The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-15

the actions Of council may be eminently
promotive of the public welfare,
am, yours respectfully.
S. BRADY.
The resignation of Mr.. Brady as a
member OF the Second Branch from The
Third Ward was accepted.
Petition OF Catherine Morton to be
released from water tax, was laid on the
table.
Petition of James Mc(iraw Tor per.
mission to put in a sewer from his
premises, No. lS6 Chaplaine street, into
the sewer on Second street, at his own
cost, was laid on the table.
Petition of +. 5. Williams tor reduc.
ton Of water rent, was received and laid
on table.
The following preamble and resolu-
ton were introduced and referred to a
special committee Of five, three from the
Second and two from the First Branch,
for report:
WHEREAS, Article 3, section OF the
constitution oil West Virginia requires
that all persons elected or appointed to
any State, county or municipal office
shall he chosen from the citizens entitled
to vote, and it appearing from the
books OF the registrars and other
evidence that Dana L. Hubbard, ESQ,
who received majority of the votes
cast for Clerk Of the Municipal Court,
at the election held by this council on
Tuesday, Feb. 7lh, 1871, was not a
citizen entitled to vote; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the election Of D. l..
Hubbard, ESQ, be declared illegal and
of no effect
Messrs. Baird, Logan and, Altmeyer
were appointed members OF the COM
mittee on the part Of the Second Branch.
The report Of VIM. Winder, Chief
Marshal was received anil read. He
says the following are the expenditures
of the Fire Department for the month
of January:
United No. |, bills $1,000; Atlantic
No. =, bills Sail; Vigilant No. 3, bills
1892; Hook and Ladder No. |, 1905 ;
Hose Co. No. |, 5000 Miscellaneous,
$67l0. All OF which are respectfully sub
mitted for your favorable consideration
In this connection desire to call the
attention of your honorable body 10
the fact, as suppose you are fully
aware, ofthe Department being highly
censured by certain parties for various
reasons
The last three fires We were censured
Tor being slOw in getting there. The
one on the Island had been burning
some time before there was any alarm
given, and then it was not general
Those of the Department who heard
the alarm hurried promptly 10 the scene,
and did all that could be done The
fire at the Mcclure House was also
burning some time before they would
allow an alarm to be given, yet the De-
partment confined the flames to the build
ing they found it in. The Water street
fire, from what | can learn, had been
burning some hours before any alarm
was given, vet the Department was Gen.
sured for not saving the building and
contents entire, although the first
alarm was but feeble and at
midnight, an hour when every
one is supposed to be sleeping
(firemen as well as others). AS they
are not required to stay in the engine
houses, it is but natural that there
should be some delay in getting there.
But / cannot admit that any time was
lost after they got there, only as acct
dent causedit The Atlantic engine was
not attached to the plug on Water
street on account of being INSTRUCTED by
the curb stone They made a connec
ton with the plug, however, with the
hose, and used the stream to great ad
vantage in keeping the safe cool, there
by saving the books.
The United came up and made an
attachment and did good service in the
rear end of the building, part OF the
time the men having to lie on the floor
on account OF the dense smoke that
prevailed.
That the Department did their duty
as far as circumstances would permit
the work is there TO be seen now by
any who are not prejudiced against u.s.
As l may say in nearly all other
cases where the Department has been
called, the fire has been confined to the
building in which it originated;
There are many who 60 to fires who
as soon as they see any Of the MarshaiS
at once offer their plan to extinguish
the fire, and if his particular plan Is
not adopted the department makes an
enemy, and by that means we make
enemies very fast for at times as many