The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-19

The committee also submitted an ordin.
anCe authorizing the Keeper OF the City
Lookup to appoint deputy, such deputy
70 receive for his service such compensa.
ton as Council may from time to time al.
low, and continue in office during the
pleasure OF the said Keeper, and be amen.
able to his control.
The report oithe Committee on Police
was referred to the Committee on Ordin.
ances.
Gas INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
The joint committee appointed to inyes.
tigate the affairs Of the City Gas Works re.
ported that their work has been and is re.
cetving their diligent attention, and rec
commended the payment OF the following
bills: Harry Caldwell, S345; Alfred
Rheinstrom, 1921 so; John r. Goldenburg,
500; Jos. Graves, 50 20; G. Mendel & Co.,
s. %; r. Crothers, S.; total, SS22 95. Ali
oil the said bills, the committee reported,
were for expenses necessarily incurred BY
the committee in the discharge Of their
duty.
The report Of the committee was adopt.
ed, and the bills ordered paid.
The Mayor was authorized to temporar.
lily appoint Weighmaster for the Fifth
Ward Scales, at the lower end OF the Cen.
tre Wheeling market.
The City Sexton reported that he had
received Sl7 so for interments during the
month OF March. The report was received
and ordered filed.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The Committee on Fire Department sub
mitted comparative statement Of the cost
OF the Fire Department as at present con.
stituted, and also the cost as proposed by
the ordinance creating paid Department.
The following is the expense OF the ex.
isting organization: Chief Marshal, $3.50
per annum; two Assistant Marshals, $50
each; four hostlers, S720 each; three en-
gineers, $3.50 each; seven foremen, $50
each; three firemen, $50 each; twenty
nine extra men, $50 each; total, 81, 100.
Expense OF the proposed organization:
Chief Marshal, $50; two assistant Mar.
shals, $50 each; four foremen 5000 each !;
four hostlers, 5000 each; three engineers,
$500 each; three tiremen, $50 each thirty.
two extra men, $50 each. Total, %, 200.
Additional expense by adopting the pro.
posed plan tor a paid department, 5000.
The consideration OF the report was
postponed until such time as the Commit
tee on Finance can make report.
A petition was received from Messrs.
Lawrence Clark and Thomas Manion, ask
ing for a settlement Of their claims against
the city for cleaningthe streets OF the city.
Accompanying the petition was Commu-
nication from ex-Street Commissioner
White, recommending that Clark & Man
ion be paid $500 on account. The papers
were referred to special committee.
GAS AT THE CENTRAL GLASS WORKS.
The Gas Trustees reported that the Cen
tral Glass Company desired to use the
City's gas at their glass works. As the best
means OF supplying the gas desired, the
Trustees recommended that q iour-inch
main pipe be laid to the said works from
the four.inch main pipe on Eotf street, the
main so laid to take the place OF the old
two-inch main on Fifteenth street. The
maximum estlmated cost of the improve.
ment recommended is Sl,50O, and the
Trustees believed that the increased con.
sumption OF gas and other advantages
which would accrue would be ample to
testify the expenditure.
The recommendation Of the Gas Trust.
ees was adopted.
Adjourned. ss
First Branch.
This Branch met in called session last
evening, with His Honor, the Mayor, in
the chair, and the following members an.
swering at roll cali: Messrs. Cowan, Bor,
ing, Zoeckler, Wilson, Hall, Schultz, era.
craft and McAdalns. iIG, 4 ~
A quorum being present the minutes OF
the last regular meeting were read and
signed.
Messrs. Stone, Schambra and Butterfeld
appeared.
In the matter Of issuing warrant for
$50 to w. D. English, Assessor for the
First District, reported from the Second
Branch, the action OF that Branch was
concurred in.
The resolution from the Second Branch
continuing the Weigh Masters OF the Fifth
and Eighth Ward scales until others be
appointed, was laid on the table. -....
The negligence Of someiof the Weigh
Masters was discussed at length by Mr.
Hall, who maintained that there should
be some punishment for the violations O.
the law in this particular. The Mayor in,
formed Council that no penalty was pre-
scribed in the ordinance, and that he wa
powerlesS to mete out punishment. With
view to amending the ordinance so that
penalties might be engrafted in the ordi
nance for neglect Of duty, and the malieaS
anee Of Weigh Masters, Mr.. Stone oiFereG
the following resolution: E
ReSOlred, That the ordinances on weigh.
ing coal be and are hereby referred to the
Committee on Scales and the City Solicitor
with instructions to report an ordinance
with proper penalties attached thereto
governing the weighing Of coal and suCl
other articles as are required to be weigh
ed within the city limits.
Adopted,
The Mayor was authorized to appoin
temporarily weigh masters for the scale
In question, until such time as CounCi
could make appointments.
On motion Of Mr.. Cracraft, the Brancl
adjourned to meet next Tuesday evening
LOOKING FOR HRR soS.-Atrs. Mar,
Smelling, Of Fl Wayne, Indiana, came "a
this city . few days since with her house
\ hold effects, expecting to reside with he
son, who had written to her to meet hin
here. Up to- q late hour last night, tn
4 lady had been unable To find her SON AM