The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-30


special meeting Of the City Council was
held last evening. Present in Second
Branch: Bellg, Garden, Horkheimer,
Hoge, Hanson, Hell, Long, Myles, Nc
Cav, Pollock, Pryor, Werner,
coMMrrrEE ON LEGISLATION. z
The report Of the Committee on LegAla-
tion, published In these columns = few
days since, was read.
Anordinanee accompanying the report
was read, making the principal commit
tees Of Council consist Of three members
each, and the pay Of such committees
in the sum Of $50 per annpm each Tor
their services. 2 Nnl . >.
After the ordinance had been read twice,
and several amendments added, 1t was
laid on the table upon motion Of Mr..
Myles, by the following vote:
YEAS--Bsltz, Hell, lMyles, Pollock,
Werner, Waterhouse, Logan -
Mons oering, HorEheimer, Hoge,
Hanson, Long, McGaw--6. a,''.
The special committee raised by the
Council 10 inquire what amendments III
auy) 10 the charter Of the city may DO
deemed necessary; submitted an an,end-
ment TO the charter, drawn by the City
Solicitor by their instruction, that the
necessary legislation may be had on the
same. The amendment refers TO the APP
preparation and expenditure Of money
by Council, tile reports OF standing COM
mittees, etc. The report was adopted.
r,,rsx, ore,cvps m nv ri. rf.rRr, ny CONNECT,
A bill to amend sections ! and 2 Of an
act entitled can Act TO amend the char:
ter q the city Of Wheeling was read
and adopted by yote Of y toe. The
bill provides that the next charter cleo!
ton Of The city, shall be held on, the
fourth ,Thursday In January 1877, that
thereafter the charter elections for Mayor
and members Of Council shall lbe held
bi.annually; that The members Zone from
each ward) Of the First Branch
Of Council shall be elected for
the term Of four years, and menu
bers- of the Second Branch for the
term of two years; that the Mayor shall
be elected by The people and hold bis
office for the term Of two years, and all
other officers deemed necessary by the
City Council shall DO elected by the
Council for the term Of two years. Also
that the city shall be empowered to en-:
force its lien upon real estate returned
delinquent for the non.payment OF atty
taxes and assessments thereon bya sale
thereof. H#n a7Hi7ntA f'i ,
The Committee on Real Estate recon-
mended that the petitions Of Frank Ritter
and the Nail City Boat Club be granted,
and that the petition Of Mrs. Jane Nc.
Clane be rejected. The report was adopt
ed. nH.a' a.u0a y11l 77f 'o'-7.. y
A Number Of petitions were read and
referred to appropriate committees.
PROJECT FOR FUNDING FLOATING DEDF.
The following resolutions, offered by
Mr. Horkheimer, were referred TO the
Committee on Finance
Resolred, That the question Of funding
the present floating Indebtedness OF the
city Of Wheeling to the amount Of $780,
900, or such part thereof as may legally be
funded under the provisions dissection 8,
Article 10, OF the Constitution Of the
State Of West Virginia, be submitted TO
the voters Of the said city at the ensuing
charter election.
ResOlued, That the Finance Committee
be instructed to have an ordinance prepar-
ed providing for the funding Of the float
ing debt Of the city, as proposed in the
foregoing resolution, and report the same
10 Council at its next meeting. yE
Upon motion Of Mr.. Bellz, the or
dinance limiting The number in each
Council Committee to three, and paying
each member Of said committees $50 per
year, was taken from the table. u TO-.
Several amendments were proposed and
rejected, after which the ordinance was
again LAID upon the table.
The Enrnnd Rrnnch then ndinnrnp