The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-28
CRY COUNCIL,


Approximations Finally Agreed Upon
Salaries Or City Omeihlsto Dc the same
M Last YeaF-SOme ether lI6tteFs.a
-, second branch.
Council met IA special session again last
night. The Second Branch came to order
with DR.. Reeves in the chair Present at
roll.call: Ankle, B. F. Caldwell, Ewing,
Fisher, Goodlellow, Handlan, Hamilton,
Kimberly, Larkin, Pollock, Reeves, Wait,
WatSrhouse. 4
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
The ordinance fixing the annual appro-
priations for the current year was received
from the First Branch as amended by that
body. ftatLp s4tt
The Grst amendment read was the sub
stItution Of $1,000 for $50 for the ap.
preparation for the Fire Department.
On motion Of Mr.. Goodiellow, this
Branch refused to concur in the amend.
ment Of the First Branch, and asked for a
Committee Of Conference. tT
The other amendments Of the First
Branch to the ordinance were concurred
In. These amendments are two In num-
Der, viz: substituting the word grading"
for the word cleaning" In that part OF
the. ordinance relating 70 streets, alleys
and grades, and fixing the appropriation
for streets, alleys and grades at $23, 900 in.
stead Of $40 900.
Messrs. Handlan, Kimberly and Ewing
were appointed on the Committee OF Con-
ference on the Fire Department appro.
priation, on the part OF this Branch.
Mr.. Handlan submitted an ordinance
4 amending the Sixth and Eighth sections
OF an ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
establishing and regulating the Fire De.
partment Of the city OF Wheeling" This
ordinance is similar to the ordinance 70.
Gently published, looking to the estab.
lishment OF paid fire department. 1t
was adopted by vote OF t2 to l, Mr.. Pol.
lock voting in the negative.
A resolution was adopted, fixing the
salaries OF the officers Of the city the same
as last year. The vote on the resolution
was ~ TO |, DR.. Reeves alone voting no.
Mr.. Larkin .fIered resolution, request
ing the City Surveyor 10 report To Council
us regards The safety Of the city building,
as per instruction in resolution heretof0r
adopted.
, The resolution was amended, on motion
OF Mr.. Ankle, by instrQOting the Clerk to
ask the City Surveyor to report TO Council,
as requested by the previous resolution,
and as amended was adopted.
Tho Second Branch took recess until
the conference committee were ready TO
report. In the meanwhile several mem.
bcrs wandered of, and the City Sergeant
sent out out his deputies 10 hunt them up,
, in order to preserve a quorum. Messrs
Haller and Yockler were found and
brought to the oily building by the off.
! GERS, SO that there would be u sufficient
number present to transact business, the
Legislative enactment requiring TINT the
salaries and annual appropriations be
fixed before the first Of July, and the
. members present not desiring to return
4 again.
, Finally, ut 1880 p. NJ. a call of the house
! was demanded, and quorum found to be
. present,
The Conference Committee, after being
/. in consultation for an hour and a half, re.
ported that they had agreed upon an ap-
r preparation OF $l0,0 900 for the Fire Depart.
r ment for the current year.
:. The report Of the committee was adopt
: ed.
At II o'clock this Branch adjourned.
First Branch.
Z This Branch met in special session last
i evening, His Honor the AaYor presiding,
y and the following members answering at
roll call; Messrs. Boring, ButtertieId,
Hoeckler, CrisweIl, Wilson, SChambra,
Hall, Cracraft, Reister, Schultz.
+ The minutes Of the previous special
g meeting were read and approved.
5 The Second Branch insisted on its &C.
y ton in regard 10 the appropriation for the
n Fire Department, contained in the annual
/ estimate ordinance. The First Branch,
Q refusing 10 reGele, appointed IS o commit.
a tee OF conference Messfs, Wilson. sChult,
It and Criswell.
; Ths Mayor stated that complaints had
: been made TO him in regard TO the blast.
u ing OF stone on Seventeenth street, which
endangered the lives OF the people living
r in the neighborhood. Mr.. Wilson stated
: that the resolution passed in the Second
Branch ordering this work had not passed
8 the First Branch, but was referred to the
y Committee on Streets and Alleys for re.
y port, and that the Street Commissioner
3 was not authorized to prosecute the work,
u and that in doing what he had done he
acted in opposition 10 the will Vi this
: Branch.
5 Tho Street Commissioner being present
! was asked why he went on with this work
y when the First Branch had not concurred
0 in the action OF the Second Branch,
!, The Street Commissioner replied that
| the work had been commenced, and as
: the resolution had passed the Second
, Branch he supposed the First Branch
would pass the resolution also.
: Several members expressed their disap-
. probation OF ignoring the First Branch In
actions Of this kind, and after some fur
: Their discussion the matter was dropped, as
y the Second Branch requested the members
= OF the Committee oil Conference to meet.
! Alter recess, the resolution from the
Second BRANCH fixing the salaries OF certain
: officers OF the city was taken up. The
motion TO lay 1t on the table was lost. On
: the motion to concur the yeas and nays
/; were called, and resulted-yeas 0, nays /.
The report of the Committee OF Confer
: ence on the annual estimate ordinace
was received from the Second Branch, the
report sustaining the action OF that Branch,
On motion the First Branch conquered.
Adjourned. ...-.,-'1I
TEMPERANCE PlcSIc ON THE FouRTH.-
The temperance people will hold their
third annual ,,ionSo ~ kho Ikk - ~. -