The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-07

electing certain officers Of the city elect
cd b, Council, and transacting other
business of importance.
Present ut roll call - Messrs. Adams,
Beltz, Brown, Cowden, Crowthers, Del
ters, Fisher, Forbes, Goodfellow, Han
son, Horkheimer, Myles, Pollock, Reeves,
RiddA, Ritter, Simpson, Vockler, Yahn,
Mr.. President.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read. The name of Mr.. Reeves being re-
corded as voting for Mr.. Logan for
chairman of this branch, Mr.. Reeves
stated he had voted for Mr.. Handlsn, and
requested that it be SO recorded, which was
done, and the minutes, as thus amended,
were adopted.
The bond OF Joseph Forsythe, as wharf
master, in the sum Of $1,000, with John
Armstrong as surety, was approved.
The resolution relating to the ex-
change of the present baulky horse in
the fire department, as amended by the
First branch. was concurred in.
The certificate of election amended
by the First branch by inserting the
name of stephen Ripley in the blank
| made by the Second branch at former
meeting, was concurred in.
The following ordinance Amending
the second section of an ordinance OF
/ the city of Wheeling, entitled an ordi-
nance to provide for the issue and sale
OF bonds by the city of Wheeling, and
for the payment and redemption OF
same" was adopted rs follows:
SEC. l. Be it ordained by the Council
of the city Of Wheeling, that section 2
of the above entitled ordinance be, and
is hereby, amended and re.enacted so as
to read as follows:
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained that
Elijah j. Stone, John j. Jones
and John G. Hoffman be,
and they are hereby appointed commits
sioners; and they are hereby appointed,
instructed and empowered to sell said
bonds in the manner provided by chap
ter I4l of the acts of 1928 of the Legis-
lature of West Virginia; provided, how
ever. that no bond shall be sold at less
than its par value in cash.
The Committee on Salaries reported
the following salaries for the various
| ODlcers eleCIeu ny SouhSh'
Curator and Clerk OF the Second ward
market house, $3.50 per year; Collector
of assessments and water rents, a COM
mission of per cent; measurer of ium-
Der and wood, as provided by
ordinance; overseer of chain gang,
s65 per month; Health officer, $500
per year; keeper o, lookup, sos per
month; city solicitor, $500 per year;
sexton of city cemetery. $500 per year,
city welgher, as fixed by ordinance;
city receiver, 5000 per year; clerk Of
First branch, $50 per year; deputies on
police force, $65 per month; city sur.
veyor, as provided by ordinance; super
intendent of city work house, $65 per
month.
Pending discussion, City Sergeant
Ripley reported as deputies, for confrms
ton, Messrs. j. A. Henry Levi Bogard,
James Robertson, Andrew Fleming,
Orvillo Carroll, Scott LiSton, George
Baum, George Dehnbaugh, John p St.
Meyers, Elwood Martin, John Baird.
A petition signed by numerous citizens
of the Fifth ward asking that Mr.. Rex
be retained on the force was read, and
the matter OF the petition from the Sec
! ond ward asking that Mr.. Junkins be
retained, which was tabled AT the last
meeting, was resurrected.
Pending discussion, Messrs. Stone,
Hoffman and Jones, commissioners OF the
new loan, appeared with sureties, and
their bonds were approved.
The discussion OF the confirmation OF
the deputies appointed by Captain Rip
lev was then resumed, during which a
declsr alton from Mr.. Junkins was read,
announcing his refusal under any con.
sideration to serve on the force.
On motion, the appointments made by
the Sergeant were confirmed, with the
exception OF Elwood Martin, whose
name was withdrawn.
A motion was then put to request Mr.
Ripley to appoint Mr.. Rex to the vscan-
CIV occasioned by the withdrawal of Mar
tin S nsme, but was lost by vote OF IL
to IL.
The deputies confirmed then appeared
and were sworn in.
On motion the report of the Commit
zee on Salaries was taken up, and adopt
ed with the exception of the Office of
Citv Solicitor, which was stricken out.
The resolution from the First branch
in relation to increasing the maximum
period Of imprisonlng city offenders in
the work house, was tabled.
The report of the JOINT Committee on
Standing Committees, as received from
the First branch, was concurred in.
The petitions of Mrs. Stout, asking
that the building recently damaged by
the city and rebuilt be made as good rs
the old building, and claiming damages
for property lost, was referred to the
SPECIAL committee who superintendent the
construction OF the house, consisting of
Messrs. Polack, Egerter and Hanson.
A communication from James w.
Sweeney, asking that the ballots cast at
the recent charter election for City Ser
geant be recanvsssed, on account of
alleged gross irregularities and frauds,
was referred to the Committee on Elec-
tlons.
The petition of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, asking the privi-
lege of running wires through the Pen
insula Cemetery, was referred to the
Committee on Cemeteries, with power TO
act.
Numerous other petitions OF minor
importance were read and referred TO the
proper committees.
The petition of Jacob Schlemmer, ask
ing that he be granted license to open
coffee house at No. IL Twelfth street,
was read and laid over under the rules.
The following resolutions were sub
mitted.
Resolved, That special committee of
six, three from the First branch and
three from the Second branch, be sp-
pointed to be known as the Csldwells
Run Improvement Committee, who shall
report plan for the construction OF two
bridges over Csldwelfs Run.
Adopted.
Resolced, That the Committee on
Finance is herewith instructed to ascer.
tain and report at the next regular meet
ing of Council:
First The entire amount of the bond