The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-18
CRY COUNCIL.
special sea4lon-sseopd BrApsh.

'SS-i 49,
house.
The minutes OIL last meeting were read
and approved.
The President announced that the meet.
Ing was called to consider the ordinance
In relation 10 the Special Water Tax for
1879. The ordinances was read three times,
and, a. amended, passed.
On motion Of Mt, Kimberly the rules
were suspended and an election gone into
to all the vacancy caused by the rcsIsnA.
ton Of Mr.. Dellen. Mt. james Il, Acker
was unanimously elected.
The report Of the Streets, Alleys and
Grades Committee was returned by the
Fint Branch, and cOncuFrel IN with the
exception Of d. w. PeteFBon'B bill. This
Branch eonGurred.
The action Of the Plnt Branch In 70.
gard 10 the report Of the Committee on
Markets was c0ncurred 10.
In the matter OF the claim OF Armstrong
&SnydeF for extra allowances as to the
Eighth Waid Hose House, the special
committee recommended the payment OF
all claims, As the losses did not result from
any fault Of contractors, Adopted.
Various petitions werer read and referred.
The ordinance In reference 10 the Cen.
tral Telephone Company was returned
from the FlBt Branch, ConcuFring In the
amendments Of this Branch. This Branch
also asked for committee 10 confer with
Messs. CrACfait. SchultEe and Hall. MeSsrB,
Kimberly, GOOdfellow and Wait were up.
pointed TO confer with these gentlemen.
This committee will examine into the ex.
pedlency Of granting the privileges asked
for by this company, at future day.
Mr. GOodiellow offered tho following
resolution and gave his reasons for 1t:
WnERgAs, The locomotives Of the Baltl
more and Ohio Railroad Company arc be-
Ing run at avery high rate Of speed within
the city limits, and In many instances are
being used to propel the trains; aud,
WnEREAsr Many very narrow escapes
have occurred Of the destruction Of liz
and property Of our citizens from tht
reckless and Illegal mode Of proceeding
by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany's employees; be- therefore.
Re1Olrtd, That 1.-The Committee on 0rdin-
AnCes be and ID hereby instructed to forth
with draft an ordinance prescribing the
rates Of speed beyond which Il shall b.
illegal for locomotives 10 travel within thu
limits Of the city, and such other provi
; sions as will prohibit the propulsion o.
trains without headlights and bells at thu
forward end OF such trains; and such pro
visions In relation TO the station Of flag
men at the crossings Of the several streets
alleys and public places oil this city, n
will secure the lives and property Of til,
citizens; and provide for such penalties n
will secure the observance OF the proyi
slons Of the ordinance. Adopted.
Mr.. Robt. Simpson offered the following
resolution;
Rslsd, That the special committee OIL
gas be requested 10 report at the mex
, meeting OF Council and show cause VIII!
they should not be discharged.
Mr., Simpson said that this committee
had not reported, and that they had II
their employ man 10 whom they vert
; paying Ave dollars day, and this thing wa
growing monotonous To tho people.
This brought Dir. Arkle to his ieet, whit
sustained the action Of the Committee Il
i their retention OF the clerk as he was
material witness for the State, and as L
The nay, he was not drawing pay 70
every day but only for the days he work
ed. lie also showed that Major Wrigh
had done valuable work in tracing up tn
inaccuracies Of the former employees Uf th
= Office.
Larkin made some desultOry remarks OIL
the resolution.
Caldwell, A., moved that the resolution
be amended so as 10 read. ITO show Caus
Why their clerk should not be discharged.
Mr.. Arkle moved ihatthe resolution b
laid on the table, and demande3i the aye
GYS@Messrs. Ankle, Caldwell. Il.
Caldwell, D. F., Goodlellow, Halter, Ham
ilton aud Peters, Z.
NAYS-Houston, Kimberly, I.arkln
Pollock, Simpson, Wait and Victorious
-.
So the motion was lost.
MF. Iarkin moved to amend the resolu
tlon so as 10 read THAT the clerk DO dis
charged" Upon this the ayes aud nay
we're demanded, pending WHICH Mr. ArklI
moved TO refer It 10 the Committee on III
nance. Upon this the ayes and nays werl
demanded. Pending this Mr.. Arkll
moved the indefinite postponement Of thI
resolution, saying ''the members Of Coun
ell have got 10 go on record In this mat
ter, and called for the ayes and nays.
AYB-Arkle, Caldwell A., Caldwell B
F., Goodiellow, HalIer, Hamilton and Pc
ters-7.
NATs-Houston, Larkin, Pollock, SimD
son, Wait and Waterhouse-6.
So II was indefinitely postponed.
Adjourned.
This Branch met In special session las
evening with His Honor, the Mayor, Ii
the Chair, and the following member
present: Messrs. Butteriield, Criswell
Zoeckler, Hall, McAdams, Boring, SCham
bra, Wilson, Cracrait, Stone, ScAultze.
The minutes Of the last meeting wert
read anil approved.
The resolution embodied In tho repor
Of the Committee on Streets, AIleyl
and Grades, postponed from the last meet
ing, ordering the resetting Of the curb o.
the west side Of Market street, from AL
Icy O TO Seventh street, was takeu up
and, on motion, was recommitted, 10 as
certain cost, etc.
The reports Of the Committee on Water
Works and the Superintendent Of The
Works were read, and the action OF the
Second Branch in adopting tho same con
Cured in.
The report Of the Committee on Mar
kets as adopted by the Second Branch wal
cnncurred In with the exception OF the
bill OF D. E. Donel, for improvements made
on the Second Ward Market House, which
was referred back TO the Committee fol
further Information In regard 10 the de,
tails Of the extension oil the roof. The
Chairman Of the Committee on Markets
coming In alter this resolution was recon,
mitted, made the necessary explanations
and the bill was ordered paid.
The reports VI the various standing
committees and officers OF the city were
received from the Second Branch, and the
actionOl that body in adopting the same
cOncurred In.
The ordinance assessing taxes for the
city OF Wheeling for the year 1870, passed
| by the Rocond Branch, was read first,
second and third time and coRcurred in.
The ordinance granting the right Of way
70 the Central Telephone Company, was
also passed, with the amendment proyid.
ing that the wires be not lower than TWEEN.
ty.fve feet from tho ground.
Capt. Andrew Wilson arose 10 A oues.
ton Of privilege In regard TO conmunica.
ton which appeared IN yesterdays Ro5is.
Ter, In connection With the laying OF The
sewer pipe on Nineteenth street, which
said: Captain Wilson stated In Council
that the SAME kind Of pipe that was fur.
nished for the Nineteenth street sewer at
ninety cents per foot, VISA furnished and
laid at the West Virginia Penitentiary for
tirty.thHs eEzsLS per foot. Such are not the
facts In the case, The pipe furnished for
the Nineteenth street sever was fiat quail.
", and that for the State prison was second
quality pipe"
Captain Wilson said that what no as.
serted was true, and TO prove II had Mr..
Sfnna IN raah thR iollnuipr l,IJ IA a.