The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-28


Special Meeting OF Both branches Last
Night-TOm Darrah Reelected Clerk
EOf the Municipal CouFt-J. N. Todd to
succeed Receiver Day.
second BranCh.
The City Council met last night in
special session. Present at r%oll.call
Messrs. Ankle, All. Caldwell, Ewing,
Goodiellow, Handlan, Haller, Hamilton,
Houston, jefferson, Kimberly, Larkin, 10.
gan, Meyers, Pollock, Reeves, WHIT aud
Waterhouse-l7.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
A communication was received from the
City Collector, requesting Council to tx.
cuse him from collecting the Delinquent
Water List for TO-" The Collector stated
that in Consequence Of tho slowness with
which tax payers and water renters are
meeting their bills for 1878, II would re.
quire the constant efforts OF his present
force In collecting '7S bills to enable him
to make a settlement with Council ut the
proper time.
A petition was received from tho resi-
dents OF Virginia street, Island, to have the
gas main extended from Front street,
along Virginia street, to South Penn street,
that they may enjoy its benefits, ETC., and
agree to use It as needed or enough to pay
ten per cent per annum on the cost OF
same, The petition was referred to the
Committee on Lights.
Number Of petitions, asking for reduc:
ton oil water assessment ETC., were read
and referred to appropriate committees.
Several dilatory members put In map
pearance and had their names "plaCed
upon the roll"
Mr.. Ankle oiTereda resolution, instruct.
ing the City Collector 10 furnish the Street
Commissioner with the names Of those
who By reason Of having no employment
arc unable to pay their city taxes, and that
the Street Commissioner be authorized to
give such persons employment until the
claims against them are satisfied. The
resolution was adopted.
An ordinance amending the sixth Sec
ton Of the ordinance granting the eX.
elusive right TO construct a street railway
on the streets OF the city was read. The
amendment proposes that the company
shall be authorized 10 extend their tracks
up Market street, from Union street to
Madison street, provided they do not in
terfere with persons attending the Second
Ward market with wagons; and also pro.
viding that in case the company shall ex-
tend their track from Jacob streetto Water
street, by way OF 44th street, they shall
lay the track as nearly as practicable in
the centre Of said 44th street.
The ordinance, after some discussion,
was voted upon. There were twelve votes
for the ordinance, and nine against. Re-
quiring a %two.thirds vote, 1t was laid over
under the rules.
The amendment of the First Branch to
the ordinance fixihgthe salary otthe Clerk
of the Municipal Court was nop-concurred
in. A committee Of conference was called
for, and allowed. Messrs. All. Caldwell,
Simpson and Pollock were appointed upon
the committee.
The special committee appointed to in.
vestigate certain rumors concerning the
pay Of the deputy Sergeants reported that
they had carefully investigated the sub.
jeCt, and that all the deputy Sergeants had
sworn that they were paid S65 per month,
as provided by the ordinance. The re.
port was filed. ~ I'D, o..
Mr.. MCNash offered a resolution in.
struCting the Committee on Ordinances to
inquire into the cost ofrevising and print.
ing 100 copies Of the City Ordinances,
which was adopted.
The Committee on Police recommended
the passage Of al, ordinance increasing the
police force Of the city TO twenty-five men.
The full text Of the ordinance has already
been published. The ordinance was 70.
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
The Second Branch concurred in the
amendments of the First Branch to the
resolution authorizing the employment OF
men who have not paid their taxes, upon
the streets and alleys.
An ordinance preventing any one from
keeping stock yards west OF MCCullocl
street was read and referred to the Com.
mittee on Health, after some discussion.
ELECTION OF CLERK OF MUNICIPAL COURT.
On motion Of Mr.. Simpson, the First
Branch was notified that the Second
Branch was ready 10 20 into joint session
for the election Of q Clerk Of the Munich
pal Court OF Wheeling. The First Branch
appeared in tho chamber OF the Second
Branch, the roll was called, and the two
Branches proceeded to the election Of a
Clerk Of the Court.
The following gentlemen were placed
In nomination: W. G.. BroCknnier, Alex.
S. Gillespie, w. T. Emblem, Robert Mar.
shall, w. NJ. Handlan, Thomas NJ. Ddrrah
and B. A. Galligan.
The first ballot resulted Brockunier 3,
Gillespie'5, Marshall 5, Handlan I, Darrah
I6, Galligan 4.
Upon the second ballot Mr.. Darrah was
elected, the vote beinga as follows: Brock.
unier 3, Gillespie ., Marshall I, Handlan 9,
Darrah %, Galligan A. =
The Mayor announced that no election
had yet,been held for a City Receiver, and
an election to fill that office would also be
in order.
Mcssrs. james Al. Todd and Elijah Day
were placed IN nomination.
Mr.. Todd was elected upon the first bal
lot, the vote being: fodder, Day 49,.
On motion, Council adjourned.
First Branch.
This Branch met in special session last
evening, there being present ut ~roll-call
His Honor Mayor Sweeney and Messrs.
Butterfeld, Criswell, Cowan, Boring, Refs.
ter, Schanbra, Stone, McAdams, Zoeckler,
Hughes, Simpson, Wilson, Canadian,
Schultze, Hall and Cracraft.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The ordinance relating to the jurisdic.
ton, election and compensation OF the
Judge and Clerk OF the Municipal Court.
as passed by the Second Branch, was read.
Mr.. Cracraft moved to strike out 81, 900
and insert $500 as the salary paid by the