The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-24
CITY
Proceedings OF The Special Meet.
ing Last Night.

SECOND BRAScH-ExrRA SESSION.
A special meeting Of the City Council
was held last NIGH, for the purpose Of
disposipg Of uninished busineas. Present
10 Second Branch at roll.call: Adams,
Fisher, Goodiellow, Logan,
Myles, Pollock, Riddle, Stoker, Vockler,
Wait, Yahn, Nj. President-lS.
MISCELLANEOUS BusrSIss.
A petition was received from a nuns
Der Of hucksters, asking for a reduction
Of rents OF stalls 10 the market house. On
motion the petition was granted and the
Committee on Markets was instructed TO
draw up an ordinance reducing the rent
Of hucksters' stalls twenty per cent.
E, +, Warner was granted u license to
keep an ordinary at the Mcclure House.
The petition OF Jacob Frazier, jt, for
rebate In coffee house license, WAS laid
on the table.
]. Chambers Heryey was granted an
auclioneer's. licenIe.
A resolution %instrncting the Street
Commissioner to repair the paved por.
ton Of the wharf at once was adopted.
A resolution ordering the payment oil
$3.50, on account Of salary, to L. y. Smith,
was adopted.
A resolution instructing the COMMITTEES
on Lights to place an oil lamp at the
southwest corner Of Coal and Sd streets
also one on the west side OF Coal street,
opposite Thos. Walkers residence, and
one 80 feet north Of John Haberielda
property, was referred TO the Committee
on Lights.
STALL NO. % ONCE MORE.
The following resolution wa offered
by Mr.. Riddle; 80,
WHEREAS, Al the last meeting Of the
City Council, Stall Nc. q Of the Second
Ward Market House was awarded 10
Frederick Lorenz, and the Clerk Of the
said Market House has failed to carry
out said action OF Council; therefore be il
Rednd, That said clerk be ordered by
this body to give possession Of said stall
to Mr.. Lorenz.
On motion, the resolution was referred
10 a Committee Of three from each
Branch. Messis. Riddle, Wait and
Banes we're appointed from this Branch
HITCH on LIQUOR SELLERS LICENSES.
The ordinance assessing a tax on Ii.
censes for the ensuing year was received
from the First Branch with an amend
ment 10 the section relating TO wholesale
and retail liquor dealers, which was non
concurred in. Messrs. Goodfellow, Crow.
Their and Adams we're appointed from
this Branch as q committee oil conference
with three members OF the First Branch
The Joint committee on conference re-
ported that they had agreed TO recon-
mend striking out the last part Of the
amendment. The report was adopted,
and the balance OF the amendment was
%concurred in.
EMPLOYMENT FOR A COMPETENT CLERK.
The following paper was read
To he Hon. Mayor and Council q &e cty
Of Wheeling:
The special committee appointed to
investigate the accounts Of certain city
officers, and to examine into the manner
Of keeping the financial accounts and
records Of the city, would report, that 10
the discharge OF such duties there will
probably be required an amount Of cleri'
cal labor which no member OF the com
miltee can be expected TO render.
Your committee believe that the
work assigned them will be great
.ly expedited il they are author
lied to employ a competent ac-
countant, who under their direction will
make such examinations and abstracts as
may be required in carrying out the
order OF Council.
Your committee respectfully submit
the following resolution:
Resoired, That the special joint commit
Tee appointed L investigate the accounts
Of certain city officers be authorized to
employ a competent clerk for such time
as may be necessary.
Wa. G, HANDLAH,