The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-03

Nominations for assessor of the Second
District, embracing that section OF the
CITY below the creek, was next in order.
William T. Emblem being the only per-
son offering himself rs candidate, was
declared elected.
CLERK OF SECOND WARD MARKET.
The Clerk of the Second Ward Mar
ket was next in order Of election. The
following persons were nominated;
Ira Powell, j. c. Clark, 4. 7. Ford,
Michael Edwards, D. A. Pagget, Smith
Mcdonald, Martin Reese, Thomss Col
win. and Ernest Lane.
The vote being taken resulted rs fol-
lows:
Clark. i; Mcdonald, s; Ford, ;; Ed
wards, 10; Colvin, 3.
None the candidates having received
majority of the votes cast, a second
ballot was ordered, which resulted As
follows
Powell, |; Mcdonald, s; Edwards, Il;
Ford 3; Clark, :. No election.
The third ballot resulted as follows:
Edward, %; Mcdonald, s; Clark, |;
Ford, g.
Mr.. Edwards having received ma
ioritv of the votes cast, was declared
elected.
CITY COLLECTOR
Mr.. Blair moved that the election of
City Collector be postponed until the
first regular meeting Of Council in the
month of March. The motion was lost
The Council then proceeded with the
election, and the following gentlemen
WIRE put in nomination: George z.
Black, ). F. Faris, r. p. Shallcross and
Frank Unruh.
The vote being taken resulted a fol-
lows.
Black, u; Unruh, IA; Shallcross 4.
Mr.. Black having received majority
of all the votes cast, was declared elected.
MEASURES OF LUMBER AND WOOD.
Mr.. George Walters was the only ger
son put in nomination for the office OF
| Meusurer of Lumber and W ooe and was
declared elected.
ovERsEER OF CHAIN GANG.
On motion of Mr.. Blair the election of
| OverSccr of the Chain-gang was post
poncd until the regular monthly meeting
of Council in March.
KEEPER OF THE lookup.
The following persons were put i'll
nomination for Keeper of the Lookup
Alexander Wallace, VIM. Forsyth, W.
! G. Hanc. The vote being taken resulted
is follows:
Wallace 80; Hanc ,; Forsyth 4.
/ Mr.. Wallace was declared elected.
CITY SOLICITOR.
For the Office of City Solicitor, George
W. LETTERS and George b. Caldwell were
put in nomination. and the vote being
taken resulted as follows; Jctiers, 23i
Caldwell Ii.
Mr. ,Jchcrs having received the major
itv of the votes cast was declared duly
| elected.
CITY SEXTON.
The following persons were put in
nomination for the office of City sexton.
! Phillip IIeser, Thomas Redman, Lewis
Kock. John Arthur, Elias Burt, James
Knogel and William Robb.
A vote being taken resulted rs follows
Hciscr Il; Redman %.
Mr.. Rcdman having received major
ity of the votes cast was declared elected.
CITY SURVEYOR.
For the Office Of City Surveyor was
next in order and Walter c. Smith and
! b. Walker Peterson were put in nominal
ton. The vote being taken resulted rs
! follows:
Peterson, %; Smith II.
Mr.. Peterson having received the ma
! ioritv of the votes cast was declared cleo
/ ted
CITY wEIGHER.
For the the office of City Wcigher
the following persons We're nominated
Joseph Hamilton, James Bulger, Smith
Mcdonald, John Armstrong. The vote
resulted as follows:
Mcdonald, %; Armstrong, g; llamil-
ton, =; Bulger 3.
Mr.. Mcdonald was declared elected.
CLERK OF MUNICIPAL COURT
This office being the next in order Of
election. Mr. Blair moved TO postpone
the election of the above officer until the
first regular monthly meeting in May.
The motion was carried by vote Of 70
to 10.
HEALTH OFFICER.
For Tia" office of Health Officer. the
following gentlemen were put in nom
nation: DR.. 5. l.. Jepson, DR.. Eugene
Horr and DR.. &. +. Martin. The first
ballot resulted aS follows:
Hogc, -; Jepson, IS; Martin, 6.
There being no election II second bal
lot was taken and resulted rs follows:
Jcpson, 20; Hogc, 10.
DR.. Jcpson having received majority
of the votes cast, was declared elected
Health Officer
On motion of Mr.. Wilkinson the vote
postponing the election of Clerk of the
Municipal Court, was recorsidered and
the election was proceeded with.
The following gentlemen were put in
nomination T. VI. Darrah, Hugh Ster-
ling w. A. Woods, w. J. W. Cowden,
b. A. Galligan.
The vote being taken it resulted as
follows:
Darrah, %; Cowdcn, ,; Gallgan. );
Sterling, 4; Woods, l.
Mr.. Darrah having received major
ity nf the votes cast was declared elected
The vote by which the election of over
seer of the chain gang was postponed
was reconsidercd and AN election was
proceeded with. The following nomn-
ations were made: Noah Price, Patrick |
Mahoney, Nicholas busch, John Burns,
William Thomas.
The ballot being taken resulted as fol
lows
Price, 9; Burns, 2; Mahoney, 10; busch, |
10; Thomas, >.
There being no election a second bal /
lot was ordered, with the following result: /.
Price. II; Mahoney, %; busch, ?.
Mr.. Mahoney having received ma
iority, was declared elected.
The election being over, the First |
Branch returned TO their chamber.
On motion Council adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
Atan adjourned meeting of this Branch