Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-08-10

..sd to order about eight o'clock last evening
,. r,s the regular monthly meeting Fourteen
,n,bers answered to their names. The Com
woe on Accounts reported in favor of paving
,,i,os fees. printing and water works bills: ir
:, n, some six hundred dollars. The report was
adopted.
:. snperintendent of the chain gang was al
l ns, incompetent He had allowed several par.
,ins TO escape recently.
nstron from the Trustees OF the Hcmp.
e.ii Railroad Company, asking indulgence from
I n.y. Collection of certain city taxes, was read
M ,Gs T,rob from the committee to whom the
n LII was referred, reported favorably to the
Issrsr Of the petitioners, in view of the embar.
PIGMENTS of the road as set forth in the petition
Mr. pannell said that the company was re-
living rent for portion of the property upon
,rhicb they asked indulgence. lie thought the
ci,v was embarrassed US we'll as the railroad
I'D tbe railroad had materially assisted to en-
b,Tra,s the city. He said now was as good n
time sauy to get the money. The petition
,ras finally re-committcd to the Committee.
The matter OF the Seargents salary was taken
nm DR.. Logan, from the Committee on Sala-
rirs made statement Of the different sources
from which the City Seargent derives his reve-
nue.. The Committee had recommended the
sum Of $l30O. Mr.. Wilson stated that the CITY
Sergeant aud his deputies, were derelict in their
duty in not enforcing the ordinance against
coffee houses, whose PrOprietors keep open on
The Sabbath. He had seen the ordinance yio-
lated under the very noses Of the police, and
he hoped that whatever action might be taken
on tie Sergeant'S salary this evening, some
H.,
enforce the laws.
Dr. Logan agreed with Mr.. Wilson as to the
ierelction Of duty, i'll relation TO the Coffee
Houses but he favored the. increase of salary for
TeaSUfIS stated.
Mr. Wilson said the Sergeant had reported
that lie had no doubt nearly all the coffee hous-
Is were kept open on Sunday. MIR w. didH't
understand how, with this knowledge before
mn, the city Sergeant could excuse himself for
hot bringing the offenders to Justice.
Mr.. Wilkinson answered that the Sergeant
might be aware of the fact without being able
10 prove it before a magistrate.
MT. jacob argued the question at some length
He thought the city ought not to pay any sala-
ries for police service, but that the Sergeant
and Aldermen ought to be compensated by in
creased fees aud costs.
\ long debate ensued, in which DR.. Logan,
Mr.. Jacob and others participated. Finally the
vote was taken upon tue 81 300 and resulted .
ayes aud noes.
The Street Commissioner reported that he
had made several important imp ovement lie
a>kcd an appropriation OF $l4O. Adopted.
Andrew Quigley and others pctitioned for the
TsIeaSe from Jail, Of one Silas Lodge, whost
ianily were reported to be in distress. The
clifton was granted.
Mr.. Clayton arose to make verbal report but
vas called to order by the Mayor and asked tc
oinmit his report to writing. Mr.. Caytor said
The Mayor was out Of order himself, whcrcupou
lie Mayor ordered Mr.. Z. to take his seat, which
be did
James NJ. Sweeney and others petltionet
against the boiling of certain roof comnosi
I St"'l Cy Mr. White, in the streets of Centre
/" Herilns. The petition set forth that the
truck is most "villainous compound" often
NE st, 10 the nostrils and injurious to health.
NJ UiaytOr arose and said he rcckOned ht
vi" Vas IN order now. Being atiirmatively answer
ed by the Mayor, he proceeded to saw that h,
mad never known anybody to die from smelling
l.F yet. lie believed Mr.. White ought to b.
allowed TO boil tar just where he pleased. HI
li4at believe in caring SO exclusively for daint,
Hoses.
Some five votes were taken us to which com.
aittee this subject should be referred to. I
-gllOn 10 lay On the table was lost 1t was f
ally referred to the committee on petitions AIT
trnonsranceS.
The members of tho Guards Fire compan,
sutlOncd for privilege TO take possession of tn
:4Ine now lying in the Hope Company's Hos
:1uSe.