Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-03-29
CITY COUNCIL.
IN SPECIAL SESSION LAST NIGHT,
An Increase of the Salary of the Health
Officer Defeated, and Joe Webb
Refused License to Sell
Liquors.
SECOND BRANCH.


This branch was called to order by
President Logan. At roll call the lol-
lowing members were present: Messrs'
Arkle. Caldwell, B. F., Ewing, Fisher,
Goodfellow. Hamilton, Horkheimer,
Kimberly, Larkin, Myers, McNash!,
Peters. Reeves, Simpson, Mr.. Presi-
dcnt-l5.
The journal OF the previous meeting
not having been prepared, on motion
his part OF the proceedings was post
poned to a future session OF Council. .
ORDINANCES.
Tho Committee on Ordinances re-
ported( through their chairman, Freder-
lex Goodfellow. having had under their
consideration the various matters re-
fcrrcd 10 them, the following ordinance,
with the recommendation that 1t be
adopted:
An ordinance amending and re-or-
daining the first section oil the ordl,
nance in relation 10 the selection ana
duties of the Health Officer. The
amended ordinance provides that all the
duties heretofore performed by the
Health Officers, deputies or assistants,
Shall be performed blythe Health Officer
himself: il farther provides that all no.
tices issued by the Health Officer shall
be served bv the sergeant or his depu-
tics. the sergeant 10 receive Tor such
notice served the sum OF twenty-five
cents. TO tie paid out Of the city treas
ury. the salary oi the Health Officer,
for such additional services, being IN
creased from 5000 10 $500 per year.
Mr.. Simpson moved that the sum OF
500 be inserted instead OF $500 which
amendment prevailed ON the following
votes:
AYES-Arkle, Fisher, Kimberly, Mey-
crS, Peters, Simpson, Wait, Warehouse
Mr.. Prcsilcnt-9.
Nors-Caldwell z. F., Ewing, Good
fellow, Hamilton, llorkheimcr JeIier-
son, Larkin, McNaSh-S.
The remainder ul the ordinance was
rrrommittcl to the committee.
Mcs~rs. Norton Il Corbly were grant
cd permission to keep an ordinary, at
the Mcclure house. Suritics, i. llork-
hcimyr and ThoS. Norton.
The petitions OF Joseph Webb and
AMI John Miller, who were fined several
times in the police court this week Tor
selling liquors without first having Oh.
tanned license, asking remission OF
fines. was referred back to the parties
who presented said petition in order
that the papers might hc gotten mp rs
directed hv the ordinance for the re-
mission OF fines.
At9o'ciork Council adjourned.
srEHAyCU-srECIAL SESSION.
The session OF last night was short
and not over sweet, the special object
rytncrunsiirratio uf various license
applications. 80
The Mayor presided ami the follow
inc members answered the calling al the
roll by Alfred Caldwell, ESqr vino oil
a,iatcl during a short absence oi the
CLERK: Mr-,rs. Boring, Buttcriicld, Graz
craft, Criswcll, McAdamS, Reistcr,
SrhImbra, schultz, Simpson, stone and
Wilson. Nine members being necessary
fora quorum, and that number being
present. Ills Honor announced as the
nr,'n~ 81 exercises, the license question
as above.
iu..ug.t which came up was the APP
ulirqlian ii Nr,srs. COrhly X Norton
Ia keep a coffee hOu," at the Mcclure
House: the right WAS granted them.
Mrs. Mary Dunlap, through Jos.
Webb, applied Tor license to keep a
coffee house, on Market street al the
..Sp~.u. Garden saloon. Alter CON
siderable debating pro and con, the
ayes and noes were demanded, and the
demand being sustained, they were
ordered and taken, every member but
MIR. schultz voting against the appIica-
ton. 80 the action OF the Second Branch
was nOn-cOncurrCd in.
Adjourned.