Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-12
SPECIAL SESSION
OF the City SOlOns-An Import
ant Ordinance-NO Quorum In
the Upper House.
SECOND BRANCH.

Mr.. Larkin. Present: Messrs. Acker,
Arkle. Caldwell, Caldwell, Fisher,
Goodfellow, Handlan, Haller, Hamilton,
Jefferson, Kimberly, Larkin, Reeves,
Simpson, Wait, WaterhOuse-l6.
The reading of the minutes OF the
last meeting was dispensed with.
The special order OF the evening was
the passage of resolution paying the
water works men for work of laying pipe
and digging trenches on Huron street.
The amount was S267.04 and was order
ed paid.
After this was disposed OF, the real
object of the meeting was taken up, VIZ:
an ordinance to govern and control the
method of disbursing city funds by the
Clerk and Receiver. The proposed or
dinance now in existence, entitled IAN
ordinance in relation to the election,
duties and compensation OF the Clerk OF
the city OF Wheeling" which is chapter
7 of the printed ordinance book. The
section proposed to be amended Is sec
ton 8, which was as follows:
"SEc. 8. On the first days OF January,
April, July and October of each year, or
as soon thereafter as the same shall be
demanded, the clerk, unless prohibited
by special order of Council, shall issue
to each officer of the city, whose salary
shall have been fixed at specific an
nual sum, draft on the treasuryfo for the
amount due such officer on account oil
his salary up to the said dates
The substitute offered last night reads
as follows:
SEC. 9.-On the first day OF each
month, or as soon thereafter as the
same shall be demanded, the clerk, UNI
less prohibited by special order Of Coun-
ell, shall issue to each officer OF the city,
whose salary shall have been fixed at a
specific annual sum, draft upon the
treasury for the amount due such 0ill-
Ger on account Of his salary up to the
first day of the month upon presenta-
ton to him of certificate
from either the Street Commissioners
or Superintendent of the Water Works
by any person who has been Temporal
rily employed to labor for the city by
either of said officers, showing that the
person presenting such has labored
temporarily for the city under the Otii-
GERS, certifying the length OF time such
person has labOred and the amount due
him from the city for such labor, the
clerk shall issue to the person named IN
such certificate an order or draft on the
treasury for the amount named i'll the
certificate.
Prorided, That no such certificate
shall be given by either of said officers
to any person to whom more than
blank days pay is due.
Mr.. Simpson offered a resolution
amending this by adding-"and no per-
son shall receive more than one certlii-
cate per month" This was adopted.
Upon motion, the blank WAS filled by
the figures 10.
DIR. Reeves offered the following:
RrSolrod, That the ordinance be refer
red To the Committee on Ordinance with
instructions TO report at the next meet
ing of Council, an ordinance apprOpri-
ating a sufficient sum monthly, TO be
called contingent fund TO pay irregu-
lar labOrers on the streets and alleys and
for the water works.
The argument on this ordinance was
quite sharp, though but little was said.
Mr.. b. F. Caldwell said it was dodge
to cover up and legallze past actions,
and minated that it was brought up
for that purpose. But the friends OF the
measure stated it had come directly into
Council and had not been through the
Clerks office. One gentleman was con-
iident that no one but the trainers knew
ANYTHING of it until it was read.
DR.. Reeves resolution was bounced
upon and defeated with great unanimity.
Mr.. Kimberly said 10 establish a con-
tingent fund would be to establish 4
corruption fund, and if any OF the city
officers were disposed to be dishonest,
this would open the way to success in 1t.
1t would leave a fund from which pay
ments could he made to Tom, Dick or
Harry at will. This settled it, and the
resolution was slaughtered.
This resolution was rejected and the
ordinance was adopted by the following
vote:
Aves-Acker, Arkle, Caldwelle, A.,
Fisher, Goodiellow, Handlan, Halter,
Hamilton, Jefferson, Kimberly and
Wait-ll.
Noes-Caldwell, Larkin, Simpson and
Warehouses;.
Mr.. Simpson offered a resolution Iii
recting the Committee on Lights to place
a gas lamp at the corner of alley b and
Fourteenth street.
Mr.. Ankle offered an amendment to
put lamps at the northeast corner OF
Market and Ninth and at the east side
of Market street, at the residence Of
Jacob Arndt.
Several members objected to the
amendment, CHASING it as a rider" in
tended to defeat the resolution, but
Mr.. Ankle said he offered it in good
faith. Mr.. Simpson said he was not in
Jest in asking for that lamp, and as
Council seemed to treat it lightly, lin
sober earnestl he would withdraw it.
But it was Immediately re-ohered, and,
with the amendment, was adopted, after
which the Second Branch adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
This Branch did not organize last
evening until somewhat after nine
o'clock, on account of the lack OF a quo
rum. 1t was then concluded to elect a
temporary chairman, in the absence OF
the Mayor, and Captain \. Wilson was
asked to preside.
There were present Messrs. Simpson
McAdams, Hall, Stone, Criswell, Boring,
Schambra and A. q. Eoh, the new mem
Der.
1t was discovered that Mr.
Eoff, had not been sworn in
and the Mayor being absent, no one was
competent to swear him in. The Clerk
was also absent, and an officer sent out
for him failed to find him, and reported
that he had not been notified.
The chairman thought that this pro.
ceeding was a sort OF trihing with the
Council that should not be tolerated
He inquired OF the City Sergeant who
had authorized the call, and the reply
was that meeting had been regularly
called for this evening, but that after
wards two members of the Second
Branch had ordered it changed to last
night.
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