous meeting ia relation to the collection of
assessments. He stated that the Committee h. 4
taken, as thought, all proper steps to eiIct
settlement, but had not succeeded HD, Mr.:
.
morning, but on repairing to his office they
ionnd him absent aud heard that he was sick.
MIR. Knote supposed that the proper step would
be to enforce the previous order Mr. Jacob
arose to enquire as to what vote was necessary
to vacate any Office or expell any officer. MIR.
Knote thought it required two-thirds of the
whole Council. Mr.. Jac0b thought that two.
office. Mr.. KnOte offered the following resolu-
ton:
Reaolred, That the office of Collector of AS
Scssments be, and is hereby declared, vacant
Mr.. Peudeton amended as follows:
That the Collector of Assessments having
failed to qualify according to tue Ordinance
made and provided, his Office be, aud is hereby,
vacated.
Mr.. Knote read statement to this efFect:-
That the whole assessment was S46,ylU 10.
From this amount there was yet deliuouent
alter all deductions, 2,482 "a.
debate ensued as to what wasna proper
salary for Collector. it was agreed that the
rate suggested at the previous meeting was too
low. Some members thought that certain
specific salary should be fixed.
Mr.. Jacob could not consent to proposition
looking TO the payment of u certain sum for the
collection of the assessment, be the assessment
more or less. He though: the salary ought TO
be pro rUtd.
Mr.. JAS. Wilson thought that liberal margin
Ob dllOMeu the eSllllaIeu salary OI the
Collector, without making himself liable to the
charge OF croaking. He was free to confess his
apprehension that there would be much larger
delinquent list this year than last.
MIR. knote was of opinion that the wear and
tear of mind and body-the heavy responsible
ty and large security, demanded, aud everything
incident to the office of Collector ought 10 COM
mand, liberal salary.
After much debate, pro and con, Mr.. Goshorn
offered the following
Resol0ed, That the Collector of Assemeuts be
allowed two and half per cent. OF the amount
OfcollectiOns provided the Collectors settle with
the city in full on or before the first day of No.
vember next, or, if not settled on or before the
first day of December next, two per cent. or, if
not settled in full until after the first day of
January, 1859, one and half per cent. This
resolution was voted down.
vote was next taken on resolution allow
ing two per cent. on the whole assessment The
ayes and nays were called aud the members
voted as follows:
Ayes-Mcssrs Arthurs, Bickel, Colts, Cos
horn, Jacob, Knotc, and Wilson, JAS.
| Noes.-MeSsrs. BRITT, Glaytor, billion, Exley,
JefferS, Norton, Pannell, Pendleton, Sweeney,
Scatterday, and Wilson, Andrew.
The vote was next taken ON the allowance
one and hnlf per cent on the assessments.
The Committee appointed to settle with the
Collector of Water Rents, reported.
On motion it was ordered that John Wilson,
"a printer, all the way from "big Richmond, :"
who got on bust the other day. be discharged
from prison.
The report of Henry Sharp, Street Commits.
sioner, was read and adopted.
Report OF Committee on Flour Inspectionlaid
ON the table.
Council adjourned to meet this wednesday,
evening.
BUSIN E.SS NOTICES,
Tonic Every one, at times, feels the neces-
sity of some restorative of the vital powers,
decreased by mental OF bodily exhaustion. In