Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-11

Last meetings minutes were read aud
signed.
The clerk presented the following
statement OF committee expenses from
May, 1879, 10 February, 1850
Streets, Alloys aud Grades 80 %
Firc Department iVgl
Water Works",."''''''''''''''.' '''''''"'"" i9.,s
Two ~
Which leave 10 the credit Of each, out
OF the annual appropriations;
Fire Department oNerlrawn ,""".,.,.,s 0l ~
Water Works ,,,,a.,,,,''r','"''r'.,f" ~. 20
strre,s, Alloys aud Grades, ovorimwn il7d ID
The report was ordered filed.
Mr.. Edwards, weigh master'elect, op'
pcated aud was qualified Bond, 500,
with Conrad Sohambra as surety.
The Committee on Water Works re-
ported bills aggregating 81 ,24S,'0, which
were ordered paid. A numOer OF rcduc-
lions i'm water rent were allowed
The Committee on Streets, Allcysand
Grades reported bills amounting 20
A,l7iS7, which were ordered paid, \
number oi resolutions, ordering im-
proyoments, were adopted, and the pc
tilion Of Jos, Greer, TO have the grade
OF Eighth street changed, was rejected
The Market Committee made "a usu'
al report. The bid for extending the
south rooi al the market, had been
awarded 10 l.. llartong, for 81, the low.
est bid. The report was adopted.
The Committee on Fire Department
reported It's monthly bills amounting 10
$40, which were ordered paid,
The question Of ordering the Commit
tee ON ordinances 10 amend the ordl.
nance so as 10 give cxtramcn 81 per
month provoked quite u discussion,
after which, on u call, the vote was rs
follows.
Ave Ackcr Ankle, Goodfcllow, liam
dian, Halter, Hamilton, Kimberly, lar
KIN, Nocklcr aud l.0gan-l0
No-Caldwcll, A., Fisher, MrNash,
Peters, Pollock, Reeves aud Simpson
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The rules were suspended 10 allow the
reception Ol u communication from the
Sergeant announcing the resignation ol
Martin Mnlnncy and the removal oI W.
II. Davis from the police force, aud rec
ommrndns the appointment al Geo. II,
pcfbaugh aud stephen Wilcox IN their
Stud. The appointments were con
nrmcd aud the new deputies sworn in,
The Committee on Health reported
bills amounting 10 Slm6h, which were
ordered paid,
Tie Committee on City Prison sub.
miitcd bills amountiug tu 800 81, which
were ordered paid. The following rrso-
luton was reported and adopted
Rsirri. That I'll" Committee on City
Prison hr instructed To advertise Tor
proposals Ia furnish - jumpcrs -
pants, - paIrs Of heavy shoes AMI 30
WOODEN shirts Tor city prisoners.
The bills oi W. u English and VIII
liam Mylrs asscsSors, for extra srrylrcs,
were ordered paid.
Pursuant IT, ordinance, the sergeant
reported that Lawrence Teller keeper
of "A coffee huusc at No. lhE Mar
kct street, had been twice
convicted lot selling liquor on
Sunday. Mr., Goodlcllow was IN
Tor rcyuking his license, but Dr Reeves
thought they should give him chance
tn hc hoard and not pronounce snap
Judgment on him. lie knew, ho said,
and We all know what happens ut the
police court aud how eases are some
times hu ttlcd through there in II Singh
lar mgnncr llrmuycd To- refer the mat
ter To- the Committee on Ordinances
which wnsduuv.
\ petition was Tcud from W. IL,
Davis, setting forth that lac had been ~
moved from the police force 10y the Scr
gcant aud without just cause and prayed
Council 10 require the Sergeant To mako
charges against him ~ due form, u
wns laid upon the table,
Various pClllluns were received aud
appropriately referred
solicitor Ersk,nc reported that It was
his opinion that the Wheeling aud
belmont bridge Company were under
NO Obligations To- keep up repairs on
Xlur street. Ia regard 10 the pending
ordinance ia relation L. Wharfage, he
thought there would Ice ne conflict with
L. :. laws, aud could be- enforced il
adopted
The Committee on Lights reported the
hill ul the Mt Vernon lnHtrru Com
pauy lur lighting lamps Alter lie
murrcr from MI Kimberly 10 letting
money - out Of the city, the contract
was awarded.
The charges preferred against the City
Sergeant 10y ". II. Davis, were read aud
will hc found in another place.
The ordinance IN relation To- foreign
insurance agents, was received from the
First Branch with amendments, which
were concurrcd in.
At u. NJ, adjourned,
rIRsr uRANCu.
This branch ol Council was called to
order ut Sl5 Present ut roll call, May.
or Sweeney IN the chair and Mcs,rs.
BORING, Criswcll, Hall, Hughes, Me
Adams, Schamhru, Schult1c, Simpson,
Wilson aud Wolvinpon,
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read, approved and signed by the Mayor
aud attcstcd 10y the clerk
Mr.. \. j. llalstcad. the new member
from the Seventh wnrl, appeared aud
was sworn in 10y the Mayor
The minutes oi thC special meeting 1T
Council we're read, approved and signed.
The bond II Michael Edwards, city
Weigh Master. was received and the ne
ton ot the Second Branch concurrcd In
A report was received from the City
Clerk showing the amount Of money cX-
pended during the past fiscal year 10
February lst in the various departments,
aud the action oi the Second Branch
coucurrcd in,
The report Of the Committee on
Water Works was received and the aC-
ton Of the Second Branch Coucurred In.
The report Of the Committee on
Streets, Alleys aud Grades was read and
the action Of the Second Branch con.
CURED In.
The report oilhc Committee ON Fire
Department was received AMI read, AMI
on motion OF Mr.. Wilson the fourth
resolution WAS rejected. This branch
also non.concurred in the twcnty-thirl
resolution. The FIRST, third aud nth
resolutions were Concurrrd In,
The report OF the Committee on Orii.
nanccs was received, aud on motion OF
Mr.. Wilson the words "ten dollars"
were struck out Of the tirst section OF
the ordinance, requiring insurance
agents 20 take out License in the city,
and tllty dollars inserted,
On motion Of Mr. Schulbc the words
Give dollars were struck out OF the
third section and "tcn dollars" inserted.