The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-29
CITY COUNCIL.


Baird, QlltOr, Howell, HuDbard, List, Lo-
gan, Lancaster, o'Brfen, Phillips, Steger,
Smith p, Salisbury, Sheppard and Weis-
CARRIER,
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
Tho Committee on Salaries submitted
o report recommending that the compen.
sation to be paid city officers during the
ensuing year, shall be as follows: Re.
celver, $500; Clerk of Cd ward market,
$500; Street Commissioner, $1,000: Clerk
Of the city, $500; Assistant clerk, $500;
Sexton Of city cemetery, 5000; City ser.
geant, for self and eleven deputies, 5000,
deputies to be paid $65 per month-Ser-
geants' fees for summoning Council, the
same as last year; Superintendent Of
Water Works, $4,SO0-he to employ two
engineers at $75 each per month; also two
firemGn at $50 each per month, and in
addition 10 his compensation to have the
use of the engineers house and coal for
same; Wharf Master II per cent. on all
wharfagcs collected; each assessor Of real
and personal property and water
rents, provided their books are re.
turned by the first Of July, $500;
Oversee Of Chain gang, $3.50 per day
while actually engaged; Keeper Of Lock.
up, $O5 per month; Health Officer, $500;
City Solicitor, =; Collector Of Assess.
ments and water rents, tithables, &c, 2
per cent.
The ordinance amending the Fire De.
partment Ordinance, adopted at last meet.
ing of the Second Branch, was received
from the First Branch amended by recon-
hitting 1t to the Committee on Fire De.
partment.
The Second Branch refused to concur
with the action OF tile First, and asked for
q Committee Of Conference.
An ordinance in relation to securities
on official bonds wAs received from the
First Branch, read three times and adopt.
cd. The ordinance forbids any member
of council from being surety on the official
bond hereafter taken from any officer Of
the city.
Tho amendments made by tho First
Branch to the report Of the Finance Com
mittec, were concurred in rs to the first
and second resolutions, as well as TO strik.
ing out tho third and fourth; also, in
adopting the fifth.
Tho Superintendent Of the Water
Works sent in o request for authority to
purchase two tons Of lead ut st. Louis,
which was read and referred 10 the Com.
mittec on Water Workswith power to act.
The petition Of Daniel hurry, Clerk
ofthc Second Ward Market, asking that
certain repairs be made to the gas fixtures
in the market house; also TO have sink in
the pavement repaired, was read and re.
ferred to the Committee on Market House,
with power to act.
The following was offered: ResOlNd,
That the board walk in the South side oil
i, Quincy street, from the alley cast Of
Seventh TO Fulton street, be repaired, or
that new one DO laid il the old ono is
considered worthless. Referred to tho
Committee on Streets and Alleys with
power to act
Tho following was offered: RcSolred
That the Committee on Fire Department
be instructed TO sell the hand engines and
old reels now in possession Of the Fire
Department, whenever IN opportunity
ofso doing olers-and report terms, &C.,
OF sale to Council. Referred.
The following was offered: ReSolEed,
That the City Solicitor DO ordered to col.
lcCt any Of the notes given by tho sCcuri.
ties Of John Scarborough which may not DO
paid at maturity, and that he take what.
ever steps may be necessary to protect
the interests Of the city in relation to any
transfer that may have been made Of any
of them. Adopted.
The following was offered: RcSOlrCd,
That the Health Officer be authorized TO
publish in the newspapers Of the city Of
Wheeling, proper notice for tho cleansing
of cellars, privies, &C., rs required by the
ordinance. Adopted.
The following was read: WHEREAS,
1t has been represented that certain grades
heretofore established by the Council of
the City Of Wheeling, have hcen altered
without authority Of Council; therefore,
DO it resolved by the Council of the City
of Wheeling, that the Committee on
Streets and Alleys. are hereby instructed
and ordered to report at the next regular
meeting Of Council what grades have been
altered, ifany, without authority Of Coun-
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