The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-21

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/ iinal cost TO the city.
NJ. Alfred Caldwell ofEereda resolution,
1T the request Of City Sergeant Sweeney,
committee 10 investigate q report
that had been circulated on the street TO
the effect that the Sergeant only pays the
members OF his police force the sum Of
$50 per month each, when he should pay
them sos per month. Adopted.
A resolution by Mr.. Larkin, endorsing o
project Of ]. Il. Land and s. g. Brown In
preparing a comprehensive compilation
Of the manufacturing and business In.
population, wealth and progress Of
the city Of Wheeling, was adopted.
The following, offered by Nj. Kimberly,
wNs-Teierred 10 the Committee on Ordt.
nanccs:
Resolred, That the Committee on ordi.
nancGs DO and are hereby instructed to
prepare and report to Council at It's regu.
lar meeting to be held In July, 1870, an
ordinance providing for the appointment,
and defining the duties oil, q permanent
Board Of Trustees, to take charge OF and
manage the financial affairs Of the Gas
Works Of Wheeling; and said committee
are further instructed to provide in said
ordinance that the Board OF Trustees shall
have power to make the following ZAP.
pointnents and none other, viz: Secretary,
ss'tSecretary and Superintendent or Gas
Maker, for said works, The appointment
OF purifiers and all other employees Of said
works. to be vested nthe Superintendent
Gas Maker; all appointments either Of the
Board Of Trustees or Superintendent be
subject to the approval OF Council. The
Board OF Trustees also to have power TO
fix the compensation OF all officers and
employees Of said works, but subject to con.
iirmation by and approval OF Council.
A number OF other resolutions, not Of
general interest, were read and referred to
committees,
MUNiCIrSL CLERKS SALARY.
An ordinance relating to the election Of
the Clerk of the Municipal Court, estab.
fishing his fees, etc, was read three times
and passed. The ordinance provides for
tho election OF u Clerk by Council, for q
term OF four years, The Clerk may be re-
moved from office by the Council for in.
competency, neglect Of duty or gross i'm
morality. For services performed by him
by virtue OF his office in relation to the
civil Jurisdiction OF said Court, the Clerk
may charge the same fees as the Clerk Of
the Circuit Court is now cntitl-
ed to receive for similar services.
In lieu of the Clerks fees which
may be Charged in cases within the police
Jurisdiction Of said Court after the first
day Of June, 1870, no shall receive from
the city a salary Of 81 600 per annum, pay
ableqnarterly. In oil cases in said Court
on the police side thereof after the first
day OF June, 1870, where Clerks costs are
taxable against parties other than the city
OF Wheeling, there shall be taxed on nc
account OF the Clerks services the same
fees as Justices Of the Peace ara now pnti-
tied to receive for similar services, which
fees the City Sergeant Tor his deputies)
shall collect; and the City Sergeant shall
account for and pay over the same to the
Troacqrer Of the city Of Wheeling.
Adjourned to Tuesday evening next.
First Branch.
This Branch met in special session lust
evening, In the absence of the Mayor,
Nr. Il. G. Craoraft was called upon to
preside. The following members answered
at roll call: Messrs. .Carnahan, Boring,
Stone, Simpson, COwan, Schambra,
Hughes, McAdams, Hall, Schultz, Girls
well, Reister, Butterfeld, Wilson and
Hoeckler.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The report Of the Committee on Water
Works, accompanied by the 9uperlntsnd-
ent's report, us received from the Second
Branch were C%oncurred in, with the ex-
Ception Of the resolution assessing q tax
on 7. Mahoney for sprinkling the streets,
which was amended by fixing the sum at
$50 per year, instead Of 81 per square.
The report Of tho Committee on Real
Estate, as adopted by the Second Branch,
was concurrcd in.
The reports Of the Special Committee to
investigate the affairs Of the city's gas
office, Committee on Health, Committee
on Accounts, were received from the Sec
ond Branch and concurred in, with the
exception Of the recommendation of the
Committee on Accounts, RENTING the
license Of $40 assessed the G. p. Brown
Boat Club for q ball held Inst December.
The yeas and nays being called for,
MCssrs. McAdams and Rcister voted
yea and the remaining members voting
nay In concurring In the action of the
lower Branch.
The reports of the Committees on City
Prison, Finance, Fire Department,
Wharves, Streets, Alleys and Grades were
received from the Second Branch, and the
action Of the that Branch in adopting the
ConOurred in.
The estimate for the expenditures OF
tho Fire Department for the ensuing year
was referred back to the Finance Commit.
tee for further consideration.
The communications OF the Gas Trus-
tees and Superintendent Brown were re.
Ceivcd from the Second Branch and the
action Of that body Concurrcd in.
The resolution from the Second Branch
ratifying the action Of the City Solicitor
in instituting suits against George @.
Black, late City Collector, and asking the
assistance OF two additional counsel, wasre-
scinded, but was amended, allowing only
one assistant counsel. The action was
afterwards rescinded SO as TO allow Mr..
Erskine to include his partner, Mr.. B. S.
Allison, Us counsel in the suit without any
additional expense to the city.
Several other resolutions were concurred
in, after which the Branch adjourned.
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