The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-10
CITY r0rNCH.



Second Branch.
The City Council met in regular session
Igl eIehiTif. With President Logan IN the
chair n the Second Branch. The follow.
ing Rentlaman answered roll-Cal in this
Branch: Beltz, GoeFing, HorkheimeF,
Hanson, Hildreth, Kinghorn, Leisure,
Myles, McGaw, McCourtney, Pollock,
Pryor, Sylyis, Travis, Vogle5 Werner,
Wolf n. tE ra.Fs
The teadingOf the minutes, which were
approved, occupied over a half an hour
OF the session,
TAKING THE OATH.
A number OF the officers Of the city
elected at the last meeting Of the City
Council came forward and were sworn,
after their bonds we're approved,
WATER WORKS,
The Committee on Water Works recon.
mendedi the payment Of bills for labor
reported by the Superintendent, amOunt-
ing 10 $3.50; also monthly bills Of water
works, amounting to Ss4 %. The petition
Of the Sisters Of St, Joseph, for reduction
Of water rent, amounting to S25, was
granted.
srREEB AND ALLEYS,
The Street Commissioner reported bills
for work on streets and alleys during
January amounting to S227 ", (which
the Committee on Streets and Alleys re-
commended to be paid. The Committee
reported bills for sundFy items amount
ing to $l45 ~
The bills were ordered paid, and the
Committee granted further time to con-
slider the resolution in regard to IN as
sistant Street Commissioner,
r THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The Board Of Controal of the Fire
Departments for the Gnsuning year, which
were with few exceptions the same as
last year. The appointments were con-
frmed.
The Chief Marshal OF the Fire Depart.
ment reported the following monthly
bills:
steamer United No, %
Atlantic No 2..."."....""........,.".g " u
Nlgllanl No. S,'.,',"'','",''."'..,',.,o 9 "
Hose Company No S'"""'"''''''''''''''''''"I " "
DepaEtMent,,''.' .,,".' '.''''''''.''''" OO
Totl ''''''''''t1N "
The Committee on Fire Department
examined these bills and recommended
their payment, which was ordered.
A proposition accompanying the report
OF the Chief Marshal to furnish an
automatic fire alarm telegraph was refer.
red To the Committee on Fire Depart
ment,
THE PROPOSED WORK HOUSE,
The report Of the Committee on Ordi'
nances in relation to the proposed Work
House was received from the First Branch
and cOncurred in.
... ACCOUNTS.
The Joint Committee on Accounts re-
porteda balance in the hands Of the Re
ceiver on the LIST OF February, 1875, OIL
$1,000 53; fines collected by city Ser
geant, $lO2; lookup fees, 81 20; total
$lO6 20. Bills enumerated In the report
amounting in the aggregate to $2O7, wert
ordered paid. The report was received
and fled,
SALARIES.
The Committee on Salaries recon.
mehded the following salaries for city
officers for the current term:
Assessor OF Real and Personal Property
tithables and Water Rents, LIST district
per annum, 1850; second district, $3.50.
Clerk and Curator OF I'd ward market
per annum, $500.
Collector Of Assessments, tithables
water rents, &C., upon all monies collected
and paid over by him commission Of
per cent.
Measurer Of Lumber and Wood, a'
fixed by ordinance.
OverRecr Of Chain Gang, while actually
employed on duty, per day, So 90.
Health Officer, per annum, $500,
Keeper Of Lookup, who shall be dressed
as deputy Sergeant Us prescribed by
Council, at his own expense, per month
$85.
City Solicitor, per Annum, $500.
Sexton Of City Cemctery,-witll use OIL
house, per annum, $500.
City Weigher, us fixed by ordinance.
City Receiver, per annum, $500,
Street Commissioner, per annum, ST.
200,
City Clerk, per annum, 81 800.
City Sergeant, per annnm, $4,000; aud
he shall employ his own deputies, who
shalt be dressed at their own expense IN
the uniform prescribed by Council, to
each Of whom no shall pay per month
$G5, lie shall also be allowed by the
city the following fees SnmmOniIgani
attending each meeting OF Council, 81
aummoning meeting Of each committee,
81; summOning each witness, 20 cents.
Superintendent Of Water Works, ST..
200 per annum and an engineers house,
with coal for same. He shall employ
two good and competent engineers, 1t il
salary Of $75 per month each, and two
liremen at salary OF $50 per month
each; and II shall be his duty TO give
the names OF the engineers md ircmen
to the Clerk Of the city, who shall pay
them their wages monthly, upon the
written order Of the Superintendent, and
retain the same out Of the allowance
made above.
The Wharf Master shall be allowed
fifteen per cent on all amounts collected
and paid over into the hands Of the City
Receiver.
Clerk Of the First Branch Of Council,
per annum, $500.
The salary Of the Superintendent Of
Water Works, MS fixed by the committee,
was amended 40 az TO make II $1,000 per
annum.
The salary Of the Wharf Master, Us re.
ported by the committee, was amended 80
as TO make II twenty per cent on all
amounts collected.
The report Of the committee was then
adopted.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Kinghorn, the vote
fixing the salary Of the City Sergeant was
recohsidered. The SALARY was then fixed
at 5000, which II was last year.
THE rENtNsULAR BRIDGE.
The following resolution was adopted !.
Resolved, That Dr.. Geo. Baird and A.
G. Egcttef Of the First Branch, and VI.
II. Travis aud Caleb Sylvis Of the Second
Branch, DO appointed a joint special com.
miLtee 10 ascertain the cost ola bridge
and It's approaches across Wheeling Creek
TO the city cemetery, IN accordance with
the plans and specifications made BY W,
G. Smith, late City Surveyor, and now III
tina tIS1asRaainn nj the EitV Clerk nnl rn.