The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-24

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salaries of the City Clerk, Treasurer
and Sexton be the same paid those Off
GERS last year.
The yeas and nays were demanded
and resulted: yeas, 81; nays, o.
Mr., Pratt moved that the vote by
which the wages of the fireman at the
water works was fixed at S60per month,
be reconsiGered, blu. subsequently with
drew it.
Mr.UpdegraT offered resolution that
n special committee of two from theFirst
Branch and three from the Second, be
appointed to confer with the Board of
Directors OF the Northwestern Virginia
Agricultural Society, in relation to the
purchase Of their grounds and proper
" on the Island to be set apart as a
public park, and report to Council.
Adopted.
The President appointed Messrs. Up
degraff, Maxwell and McCOurtney on
behalf of this Branch, under the resolu-
ton.
The report of the special committee to
enquire INTO the expediency OF memoir
ialIzing the Legislature to amend the
City Charter, submitted their report.
The committee append 10 their report
number of resolutions which were
taken up separately and acted on.
(This report was first presented in the
First Branch, and was unanimously
adopted by it.)
The committee recommend that the
charter be SO amended that elections for
city officers and members OF Councll be
held hereafter bi-ennially, instead of
annually, (Which was adOpted;) that
section of the act of 1886 be so amend
ed that freehold of $500 shall consti-
tute eligibility to either branch OF Coun-
Gil; (laid on the table by a vote of yeas
l6, nays ~ that members OF the First
Branch be elected for four and of the
Second Branch for two years, (adopted;)
that the Mayor be elected for two years,
(adopted;) that the City Sergeant be
elected for four years; that he and his
deputies be ineligible to the succeeding
term, and that he be charged
with the collection of the city
assessments, (adOpted after adding
to the words "collectiOn of the city
assessments" 40 be left at the discre-
ton OF the Council, ":)thAt the Superin-
.tendent of Water Works and Street
Commissioner be elected for four years,
(adopted;) that the Clerk of the city,
Treasurer and Wharf Master be elected
by Council for two yearsS2nd all other
officers now elected by G6nncil for one
year shall be chosen for two, (adopted:)
The report as amended, was adopted.
The action or the First Branch In
amending the report of the COMMITTEES
on Salaries, IA to the wages of the fire.
man at the water works and the keeper
OF the lookup, was concurred in.
The bill of G. r, Taylor Il Co.,
amounting to 50 OS, was referred TO the
Committee on Accounts for report.
The applications Of John Teece, ChQs.
II, Behler, David Mas and Arbenz Il
Co., for reduction of water assessments,
were referred to the Committee on
Water Works for report.
The petition of Mrs. r. HOrnbrOOk in
relation to a frame building recently
erected on square in which the cree.
ton of such buildings is prohibited,
was read and referred to the Commit.
tee on Fire Department for report.
The petition for curblng on John
street east of Seventh, was referred 10
The Committee on Streets and Alleys
for report.
The petition in relation to rent OF stalls
in market house was referred to Com
mittee on Markets for report.
The petitions Of two persons recent
ly employed as night police, for bal
ances due them for services rendered as
such officers, were referred TO the Com
mittee on Police for examination and
report.
The bill of Wash Cline, amounting
to S62, was referred to the Committee
on accounts for report.
The bill of DR.. r. Mccoy, amounting
,
Board of Health, was referred to the
Committee on Accounts for report.
The petition for two additional lamps
on the Island, was referred TO the Com
mittee on Lights for report.
The petition of the City Weigh
master for improvements ut the
Scales in the Fourth, Sixth and Sew
enth Wards WAS read and referred to
the Street Commissioner with power to
act.
Tho communication of d. G. List, In
reference TO bonds OF tho City Water
Works in his hands: as executor and
in his own name, and which will soon
become due, was reRd and referred 10
the Committee on Finance for report.
An ordinance repeating Il section of
the ordinance providing for the cleo.
ton of Weighmaster; also, one amend
ing the ordinance defining the duties,
fees, &C., OF the Weighmaster, were re-
ceiyed from the First Branch, and on
motion recOmmitted to the Committee
on Ordinances, with instructions to in
quire into the eXpediency of reporting
an ordinance providing that the scales
in the different wards shall be let to
persons residing in the respective wards
in which the scales are located, on the
following terms: One-half of the re-
ceipts to be given to the city; the other
half to the persons to whom they may
may be let.
An ordinance amending an ordinance
in relation TO the Overseer OF the chain
gang, was received from the First
Branch. Under the old ordinance this
officer received fixed salary; the new
one provides that he shall receive per
diem compensation for the days actual
ly engaged. The consideration of the
subject was passed for the present.
The action of the First Branch adopt
ing an ordinance in relation to the cleo
ton, duties and compensation of Asses
sOr. was COncurred in.
The petition of citizens residing on
Quincy Street for the paving of that
street was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Alleys for report.
The following resolution was offered
and adopted:
ReSolUed, That Andrew johnson be
requested to partake of the Inequalities
OF this city when en- rCuto to Tennes-
see.
A resolution authorizing the Com
mittee on Fire Department to settle
With William Exley for work done at
First Ward Hose house, was amended
by Instructing said Committee to ex-
anime the account and report to the
Council.
On motion. ordered that when Coun-
Gil adjourn it he to meet next Tuesday
On motion the Second Branch ad
journed.
MUNICIPAL CoURr.-A short session
of his Court was held yesterday after