The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-15
WHEELING LY1INIELIIGENGE FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER Is 1878

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spreIkL MEETING or Council E6Sr'
NiOHr-.SsUni RnRch. This Brunch was
called 10 orlorat T:45 r. NJ, with air. Simt-
son IN tho chair. The following members
answeredt TO their names Mt roll.call: Camp
bell, Cowden, Crowther,, Deiters, Fisher,
Hanes, Horkheiiner, Myles, Pollock,
Reeves, Riddle, Simpson, Stoker, Vockler,
Wait, WAterhouSe, Yahn, Goodfellow.
An ordinance to provide for q supple
mentary assessment Of water rents for the
ensuing year was read three times and
passed.
A petition was received from II. z.
ShrivGr and others, asking that the Crude
OF 18th street, between McColloch! and
Wood streets, be changed. 1t was referred
to the Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades.
The report Of VIM. Gundling, appointed
by Council to collect the wagon tax, ETC.,
at the Second Ward Market on Thursday,
was received and fled.
The petition OF the property holders re-
siding and doing business on the east side
Of Market street, between 10th and 18th
streets, TO have the curb reset so as TO con-
form with the curb between Hth and Eth
streets, was granted. as
Mr.. Wait submitted a resolution order.
ing oil lamps placed at the corner OF 4lst
and Wood and 42d and Wood streets,
whiclw was referred to the Committee on
Lights.
K bill Of George Ankle for 97l4 perches
Of stone at 50 cents per perch, S24lG, was
ordered paid. 7
ELECTION ORA MARKET MASTER.
The two Branches went into joint scs-
sion Mt Z p. NJ. for thepurpose OF electing q
Market Master for the %unexpired term OF
Jacob Bentz, deceased.
The clerks of the two Branches called
the rolls OF their respective Branches, and
there beinga quorum Of each Brunch pres
Ont the election was proceeded with.
Tho following names were placed in
nomination: John II. G%oldenburg, Jacob
Gruber, John Pracht, j. S. Reed, L: Ken
ney, +. M. Porter, James Campbell, Geo.
W. Lose, Cletus ~llauser, Charles =. llorn-
brook, John Gallagher, VIM. II. Davis,
VIM. Gundling, Alexander keniplc, Louis
Keller, Joachim Fcinler, B.liiggins, Hem
rvJuergens, NJ. Edwards, Wm. Hercules,
Robert Crowther, Ed. Miller, F. g. Was,
J.4lW. Schultz, Oliver Hawley, Robert
Bond, Robert Junkins, Thos. j. ferrel.
The first ballot resulted: Edwards Z,
.ECampbcllO, Crowthcr l, Ferrel2, llawley2,
IPorter l, Kenny 2, Feinier I, Gioldenburg
/. Was /, J~uergcns 4, Hercules l..
There being no election u second ballot
was taken, with the following result: Ed.
wards o, Campbell 1, Crowther ], KEN
ncy5 Vaas yjucrgens5, Hcrculesl, Jun
L.. nnnI MiiInr praRIf ". IL
The third ballot resulted: Edwards II,
Campbell 3, Kenney 3, Miller l, Juergcns
0, Junkins !, 1Iornbrook1.
|, Kennoy ., Miller !, JueTgens u, Gund-
ling1, Pracht j, Was !:
Fifth ballot: Edwards 10, Juergens II,
Kenncy9 9.
Mr.. Edwards having received a majority
OF the votes cast, was declared elected for
the uncxpired term.
The First Branch then returned to its
chamber.
The report of the Committee on Lights
was received from the First Branch, us
amended BY that bod ,andwasnon.coneur-
red in. DR.. Reeves. Messrs.H Goodfellow
and Wait were appointed a committee oil
conference from this branch. .
Mr.. NJ. Edwards, Market Master elect,
appeared with his bondsmen, J. ).
Rhodes and Matthew Daley, and the bond,
IN the, penal sum Of 5000, was approved.
A resolution ordering the payment OF
$3.50 to D. Geiger was received from the
First Branch with an amendment, which
was concurred in. f
A resolution ordering an oil lamp placed
on st. Charles street, near Stnub's proper
ty, submitted By Mr.. Goodfellow, vas re-
ferred to the Committee on Lights with
power 10 act.
Adjourned.
PIRSr mlNScIi.
At Il special meeting of this Brunch last
night the following members answered the
tho roll call, Mayor Sweeney presiding:
Mcssrs. Bricc, Boring, Canadian, Blair,
McAdams, COwan, Hastings, Schambra
and Wilson.
The reading Of the minutes was dis
panscd with.
The unfinished business held over from
last meeting was taken up and disposed OF
in the following order:
The monthly reports OF Committees on
CITY Prison and Second Ward Market
House, with resolutions annexed, were
rcaa and the Second Brancll's action con-
Cured In.
The report of the Committee on Lights
for last month was concurrcd in, with the
exception ofthe resolution to put q metre
in the City Hall and charge the military
companies with the gas consumed. \ long
discussion ensucd over 1t, which finally
terminated by Mr.. Epcrter moving TO
amend by striking out the words. mill
tary companies and inserting in lieu the
words "CIty OF Wheeling" The amend
mcnt WINS carried by n large majority.
Mcssrs. %IlOrkheimer and Goodfeilow,
from the lower house, appeared at this
iuncture and announced that the gentle
men OF that body impaticntly awaited
the pleasure OF this Branch to go into
Joint session. Tho information was receive
cd by tie Mayor with his usual suayity
and Tho delegation notified that this Branch
would withdraw to the Second Branch
\ Chamber as soon rs the business was dis.
posed Of. All Of which was accordingly
done.
AFTER ELECTION.
Upon re.asscmbling this Branch took
up the monthly report OF tho Committee
on Accounts, with resolutions annexed
for payment of sundry bills, which was
%conourred in.
The City Scxton's bill was conquered in.
The ordinance specifying additional du-
ties Of City ASSESSORS was read three times
and adopted.
The resolution to pay D. Geiger the bal
ancc due him for assessment duties was
amended by adding the words, 'in full to
Resolution to place gas post OH alley
forming u continuation Of 10Th street was
amended 80 as to strike ont the number OF
the alley.
The bond of Mr.. Edwards was read and
approved.
perintcnd u settlement with Geo. q. Black,
formerly the City Collector, was amended