Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-01
CITY COUNCIL.
The Second Branch and the Fire
Department-The First Con-
ours i'm the STRENGTHENING
Awards.
SECOND BRANCH.

Awards.
SECOND BRANCH.
The Lower House came TO order 10y
Mr.. Goodfellow taking the chair, on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Horkheimer, President Logan
being absent. The roll was responded
10 as follows: Messrs. Caldwell B. f.,
Ewing, Goodiellow, Handlan, Hamilton,
Horkheimer, Houston, Kimberly, Lar
kin, Reeves, Simpson, Wait, and Water
house-l3.
Messrs. Caldwell, A., Meyers, and
Halter came in afterwards.
The journal OF the last meeting was
read and approved. :,
The Committee on Finance reported
that Mr.. A. q. Eof had completed his
labors of collecting and arranging the
city archieves, and offered the following
resolutions:
Resolred, The bill of Mr.. \. @. Eof'
amounting TO So be paid.
Adopted.
RcSoltfd, That the City Clerk be in
structed to procure suitable boxes and
have the archieves placed therein under
his directions.
Adopted. .,
The Committee on Markets reported
in favor of re-roofing the market, and
asked for permission to advertise for
proposals so to do. Several bills were
ordered paid, and the following resolu-
ton was adopted:
Resolted, That the Committee on Mar
kets be empowered to receive bids for
different kinds OF roofing and report TO
Council.
A recommendation that Council
adopt the ordinance in relation to pro-
hibiting improper sales in market was
referred TO the Committee on Ordl-
nanCes.
The Committee on Ordinances report
ed the following resolutions:
R,solced, That the only remedy for the
double system Of fines and expenses
now in existence, is by act OF the Legis-
lature.
Adopted.
Resotred, That the Sergeant be and
hereby is instructed to enforce the Ordi-
nance in relation to mining and gum
powder, whether sold at wholesale or
retail.
Rejected.
The Committee on Fire Department
submitted an ordinance in relation to
the government of the department.
After much discussion, and after re-
iecting motion to refer to the Commit
tee on Fire Department, the ordinance,
which is quite long, was adopted by the
following vote:
AYEs-Caldwell Il. F., Ewing, Good
fellow, Handlan, Houston, Haller, Kim
berley, l.arkin, Pollock, Reeves, Wait
and Watcrhouse-l2.
NoEs-Caldwell A., Hamilton, Hork-
heimer, Jefferson, Meyers and Simp-
sOn-.6.
Rules and regulations for the govern
ment Of the department were submitted
by Chief Marshal Eccles and referred to
the Committee on Fire Department.
The two sets of recommendations for
the various positions in the department,
as published in the morning press, were
read and referred TO the Committee on
Fire Department.
At 1913 adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
This Banch met in special session last
evening, with His Honor the Mayor in
the chair and the following members
being present: MrSsrS. Hall, McAdams,
Reister, Boring, XOeckler, Schambra,
CriSwell, and Cowan.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
TherepOrt Of the Committee on Streets
and Alleys in awarding the contracts Tor
cleaning the streets and alleys Of the
city was taken up and the awards OF
the First, Second and Third dis
tricts, rs adopted by the Second Branch,
were concurred in. The award of the
Fourth district to William Godfrey
caused some hesitation on the part of
the members to vote for the award of
the Second Branch, and the clerk OF the
city was called upon to explain why the
bld OF Mr.. Godfrey was not reported to
to the committee. He stated that the
bid OF Mr.. Godfrey was opened, but
was probably overlooked by the COM
mittee. After some discussion, the ac-
ton of the Second Branch was con-
Cured in: likewise the award OF the
Fifth district.
The resolutions accompanying the
above report were recOmmltted to the
Committee on Streets and Alleys, with
instructions to find the cost of the im-
provements contemplated in the same,
with the exception of the 9th and Saith
resolutions, regarding the resetIing OF
the curb on Thirteenth and North
Front streets, which were concurred IN.
The report OF the Finance Committee,
as adopted by the Second Branch, was
COnCurrcd in.
The petition OF Catherine Warden for
a refunding of water tax was referred To
the Committee on Water Works.
Several resolutions were read and
adopted.
The report Of the Committee on Mar
kets was read and adopted.
The resolution Of Capt Wilson, re-
qucsting the City Clerk to furnish COun-
Gil at each regular meeting the amount
of money expended in the several de-
partments of the city of the apprOpria-
tons made, was adopted.
The ordinance organizing the Fire
Department, received from the Second
Branch, was, on motion, laid on the
table.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Stone,
requesting the Committee on Streets,
Alleys and Grades to report what steps
ought to be taken at the Fourteenth
street cut to protect the city from dam
age, was adopted.
Adjourned,
Thieving Boys.
Yesterday evening, the grocery of H.