Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-10-13

city Council. The Council assembled last
evening in their regular monthly meeting. In
the absence of the Mayor, Mr.. Jacob was called
to the chair On motion, the matter of setting
. curb stone on Mill Alley from. EoF to German
street, was taken up. Several members spoke
to the question: Poverty ofsthe city was argued
on the one side and positive necessity on, the
other.
The ayes and noes'were called on the propo.
sition and resulted 10, Noes g. s
The Committee on Accounts reported in favor
of paying number Of accounts, including gas,
Aldermen's fees. Sergeant fees, Jail fees, and
other fees.
Mr.. Jacob enquired, among other things,
whether the jailor6 charged the city with all the
Aldermen's commitments, both for the city and
for the commonwealth. @
Mr.. Pendeton replied that the city was not
charged with fees for commitments made by
the Aldermen on behalf of the commonwealth
Mr.. Jacob s enquiries seemed to tend towards
the establishment of a system by which the
| Committee on Accounts could have something
more to go by, in acting upon bills, than the
mere saysso of those who make them out. He
seemed to think there was too much of bundlng
Imatters-that they were not sufficiently specific
| Onsmotion, the accounts were ordered to he
Ipaid. -
The Committee on Water Works reported in,
favor of reducing the tax on the Mcclure and
Sprigg Houses and in opposition to the granting
OF the petitions of John. L. Davis and. others
The report was adopted, as was the report of
the Committee on. Streets and Alleys.
The Committee on Petitions reported in favor
of granting license to Beshazzer Hagg, to keep
a coffee house. Report,adopted
Henry Sharp, Street Commissioner, reported
that he had completed various improvements.
He asked an appropriation of $8l to pay labor.
Adopted.
The petition of A. B. Caldwell was referred to
the Board of Appeals. Thomas 81. List petit
toned for permission to pay a portion of his
taxes in city bonds. In connection with this
Ipetition Mr. Knote remarked that the drafts in
transitu wore absorbing the assessments to So
great degree, that not more than $4,000
would be collected this year in money. He
fargued against the petition, while he aaknowl-
edged the ustness of the proposition. The city
was not able at present to pay these bonds.
Mr. Pendleton disagreed with MIR. Knote.
He thought twas better to pay these bonds
than TO collect from the holder, with the evil
dence of the city's Indebtedness in his pocket
and send the money on to New York brokers to
Iliquidate debt contracted since the bonds were
issued. lie did not propose to make a general
thing of receiving bonds in payment of taxes,
but ne preferred to pay an honest home debt
He thought the holders could force the bonds
upon the city i'll payment of taxes.
Mr.. Jacob thought Mr.. Pendleton's views were
more imposing than solid. He argued against
receiving the bonds.
Mr. Clayton said that the gentleman from the
4th Ward had "throw'd out slurs that he (Mr.
IC) had made reckless remarks 1.-THE gentle
man will take that home he will find himself
standing about where stand. He makes them
remarks himself"
CFhe legal gentleman addressed, smiled)
Mr.. James Wilson said among other things
that ifitwas reputation to refuse to pay
New York banker it was reputation to refuse
to pay home debt. He would vote to grant
the prayer Of the petitioner. Oponions direct.
~ at antipodes were expressed and the discus
sion was continued at some length, when the
ayes and noes were called upon the proposition
to grant the petition-ayes3 noes IA.
The Clerk read a bill from Robert Marshall,
for work done for the city in 1912. 1t was
vague, lengthy, incomprehensibles sort of a doom
ment, nothing but jargon and nonsense. The
bill was referred.
Petitions of 4. Sweeney, j. w. Gill, L.
Hargraves and Mrs. Murray were referred
Petition Of Adam Bloom granted
"A esolution ordering the City Hall to be fixed
up for market house purposes was referred
Also one tending to the adoption of some better
system of auditing accounts.
Petition of James o. Hawly was referred
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