The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-14

Streets, AllIyi and Grades. SsS 4
Fire peIaEtm0n ......".................... $3.50
water WorkS,..... 6l6g Il
Lshla'., ,.s.,...'.,."s.a al
Which amounts when compared respect
lively with the amounts as Gxed by ordi
nance as necessary to meet the expense O.
the city on the said accounts during thl
current fiscal year show a difference al
follows:
Amount expended on account Of Streets
Alleys and Grades, 81 ,55s in excess.
Amount expended on account Of Fire
Department, S., 673 0S less.
Amount expended on account Of Water
Works, S, $40 so less.
Amount expended on account Of Lights
S2,67S Il less.
The report was received and fled.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
AeeOunts-Balance in hands Of thu
Receiver on the 1st Of November, SlS,
'724 20. Report Of Clerk Of Municipal
Court and City Sergent shows for III,
month Of October: Fines collected, SPAS
So; lookup fees, SS5; total amounts col
lected, $3.50 So. Bills reported by com
mittee S347 so. Report adopted and bill
ordered paid.
Fire Department. Recommending tina
the bills Of the Chief Marshall for octo
Der, 1877, amounting to sol a, be paid
and that the Committee on Fire Depart
ment be authorized to contract for ant
purchase four wheel hose carriage, suit
able for hand or horse, at cost not ex.
ceeding $500, for use in the Eighth Ward
Bills ordered paid, and recommendation
adopted.
Plic<-Recommending that the: bill
Of Alex. Pannell and A. Q. Egerter & Co.
for repairs to lookup, soap, etc, amount
ing in the aggregate to SIT 81, be paid
that the Committee on Police be empow
cred to purchase thirteen ebony police
mems clubs, 20 inches long, with cord ant
tassel, the same to not cost over 500. Thu
bills were ordered paid and The resolu
ton in relation to the pOlicemen's club!
laid on the table.
City PTsoa-Recommending that thu
various bills reported by the Superin
tendent Of the City Prison, amounting
in the aggregate 10 Sl73 50, be paid the
various parties named in said report
that the bills of A, S. Gillespie, fol
blacksmithing, for four months; amount
ing to IS 05, be paid; that the bill OF P
Mahoney, IT,, for hauling broken stone tc
the Seventh Ward, amounting to S., be
paid. Report adopted, and bills ordered
paid.
The report Of the Superintendent Of
the City Prison for the monthoi October
shows the following: prisoners received
8, discharged &c, escaped 8; time made BY
prisoners at work, $40 days, as follows
on Baltimore street 120 days, on Coal
sleet 4S days, on McColloch street 4C
days, at city building 81 days, at prison
l4S days; current expenses per month
Sl79 50, including provisions, fuel, light
and cooks wages; average cost per day
for each month Is cents. Filed.
Water Notwithstanding payment
Of Superintendents bills for month o.
October, aggregAting 1891 u; also month
y bills Of committee, Sl55 %. Ordered
paid,
Markel,-The joint standing Committe,
on Second Ward Market submitted Mar
ket Master BentE's report, showing th,
total amount collected during the month
to be 500 95, which he had paid to thu
City Receiver.
SlrxtJ, Alleys and Grdde-Recommend
ing that bills amounting to 81 ,545 l9, re
ported by the committee, and 1855 Z:
named in Street Commissioners report
be paid that the cutters on 18th stree
be made to empty into the gutter on 14tl
street; that drain and cinder walk b.
placed on the east side OF York street
south Of Ohio; that the Fifth Ward Mar
ket Company be compelled to keep thu
market space clear; that the Street Com
missioner be directed to raise crossing
where TOO low for pedestrians; that The
Street Commissioner he directed TO en-
force the ordinance in relation to partie.
throwing ashes on the streets and alleys
The several recommendation we're adopt
ed.
Sealel-Recommending that the con
tract tor weighing on the Eighth Ward
(Bodley) scales be awarded 10 Geo. L
Mason, for the sum Of $50 50 per annum
that the sum OF 500 be allowed Johr
Casey, weighmaster OF Fourth Ward, OF
account Of change in coal contract; thai
renters Of scales be compelled to place
new flooring on same where needed; thai
P. L. Kimberly be allowed privilege Il
erect at his expense scales at his bank,
the same privilege being extended tc
others. Recommendations adopted.
M1soEIIAgEous,
There were two bids for the city print,
ing, from the Re9il,er and Standard print,
ing companies, which were referred "a
the Committee on Accounts for report.
A communication was received from
the Street Commissioner, asking for in.
structions In regard to certain streets
which was referred 10 the Committee on
Streets and Alleys.
The petition OF about 800 citizens Of
the Eighth Ward, asking for a branch
lookup in that locality, was referred to
the Committee on Police.
Several other petitions, OF an unimport.
ant nature, were read and referred 10 ap.
propriate committees.
The report Of the commissioners Of the
1880 loan was read and referred to the
Committee on Accounts.
A license to keep . billiard room was
granted to Jacob Fricker, Of the Arctic
Saloon.
JIM. Perrlll was granted a license to
keep a shooting gallery over McCluskys
RESOLUTIONS.
By Hanson lnstructing Street Com
missioner to lay a plank walk from 1lth
street 10 the bridge on the south side Of
McColloch street. Referred to Com
mittee on Streets and Alleys.
By Hanson: That an olIlamp be plac-
ed on the corner Of 18th aud Baltimore
streets, east side. Referred to Committee
on Lights,
By Hanson, That when 9 contract IL
made and signed BY Mr.. ]. Bruce and
foundation laid for . new building on his
lots on Market street. between 18th and
l4thstreets, then the Street Commissioner
il ordered to lay . 24.ineh crock sewer
from the same 70 the corner Of l14th and