The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-25

Extra session Last NiEht-synopsis Of
business Transacted.
Second Hraneh.


second Branch.
Council met in special session last night
This Branch came to order with Mr.
Goodiellow in the chair. Present at roll
cali; Arkle, ALI, Caldwell, Ewing, Good
fellow, Hamilton, Horkheimer, Jefferson
Kimberly, Larkin, SEcNash, Pollock, yock.
Ter, Wait-l3.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
Tie report Of the Gas Trustees, showing
receipts aud expenditures for the month.
OF March, April and May, was read, and
referred TO the Committee on Lights fOr
report.
SeveralipetitiOns Of no particular import
ance were read, and referred to appropri.
ate committees.
A resolution instrnCting the Street Com
missioner to place a sewer box at the east
end Of Seventeenth street, on the north
side, so MS to protect the bank from wash
ing away, was adopted.
Mr.. Jefferson submitted resolution In
strucling the City Sexton to close the gates
Of the Peninsula Cemetery at s o'clock r
NJ, from the LIST day Of May to the LIST day
Of September, which was adopted.
BY resolution OF Mr.. Wait the Clerk
was instructed 10 advertise for bids fol
900 perch OF good channel boulders, Ia
be delivered at the Wheeling wharf.
The following, by Mr.. McNash, was 70.
ierred to the Committee on Ordinances:
Resolved, That the Committee on Or
dInances be instructed to submit TO COun'
Gil at their earliest convenience an amend
ment 10 the city ordinance on licenses
that will put stop 10 tho sale Of intoxi'
eating liquors at piCnics or celebrations oil
any kind held within the city limits.
BY Larkin:
Resolrei, That the City Collector be mott
fled 10 give 10 orders ON the Street Com
missioner for work for payment Of tax on
real estate.
Theyeas and nays were called OIL n mo-
ton to lay the resolution on the table
with the following result:
AYEs-Arkle, Goodfellow, poUoCk-3.
NoEs-Ewing llaller, Hamilton, Hork
heimer, Jefferson, Kimberly, Larkin, Me
Nash, Vockler, Wait-l0.
The motion was accordingly lost.
The resolution was then adopted by Il
vote Of II to2.
The Committee on Cemeteries, to whom
was referred the resolution with reference
to the cost OF putting water into the CITY
etery,submitted report, recommend
ing that Messrs. Beck 4 Simpson 10 or
dered 10 proceed with the work Of put
ting down 1900 feet OF lour.inch cast wateI
pipe Of weight Of % pounds to the
foot, together with four branch pipe!
OF lead Of the size OF three-Quarte
inch, with hydrants and stop cocks atIix-
ed and placed in position, for the sum Of
$7G7; said work TO be begun rs soon as tllC
Committee on Cemeteries may INDICATE
the route 10 DO taken, under the supervi
sion aud direction OF the Superintendent
of the Water Works and the City Sexton
The recommendation was adopted.
The Conference Committee on thu
salary question reported that they wert
unable 10 agree and were accordingly dis
charged.
At 0 o'clock the business on the tablt
had been disposed Of, and an effort wa
made to adjourn. AS the First Brancl
was still wrestling with the street cleaning
ordinance, however, and the salary gues
ton was yet IN adtn quo, His Honor tn
Mayor represented that in case these
matters were not settled at this meeting /
would be necessary to call another meet
ing for Friday evening, as the law enacted
by the Legislature required that the an
nual appropriations be fixed in May o
June Of each year. A recess was there
fore taken, in order TO await the pleasur,
Of the First Branch.
Tho members OF this Branch gradual,
strayed away, until there were only two
or three left, when, on motion OF Mr.. Hork
heimer, itadjourned for want Of a quorum
First Branch.
This Branch met in special session las
evening, His Honor the Mayor presiding
land the following members being present
Messls. Garnahan, Butterfeld, Criswell
Wilson, Hall, Boring, McAdams, Stone
Schambra, Hughes, COwan, Reister ant
Schultz.
The minutes OF the previous mcctin,
were read and approved.
The rgcomnittel ordinance regulating
the cleaning OF the streets and alleys o
the city was taken up and exhaustivel,
discussed. The ordinance was amended
in the particulars Of the amount to b.
withheld for failure OF contractors 10 per
form their duty faithfully, from 80 pc
cent TO 20 per cent. The matter OF givin.
the committee overseeing the work SUI
preme and final authority 10 annul al
contracts on failure OF any contracto
to perform his duty, was amended
so as to give Council the final action, am
authorizing the committee to re-let tn,
contracts forfeited Immediately upon thei
being annuled; also that the said commit
tee report all action 10 Council for up
proval.
The ordinance was further amended ant
recommitted to the Committee on 0rdi
nance for revision, so as 10 make the or
dinance read in conformity with the actor
Of Council.
Tho ANNUAL estimate ordinance was re-
ceiyed from the second Branch and the
estimate for the expenses Of tile Fire De
partment WIS cut down from Sll 900 to
1900, and for cleaning repairing, curb
ing and matchmaking the streets OF the
city was increased to seq, 900.
Several resolutions from the Second
Branch were GonCurred in,
The resolution notifying tho Collector
to give no more orders on the Street Com
missioner for work tor payment OF taxes on
real estate, as passed by the Second
Branch, was unanimously rejected.
Adjourned to meet Friday evening.
TIE GLORIOUS FOURTH IN WHEELING
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