The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-10

composed Of the Mayor. City Clerk, City
Sergeant, Whsrt Master, Street Commits
sioner and Superintendent Of watel
works. together with the bodies kneWI
as die Council Of the City Of Wheeling ant
the Board OF Education Of the School Dis
| trict Of Wheeling, all OF whom are elected
BY the qualified voters; and the yarioni
Executive committees appointed BY the
Mayor, Council and Board OF Education
The bIayor Is elected on heiourth Thurs
day OF January, hiennially. He 10 madt
the chief executive officer OF the city, has
change Of the public seal, Is given super
vision OF the conduct Of all other otticeit
OF the city, Is e. o6icio. the presiding oihcel
OF the Fist Branch OF Council, and u
required to submit annually TO that BODY
q messsge with such Recommendation,
as msy TO him seem necessary sno
proper. There is no salary attached Y
his Office and no compensation ior ps
duties except fee OF one dollar LOT a.,
fixing the city seal to such official ac's ano
documents as require such authentication'
Ia times Of disorder and riot, the Mayor
has power to organize q special poilce
force, and at all times, on application OF
citizens, to appoint and quality private
Waterman fir the protection Of property.
n case Of his death, resignation or diss'
bility the President OF the Second Branch
Of Council succeeds to the Office Of Mayor.
The City Clerk, City Sergeant, Wharf
Master, Street Commissioner, and Super
intepdent OF the City Water Works arp
elected by the qualified voters at the same
time that the Mayor and Council are
chosen. They have charge respectively
OF the records, public protection, wharves,
streets and alleys, and water works Of the
city under the direction and hupervlsion
Of the Mayor and Council. -. 10 -
The City Council consists OF forty three
members, who serve without compensa.
ton, and who are chosen by the quahhsd
voters Of the several waid. OF the city. a.
the same lime that the Mayor and other
officers arc elected. They are required
to be residents OF the wards from which
they are chosen. Council y divided Into
two Branches, the First Branch being
composed OF sixteen members, two IRON
each ward; and The Second Branch Of
twenty.seven members, apportioned
among the several wErds according 70 tide
relative population OF each. The two
Branches are sub.diviled into joint stand
Ing committees on Ordinances, Police, Ac.
counts, Water Works, Coal Banks. Fire
Department, Elections, Real E tate, Light,
Appeals, Finances, Streets and Alleys,
Market Houses, Wharves, Rtilroads,
Grades and Cemeteries, and these joint
committees have special charge OF the
various Department. indicsted, and with
the approval OF the two Branches and the
cooperation Of the other officers elected
bythe qualified voters, manage the Affairs
uf the city. ,,i. aag,t 4a,'
Each Council appoints one or more az
SCISSORS Of Real Estate and Personal
Property; CITY Collector; Clerks and
Cnrators " the City Markets; Fire War.
dens; Weigh Masters and Measures OF
Coal and Lumber; Judge and CLERK Of the
Municipal Court; a physician. and over.
seer OF the City Prison; y 0ity Solicitor; a
City Surveyor and City Health officer.
Each Branch OF Council has negative
upon the proceedings Of the other. To-
gether they have power to assess and pro.
vide for the collection OF taxes; to con.
tract indebtedness, to the limit Of five per
cent OF the assessed value OF It's realty and
personally, and TO make provision for en-
sating public health and public proteo
tion.- Appointments upon the police force
Of The city are subject to their revision and
may beralihsd or rejec'ed by them when
made. Work upon the streets and alleys
Of the city is limited aud directed by
them, and in general, all matters connect
ed with the city government, except the
direction Of the public schools, are within
their control. -...
The latter are managed by commission.
ers chosen by the qualified voters OF the
independent school district Of Wheeling.
which extends throughout the city limits,
and these commissioners constitute q
board empowered to levy and collect such
taxes as may be found necessary TO carry
on the grammar and graded free schools
oftbe city. Such board ELECTS a Spperin-
tendent Of the city schools every two
years; prescribes the text books 10 be used,
aud selects a principal and such assistant
teachers as are. required for each OF the
seven public schools nf the city, including
school for colored child4n.i