The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-21
CRY CouscIL.-Ssemd Branch.

/ ON the cali of the roll there we're
present Messrs. Adams, Crowthers,
| Deiters, Fisher, Forbes, Goodfeliow,
Hanson, Myles, Reeves, Riddle, Ritter,
Voecklsr, Wait and Yahn.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read, and there being no objection, were
signed by the PRECEDENT.
The report oe the Joint Standing
| Committee on Accounts for the month
of January was read, ahd the recommen.
dation of the committee that the bills
amounting to 1914 Al, be paid, was
adopted. -
Tne report of. the special committee
on the petitions of Mrs. L. NJ. Stout for
indemnifcatiOn for carnage to personal
property recommended the pigment Of
500 in full of damages to her real and
personal property; also that the petition
of Mrs. Stout for stone waH to protect
the wall of her house be referred TO the
Committee on Grades.
Mr.. For bes moved that the first rec
ommendation be laid on the table until
n report is received from the Committee
on Grades.
MIR. Forbes withdrew his motion, and
the report and recommendation of the
committee were adopted.
The report of the Committee on Sals.
ries was received recommending the
following as salaries Of the city officers
Street Commissioner 1,l00, City Clerk
Sl,375. City Sergeant 1856, Superin'
tendent of Water Works 5000, Wharf
masterl2O per cent. Oh all amounts paid
over to the City Receiver. The report
OF the committee was amended by max.
ing all the salaries the Same as lasFyear
and the report as amended was adopted.
The report of the Committee on
Health, recommending payment Of bills
amounting Is 81, was read aud the
commendation adopted. The commit
tee also recommended the passage Of the
annual gar bsgc ordinance, and That the
CITY Clerk be- ordered 10 advertise fol
bids for the removal Of garbage from
the several districts into which tie city
is divided.
The ordinance WAS read.
Before acting on the report Of the
committee it was suggested that q pro
posed ordinance IN relation to hogs be
read, and the reading of the ordinance
was ordered; said ordinance being 8
literal revival of the printed ordinance
to be- found on page IA o! the ordinance
book.
Alter the reading of the foregoing
DR.. Reeves, by permission OF Council
was delivered OF his ideas Of what q
hog ordinance ought To be.
The garbage ordinance WAS read q
second time by sections.
Mr.. Pollock moved to amend the first
section by providing that ashes be ~
cluded ia the matter To be hauled
away by the garbage collectors.
Mr.. Myles thought the collection OF
garbage mad been Il failure rs now pro.
vIded for, and some other means ought
t. DO provided. He thought it ought
TO be removed under the 6uperintend-
encs o. the Street Commissioner.
Mr.. Forbes moved TO rccommit the
ordinance Tor further consideration and
the motion was agreed TO.
The President announced the hog
ordinance IN order.
DR.. Reeves moved to lay the ordinance
on the table.
Mr. Hanson moved TO reject.
Mr.. Beltz called for the ayes and
nays.
Sir. Forbes continued his remarks on
The advantages of allowing hogs to run
ut large Sickness and death had free
range since the abolition of the hog
ordinance.
DR.. Reeves said the increase of sick
ness had been owing to The imperfect
collection OF garbage.
Mr.. MyIes wss in favor OF hogs as
scavengers. The otiensiveness of hogs is
imaginary.
Mr.. Hsndlan advocated the enact
ment OF wholesome hog ordinance. He
would rather keep two hogs than one
COW. In the pslmy days of the hog
ordinance he had kept hogs, and tho
Eighth Ward WAS always IN favor OF
hogs.
Mr.. Forbes offered as u substitute that
the ordinance be referred to the Com
mittee on Health, and the substitute was
adopted.
MIR. Black appeared and was sworn IN
Ms City Collector.