The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-10

paSiSnl we Mu uPpOeeu 10 pkylnglt,
Mr.. WaterhouSe -"Bnt he was absent
iorty.two days"
Mr.; Larkin-"I demand the ayes and
noes"
The demand being sustained, the vote
gu the resolution was as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Arkle, Caldwell A., Cald.
we'll h. F., Ewing, Goodiellow, Handlan,
Haller, Hamilton, Houston, Jefferson,
Kimberly, Myles, McNasb, Reeves, 10.
gRn-lj.
EoEs -Messrs. Fisher, Lsrkin, Simpson,
VOCkler, Wait and Warehouse
So the resolution was adopted.
!Streds, Alleys and Grddes.-This CON.
mittee made Its usual report, accompanied
by the report Of the Street Commissioner.
The bills were ordered paid, and the i'm
provements recommended ordered.
FIRST Branch.
This Branch met in regular monthly
session ut their chambers in the City Hall
lastevening. His Honor, the Mayor pre-.
sided, and the following members answer.
cd atroll call; Messrs. Cowan, Simpson,
Hall, Schultze, Wilson, Hughes, Nc.
Adams, Criswell, Stone, Boring and
Schambra
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved,
Mr.. Hall, chairman OF the Committee
on Scales, submitted an ordinance In re.
lation TO the city scales and the manner OF
weighing. This ordinance Is to correct
the abuses OF the present system Of lOas.
ing scales to individuals, and prescribing
penalties for any failure OH the part of the
weighers to faithfully and honestly per.
form their duties. The ordinance was
amended in few particulars and adopt.
ed.
The reports Of the Street Commissioner
and the Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades, were read aud the action Of the
Second Branch in adopting the same,
was concurred in.
The report Of the City Clerk, regarding
the condition OF the finances OF the city,
as received from the Second Branch was
ordered filed.
Gu motion OF Mr.. Carnahan, Mr.. a. @.
Eolr was elected to I'LL the vacancy in the
Sixth Ward, ocCHsioned by the resignation
Of Councilman Reister.
The reports OF the commissioners OF the
1880 loan and the Capitol loan, were re.
ceived and filed.
The resolution from the Second Branch,
directing the City Clerk TO issue an order
on tho City Receiver for an amount SUI.
ticient to discharge the current liabilities
OF the city was amended by fixing the
amount ut $1,000.
The reports OF the Superintendent Of
Water Works, Committee on Water
Works, Committee on Fire Department,
and Chief Marshal, Committee on City
Prison, Committee on Markets, Commit
tee on Real Estate, Committee on Gene.
teries, Committee on Equalization and
Appeals, as received from the Second
Branch, were read and the action OF that
body concurred in.
The report oil the Gas Investigating
Committee was received from the Second
Branch, and the action OF that body in
adopting the same concurred in.
On motion Of Mr.. Canadian 1t was or
dered that Mr.. A. G. Eoff DO placed on
all committees Of which Mr.. Reister was
member.
Mr.. Oarnahan offered his resignation as
member OF the First Branch from the
sixth ward, and, at the request OF many
citizens, he named as his successor Mr..
William Wolvington. The resignation Of
MIR. Carnahan was accepted, and, on
motion OF Captain Wilson, Mr.. Wolving-
ton was declared elected to fill the va
cancy.
The report Of the Joint Standing Com
mittee on Accounts, was received from the
Second Branch.
The following minority report was sub
mitted:
"The undersigned would report that
they deem that the accounts OF the city
are kept in avery unsatisfactory manner,
as they show that large sums ofmoney are
being paid out monthly by drafts drawn
on the Receiver by the City Clerk in total
violation OF Section II, 10 and l6, OF chap.
ter I OF the city ordinances. They found
that the City Clerk had also paid bills
that had never been examined by COM
mites or order by Council, by draft on
the Receiver, and also advanced money to
contractors for work for the city by the
draft on the Receiver in advance OF the
bills being presented to Council. and in
violation Of Section 2S OF chapter7.
The committee would also report that
they found that the Receiver had been in
the. habit of paying out large sums Of
money, amounting tn many thousand
dollars, to sundry parties for which he re-
Celved no receipt OF any kind, save pay
roll, without any evidence that the claims
against the city had been paid, in total
violation of section 50, chapter Z, OF the
city ordinances.
The committee would further state that
when they informed the City Clerk and
Receiver that they could not approve the
vouchers which were presented to them,
that they, they City Clerk and Receiver,
used grossly insulting and ungentlemanly
language towards certain members OF the
committee.
The committee report that they find that
the City Receiver has been paying out
funds during nearly all the year without
any receipts from the parties 10 whom the
money was paid, amounting to $4,000,
possibly so, 900 or more, as the committee
had not time TO make the footings OF the
amounts.
The undersigned do not wish to say that
they think or believe that either the Clerk
or Receiver are dishonest, or have wilfully
done anything with the view OF deiaulting
the City Treasury, still they feel that the
city has'no vouchers but the simple word
OF the Receiver that the money is properly
paid out.
They ask that the Council pass the fol.
lowing resolutions:
Resolred. That the City Clerk and City
Receiver be required to procure proper
receipts for all monies hereafter paid out
by them.
Rcsolred.-That hereafte the City Clerk
and Receiver be- required to comply with
the ordinance strictly in all disbursements
made by them E. J. STONE,
r. CowAN.
The report was adopted together with
the accompanying resolutions.
After the transaction Of some unimport-
ant business, this branch adjourned.
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