The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-15
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THIS Committee, to whom was referred
an ordinance looking 10 the removal ofth0
Chs Trustees pIteg examining, the ordi'
ion that il did not meet the requirements
Of the public service, and recommended
that it be rejected.
The committee submitted an ordinance,
which thOy believed would answer the
purpose letter. The committee, in recon.
mending the passage Of this ordinance,
did so without nny intention OF express.
ing any opinion either censuring or iusti.
flying the official conduct and acts Of
the Trustees. but were convinced that
the ordinance us il at present stands
has not been sufficient 10 protect
the city from frauds By some employees
about The gas business, and without dc.
string TO prejudice or strengthen any case
now under investigation, they desired
that the Trustees be made to incur greater
responsibility, including q welldeilned
responsibility for defaults aud misconduct
Of their subortlinates. Aid asthey thought
they had no right to impose greater re-
Rponsibility On the present Trustees than
lhCy assumed on accepting the trust; and
rs. their term Of office is declared by the
ordinance appointing them to be during
the pleasure OF Council, the committee
recommended that their present term Of
Office rs Trustees do end on the adoption
Of this ordinance.
The committee further, reported that
they wcreot opiHi0n thata better mode Of
managing the Gas Works would he IL
make il department under an ordinance
prescribing and creating Superintendent
Of Gas Works, who should be u bonded
officer, with prescribed duties; q clerk
who should lie collector OF gus bills and
should also DO bonded officer: and ono
or more inspectors M melresjwho should
make out the billS, turn them over to the
clerk, tnking his receipt for the aggregate
amount thereof, which receipt shall bC
filed with the City Clerk, who shall charge
the Clerk OF the tins Works Herewith, and
shall credit him only with cash collected
and pail oyer, aud amounts of deIin.
qncnt bill aiIerLhS list has been eXamin'
cd and approved by Council.
Aud for this Department there should
be Il joint standing committee, styled the
Committee on Gas department. The com.
milteG therefore recommended that the
Committee Oh Ordinances have referred
to them the following resolution:
R'solryd, That the Committee on 0rtli.
nances, with the aid Of the City Solicitor,
he directed to prepare MI ordinance Great:
ing ii Gas Department embOdying the fore.
gong features and detlningspeciIically the
duties Of its officers, And reRQrttlVc same to
Council.
The report was signed by j. d. Ewing,
+. Cowan, y. J. McNasli, j. NJ. Houston,
Ed. ]. l.arkin, II. J. ZoCckler.
The resolution attached to the report
was unanimously adopted.
The bond Of Thomas Stanley, Superin.
tcndcnt OF the City Prison, in the penal
SUN OF $1,000, with Frank II. Moran and
Charles Il. liulger US snreties, was APP.
proved.
ORDINANCE IL RELATION To GAS TRUSTEES.
The ordinInee submitted by tliv Com.
mittee on Lights,was tLen taken fun and
considered. The ordinance provides for
the appointment OF three tiaS Trustees,
who shall hold their office fora term Of six
months from Tie date OF their appoint.
ment, mlesssnon 6v6rdi6anea.
Said 'NrnsteesshalI, ihintlS give bond iiFthC
penal sum OF $4,000, conditional that
during their continuance in office as such
Trustees they shall in all things honestly,
faithfully and diligently discharge theiF
duties as s1lcll Trustees, and account fol
and pay over il moneys whirh shall come
into their hands or unilsr tholr control as
such Trustees The Trustees will receive
500 per year for their services,
ELEcroS OF SEW dAs TRUSTEES.
The first blank in tho ordinance was to
he filled by the appointment OF TIRES Gas
Trustees. Tie following gentlemen were
placed in nomination 10 fill the blank
Joseph Speidel, George X, Wheat, James
Maxwell, Mortimer POLLOCK, 4. Wilson
Kelly, Robert Simpson, SiWOn llOrkheim.
or, John L. Hubbard. Mr.. IIorkheimGr
declined the nomination.
The roll was called With the following
result Mr.. Pollock NOT voting: Spei1el
10, Wheat IL. M4x&ella. Pollock |, Kelly
IL, Simpson l9, Hubbard 10.
The blank was therefore filled with the
names OF George L. Wheat, Robert SiInp.
son aud 4. ": Kelley.
The ordinance WAS read three times and
passed,
The Committee ou Accounts submitted
their report for the month Of February,
which was received and filed, anrlthc bills
enumerated therein orlered paid.
The Committee Oh Health submitted
their report, which was published in these
COLUMNS q few days since. That portion
Of the report referring to the increase Of
the Health Officers Salary, anil 'enIsrstRs
his duties, was referred to the COMMITTEES
on 0rdinQQres. The remainder Of the re.
port vas sdGpip,l,
The report Of the Committee up UGme;es
ries, rs published by Us u, day or. so Rgo,
was real and adopted.
INTERESTING TO SALOON KEEPERS, = .
The following communication from City
Epkinc was read:
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