The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-15

nauces to amend the ordinance for the
removal OF garbage and otial so that the
contract shall commence on April 10th oil
each year, and further that the fine for
violation OF the ordinance he not less
than S. nor more than $50.
Appropriating 5000 for the purpose oil
buying dlsinfectants and other purposes,
said amount to be subject to the order OF
the Health Officer.
Confirming the appointment Of George
Stadler as Stewart OF the Piedmont Hos
pital. ,.
The first and second resolutions were
rejected, and the others adopted.
The report was then laid on the table,
upon motion Of Mr.. Handlan.
HISTORY OF THE CRY.
The special committee appointed to in
quire and report on the advisability Of
having a centennial history Of Wheeling
published, as requested by the centennial
commissioners, recommended that the re.
quest Of the commissioners be complied
with. The proposition OF the commits
sioners is to have the general histories
published by the cities Of uniform
size for binding in volumes. TIC
have history properly prepar.
ed will require the employment oil
one or more persons, who will have to
devote their entire attention TO it for two
or three months, and OF course will have
to be paid for their services. The COM
mittee suggested that the mercantile,
commercial and manufacturing branches
be given to separate persons and fourth
person DO selected 10 write a general
sketch Of the progress Of the town or city
No one was recommended for the work,
but the committee thought that il Council
would make an appropriation OF $500 to
pay for the preparation and publication
OF a history OF Wheeling, that proper
persons could be found for the purpose
They therefore offered resolution appro.
priating $500 "for the preparation and
publication OF history Of Wheeling for
the past one hundred years" The report
and resolution were laid on the table.
RESOLUTIONS.
Instructing the chairman OF the Com
mittee on Streets and Alleys to direct the
Street Commissioner to promptly repair
25th street by depositing thereon cinder
from the Belmont blast furnace.
Ordering 6.inch water pipe to be laid
on Chapline street, between 9th and SOth
streets, and three fire plugs to be placed
on same.
Ordering Committee on Water Works
to have laid an S.inch water pipe, COM
mencing at the S.inch pipe on 10th street
and Running south on Chapline street to
18th street, thence running east on 18th
street to the connection on Wood street
Ordering a four-inch gas main to be
laid on Chapline street, between eth and
SD street, and the present lamp posts be
lighted with gas between said streets.
The above resolutions were adopted.
A number Of petitions were read and
referred to their appropriate committees
when the Second Branch adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
His Honor Mayor Sweeney being alb.
sent, on motion OF Mr.. McAdams, Dr.
Baird was called TO the chair.
On calling the roll there were present
Messrs. Brice, Butterfeld, Egerter, Nc.
Adams, Roberts, Schambra and Baird.
No quorum being present, Mr.. Butter.
field moved that section Of chapter Il
be enforced, which was seconded.
Messrs. Blair, Cowen and Dunning
then appeared.
The minutes OF previous meeting were
then read, and being approved were
signed.
The report Of the Superintendent OF the
Water Works was received and the
recommendation OF the committee that
the bills be paid, and their further report
upon sundry bills and the award OF sun.
dry contracts, approved by the Second
Branch, was concurred in.
Report Of the Joint Standing Commit.
tee on Accounts was read, showing bal.
ance due the Exchange Bank Of S54,,
10 62; also bills Of Superintendent Of
Police for the month Of February. The
recommendation OF the committee in re.
ference to the payment Of the bills emu
merated, approved by the Second Branch,
was concurredin.
Mr.. Egerter offered resolution in.
quiring into the number Of city prisoners
sent to the county Jail during the month
of February; also what number Of days
the said prisoners were confined in the
jail, and that the Committee on Police re-
port upon the same at the next meeting
Of Council.
Mr.. Blair remarked that SO far rs the
bills Of Jailof Kennedy were concerned
there seemed to be no decrease, and he
would like 10 know how this occurred.
The resolution was adopted.
Report OF Street Commissioner Leon
hart Tor the month Of February was read
with accompanying bills.
The recommendation Of the Committee
on Streets and Alleys that the bills be paid,
approved by the Second Branch, was the
subject Of remark by Mr.. Blair, who re-
garded the so.called stoning OF Zane
street as merely placing mud on the
street 10 be carried away ut the expense
Of the city.
Mr.. Hall thought that il at the city
prison, the stone known US cement rock
was being broken up for Matchmaking
the streets, it was absolutely worthless
for that purpose, after which the APP
proval OF the Second Branch was con.
Cured in.
Supplementary report Of the Commit
tee on Streets and Alleys in relation 10
the loss Of H. X. Browns horse was read,
recommending that the Clerk be instruct.
cd 10 draw an order for the payment to
INK. Brown ofSl25,and charge SG2 so Of
the same TO the account OF George Crum-
hacker, the sewer contractor.
Mr.. Buttertield moved that the amount
chargeable to George Crumbacker be
made $125 instead OF SG250.
Mr.. Blair suggested that the whole
matter had been submitted 10 the Com.
mittee with power to act, and therefore
II was not proper question for consider
alton Of the Council, being only the report
Of the Committees action.
The reading OF the resolution under
which the Committee acted was called for,
and being read showed that the Commit
tee was not authorized to compromise
anything with Mr.. Crumbacker, but to
ascertain the damages sustained by Mr..
II. X. Brown.
Mr.. Egerter said the acknowledgment
Of the Committee was that they did not
believe that the city was responsible, and
yet they allowed themselves to be fright
ened by Contractor Crumbacker into
compromising an unjust claim. They had
not the courage to stand up for the rights
| nj I he city.