The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-12

Real Estate-Recommending the pay.
ment Of bills a~ggregatipg S44S 81, for re.
pAirs 10 city building. Adopted.
MISCE1LAHEouS.
The usual number Of petitions, resolu.
lions and bills were read and referred 10
appropriate committees for report.
The First Branch having refused 10
concur in the action Of this branch re.
latiye 10 C~ayanaugh & Co.'s bill, and
asked for q committee Of conference,
Messrs. Deiters, Wait and Waterhouse
were appointed a committee from this
branch.
The conference committee recommend.
ed that the bill be paid, which was so
ordered.
Adjourned.
FIRST BRAHcH-RIGULAR sESHTnN.
Mr.. Hall was called to the chair. On
the calling Of the roll there were pres.
ent Messrs. Boring, Brice, Blair, Cowan,
schambra, Wilson and Hoge.
A quorum being present the minutes
Of the last meeting were read, and being
approved, were signed by the Chairman
and Clerk.
MI. Boring moved that the bill Of Cav.
anaugh & Co. be taken up, and that the
First Branch recede from its action and
concur in the action Of the Second Branch
In ordering payment Of the same. II was
decided that u motion 10 reconsider the
action OF the First Branch in APP
pointing a Committee Of Conference wa
first in order.
Nj. Brice insisted on his former state
ment that the stone on the disputed cross.
ing we're not In accordancevWith the con.
tract, and called for the City Surveyor.
M. Blair objected nm the ground that
the City Surveyor lad nothi ig to do with
the matter. Mr.. Stone op used the me
,ion TO reconsidel - action OF the
Branch. The ayes and nays were called
the motion to hear q statement from
the City Surveyor, and the motion IA
adopted. Q ayes and 2 hayes. Nj. Peter
son then made his statement, showing
why the crossing stones could not be Of
the.dimensions required bylaw on account
OF track ties, but the ends were not CHS.
eled dressed in accordance with the con.
tract. On the motion to recede the ayea
and hayes we're called for and the motion
was lost, 5 ayes TO 9 nays.
The report Of the expenditures for the
year was received from the City Clerk,
and the report was received and fled.
The report OF the Committee on Fire
Department for the month Of May, was
received from the Second Branch and the
action Of the Second Branch in approving
the report and ordering payment Of bills
enumerated was concured in.
MIRRORING offered q resolution inquir-
ing why certain packet companies paid
wharfage. Adopted.
Report Of Superintendent Of Water
Works for the month OF May va received
the Second Branch. The approval
OF the report and Of the recommendations
OF the committee by said Branch was con-
in.
The report Of the Committee on Finance
in relation to the amount Of money appli.
cable to the business Of the city was re-
The whole amount applicable TO
the expenses OF the city is $4,000.
An inquiry was started as to the power
OF Council to originate a loan without the
consent Of the people.
Mr.. Hall characterized this as a speci.
men OF the bad legislation that has char
acterized the conduct Of city affairs for
years. He urged that the city be COM.
PEELED 10 restrict its expenses to the
amount OF its available means for the use
OF the various committees.
The branch amended the resolution 10
fix the rate Of interest not to exceed 6
per cent on any bonds that it may be
necessary TO issue.
Mr.. Stone moved 10 strike $4,000 out
OF the resolution and insert SS2,
Mr.. Brice moved 10 refer the resolution
to the Citysolicitor forian opinion as to the
right OF the city to borrow money with
out the consent Of the people. The mo.
ton was adopted.
Mr.. Stone moved that the thirdresolu.
ton be submitted to the City Solicitor,
and 1t was adopted.
The fourth resolution was also tabled
20 await the decision required by the fore.
going references.
The report Of the Street Commissioner
for the month Of May, received from the
Second Branch, and the action Of said
branch in approving the report and the
adoption Of the recommendations Of the
Committee on Streets, Alleys and Grades
was concurred in.
Report Of the Superintendent Of the
City Prison for the month Of May was
received and read, and the action OF the
Second Branch in approving the report
and that OF the Committee recommending
payment OF the bills was concurred in.
Report OF the Clerk and Committee on
Markets for the month Of May was read,
and the action OF the Second Branch
thereon was c%oncurred in.
Report OF Committee on Health for
the month Of May was read, and the &C.
ton Of the Second Branch in approving
the report was concurred in, with the
exception OF so much as referred to the
bill for cleaning out ToWnsend's vault
under au order Of the Health Officer,
which was postponed for further consid-
by an aye and nay vote. Peti.
ton OF Townsend was referred 10 the
on Health for report.
The report Of Committee Of Conference
on the Cavanaugh bill, agreeing to the
payment Of the bill, vas read and con-
in.
Report OF Committee on Ordinances in
relation to the petition OF the Washing
ton Hall Company and the German In
surance Company amending ordinance
assessing Of licences for theatrical per-
was read and the action Of the
Second Branch in adopting the report
was ~coucurred In.
Report Of the Committee on Accounts
was read and the approval Of the Second
Branch concurred In.
AT IL N. the Branch had not adjourned.
FEMALE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT
The commencement this evening at Wash.