The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-28
CITY COUNCIL.
Special Session Last NIgbt-Ihe Incen.
diary question Considered, and the
Means ReSorted To 10 Arrest the Grim
inals-RouiIne BnsIness.

Special Session Last Nigbt-The Inceh'
diary question Considered, and the
Means Resorted To 10 Arrest the Grim.
inals-RouiIne Business.
second branch.
This Branch was called to order by DR..
Logan, President. The following mem.
bers answered to their names: Acker,
Ankle, B. F. Caldwell, A. Caldwell, Ewing,
Goodiellow, Handlan, Haller, Hamilton,
Horkheimer, Houston, Jefferson, Kim
berly, Larkin, Peters, Pollock, Reeves,
Wait, Warehouse, Logan.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and signed.
The following communication from the
Mayor was read:
To hs Council:
GESrLEMES:-I have called meeting
OF your honorable body this evening for
the purposes Of completing the business
pending between your two branches, one
Important item OF which Is to settle the.
question OF monthly or other payment Of
salaries TO city officers, and also TO report
to you the alarming state OF affairs because
Of irequent late inCendiarY fires and my
action up to this time. The number Of
fires and attempts at firing which occurred
on Monday, the 10th OF January, made 1t
necessary 10 take some steps to prevent
their recurrence and 10 arrest the criml.
nails. On Tuesday night, January 10th, l
appointed number OF special policemen
as authorized by section 7, page lSS. oil
printed book, there being in my opinion
ia time OF disorder" as intended in that
section.
The Sergeant and his deputies and the
specials, have been untiring in their
watchfulness, but notwithstanding, there
have been several more inceldiary tires.
A number OF attempts have been irus.
trated by the discovery before firing oil
kindling wood and other combustible ma
terial, placed in situations where no otheI
designs than inCendiarism were probably
intended. So far, none OF the persons ell
gagged in these criminal acts have beer
discovered. No theory yet named to me
accounts fer the occurrences. j am in
clined to believe that either the fires ,arC
acts prompted by pure rufIianism, or tina
they are intended to procure such a stat
OF public excitement that when one Of
mole fires shall be caused, everybody vii
70 to them, and, clear fields for plllaging bt
| lett in many parts OF the city.
have a list Of the persons appointed Al
specials, with their time OF service includ
ling tonight, and the amount which
will he due them severally tomorrow,
total Of $3i2.
Many suggestions have been made as t.
what should be done in the premises ant
with every wish to take promptly an!
efficient measure OF relief, ! can do NJ
more than | have done under section I
Having no authority 10 offer rewards or Il
employ detectives.
respectfully ask Council 10 advise AM
order on tho following points:
First-Shall kesp on the specials (22
now en- duty for any longer time aud unit
the danger shall appear TO have passed, o
shall put on larger number?
Seconds it in your judgment neces
sary to employ moro detectives (secre
ones) or to offer o reward for the arres
and conviction OF the person or person
engaged in setting fire to plscea in the city
or should both be done? II either o
both please confer with the proper au
thorlties? :
1 ask that the clerk DO authorized to is
sue IN order for the payment Of S342 du
to special policemen.
Respectfully,
| a 7 SvprSpv Mayor.