The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-24
Meeting Of City COunCiI,
PIRgT RRANCIT.

In before the reading OF the minutes.
Before proceeding 10 the regular bust.
ness OF the evening the Mayor present
ed o resolution sont up from The Second
Branch at the last meeting, declaring
the taxeH levied on real and persona
property duo on the 18th OF November
and directing the collection OF ten pei
cent per annum on all sums not paid
on or before that day. The resolution
was adopted.
The Ordinance establishing and
regulating the Fire Department OF the
City OF Wheeling,w( Unpublished In full
as reported by the Committee and
amended In Second Branch, In the IN
TELLIdENCRR Of Thursday 18th inst j,
was thon taken up and read by the
Clerk.
Mr.. Wilson moved to amend by re,
ducing the annual compensation OF the
two Assistant Marshals from 500 L
$50, and twas agreed to.
Mr.. Sweeney moved to 30 amend al
10 restore all other salaries 10 thu
figures first reported by the Joint Com
mittee.
Mr.. Blair moved 10 amend the motion
by making the pay ofthe hostlers $500
Rejected.
Mr.. Sweeney's motion was agreed To-
80 that the ordinance as amended fixes
the salaries as follows: Chief Marshall
5000; Assistant Marshall $50; foremen,
80; hostlers $40; enRlnemen $3.50; OK
ira men $40; and firemen $40,
Amendments were made In the 18th
section so that the Marshall should moi
expend over $50 In any one month fol
purchases Or repairs, and that the as
sent OF the Committee on the Fire De-
partment should be necessary to au.
thorlze such expenditures exceeding
$50 and not exceeding 500.
Some verbal amendments were also
made and the ordinance passed:
A resolution from the Second Branch
ordering o fence around the excaya.
ton for the north abutment Of the
Market street bridge; another directing
the resulting OF the curb In front OF the
Third Ward School house; and another
directing q crossing on Market street
north oil Marshall, were concurred In,
The resolution Of the Second Branch
appriatlug "Sl0, 900 out OF the revenues
10 be derived from the assessment on
each and every 500 valuation OF real
and personal property for 1860" 10 the
Market street bridge, was read.
Mr.. Wilson moved as substitute the
following:
RESOLVED, That an appropriation OF
SIC. 900 be made, to be derived from the
collection OF assessments on real and
personal property for 1859, for the
purpose OF completing the masonry OF
the Market Street Bridge; and the Clerk
be ordered 10 issue his order for that
amount to the Committee on said
Bridge.
Mr.. Blair moved to amend the subsLI.
tute 30 as torsqulre the Committee to
give bond aud security for the proper
disbursement OF the money,In the sum
Of $4,000.
= Mr.. Blair's amendment was rejected,
Mr.. Pannell, as friend OF the
Bridge, hoped its friends would not
press this measure at this time. he
held the county ought to build this
bridge. The city paid three. fourths OF
every Improvement oil this kind In the
county. This bridge would be con.
nectlon for every road In the county;
the county had Just las much inter.
eat in It as in any bridge outside Of the
city, and II was under just as much
obligation 10 build 1t. He thought II
imprudent. TO take this action TIL 1t had
been aSCertained the county would
make no further appropriations.
Mr.. Wilson said he had no more In
terest In this matter than any other cit.
lien, but would any gentleman agree
that the incomplete abutinents lie
there another yeaI? lie said 80, 600 had
been paid out OF the $4,000 approprl-
ated by the county, aud more masonry
was now done than the remaining
81 600 would pay for. Without an APP
preparation now tho work must stop,
The Board Of Supervisors could make
no levy FOR n purpose OF this kind until
the 2OIh of next August, TOO late to get
the money In time for the work that
season.
Mr.. Sweeney moved 10 amend Mr..
Wilson'S substitute by providing TINT
the Clerk issue his order for the money
appropriated 'as the work progresses.'
MIR. Blair made the point that but
little moro money could be expended
this winter, and that an appropriation
made thus by resolution could be re-
called by the next council. The object
OF this substitute was to draw the
money from the treasury al once and
deposit 1t to the credit Of the city, 80
the next council could not recall Ii.
This he was opposed to. He was will
ing TO appropriate the money and let II
be drawn as expended. II Is was not
then In the treasury hnrrnw
MIR. Pannell repeated that he held
the county ought to build the bridge;
but II Unjust be done by the CITY, he
would not vote TO embarrass the inca.
sure. He wanted the bridge built, lie
hoped, however, Mr.. Blair's amend.
ment would prevail.
Mr.: Wilson said II the course pro-
posed by Mr.. Blair was pursued the
bridge would not DO built.
Mr.. Sweeney avowed himself friend
OF the bridge, and was much surprised
at Mr.. Wilson's declaration, He could
not understand what 1t meant, unless
he was afraid II the order was not given
before the next Council came In, Il
would be recalled.
Mr.. Wilson said there was no use of
making this appropriation unless they
meant It, and they all understood il
would not stick, II left subject To the
recall o. the next Council.
Mr.. SWeeney's amendment was re-
Jected by the following vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Blair, Hall, Pannell,
sweeney and Schambra-5.
NoEs-Messrs. Carnahan, CuIberEson,
Harper, Quarter, Rinehart, Simpson
and Wilson,.
The question recurring on Mr., Will
sons substitute for the resolution Of
Second Branch, 1t was adopted by the
following vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Carnahan ,Cul bertson,
Harper, Pannell, Quarter, RInehart'
Simpson and Wilson's,
NoEs-Messrs. Blair, Hall, Sweeney
and Schambra.
Mr.. Pannell moved an adjournment,
and the Council adjourned under the
6eIiei that the resolution had been
nnally passed. It had only been adopt.
ed, however, In lieu Of tho resolution
from the Second Branch and simply
took It's place, still requiring action as
an original proposition. The Mayor
being asked II the resolution had finally
passed, replied In the haste OF adjourn.
ment that 1t had, having q wo.thIrds
vote. The state Of the case was dis.
covered ImmediatelyafIer adjournment,
and It was agreed on all hands that II the
resolution was not finally passed 1t
ought to be, as on the final vote II would
have received the BAnn vOta