The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-10
CITY COUNCIL.


AL u(lOulllGN IlCCklHS VI hHG wy
Council was held Inst evening. III the
Second Branch the chairwas occupied by
President Baird. The roll was called by
the Clerk, and the following members an
swcrcd: McsSrs. Allison, Boring, Cald-
well, Connolly, English, Hook, Laughlin,
Maxwell, McAdams, Pollock, Salisbury,
Stanley, Smith. ]. G., Simpson, Sweeney,
Scott and Toliyar.
The reading Of tho minutes Of last
meeting was dispensed with.
The resolution in relation to the Consol.
itlation OF certain Offices, adopted by the
First Branch also, those offered
by Mr.. J. G. Smith ut the meet.
ing on the 1st inst. and publish.
ed IN our paper Of the. 2l, in reference to
the sumo subject 'ahd'tli collection Of MS.
sessmGnts, were taken up as unfinished
business, but, subsequently, Mr.. Smiths
resolutions were laid OH the table.
The resolution first named above, WAS
considered and the action of the First
Branch conquered In.
A motion to take Mr.. Smiths rcsOlu-
lions from the table was voted down.
The report of the Committee OIL Sal.
aries was read and considered by sections
The first, second and third sections were
adopted US they came from theFiStl3rNnCh
the fourth, fixing the compensation Of the
Street Commissioner ut one thousand dol
lars, was amended By making II twelve
hundte9G the A1h WINS SMcIitrctl In; the
sixth, IN relation to the compensation of
the Sexton Of City Cemetery, WINS amend.
cd By making It six hundred dollars; the
seventh was COncurred in; the eighth was
amended BY making the compensation Of
the Superintendent Of the Water Works
four thousand, two hundred dollars; the
ninth was amended by making the salary
Of the Wharf Master fourteen per cent on
amount collected; the tenth was COncurrcd
in; the eleventh was amended by CONSOLE
dating the Assessors Of water rents and real
and personal property, Nnd making the
compensation tor disClmrging tho duties Of
tic combined ofllcGS five hundred dollars;
the twelfth was conCurred in; thirteenth,
in relation 10 Assessor Of real and person.
al property, was dispensed with by the
adoption Of the eleventh, combining that
office with the Assessor Of water rents;
the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth
were c0ncurrel III.
The IMPORT as amended, was adopted.
Mr.. Smiths resolutions were, on motion,
taken from tile table, and ailGr striking
out the second mil third, tile remaining
one was adopted.
The report of the Special Committee on
Amendments to tho city charter, WIS re.
turned from the First Branch with several
Amendments, (amOng them one abolish.
ing the Office Of Trcasurer) and they were
sevcrally COnCurrcd In.
Mr.. Whims, appointed special police
officer at the mNchine-shOps at the Balti.
moro s. Ohio Railroad Company, came
forward and took the prescribed Oatls.
MI. Sweeney offered the following rcSo.
luton: HtsA0lntd, That the Legislature he
mcmorialized to amend the charter Of the
CITY so as to restore to Council the power
conferred IN the 3lst Section Of the Char.
ter Of 1876. Adopted unanimously.
OnmOtiOn the Second Branch adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH. .r
In the absence Of His Honor, Mayor
Mcclellan, on motion, Mr.. Blair was ap'
pointed 10 occupy the chair.
Tho Clerk called the roll and the fol-
lowing members responded 10 their
names McSsrs. Baer, Blair, CulbCrtsOn,
Hall, Harrison, Rinehnrt, Sweeney, Slmp'
son and Stone. J.
Onmotlon Of Mr.. Sweeney tho reading
of the minutes Of the previous meeting
was dispensed with.
The report Of the Committee on tho
Fire Department was taken up and read
section by section.
Mr.. schNmbra appeared and took his
seat, .n
The action Of the Second Branch was
concurred IN on sections and 3; the Cd
was laid on the table for the present. The
ed section was taken from the table sub.
sequently, and concurrcd in; also, the 4th
and 5th. .'.'
The report of tho Committee on Or
dinances was taken up, and the action Of
the Second Branch cOnCurred In.
The report Of the Committee on Ac.
counts was taken up, and theaCtiOn Of the
Second Branch concurred In.
The report Of Superintendent Of Water
Works was taken up and concurred III.
The report of the Street Commissioner
was received, and the action Of the Second
Branch was concurred In.
The report of the Committee on Salaries
was returned from the Second Branch as
amended by that Branch, and It's action
cOnCurred In on all the amendments ex.
cept those Of the 9Th and 9th sections.
Subsequently this Branch cOncurrcd mall