The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-10
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular session Last NIght-Re-
port ofthe Black Investigating
COnmIttee-ROuIIne Business.


SECOND BkANCH.
Council met last night in regular
monthly session. Present in this Branch
at roll. call: MessrS. Adams, BoWn, Camp
bell, CoWden, CroWther, GoodfelloW. Han.
son, Logan, Myles, Reeves, Riddle, Ritter,
Simpson, sioker, Vockler, Wait, Water.
house, Mr.. President-lS.
The minutes Of two previous meetings
were read and approved.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Fire Observation-Disclosures the
payment Of Chief Marshal's bills for the
month Of June, aggregatipg S276 a; also
bills Of Thomas Morehead & Son. for re.
pairs to steamer United, 1888 OF; Thos.
E. Pryor, for services as Fire Warden for
three months, S24; Isaac T. Carpenter,
for services as Fire Warden in June, 81.
The report was adopted.
Oily PrisOa-Recommended payment Of
bills Of Superintendent for June, amount.
ing to SIS 81; also miscellaneous bills
aggregating S4S 0S. Adopted.
RGtsr WrEs-Recommended payment
Of Superintendent bills for the month
Of June, sggregatipg 1897 90; also sun.
dry bills amounting TO S2,745 90. So or.
dered.
Streets, Alleys and Grades.-Thn COM
mittse, after examining the report OF the
Street Commissioner for the month Of
June, submitting bills amounting to
$3.50 q, recommended the payment Of
said bills; also bills against the city ag-
gregaling SPAS So. The committee rec
commended the rejection Of number Of
resolutions referred 10 them. also the re-
lection OF the petitions Of John Welty,
james Mcconnell, Henry schober, John
Heron, VIM. Hartenstein, EE. Hanson,
W. J. Cots, james Emblem and others.
The report was adopted.
Poliee-Reeommended that the sum Of
$50 be placed to the credit Of the Com
mittee on Police, for repairs 10 the lock.
up aud police court room. Adopted.
Real EstGte = Made the following
recommendations: That the City Clerk
be instructed TO advertise the "town
clock" Cd The First Presbyterian Church
for sale, and that Mr.. WinEenried be no.
titled that the city will not pay for re-
pairing the clock after the 18th inst that
the petition Of Elizabeth Gardner, for q
lease Of a small portion Of the
city commons, north Of 9TH and
east OF Market street, be grant
ed; that the Committee on Real
Estate be instructed 10 report TO Council
list Of all the real estate, exclusive Of
streets and alleys, which appears from
the land records to belong TO the city, and
authorizing them to employ Mr.. Harry
Caldwell TO assist in making such reports;
authorizing the same committee to pur-
chase such blank books as may be con.
sidered desirable for systematic plan OF
record Of the list Of real estate men
toned 10 the preceding resolution, the
leases and the collection Of rents Of the
same; that the further consideration OF
the petition Of D. J. Mccormick for
piece Of grousd adjoining his property
be postponed until be furnishes q plat OF
the said piece OF ground 10 the commit.
tie. Report adopted.
AocOlnis-Reported a balance in the
hands Of the Receiver on the let OF July,
1878, Of S2S,7S4l7. Fines collected dur
ing the month were S23s As, lookup fees
S36 40; total S273s5, The Committee
recommended the payment Of bills aggre-
eating SS7609. Report adopted.
Healh-Recommended that the peti.
ton Of Ffedriek Grim, for permission to
erect 4 slaughter house, be rejected; that
the bills Of the Street Commissioner for
work done In the month Of June by order
Of the Health Officer, amounting to $751;
"a, be paid; that the bill OF g. Mendel,
Booth 4 Co., for coffin and interment Of
smallpox patient, amounting TO S25, be
paid. The recommendation were adj
opted with the exception Of the last,
which was recommitted.
REPORT OF THE BLACK INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE.
The committee appointed to investi.
gate certain charges sgaitst1hs City Col.
Iector, and 10 inquire into the manner OF
keeping the financial accounts Of the city,
made partial report as follows:
The committee beg leave to state, in er-
PLANTATION OF what may seem TO be an IN
necessary delay, IN the completion Of the
work assigned them, that such delay has
in a great part been caused by the want
OF certain books and papers, access TO
which would, as they believe, have greatly
expedited their labors. In the absence
OF these 1t became necessary TO adopt cir
cuitous and laborious methods, 10 order
TO obtain such data as would enable the
committee even 70 approximate the con.
dition OF the accounts in the Office OF the
Collector.
To avoid any misunderstanding in re-
gard to missing books and papers, your
Committee state that they have been una.
BILE TO find the list OF delinquents and
supplementary water rents returned by
the Collector for 1876. The book Of
assessments on personally for the second
district for 1876 cannot be found. Your
Committee. believing that the Collectors
Office should furnish the data TO make
up their deficient lists and accounts, made
application to the Collector for permiS.
sion to examine his cash book, blotter
and such other books and papers as would
enable them to verify his accounts. The
Collector replied that the books and pa.
pers in his office were at our disposal
with the exception OF his cash book,
which contained records OF his private
business, and which he did not regard a.
property subjec! to the notice Of the Com.
mittee.
Your committee, under authority Of
Council, have employed as = clerk NJ. A.
Chandler, Esq, who has satisfactorily
performed the duties assigned him.
Whatever other result may follow this
investigation, his work will be OF great
value 10 suggesting improved methods Of
conducting the financial affairs OF the
city, in regard TO which your committee
hope 10 report more fully hereafter.
An examination Of the water asses.
ment books for 1875 aud 1876, by Mr..
Chandler, developed errors, in addition
in same, amounting in the aggregate TO
three thousand three hundred and seventy
dollars and eigh.y-two cents 1870 S2h
the Collector having been charged with
that much less than he should have been
charged, had the books been correctly
added.
The Collector has admitted his liability
for the amount Of these errors, and has |
paid over to the City Receiver $1,000 on
account Of same, and has agreed TO pay
the remainder in thirty days from June
24th (Lhe date Of the payment already
madel with interest less commissions,