The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-17
First branch.
Branch was Gale

The First Branch was called to order by
Mayor Sweeney at p. NJ. Present, His
Honor, and Messrs. Bearing, Butterfeld,
Cowan, Criswell, EofF, McAdams, Scham,
bra, Schultze, Simpson, Stone, Wilson
Wolvington, and zoeckler. Mr.. Hughes
and Mr.. Cracraft subsequently appeared
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read by the clerk and approved.
An ordinance to amend and re-ordain an
ordinance entitled, an ordinance in rela-
ton to the election, duties, and compensa.
ton OF the Clerk Of the city OF Wheeling,
was taken up. This ordinance was passed
by the Second Branch at its last meeting,
and was published in iullin these columns
at that time. 1t provides for the issue OF
a salary warrant on the Receiver, by the
Clerk, to each salaried officer OF the city
monthly, instead Of quarterly, as hereto.
fore, and provides further that he may
issue an order to city employees for wages
due, on presentation OF a certificate from
the Superintendent oft Water Works or
Street Commissioners provided, however,
that any one certificate shall not include
more than ten days pay, and that not
more than one certificate shall be issued
to any city employee in any one month.
Capt. Wilson objected to the latter por.
ton fthe proposed amendment, as open.
ing the gates for loose management of the
city funds, and moved to strike it out
Mr.. Schultze thought the certificate OF
the Street Commissioner, or Superintend.
ent OF Water Works was a sufficient
voucher. The laborers on city work were
poor and could not afford TO wait on couu.
Gil meetings for their pay.
Considerable discussion followed, in
which the manner Of paying the street and
water works hands was considered.
Mr.. Boring moved 10 refer to the com.
mittee on ordinances. Lost.
On call Of the Ayes and Noes on Capt.
Wilson's motion to strike ont the clauses
providing for paying hands on the Street
Commissioners and Water Works Super.
certificates, the following
members voted TO strike out, viz: Butter.
field, Cowan, Cracratt, Criswell, Eoff,
Hughes, McAdams, Schambra, Simpson,
Stone, Zoeckler, Wolvington and Wilson,
Noes: Messrs. Boring and SChultze.
The remainder Of the ordinance was
adopted.
The report Of the Committee on Water
Works was read and adopted.
"A resolution OF the First Branch to place
a gas post at the corner OF Alley B and
Fourteenth street, amended by the Second
Branch so as to provide for lamp.posts at
n. Z. corner OF Ninth and Market; corner
OF Wood and Thirty.second, and one at
Jacob Arndt's residence was referred TO
Committee on Lights.
Mr.. Schultze offered resolution that
the street lamps be lighted at 5 P. NJ, daily
until February 10th, when necessary.
Carried.
Mr.. Battlefield moved that the Commit
tee on Cemeteries report fully concerning
City Sections salary. Carried.
The rtport OF the Committee on Streets
and Alleys was read and recommitted TO
same Committee.
A resolution from the Second Branch
Geo. H. Defibaugh 0yerseer
81 the City Prison from December l, 1879,
vas concurTed in.
A resolution Of the Second Branch. di.
recting the City Sergeant to notify elective
md appointed officers Of the city, of Coun.
III and committee meetings connected
With their departments, was concurred In.
Mr.. Stone referred to charges pub.
iShed concerning his conduct as a mem.
Der Of Council, and offered his resignation |
Is Commissioner OF the 1880 city loan |
md as a member Of Council.
The members Of the Second Branch, by
unanimous vote, declined to accept
'ither.
Resolutions providing for the enforce.
nentot the ordinance regulating the speed
4 locomotives within the city limits and