The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-01
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TUESDAY EvExrxs, January 81.

Present-Messrs. Altmyer, Armprecnh
Baird, Carpenter. Crawford, Darrah,
Forbes, Hazlett, He'll. Hildreth, Hot-
man, Horkbeimer, Knapp, Koplin,
Lancaster, Laugblin, Moffst, Pollack,
Roth, Simpson, Smith. Sweeney, Vosck-
Ter, and President Logan.
The minutes OF the last two meetings
were read, approved and signed. ,
The Committee on Salaries reported
the following a. the amount to be paid
| to the various officers for the ensuing
term: ..--
Assessors OF personal and real prop
erty, tithables and water rent $500 per
annum. -,... q,
Clerk and Curator Of Second ward
market $500. =,
CITY Collector two per cent on oil
MONEYS collected and paid over.
Overseer OF chain gang 81 per day
while employed. 70
Health Officer $-per annum.
Keeper OF lookup $65 per month.
City Solicitor $500 per annum.
CITY Sexton $500 per annum and use
OF house. ..-. ..~.4.-
City Receiver $500 per annum.
Street Commissioner $1,000 per an
mum.
City Clerk $500 per annum.--
CITY Sergeant, tor snmmoning Coun-
ell, S.; summoning each meeting Of
! committees, 81; summoning witnesses,
F, twenty cents; for attending the police
affairs of the city, 5000 and he to en-
ploy eleven deputies to be paid $65 per
month out of the above allowance.
Superintendent of the Water Works
$500, engineers house and coal, and
pay two engineers and two fremen out
of it. .rr . =,
Wharf Master fifteen per cent on all
amounts collected and paid over by
him
Clerk of the First Branch $3.50 per
annum.
The report was amended by referring
90 much of it as refers to the City So
licitor to the Committee on Ordinances
to have an ordinance prepared defining
his duties and fixing the salary OF that
Office. II was also amended in one or
two other particulars and adopted
Joseph Forsyth, Wharfmaster elect,
presented HE official bond, in the penal
sum of $4,000, which was approved.
The suretiss are N. Crawley and John
A. Armstrong. :,
The Committee on Police reported
an ordinance prescribing the uniform OF
the police of the city. 1t prescribes
that each deputy snail wear a high
crowned cap, with number on same,
black belt and club, to be worn outside
of coat. This is in addition to the
present uniform.
The resolution in regard to persons
working out fines on Changing was
received from First Branch, with
amendments. The amendments were
concurred in. >,
The following resolution was laid on
the table.
Rssolved, That the Council refuse to
entertain the proposition or nomination
of any one who has an unadJusted &C
count of over two years standing IN
connection with an Office OF the city
held previously.
A petition from La Belle Glass Com
pany for reduction OF water rent was
referred to Committee on Water Works.
Bill of Lawrence Swift for services,
1922, was referred to Committee on Ac-
counts. :.
The Committee on Railroads offered
the following:
Resolved, That the Committee on Rail-
roads be empowered to employ the City
Solicitor to defend the city in the case
of II. X. List, M. Reilly. c. Oglebay
and others against the city Of Wheel
ing
On motion the yeas and nays were
called.
Those voting in the affirmative were
Mes.rs. Altmyer, Baird, CARPENTER,
Darrah, Forbes, Hell. Knapp, Koplin,
Lsupblin, Smith and Voeckler-1l.
Those voting in the negative were
Messrs. Armbrecht Crawford, Hazlett,
Hildretb, Hoffman, Horkheimer, Lam
caster, Moffat, Pollock, Roth, Simpson,
Sweeney and President Logan-l3.
So the resolution was lost
Resolved, That the Committee on
Finance be ordered to procure such new
hooks as in their judgment may be ne
cessary for the Clerks Office Adopted.
Resolved, That the Committee on
Streets and Alleys be ordered to inquire
and report at the next meeting OF Coun-
Gil the cost OF constructing three foot
sewer from the northeast corner OF
Monroe and Market streets to the
northeast corner of Fourth and Monroe
streets. Adopted.
The report of the Committee on
Salaries was received from the Fret
Branch and the amendments concurred
in.
The Fret Branch was notified that
the Second Branch was ready to pro-
coed with the special order Of the even
ing.
The First Branch having adjourned,
the Second Branch adjourned to meet
thia, Saturday night at 7 o'clock, the
special order being the election OF city
officers. .s -.- --.
| FIRST BRANCH.
This Branch met pursuant to adj
| iournment, Mayor LETTERS in the chair.
Present-Messrs. Blair, Boring, But
terrified, Cowan, Hsndlan, Hall, Kelly,
Panuell, Roberts, Reister, Schambra,
Stone, Wallace and Wilson, Ia.
The minutes OF tina last meeting were
read. approved and signed 10.
The bond OF G. Leonhsrt,. Street
Commissioner, from Second Branch,
was concurred in.
The resolution from Second Branch,
in relation to the duties OF the Board OF
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