The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-01
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The members elect 70 the Second Branch
! the CIV Council met on SAtqsday al
teil6Ohtkt 4sheloCk iOi org anization.
The gentlemen were called to order blythe
Mayor, and sworn in, after which, upon
motion Of Mr.. Hildreth, Mr.. w. y, Hoge
vas called 70 the chair temporarily q
DECLARED DULY ELECTED.
4ss fSll9E u gES ssjglq'4ioR 4aSFsa'y Dr.
WHERE4s II appears from certificates
Of election Tor members Of the Second
Branch Of Council held in this city on
Thursday, the 2Sth Of January, 1875, that.
the following gentlemen were dqlg, eleCt-
ed to service as members OF said Branch
for the period Of two years, ,p,st
R9bksd, That The following gentlemen
be and arc hereby declared duly elected
membsrs Of the Second Branch Of Council
for the ensuing two years,
LOGAN ELECTED PRESIDENT.
Nominations Tor President were made
~ follows: Thomas II. Logan, W. ".
HOge, N. Wilkinson.
The roll was called with the following
result, Mr.. Wilkinson having withdrawn:
Logan, Is; Hoge, y,
DR.. Logan having receiyed q majority
Of the votes, was declared duly elected
APPOINTMENT OF STANDING oO4NVTrEEs'
Mr.. Hildrcth Offered the following
resolution, which was Adopted, o.,
RSb1yd ThRtithg standing dQaRittees
Of Council be appointed by the President
OF the Second Branch and the Mayor,
and reported to the next meGIingol COun-
ell. l ~ - ! y ~ - -
OUT OF ORDER, ,... r
The following resolution was also Of
fered by Mr.. HildTeth. ,
RcsOlrod, That the Clerk be authorized
to hand over TO the different standing
committees such matters rs have hereto
fore been referred 10 committees Of the
outgoing Council, .i
The chair decided the resolution onI
OF order, as ali unfinished business died
with the old Council. The resolution was
accordingly Withdrawn J. t.a
YEAS AND HAYA
The following resolution, OleEedby Mr.
HildfCtll, lwhb Sd6pted;tttl,}EQ
Resolved, That The Clerk have tho yeas
and nays printed for the use OF both
Branches, vt
., Adjourned "a TVesdaysyepipg next
"'"' First Branch.
NMayor LETTERS called the chamber to
order and stated the object Of the meeting
10 1be the swearing In Of the members
elect to the First Branch Of the Council
Of thsCity Of Mheelings OuO :
MeSsrs, W. A. Wilson Of the lst Ward,
A!Q Egerlerlof the ID Ward, DR.. Geo.
Baird Of the Sd Ward, James MCAdams
81, tho 4tLyNVardI John q. Hoffman Of the
9Th Ward, Geo. II. Carnahan Of the 9th
Whrd, Thomas ]. Blhir phthO 9TH Ward
and II. Uhlrich Of the 9Th Ward, appear
cd and took the required oath Of office,
A preamble and resolution was Offered
by Mr.. Schanibra ehumeraung tho Candi'
dates for seats In the City Council, and the
respective vote cast for each, and setting
forth that 4
WHEREAS, The gentlemen who have
Just been sworn into 0aige, appear from
Tie etufhs made 10 have received the
majority OF the votes cast, therefore
ResOired, That they be declared duly
elected for the term Of four years.
The preamble and resolution were
adopted.
The minutes Of The two previous meet
Jugs were read and there being no Objee
ton were signed.
His Honor, tho Mayor, through ThoS
J. Blair, Esq, informed the Second
Branch that the First was duly organized
and ready for business. The Mayor be.
Ing informed that his presence was desires
III the Second Branch, called T. j. l'lafr
to the chair.
On the return Of Ills Honor the Mayor
Mr.. Dunning offered resolution that
u committee Of one from each ward bC
appointed Ii asslAt the Mayor and Presi'
dent Of the Second Branch in forming tho
Joint standing committees. ~
Mr.. ButteFlleld moved Us an amend
nlent that the standing committees be
appointed by the Mayor and President oil
tic Second Branch without the aid Of Il
committee. f.It =.
Pending the discussion Of thelapcnd-
ment message was received from the
Second Branch, from Which 1t appeared
that the action Of that Branch covered the
amendment offered by Mr.. ButtefIlell,
and on Mr.. Dunning Withdrawing his
motion, the action Of the Second Branch
was COnCurred In. utN
A resolution was offered that whereas
Il appears thai, Andrew j. Sweeney for
Mayor, +, A. Britt for City Clerk, John
W. Cummings for Superintendent Of
Water Works, G. teonhart for Street
Commissioner, and Joseph ForsytbC fOt
Wlarfmaster, received tic highest PUN.
Der Of votes Crst in The election held on
the 2Sth Of January for their respective
offices, they he hereby declared duly
elected; and The resolution was agreed to,
Mr.. blair moved that tho First Branch
proceed to the election Of lR Clerk, but
6h a suggestion that tho matter DepoSt-
poncd until the next Meeting, the motion
was withdrawn, and the Branch nd
iourncd 10 meet on Tuesday, February 2
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