The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-22

INSISTING or Tim CITY CouNcIL.-His
Honor, tho Mayor, requested that
both Branches meet In joint $685.
sion, 10 allow him to mako II statement
in relation to the case of Conrad MRicr,
wharf master, who had been arrested
because of not paying over the wharf
ago receipts collected by him.
The two Branches, NCcoTdinglV. moi
In tho chamber OF tho Second Branch,
whercupOn Mayor Sweeney mndO n
statement to the effect that he had been
notified, ON Tuesday last, by J. NJ.
Rtckel, ESQ, City Treasurer, that Con.
RAD Mater, wharf uINstCr, had not paid
into the treasury the wharfage receipts
due from him since his entry into office,
(Which, according 10 the ordinance,
should be paid in every two wceks);
that he had been notified bv tho bonds.
IuCn OF MNier that they would no longer
DO responsible for him; that Mr.. Brady
hau notified Major about six or seven
weeks ago, to pay over the receipts hS
had collected; that he, the Mayor,
had sent an order by tho City
requiring him 10 pay over without
delay the amount OF his Indebtedness
to the city, upon which the Sergeant
made return that Mater would call and
settle ON Wednesday, evening or Thurs
day morning; that up to Thursday
morning, AT IL o'clock, Mnier had not
made his appearance; that Il. Jacob,
ESQ, was then employed AS attorney
for the city, who took out tho propSr
papers 10 secure Mnier's arrest: TINT Of
forts were made under tho writ to ar
rest him on Thursday; that the sheriff
visited Mnier's house twice ON thnt ,lnv
but could not find him; TINT his arrest
was finally effected during tho evening
OF Thursday; that, not being able to
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date his Indebtedness TO the
city, MaicI was committed
to the county iail: that Yesterday no
visited Maier ut the Jail, aud was told
that he (thS priSOnSr) had not money
enough to settle the claims against him,
which amounted to between 81 500 and
81 300, up TO tho LIST OF september; that
bill of sale for his interest in the tlrm
of Mai"r n Mckinley, valued at $500.
and sufficient to secure the city against
loss, was signed by MUier, and he was
thereUpon released.
The Mayor having concluded his
statement, the members of the First
Branch retired to their own chamber.
The Second Branch was then called
to order by the President.
\ motion was then offered TINT the
Office of Wharfmuster be declared va
cant. which elected conSidornEIe lis.
cussion, some gentlemen ThinSinE thai
previous to declaring the office vacant,
charges should be preferred against the
incumbent of the office. mud n commit
tee appointed to investigate them.
motion was male to this effect. but re-
ceived no second. The question on the
first motion being called. ii was carried.
y message from the Isl Branch was
received, announcing that on motion
the Mayor was instructed 10 make n
deed of conveyance to the Board of
Education of the First Ward school
propertv. ON motion tho Inot,er %,,ns
referred TO the Commiftn, nm RnnI ~.
tate for report.
An ordinances Dossr6 nv. +La Ist
Ronrl. prOhibitinly the srartiO,, ,,T Frame
dwellings within the sGnnrH bonn,Im1
on the east nv Chnnlin sTrn.t ~, ,L.,
west bv Market street and on tho sonIb
bv Third street, was on motion DnsSri
The matter OF raising tho rental wine
of Bookings Drug Store having he"D
brought up by message from The Ist
Branch. il was ON motion raferrod IN :,
committee OF conferences. The comitte,.
retired. and n fer cnnsuitotiOn renort-
ed in favor of concurrinr in the action
of the LIST Branch, on motion the re-.
port of the committee was nd0n,ed
This fixes the rental value of RoCEinU'S
Drug store mt $3.50. instead of s65O ms
before.
A motion To decIaro tho oo;oo NJ
Health Otficer of the citv vacant srter
the lst of october, was carried.
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