Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-08
City Council.
SATURDAY N1Gnr's pRooEgnIsos

i EtUsony ~ o0ktrles 10 me Ctty aO6IceS-Debdte
on the City SsrgedHtSh ip-.SuDertnte aIent of
/ the Wuter W0rks-City Officers Elec,1L
Council met pursuant to adjournment. The
. special order OF the evening being the election
4 OF persons to fill the minor offices of the city
Mr.. Wilson moged that the order be set aside
temporarily SO as to let the Special COMMITTEES
4 on Salaries report, The motion was agreed to.
when the committee reported Cby its majority
! IN substance, as follows:-,Eo the Treasurer
$3.50, adopted; the Clerk $700, adopted; to the
City Sergeant $1,000, Isl $50 last Year, and the
/ Sergeant to keep 3 deputies, one for each Ward.
who are to do police duty through the day and
until II NJ. at night and later if required Mr..
| Clayton and Bickel objected to so large reduce
tom the former moved an amendment making
the salary $3.50. Mr.. Pendleton was opposed
to the amendment, and went in for reduction to
the minimum standard in all salaries. Thought
that $1,000 this year as the equivalent of
! 81 300 or more last year. Mr.. Jacob was anx-
iOus that some light should be given as to what
the perquisitcs of the Office were. He learned that
they were very handsome. Mr.. Gosliorn stated
that an ex-Sergeant told him that at $1,000 of a
salary, the Sergeant could employ 8 deputies
and then make $1,000 On motion of Mr.. ia
cob the clause concerning the Sergeant was laid
on the table.
Next, the Superintendent of Water Work.,
81, 500, ($2, 600 last Year, and to keep compe-
tent assistants Amended by Mr.. Clator to 49,,
900 MIR. GOShorn OH being asked, stated that
Tue committee calculated Lual InS ouperlnLSnu-
ent, after paying expenses, would have some
$500 and his house rent. He said he consider
ed tiremcn as supernumarics. Mr.. Hubbard
on being asked what were the perquisites of the
Office, stated that he (the superintendent was
allowed SO much for each attachment to the wa
ter pipes, fixing bursted pipes, &c.
The motion was then put on the amendment
Ito $4,000 and carried. Mr. Jacobs further
amended, so as to make the $4,000 reducible
5000, ut the pleasure of the Council, during.thS
the year. Tho amendment was lost. The
question then was upon the motion to give tue
superintendent $4,000, and have the superin-
tendcnt to provide all help. TWAS carried.
The next question was upon the 0 per cent.
to the Wharf Master, against 10 per cent list
yeai-carricd Street Commissioner next, $3.50
carried Clerk Of I'd MARKET, $200-car-
ried. Curator of Market Square, $25O-carried.
Fire Warden Qor each day OF active service)
$l,50 per day-carried. Overseer of Chain
Gang (Shile in service) 81 ,25 per day. Sergeant,
for Summoning and attending each meeting of
Council, $3,00-iaid on the table.
Members of Sanitary Committee Qor days of
service) $3.50 per day. Collector of Water
Rents--salary laid upon the table Collector of
AssesSinents-saiary also laid over. Chief En-
gneer of Fire Department, 800 laid OH the
table; also clause concerning his assistants.
The Council then went into an election for
officers.
The first officer baoted for was Clerk of I'd
Candidates-John Colts, D. Murray, L. II.
Rose, j. S. Hull, ID. E. Duncan, Joseph Forsyth,
John Irwin.
vote-Daniel Murray 8, j. Forsyth II, Pat
ton 8, Rose l., Hull !, Cots i no election.
I'd Balot-Forsyth ID, Murray =, Colts i,
flour Observation-Disclosures Mel
win and Lewis Cook. Vote-AIelvin 20, Cook
| 2. Melvin elected.
Latm6er Measurer- ndidates-Hamilton,
Jacob Bier, ThOs. Gardin. Vote-Hamilton IL,
Bier 6, Gardn 5; no election. I'd Ballot-Ham-
ilton IL, Gardin 8, Bier Z. Hamilton elected
City Weigher.-Moses Ford Ono opposition)
declared elected.
city Hay tScales-B. F. Caldwell only bidder.
The letting of the Hay, Scales was laid over
| Gdug6r Wines and Liquors.-P. Riley; no
oppostion-declared elected.
i Keeper Of I0i0n ClOcI.-This election post
poned. The Mayor to receive proposals.
OUexeer Of Chain Gang anditlates-!Geo.
Bulger, Geo. COwen, L. Morris, A. Pool, w.
Hawkins j. o. Martin.
Hawkins 8. No election. Second Ballot-Bnl-
gers; Morris 8; Hawkins s; Martin /. Third Bal
Ilot-Bulger 8; Hawkins IL. No election
Fourth Ballot-Bulger 2; Hawkins 16; Norris
! City --Candidatcs-John Nolen, h.
Burt, j. Ogden, j. Shamrock. Vote-Nolen 6;
Burts; Ogden4; Shamrock 4. No election
Second BalIot-Noen z; Burt 8, Ogden 2; Shar-
mock s. No election. Third Hallot-Nolen z;
Burt 10; Shamrock /; 0gden9. Burt elected.
Curator Of Market -Candidates;-
John Denny, Joseph McGill, d. Drisco. Vote
Denny =, McGill II, Drisco 1-McGill elected.
/ Petition of Frank Falore granted
/ " Nicholson SO far as to
discharge him from Jail.
Mr. Pendleton offered resolution prohibiting
the Clerk to issue any new drafts upon the
Treasury to any one except for salaries, the idea
being to prevent the further accumulation of the
IN transitu debt-carried.
The Mayor appointed the following gentle
men, Messrs. Goshorn, Scatterday, Bickel, JEFF
fers and Cecil, us u committee to distribute coal
4. On motion the Council adjourned till Tuesday
evening.
j Correction.-In Saturday mornings paper in
speaking of the Revival at the NJ. E. Church,
we stated that it had been in progress for tsoO
weeks The good work has been going on for
e, t,,,;II. =, ,,ror-r,o.s