The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-25

The Special Committee appointed to
inquire into the expediency and neces.
sity of memorialiZing the Legislature in
relation TO the qualification and election
OF members of Council and other city
officers, Rreported. recommending that
the Mayor and President of the Second
Branch be requested to memorabilia the
Legislature to change the city charter
in the following particulars: 1st. That
the charter election for members of
Council and City Officers be held BIZ
ennially; I'd. That section Z of act of
March IL, 1886, in relation to the quail
fication of members of Council be re-
enacted; Sd. That members of the First
Branch be elected for four, and of the
Second, for two years: An. That the
Mayor be elected for the term of two
years; Ssh. That the City Sergeant be
elected for the term of four years, and
be ineligible to the succeeding term, or
any Of his deputies, and that he be
charged with the collection of the city
assessments; 9th. That the Superin-
tendent of the Water Works and the
Street Commissioner be elected for the
term OF four years; 9TH. That the City
Clerk, Treasurer and Whartmaster be
elected by Council for the term of two
years, and the other officers now elect
ed for one year, be elected for the term
OF two years.
A resolution was appended to the re-
port requesting the parties designated
10 memorabilia the Legislature in the
name of the Council, to make the
changes pointed out.
On motion the report and resolution
were unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Shallcross vacated the chair and
MIR. Pannell was called 10 preside.
The report ofthe Committee on Police
| in reference to paying the night watch
appointed by eX-Mayor Brady, was
a ak1kN n
and the time they were employed, were
set forth, and on motion the report was
laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson the report
was subsequently taken up and the nc.
ton of the Second Branch approving
| the same was cOncurred in.
On motion of the same gentleman the
vote by which the action of the Second
Branch was concurred in, was re~con~
sidered.
Mr.. Blair offered the following: Re-
SOLved, That the report of the Commits
tee on Police in relation TO the payment
OF the night watch said TO have been
appointed by eX-MayOr Brady, be re-
committed for further report as to the
cause of appointing said night watch.
as prescribed in Section 7, chapter 80, OF
the printed ordinances.
MIR. Rinehart moved TO lay the resO-
luton on the table, on which motion
Inc yeas anu "cAN anu
resulted: yeas 4; nays Z.
The question recurring on the adop-
ton of the resolutions, it prevailed by
| the following vote: yeas, Z; nays 4.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Committee on
Ordinances, reported an ordinance re-
pealing the 9Th section OF an ordinance
| in relation to the Weigh Master; also
an ordinance to amend an ordinance in
relation TO the duties and fees OF the
| Weigh Master; also an ordinance in re-
| latiOn to assessor of real and personal
property, LitheROles, &C.; and nm ordi-
| nance in relation to the Overseer of tho
Chain Gang, which were severally read
twice, considered and passed in tenor
and form as reported, and sent TO the
Second Branch.
Areport of the Committee on Police
was received from the Second Branch
fixing the style of uniform to be worn
| by the deputy sergeants, and, on mo-
ton, was laid on tho table.
TiNe petition of z. l.. Kimberly to
| lease piece of ground near the B. IL O..
r. r. depot, was received from the Sec
oud Branch, with the endorsement that
it had been referred TO the Committee
on Wharves with power to act.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the action
OF the Second Branch WAS amended by
| referring II to that committee for report.
The petitions OF J. NJ. Ball to transfer
| his ordinary license to Ed. Christman,
and OF said Christman to keep an ordi-
| nary in the house occupied formerly by
Ball, during his (BalI's) unexpired term,
were received from the Second Branch,
and Council being satisfied that Christ
man is such person as the ordinance
prescribes may keep an ordinary, the
action OF the Second Branch in granting
the transfer was concurred in.
| Resolutions instructinS the Street
Commissioner 10 set curb on east side
OF Main street, from Bank to Mcclure;
also to place crossing on John street,
east side OF Seventh, were received from
the Second Branch and its action referr-
ing them to the Committee on Streets
and Alleys with power to act, was, on
motion. amended by referring to said
Committee for report as TO the prOpriety
and cost.
A resolution directing the Street Com
missioner 10 place crossing on the
east eide OF EOff street across Marshall,
was received from the Second Branch,
| and GU motion of Mr.. Rinehart was
amended by striking out Marshall and
inserting Division and on motion the
action OF the Second Branch was further
amended by referring it TO the Commit
tee on Streets and Alleys to report pro-
priety and cost.
A resolution appointing one assessor
of real estate, titheables, &c., was
received from the Second Branch and
on motion was laid on tho table. A
second resolution of the same import
was received and took the same direc-
ton.
The following was received from the
Second Branch and cOncurred in:
ReSOLUed, That Committee of two
from the First Branch and three from
the Second be appointed for the purpose
| of receiving and considering any pro-
positions which may be made by the
Board Of Directors OF the North West
Virginia Agricultural Society, or a
Committee OF them, looking to the sale
or transfer of the grounds or other pro-
perty of said Society TO the city for the
purpose of a public park, and that said
Committee report the result OF such
conference to Council.
The President appointed Messrs.
Blair and Shallcross on behalf of this
| Branch.
The annual report of the Committee
on Salaries was received from the Sc
cond Branch, offering resolution fix
ing the salaries of the several officers of
the city for the current year.
On motion the several amounts to DO
paid were separately considered and
action taken as follows:
To City Treasurer $500; Clerk of End
| Ward Market $500; Curator of Market
Square $500; Street Commissioner $1,000;
City Clerk $500; Sexton of City Gene
teries 5000; City Sergeant $4,000; out OF
which he shall employ, subject to the
approval OF Council, seven deputies to
be uniformed as prescribed by the
Council, to each OF whom he shall pay
out OF said So 900 the sum OF sos per
month for their services and for said
uniform.
The Sergeant shall also be allowed
IS co for SummOninp and attandirr