The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-03

ton that the motion postponing the elec.
ton Of Clerk Of the Municipal Court be
recopsidered, and the motion prevailed.
The motion to. postpone the election was
The nominations we're: WI. W. Cow.
den, W. H. Woods, T. n Darrah, B A.
The vote resulted: Darrah, 26; Cowdsu,
2; Galligan, 5; Woods, l; Sterling, 4. Mr..
Darrah was declared elected.
KEEPER OF LOOKUP.
VIM, @, Hane, VIM. Forsythe and Alex.
Wallace were nominated for the Office Of
Keeper Of Lookup. The vote stood:
Wallace, So; Hane, ?; Fosythe, 4.
Mr.. Wallace was declared elected, haV-
ing received a majority Of the votes.
CTY SOLICITOR
For the office Of City Solicitor, Geo, I;
Caldwell and Geo, W. LETTERS we're placed
in nomination, and q vote resulted in Nj,
letters receiving % and Mr.. Caldwell lS
votes, Mr.. LETTERS was declared elected
SEXTON OF CITY GRAVEYARD.
WIN. Robb, Elias Burke, LoniS Koch,
John Arthur, Philip Heiser, Thos' Red
man and James Magic were nominated Tor
the office Of Sexton Of the City Crave
yard. ~
The vote resulted: HeiseF, Il; Redman,
%, Mr.. Redman was declared elected.
CITY SURVEYOR,
VIC, Smith and B. W. Peterson we're
nominated for this position, The vote re-
suited: Smith, 49, Peterson, %. Mr.
Peterson was declared elected,
CITY wEIGHER,
Nominations were made as follows; ],
NJ, Bulger, John w. Armstrong, Joseph
Hamilton Smith Mcdonald. The vote
resulted: Armstrong, s. Mcdonald, ~
Bulger, 8; Hamilton, 2, Mr.. Mcdonald
was declared elected.
HEALTH oFTICER,
The nominations for Health Officer
were s. L, Jepson, g. Z. Martin, Eugene
Hoge, The vote resulted: Jepson, III
Hoge, 10; Martin, Q.
There being no election, a second bal
lot was taken. Result; Jepson, 20
Hoge, IA. DR.. Jepson was declared
elected.
There being no further business before
the joint session, the First Branch retired
to iis chamber.
The Second Branch then adjourned.
First RRanch.
Mayor Jefers called this Branch to
order. Az the calling Of the roll, scham-
bra, Wallace, Dunning, Butterfeld, Baird,
CarnahAn, MeAdams, Hoffman and Uhl-
rich were present.
The minutes Of last meeting were read
and there being no objections were
signed,
The bond Of A. ]. Sweeney, Mayor
elect, was read and approved.
On motion OF Mr.. Wallace, the First
Branch proceeded to the election Of It's
Clerk. Messrs. Alfred Caldwell, Alex.
UpdegralT and Brown Porter were nomi.
mated. On calling the roll, A. Caldwell
received eight votes, A. Updegraf two,
and Brown Porter one. Mr.. Caldwell
was declared elected.
Mayor Sweeney was then sworn In and
took his seat as the presiding officer Of
the First Branch. Mr.. Caldwell was then
sworn In as Clerk.
The bonds Of E. M. Davis as City Ser.
gcant and F, A. Britt as City Clerk we're
read and approved.
A resolution was offered by DR., Baird
that the Committee on Ordinances DO In
structed 10 franc an ordinance requiring
either branch ,of Council to notify the
other Of iLs readiness 10 adjourn before a
vote to this effect shall take place, and the
resolution was agreed 10.
A resolution was also passed instruct
Ing the Committee on Ordinances 10 In
quire what legislation, II any, Is necessary
in order 10 enable the Council 10 take ac-
ton in relation to building a workhOuSe,
The bond Of John w. Cummings as Su.
perintendent Of Water Works was read
and approved.
Report Of the Second Branch III refer.
ence 10 the various Standing Committees
was received and itS action concurred In.
A report from the City Sergeant con.
tanning the names Of the deputies appoint.
ed by him was received, and the action Of
the Second Branch in approving the same
was cohcurted In.
A resolution was received from the
Second Branch establishing a special
Joint committee to be called the Com
mittee on Legislation, with powers
and duties same On the like committee
appointed by the last Council. The res
olution was cohcurred In, and Alessrs.
Baird, Butterheld and Blair were appoint
ed on the committee by the Mayor.
A resolution was received from the
Second Branch providing for tho con-
structlon OF q speAking-tube extend.
Ing from the chamber Of the First Branch
to the chamber Of the Second Branch for
the better communication withe each other
Of the presiding oflCer4 Of the respective
chambers. The resolution was con-
CURED In. sFi
A special message from the Second
Branch advised the First Branch that The
former was ready to 90 into joint session
foE the election Of certain officers, and re-
questing tho presence Of the members
thereof In the chamber Of the Second
Branch whereupon the First Branch adj
journed its session to the chamber OF the
Second Branch.
The First Branch having returned TO
its chamber, after the calling Of the roll,
motion to adjourn prevailed.
MAattx's FERRY IrEMs.--Mayor Dean
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