The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-03

unsuccessful attempt was made last night
to have meeting of Council, but on the
Clerks calling the roll but twelve MEM
bers answered to their names, as follows:
Messrs. Down, Campbell. Crowther,
Fisher, Forbes, Goodfellow, Horkheimer,
Logan, Myles, Riddle, Stoker and Yahn.
There not being quorum present, the
CITY Sergeant was instructed to skirmish
throughout the city limits and arrest
absent members.
In the meantime, the following note,
stating the object of the meeting, was
read:
WHEELING, March 2, 1877,
To the Common Council of the City Of
Wheeling:
A meeting OF Council Is this day call.
ed that action may be taken as required
bv law, to pass an ordinance making
provision for an annual levy to
pay principal and interest on the
1880 loan previous 10 the issue OF
the bonds Of said loan. The
report of the Committee on Ordinance
will present proper ordinance. also
report the act amending the charter
House Bill No. 52), which is now law,
that it may BIZ referred to the Commit
tee on Ordinances to prepare an ordi'
nance conforming to it, and that the
standing committees named in the act
! may proceed to prepare reports in &C.
cordance with its provisions.
Respectfully,
Al. SWEENEY,
MAYOR.
At the conclusion of the reading Of the
above several members from the southern
portion of the city folded their cloaks
around them and silently stole away, IN
time to ride home in street car. and
there being no prospect of 8 sufficient
number of city fathers being present to
fill the quorum, Council adjourned sub.
ject to a call by the Mayor.
FIRST Branch-At called meeting OF
this Branch the following members were
present, the Mayor presiding:
Messrs. Baird, Blair, Brice, Egerte-,
Boring, Reister, Hastings, Morehead,
Lsughln, Stone, Hoffman and Wilson.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The Mayor appointed Messrs. Hall,
Brice and Lsughlin from this Branch as
members of The Committee on Scales
The Mayor announced that the object
of the meeting was to consider the pass
age of an ordinance authorizing levy
to psy the interest on the new city loan.
The ordinance was read the first and
| .:.,o Tho or1rpopna nrnvI1pe
for a special and direct tax upon the per-
sonal property and realty of the city.
MIR. Stone desired TO know if there was
any law that would authorize such
special tax. He thought there was not.
Mr.. Blair was anxious to know if this
special tax for the payment OF the
interest on the new loan was
above the fifty per cent. or the maxi
mum assessment as limited by the city
charter.
DR.. Baird explained that the Legisls.
ture IN granting the city the power to
fix this loan, also delegated the power to
make direct tax for the purpose of pay
| ing the interest on said loan. That the
act of proceeding Legislature, which
|
seqent legislature, become void.
Mr.. stone expressed himself as being
in doubt as to the correctness of the con-
struction placed upon the law by DR..
| Baird.
The Mayor read several sections of
the acts of 1928, granting the city
power to fix loans, &c.
Mr.. Blair then desired to know from
DR.. Baird, the chairman of the Commit
tee on Ordinances, if Council had the
power to levy a tax above 80 cents on
the $lO02
The Doctor thought it had, if Council
saw tit to do so.
Some further discussion ensued, when
Mr.. Stone offered an amendment TO sec
ton lst, in substance as follows:
That annually there shall be levied
and set aside, for ten years, the sum of
$4,000, for the purpose of paying the in
terest of said loan, and thereafter the
sum of $4,000 for the payment of inter-
est and principal
The question arising as to whether
this Branch had the right to act prima-
rily on ordinances approprlating money,
Mr.. Egerter moved to recommit the Or
dinance to the Committee on Ordinances
for the purpose of consulting with the
City Solicitor, and reporting the same at
the next meetiag OF Council.
Pending this motion some fine psrlia-
mentsry tactics were brought into requi-
sition, and intimstions of Returning
Boards" ''Jo' :Brsdleylsm," fllibustering
and "sich" ia nillar terms were intro
duced.
Further spsrring ensued. when motion
prevailed to adjourned.
At the next meeting OF this Branch
Mr.. Egerter's motion will come up rs
unfinished business.
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