The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-10-20

pointed on the special committee on
Work House, OF the part OF this Branch.
Adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH
At called meetingof this Branch the
following members were present, the
Mayor occupying the chair: Messrs.
Cowan. Hall, Egerter, Dunnlng, Carna-
had, Schambra, Baird, Wallace, Hoffman,
Wilson and Blair.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The petition of james NJ. Galloway tor
license to keep a coffee house, which
was laid over ut the last meeting under
the rules, was read and concurrcd IN.
An ordinance in relation TO the regis
tration of deaths and the publication OF
death report was read three times and
adopted.
Mr.. Egerter offered resolution that
the regular hour Of meeting OF Counc. !
hereafter shall be fixed ut ! o o'clock, until
the Ist Of April, 1876. Carried.
The Mayor announced that the special
object Of this meeting was to consider
the necessity. OF a work house for the
protection of the community against the
colony Of tramps which were already
beginning TO flood the city, and read u
paper on the subject with resolution
and ordinance attached for the cOus.dcra-
ton of Council.
On the second reading ofthe ordinance
discussion took place rs t. whether the
ordinance would have the effect desired.
Mr. Wallace said he could not vote for
! the ordinance because it was OF Il tempo
rary nature and without proper lesisia-
ton it would amount to nothing.
Mr.. Hall did not think it was just
what the city wanted, but Us 1t was nee
essary to make soGae effort to protect
ourselves from Migrants, therefore adj
vised its adoption.
Capt. Wallace again referred to the
exceedingly temporary nature OF the OBJ
Jet, and quoted a very powerful passage
of scripture to sustain his position, 10
which some gentleman in the lobby re-
spondeI, Amen!
Mr. Blair wanted to know what the
whole thing amounted TO? Simply to give
his friend Noah Price snug job at two
dollars and fifty cents per day. When
the city and county Joined hand, TO
build i substantial work house outside
the city limits he would favor It, but not
! till then.
DR.. Baird read section of the city
laws, which he construed would sustain
the object Of the b,.laud cause it to work
electuaIly.
After some wrangle the first section
was amended b. inserting the words "one
dollar and fifty cents Is the compcnsa-
ton per day for the oyerscer Of the
tramp..
The Mayor made t,rcibi" statement
to Council regarding hi, observations of
this class of unfortunate humanity which
atllict our community annually during
the prevalence OF cold weather, and the
very injurious effects in many ways which
their presence VIII have, ana the pressing
necessity for some immediate effort 10
prevent their grayatatingin th, direction,
and therefore trusted some favorable &c
tion would be had IN the matter.
Some further discussion ensued on the
passage OF the ordinance, after which it
finally passed by q vote of nine ayes to
two noes.
The balance Of the resolutions for APP
pointing committees, advertising for bids,
tor constructing y temporary building,
were concurred IN.
Mr. Egcrter was appointed from thi.
Branch rs Il member on the committee
on the Workhousc.