The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-07

Health OLnCer, SOUU per year, heeper OIL
Lookup, same as police officer; City Sole.
itOr, $500 per year; Sexton Of the City
Cemetery, $500 per year; City Weigher
as fixed by ordinance; City Receiver,
5000 per pear; Clerk OF the First Branch,
$3.50 per year; Deputies on police force,
SOS per month; City Surveyor, same rs
the present ordinance provides; Super
intendent City Work House, same as a
police officer. The committee recon-
mended that the election Of Assessors be
postponed for the present, owing to the
re.valuation Of property.
Mr.. Horkheimer made motion that u
reduction Of 10 per cent be made from
the salaries paid during the last term.
The motion was discussed at some length,
and finally withdrawn.
The report was adopted, with the ex.
ception Of the part relating to the City
Solicitor.
RIPLEY's DEPUTIES.
City Sergeant Ripley reported for con-
frmation the following deputies: j. A.
Henry, Levi BOgard, James Robertson,
Andrew Fleming, Orville Carroll, Scott
Liston, George Baum, George Defbaugh,
John P. st. Myers, Elwood Martin, John
Baird.
A petition signed by numerous citizens
Of the Fifth Ward, asking Tor the APP
pointment Of William Rex as deputy,
was read.
A good deal Of iillibustering followed
this petition, several Of the members
claiming that the citizens should be con.
suited in the appointment Of the depu-
ties, and that the Sergeant had no right
10 appoint his deputies for the respec.
tive wards without the consent of the
citizens residing therein. Mr.. Hork-
heimer spoke strongly in favor OF Conn
Gil refusing to confirm the appointments
Of the Sergeant until he consented to
acquiesce in the wishes Of the citizens.
The objective wards were the Second and
Fifth, the citizens ofthe former petition
ing for the appointment OF Robert Jun.
kins, and the citizens Of the latter for the
appointment OF VIM. Rex.
Mr.. Myles moved that the Fifth Ward
petition be received and Vim. Rex APP
pointed, and Mr.. Horkheimer Immediate
ly followed suit with like motion for
the Second Ward. As the motions were
not in order, however, they were not en-
tertained.
A letter from Robert Jankins, declin.
ing the appointment OF deputy in the
Second Ward, was read.
The appointments Of the Sergeant were
then read and voted upon separately for
confirmation.
When the name OF Geo. Baum was
read Mr.. Myles objected, and the yeas
and nays were called, resulting in his
confirmation by a vote Of % to ., Messrs.
Myles and Ritter voting in the negative.
Mr.. Forbes objected TO the contirma.
ton OF Elwood Martin, and after con.
siderable discussion the City Sergeant
appeared upon the floor and announced
that he would withdraw Martins name.
With the exception OF Martin, the ap.
pointments Of the Sergeant were con.
iirmcd.
A motion OF Mr.. Myles, to the effect
that the City Sergeant be requested to
appoint Mr.. Rex, was defeated by vote
OF l2toll.
The deputies whose appointments were
confirmed then appeared and were sworn.
A resolution from the First Branch,
instructing the Mayor and City
Solicitor 10 memorabilia the Legislature
for an amendment to the city charter,
extending the time Of imprisonment to
one year, was laid on the table.
CALDwELL's RUN IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. Myles offered the following resolu.
ton:
'ResOlred, That n special committee of
six three from the First and and three
from the Second Branch) be appointed
and to be known Us the Caldwell Run
Improvement Committee, who shall re-
porta plan for the construction OF two
bridges over Caldwell's Run.
The resolution was adopted.
THE CITY INDEBTEDNESS.
The following resolution, offered by
Mr.. Horkheimer, was referred TO the
Committee on Finance:
ReSolred, That the Committee on Fl
pance are herewith instructed to ascer-
tain and report at the next regular meet
ing Of Council: lst, the entire amount Of
Indebtedness Of the city up to date, and
when the same becomes due; ID, what
rate Of interest the city pays on her bond
ed Indebtedness at present, and further,
il the same under the existing ordinances
could not be converted into lower rate OF
interest bearing bonds; Sd. all other LA.
bilities Of the city when due, and in what
forms the said liabilities exist.
Two petitions from Mrs. Lydia Stout,
claiming damages Of real estate and per.
sonal property by city employees under.
mining her house, were referred to a
special committee consisting OF Mesars.
Egerter, Pollock and Hanson.
The following was offered by Dr..
Reeves:
Resolved, That the garbage ordinance be
referred for revision to the Committee on
Health, with instructions 10 report at the
next meeting.
Mr.. Simpson offered the following as a
substitute;
Resolred, That the Committee on Ordi.
nances be. instructed to so amend the
ordinance in relation to garbage 80 that
the garbage and streets may be cleaned
by contract.
The substitute was Withdrawn, and the
original resolution adopted.
A communication was received from
James W. Sweeney, asking that conf
mittee be appointed to recount the vote
cast for City Sergeant at the late charter
election. The communication was re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Elections for
report.
Petition Of Western Union Telegraph
Company, for privilege Of running wires
through Peninsula Cemetery, was re-
terred 10 the Committee on Cemeteries.
Petition Of James Cunningham, jr., in
regard to the rise in the price OF oil since
he. was awarded the contract for lighting
the oil street lamps of the city, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Lights for
report.
Petition OF Joseph SChmelzinitz, for
reduction Of water rent, referred to Com.
mittee on Water Works.
Petition Of VIM. Craig, for re.valuation
Of lots, referred to Finance Committee.
An application from Jacob Schlemmer.