The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-22
city Council.


FIRST lbGtECU.
This Branch was called to order by Hi
Honor the Mayor. The Clerk called thu
roll when the following mcmbcrsarlswereC
to their names: McssN. Blair, CulbCrtsOn
Hall, Harper, Ianncll, ScfamhrO, Simpson
md Sweeney. The minutes Of the las
meeting were read and signed,
The action of the Second Branch wa!
c0ncurrcd in IN the following: Thu
amendment to the ordinance regulating
the Fire Department Of the City oI
Wheeling,
This Branch also concurred in the actor
of the Second Branch on the following
Rules and regulations to govern the Fir,
Department Of the City Of Wheeling; TIT
resolution authorizing the purchase 6rtwt
horses for hose carriages; also the rcsOlu
ton authorizing the purchase Of badges
hats and uniforms for the Fire Depart
mcnt; the bills Of Logan, List & Co; Cllas
Hamilton; OF, Hall s. Co.; Joseph NJ
Rro,lic, and Jas. r. ShNllCr0ss.
Mr. ShallCrOss offered the following
resolution
ReWlccd, That His Honor, the Mayor, Is
entitled to the thanks Of this branch q
Council, and they arc hereby rendered
for his courtesy and impartiality in prcsid
Ing over il the past year.
4 vote of thanks was also rendered tho
Clerk.
On motion the First Branch adjourned
sine dir.
SECOND BRANCH.
In the Second Branch, the chair was OC.
cnpicd BY President Wilkinson. The
rnll was called and the fnllOwingmGmbcrS
answered: NIrssN. Bacr, Boring, Con.
nelly, Chton, Harrison, Hughes, Long,
Maxwell, Salisbury, Stanley, Simpson,
Sweeney, Shepherd, J. q. Smith NnIt
WrisgcrhGr.
The minutes Of lust meeting we're read,
approved and signed.
The President read the following
An ordinance amending an ordinance
entitled M ordinance establishing and
regulating the Fire Department Of tho
Civ Of Wheeling:
SIC. list. Be Il OrIHi,lFd, That the ID
section Of said ordinance lie amended and
rc-ortIained TO read us follows: SEC. 3D.
The Chief Marshal and Assistants
shall constitute the BOARD Of Control Of
the Fire Department Ufthe City Of Wheel
ing,
SIC. Cd. ThrwOr 1.-THE Board Of Con
troll Of the" shall be inserted in all Other
sections Of said Ordinance before TIT
words "Firc Department" when the latter
words refer to the Chief Marshal and Az
sistant Mnrshnls as the Fire Department
SEC. 3d. This ordinance shall bein f0rct
from its passage,
On motion, the Ordinance was adopted
The Chief Fire Marshal and his Assist
unts submitted rules and regulations fol
the government Of the Fire Department
which were read and adopted.
The following resolutions were Offered
and adopted:
He@!rid, That the Board Of control O
the Fire Department he and is hereby All
th0riZed to purchase two horses and har
ness for Use by the Department in con
vGying Hose Carriages, and cause tho
necessary alterations TO be made to The
'"i Rr%TrJ That T the BSarti Of Control Of
the Fire Dcnartmemt he and is hereby au
thorizcd to purchaser sufficient number
Of Fire caps, coats anil badges to equip the
officers and men Of the department, and
ulsO to procure the hOOkS and forms need
ed for organization.
The petition Of Henry DAub, for rcluc'
,ion or water INK was rcad, and on motion
II was hid over until next meeting Of
Council.
An invitation from the Commissioners
If STARK county Ohio. the CITY Council OI