The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-10

last night. In the Second Branch the
President occupied the chair, and direct
ed the Clerk to call the roll. The follow
ing members answered to their names ::
Messrs. Baer, Clator, Connolly, Hugh
es. Harrison, Long, McCourtney, Max
we'll, Moulter, Ossterling, Pratt, Sails
bury, Stanley, Smith p, Smith ]. G.,
Simpson, Sheppard, Sweeney, Upde.
graft, Weisgarber and Mr.. President.
The minutes of last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
The official bond of Alex. McCourt-
ney, Market Master elect, with J. r.
McCourtney and Il. Hobbs as surities;.
also, of Smith Mcdonald, collector OF
Water Rents elect, with John Reid Sr.
and A. ]. Sweeney as sureLies; also, OF
w. C. Smith, City Surveyor elect, with
Il. b. Woods md A. G. Quarter as
sureties, were presented, acknowledged
and accepted. These several officers
came forward and took the prescribed
Oaths.
The President announced that, acting
as Mayor, he had appointed, under au-
thority OF an ordinance, Martin Z.
Wins, Deputy City'Sergeant, to be sta
toned ut the machine shops of the Bal
timore aud Ohio Railroad Company, in
this city.
President Wilkinson, on account of
illness in his family, asked leave to
withdraw, and on motion, MIR. Sweeney
WAS called to the chair.
REPORTS.
The report of the Superintendent of
Water Works for the month of jan
uary, presenting bills for labor, &c,
amounting to $543 80, was presented;
81,
ported bills amOuntingt TO SIG 35, recon-
mending their payment; also, recon-
mending reduction of water assess
ment of Margaret Ant of So, John Ham
iltOn Il Co. $50, and James Robinson
$40, and rejecting the application OF
Louis EHerIIn2 and +. A. Rothaker.
THO report and various recommended
tons were adopted.
The report of the Committee on Ac.
counts, recommending the payment OF
bills amounting to $26S &c, was adopted.
The committee returned for cOnsidera-
ton of the Council, bills of the Wheel
ing Gas Company, amounting to 500,
which, on motion of Mr.. Hughes, were
referred to The Committee on Lights for
report.
Tie repCrt Of the Street Commissioner
for the month of January, presenting
bills for labor &C., amounting Sl33, was
on motor adopted. The recommends
ton OF the Commissioner that old cur b
stones be re set anu new ones pe pIhCeu
in various sections OF the city; also that
portion OF zane street on the IsiSnu,
be filled up to proper grace ana "loth )
and an additional string OF limo SION
be put on Main street, North Wheeling,
were adopted.
The report of The Wharf Master OF
wharfage received from December 29.h,
1865, to January 3lst, 1869. and that the
amount ($402 SOY had been deposited
with the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund, was presented and adopted.
The report of the Committee on SAla-
rles was presented. Tue Committee
submitted the sums to be paid the pro-
sent year TO each Cllicer in the city, but
as the report was only partially CON
sidered we give only such as were acted
on. The following were fixed at the
sums recommended by the Com mittee {:
City Treasurer. $500; Market Master
$500; Curator OF Second Ward Market,
$500.
The Committee recommended that
the Street Commissioner be paid 5000.
Mr.. Hughes made the motion that it
be fixed at Sl,2OO-the same paid last
year.
Mr.. Pratt offered as an amendment
that it be made 81 GOO.
On MIR. Hughes motion, the yeas and
nays were demanded, and resulted ::
yeas, 10; nays, 10. So the motion was
lost.
On motion, the subject OF the Street
Com missioner salary was postponed
until the next meeting:
The COMMITTEES reported tho salary OF
The City Clerk ut Sl'2OU:
Mr.. hughes moved that lt DE lXeu NJ
81, ooO' the sum paiu al present:
A long discussion followed on THIS
notion during whIch one memDer De,
came qulIe persona! IN his TeilaFKS'hnd
was promptly called 10 orGer ny the
freslcent, ana oroefeu 10 take MS seat
"A Vote ny yeas ana nays WAS uha4Iy
reached on sir. Eushcs' Inotlon' ana
resulted: yeas, III; nays. H. 30 tue
motlon was 1851.
Mr.. Hughes moved that the salary De
81, lOO, winch was AMENDED ny Mr. oes-
terIlns liking II nt Sl,ooU. ,.,..,
and resulted yeas. IL: nays, So the
salary OF the City Clerk was fixed at
81 400.
The committee reported That the sal
airy of the Sexton of the City Cemetery
be 5000 the present year:
Mr.. Stanley moved that it be 5000, but
before vote was reached, the further
consideration of the report of the Com
mittee was postponed until the next
The official bond of John Scarborough,
collector elect of city assessments, with
II. p. ShallcrOss, a. j. Pannell, w. w.
Miller and John Hughes as surctIns,
was presented, acknowledged and ac-
copied. MIR. Scsrbrough came forward
and took the prescribed oaths.
An informality in the bond of Elijah
Day, Treasurer elect,'presented at the
last meeting, having been discovered,
n new bond, with same surcties was
prepared in due form, acknowledged
and accepted. One of the surities be-
ing absent from the city, author