The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-01
CRY CorNcfL.

Joint session ofthe Two Branches Last
Night BallotIng for Municipal Oiiieers.
Council met in special session last night,
or the biennial election Of municipal
,fficers. In the Second Branch the follow.
ng gentlemen answered to their names at
'oll.call: Ankle, Alfred Caldwell, B. F.
Caldwell, Delters, Ewing, Fisher, Good.
'ellow, Handlan, Haller, Hamilton, Hork-
heimer, Houston, jefferson, Kimberly,
I.arkin, Meyers, MeNash, Peters, Pollock,
Reeves, Simpson, Wait, Waterhouse, Mr..
q
The minutes OF the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
Tho bond Of Wharfmaster Forsythe, In
the sum Of 5000, with Samuel Kuglen as
surety, was approved by Council, and the
oath Of office was administered by Presi'
dent Logan.
A motion BY Mr.. Horkheimer, to post.
pone the election Of the Clerk OF the MI.
niCipal Court until the regular monthly
meeting In May, was lost by vote Of l2
to II.
The Gas Commissioners submitted their
report for the month Of January, showing
the following:
m.
Amount d cash on hand rs reported 10
ASS ai sasE 1A Received from Trustee: S'
during this month 900 81
s1,lss n
By amount Of cash paid out during the
month on Trustees OHlers.... ...,.......t 1881 30
BY cash on .. II 691 "
s14S .
The report was referred to the Com.
mittee on Lights.
The special joint committee appointed
10 investigate all matters pertaining TO the
City's gus works submitted the following
resolution, and asked for It's adoption:
ReaOllei, That the special joint commit.
tee appointed to investigate all mattersa up
pertaining 10 the city's gas works (which
shall include the matter OF the firing Of
certain Of It's books, be and arc hereby
fully authorized at their discretion to con.
tract for and incur such expense, on be-
half OF the city, aS they may Judge to be
calculated to further the discharge Of their
duties or to tend to the accomplishment
OF the objects Of their appointment.
This resolution called forth considerable
discussion, pending which the First
Branch was announced as ready 10 go into
joint session for the election OF officers,
and the matter was dropped for the
time.
THE ELECTIONS.
The two Branches then went into joint
session for the election OF officers.
The roll OF each Branch was called,
showing that there were present fourteen
members Of the First Branch and twenty.
five members OF the Second Branch.
Necessary to choice, 20.
ASSESSORS.
Nominations being in order for Assessor
Of the First District, the following were
announced: II. W. Phillips, Robert Ham
ilton, l.. 0. Smith, W. p. English, George
Roberts.
Mr.. Hamilton withdrew his name.
The first ballot resulted: Phillips IS,
English Is, Smith Q.
Second ballot; Phillips IL, English 81,
Smith !.
Mr.. English was declared elected.
Nominations for Assessor OF the Second
District: Daniel Geiger, WIN. Myles, WIN.
B. 0dbert.
Mr.. Myles was elected on the first bal.
lot, the Y0tebeing: Myles 20, Geiger 10,
0dhert ..
GLRRK or 44RKEF,
Nominations for Clerk OF the Second
Ward Market: Vim. Gundling, Henry
Juergens, Edward F. Miller, Michael Ed.
wards, Robert Bond, Edward Christnan,
Milton McATasters, P. Kenney, Henry p
Myers, EraGtHs Rathburn, r. 7. Ford, P.
II. French, Thos, Farrel, YIN. II. Ramp,
Robert Crowther.
Mr.. Edwards was elected on tho first bal
lot, the following being the vote: Ed.
wards 20, GundlingT, Juergens 7, Miller 9.
CITY COLLECTOR.
Nominations for City Collector: John
i. Parker, John Carlln, S. 7. Faris, W.
!. Butler, r., james B. fancy, Portpr
Smith, r. G. Bonham.
Mr.. fancy was tho successful candidate,
being elected on the first ballot, which
stood as follows: fancy 80, Carlin l,
SMITH.
MEAspRER tpNRER 4Sg WOOD.
Nominations for AIeasurer OF Lumber
and Wood: George Walters and James
Wheeler.
Mr.. Wheeler was elected on the first
ballot, tila :Qts being: Wheeler 81, Walt
ers IS.
SUIT. CHAIN GANG. s.,, &,
Isaac saaler, Bernard Brady, YIN. Gar
ner, Edward Flanagan, P, ]. Healey, Jno.
Finnegan, Thos Batktey, James T. Fleu-
Noah Price, PDtriGk Reilly, Joseph A.
Marshall, William Myers, Jacob Stroble,
Patrick Mahoney, James Duffy, Robert P.
Powell and Franklin Hopkins were nomi-
mated for Superintendent Of the Chain
Gang. 7f57
First ballot: Flanagan !, Finnegan 9,
Fleming 4, Wier Q, Price i, Marshall ],
Mahoney 7, Duffy !, Powell A, Hopkins 8.
Second ballot: Brady !, Finnegan /,
Wier s, Price Q, Marshall /, Mahoney II,
Powell Hopkins |.
Third ballot; Wier 60, Mahony ia.
Mr. Patrick Wier was declared elected
Superintendent Of the Chain Gang.
HEALTH OFFICER.
Drs, Tom o. Edwards, X. S. Harvey, D.
B. Ward and l.. D. Wilson were nominat-
ed for Health Officer.
vv FiFSt !, bq M3El. E4Sar4s 10, Harvey 10
Second ballot: Edwards Is, Harvey 8,
Ward u, Wilson \.
., Third ba!Ipti Edwards II, Harvey II,
Ward II, Wilson !.
Fourth ballot: Edwards 10, Harvey IS,
Ward Z, Wilson 3.
Eihh ballot, Edwards 81, Harvey IS. Z
DR.. Edwards was th6rpqpQR DECLARED
elected, '' ''''''''
KEEPER OF CITY LOOKUP.
Nominations for Keeper of City Lookup:
Reese Thomas, BENZ. Mclaughlin, WIN.
Coyle, Valentine Gipsay, Joseph Wick
ham, VIM. J. Forsythe, James r. Gray,
Alex. Wallace, Lyman Cox, WIN. McPher.
son, Charles Ellsworth.
Gen. Wallace was GhoSpp on the first
ballot. The vote was: Wallace 9g, Gray
IA, Mcpherson 8.
CITY SOLICITOR.
Afassra. II. b. Ferguson. w II w Cow.