The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-07-17
Meeting Of the First Branch OF City

Meeting Of the First Branch OF City
Council.
A special meeting of the First Branch
of City Council was held last evening
for the purpose of considering a new
ordinance for the reorganization Of the
city Fire Department, which passed the
Second Branch short time since.
Mayor Sweeney in the chair.
Minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The report of the committee on Fire
Department was read. A discussion
arose as TO which was properly before
the Council and which should be con-
sidered first, the ordinance reorganizing
the Fire Department, which had passed
the Second Branch, or the report of the
Committee on Fire Department.
Mr. Blair, as Chairman of the Com
mittee on Fire Department., stated
that it was his understanding that
the ordinance was the special or
der of the meeting, and that the
First Branch was charged by the
Fire Department with holding this
matter in allegiance, the ordinance hav'
ing passed the Second Branch of COun.
ell. He stated that if the ordinance
was not adopted the different fire COM
panies of the city would disband.
A motion was made by Mr.. English,
which WAS seconded, tn take up the or
dance.
Mr.. Thomas Sweeney stated that ii
appeared that the tiremen threatened
that if the Council did not fully comply
with their suggestions they would dis
band. He gave notice that his official
action would not he governed hy the
threats of any man or body of men. He
did not like to have the matter come mp
in that shape. r-..
Mr. Jacobs fully concurred in Mr.
Sweeuey's remarks. 1t appeared to him
that this whole matter of the reOrgani-
cation of the Fire Department was the
opinion of one man.
Two or three of the resolutions of the
committee OH Fire Department were
concurred in, and the consideration OF
the same was frequently interrupted by
discussion, when the whole matter was
disposed of by Mr.. English offering the
following resolution as a substitute for
the whole matter, which was adopted
Resolred, That the committee on Fire
Department be instructed to prepare
and report q plan for the entire reor-
ganization of the Fire Department OF
this city, on the system of payment OF
the persons performing service as fire.
men.
On motion of Mr.. Sweeney the COM
mittee OH Fire Department were in
strncted to inquire whether any proper,
ty belonging to the city, and in posses
sion of any fire company, had been sold
and the proceeds therefor appropriated
by any such company.
On motion of Mr.. Sweeney, it was re-
solved that the Clerk OF the City with
the Clerk of the First BraDch report to
the Council at its next meeting the ap-
preparations of money made for the
current year.
The application of G. W. Eckhardt
for license to keep a first class coffee
house in the First Ward was, on mo-
ton, taken from the table. Numerous
names were signed to the petition OF
the applicant. Ard aremonstrance was
presented against the granting of said
license. Some discussion ensued and
finally the prayer of the petitioner was
rejected.
On motion of Mr.. English, the resolu'
lutioa of the Second Branch, in relation
TO the lettering of the streets, was taken
from the table, and the action Of the
Second Branch was concurred in.
Adjourned.