The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-09
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THE CITY soIoXs.
Their Regular Meeting last Ntght-ln,
teFcsting Report from the Gas Invesii.
Eating C6mmIttee- opinion OF City So.
IicItoF rs 10 Jurisdiction OF Judge Of
Municipal CouPt-Oftllnanee Prevent.
ing sale OF Wine aud Beer NJ PIenIes,
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second nraneh.
The City Council met last night In regu.
lar session. Present at roll.call in this
branch: Messrs. Ankle, i. F. Caldwell,
All. Caldwell, Ewing, Goodiellow, Hand.
Ian, Hamilton, Houston, Haller, Kimber.
~, Latkin, McNash, Pollock, Reeves,
Simpson, Wait waterhouSe, Mr. President.
Tie minutes Of the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
The usual monthly reports were re.
celyel from the following standing com.
mittees: Water Works, Streets and Al.
leys, Fire Department, City Prison,
Finance, Lights, Accounts, Real Estate,
Health and Ordinances. These reports
contained the usual monthly bills, with
recommendations for their payment, and
q number OF unimportant resolutions,
which we're severally adopted. There was
nothing Of general interest In any Of the
various reports.
The claim Of the venerable Joseph
Greer for services as Janitor at the old
Hope Hose House (Sl5l, which lie has
been ouslyattempting toll lobby through
for long time past, was finally rejected.
1t seems that the old gentleman was never
employed 10 do the work.
CONDITION OF CITY BUILDING.
The City Surveyor reported that, In
compliance with an order from City Coun.
ell, lie had made an examination Of the
City Building, and stated that while ii
has settled badly, II Is pretty well tied to-
gether, and in'his opinion Is safe for the
use to which II Is put. Mr.. Peterson sug!
gested, as a matter Of caution, that in the
sessions OF the First Branch only the mum.
Der that can be comfortably seated by the
present accommodations be admitted.
The communication was referred to the
Committee on Real Estate.
ORDINANCES.
A recommendation by the Committee
on Ordinances, that MIR. Alex. Q. EoR be
employed 10 collect and file the papers OF
the city, aud be paid for his services the
sum OF s. per day for the time he may be
occupied in the work, was adopted.
The City Sergeant was instructed by
resolution to enforce the ordinance in
regard to hawkers and peddlers on the
streets, alleys and public places Of the
city.
An ordinance making 1t unlawful for
any person to ride or drive on any wooden
or iron bridge within the city across
Wheeling creek, or across Caldwell's run,
OF any gait faster than walk, was read
three times aud passed.
DIRECTED TOWARD TIE plCNIcs.
An ordinance preventing the sale Of
wine or ardent spirits, ale, beer, intoxica.
ting cider, or drinks Of like nature, at any
place within the city, to. be used as bev.
erage at the place or on the premises
where sold or furnished, except only ut
the place where person holding prop.
or license to keep an ordinary or coffee
house is authorized to keep such ordin.
ance or coffee house, was passed. The
penalty provided by the ordinance is a
line Of not less than S. nor more than $50
for each otfense.
The Committee on Ordinances was au.
thorized to employ competent person
for the revision OF the ordinances, and pre-.
paration OF the same for printing. The
committee estimate the cost Of revising the
ordinances at some $500 or $3.50, and tina,
1000 copies Of the some 400 pages, bound
in fair manner) would cost about $500.
REPORT FROM THE GAS ISvESrldArGSa CON.
MlTrEE.
The special committee appointed 10 in,
vcs,igate the affairs OF the city's Gas
Works submitted partial report OF theil
work, which they state is still being
, prosecuted with diligence and effect"
The committee reported that soon after
the commencement Of this investigation
systematic plan OF embezzlement was
discovered in the books OF the Score,
tary's office, which have been
partially examined as far back as
the year 1872, showing uniform embez
element, month after month, from that
time until January Of the present year
when the frauds were discovered and the
Secretary and Collector were removed
from office.
) Excepting eighteen months OF the time,
viz: from October, 1874, to October, 1876
and from October, 1877, 10 April, 1873 (fol
which period the "Registers" were de.
: stroyed) the fraudulent entries, and alb.
. straCting Of monies belonging 10 the city
were oil easy detection. Unfortunately
however, the period Of eighteen months
: as above named, cannot be gone over
, without great painstaking; 1t being impos.
sible to unravel the thefts therein EN-.
braced without commencing with the
Street Books for those NOTWITHSTANDING
item by item and then constructing there,
from an entire new Register"
The total amount Of monies embezzled
from the Gas office, thus far discovered,
aggregate in excess Of $4,000, and to SO,
! cure the return OF which sum to tho CITY
Treasu y, from the guilty parties, civil
suits have been instituted and attach.
ments served on sundry parties, the
! particulars OF which civil action are now
lnatterso OF record in the Clerks Office Of
; the Circuit Court OF this county.
The committee announced their inten.
tiOn Of making complete and satisfac.
tory showing Of all the matters entrusted
to m,and recommended payment OF the
following bills: Joseph Graves, 50; VIM.
Hore, 81 rs; NJ. B.. G. Wright, $3i5.
They also recommended the adoption Of
the followiI & resolution:
Resolved, That the Joint Special Commit.
tee on tho City's Gas Works be instructed
to extend their labors so as to embrace the
period covered Py the burned Registers.
JURISDICTION OF JUDGE OF MUNICIPAL COURT.
IN response to resolution OF Council
calling upon the City Solicitor to report
what action is necessary 10 require the
Judge Of the Municipal Court to act in &C.
cordance with the intent OF the eighth
section Of the Act establishing said Court,
.