The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-26
REsOLOTIONs,

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over Caldwell's Run, at McColloch street,
at cost not 10 exceed $3.50. Adopted.
By BeItz: That a large box sewer be
laid on 25th street, north side. across
Jacob. Referred TO Streets and Alleys
Committee.
By Hanson: That L. o. Smith be paid
$3.50 for services as Assessor. Referred
10 Committee on Accounts.
By Egerter: That the condition Of the
lookup be referred 10 the Committee on
Police with power 10 set.
Adjourned.
FIRST BRAscH-I1TRAs SESSION.
On motion Of Mr.. Blair, Mr.. Hall was
called to the chair.
On calling the roll the following mem
bers answered: Messrs. Blair, Brice,
Cowen, Carnahan, Egerter, Hoffman, Nc.
Adams, Reister, Wilson and Schsmbra.
The minutes OF the last regular meet
ing were read, and being approved, were
signed BY the Chairman and Secretary.
The second resolution OF the report Of
the Committee on Health, in relation to
The bill against James Townsend for
S67 80 for cleaning vault on the prem.
ises Of said Townsend, postponed until the
next meeting, was taken up as unfinished
business.
Mr.. Boring claimed that the bill was
extortionate, and the city at any rate
ought not to engage to pay such bills.
Mr.. Brice showed that the work was
done under the provision Of the City
Ordinances requiring the Health Officer
TO have such privieS cleaned, and collect
the price therefor.
Mr.. McAdAms was OF the opinion that
the bill was extortionate, and that the
citizen was entitled to protection; that
Mr.. Smith admitted TO him that he could
have cleaned the pit with shovel. Sixty.
seven dollars and fifty cents for cleaning
a pit that had never cost more than FIVE
dollars was simply an Outrage.
Mr.. Blair took It for granted that IN.
der the ordinance the Health Officer has
certified to the bill as correct, and he pre-.
.umed that il was correct, and therefore
the bill would have TO be paid. II the
Health Officer reports incorrectly, he
shouId be dealt with and not the party
who did the work.
The amended ordinance in relation to
the removal Of the contents Of dry vaults
being called for was read, and il was con.
tended BY Mr.. Stone that the matter at
issue did not come under the provisions Of
the amended ordinance. The only ques-
tion for the Council TO consider Is whether
the bill IL exhorbitaut
Mr.. Egerter commended that under the
amended ordinance the Health Officer
had no power 10 remove the contents Of
such vaults, bat his remedy against pA .
ties falling TO comply with the ordinance
vas BY fine.
After further discussion Mr.. Blair
moved that the resolntion be referred 10
the Committee on Health with power to
send for persons and pspers and report
the result Of their investigation to Coun-
Gil, which motion was adopted.
The opinion Of the City Solicitor on
the right Of the Committee on Finance
to borrow money, was read. The opin-
ION set forth clearly The law on the sub
jec., which requires that all borrowing Of
money and issuing bobds therefor must
be upon the consent Of three tthS Of the
legal voters.
Mr. Stone moved that the report Of the
Finance Committee, together with the
opinion Of the City Solicitor, be recon-.
mi,ted to the COMMITTEES for further Ae-
ton, and the motion was adopted.
AdIonFned,