Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-13

the last few evenings preceding tue SEES
sion are chosen, so that three or Tour
Committees are called at once, and as
the prominent Councilman are member.
of more than one, IL is often a matter oil
some trouble to get quorums. Inc ior-
tunate chairman who first sees quorum
and gets his committee under way, gen
erally leaves the others to wait: Such
was the case last night. While iour
committees were summoned the mem
beers were so doubled up that only two
and those with difficulty, could meet
The Committee
was fortunate, a regular horse shoe oil
luck. and got to work compara,
lively early, say hall past eight
o'clock. and labored until late
AT the meeting of this committee on
Thursday evening, as we stated IN our
r.port. the Health Officer was ordered 10
prepare an ordinance in relation to the
cleaning OF vaults, etc. This the othcer
has done; and last night he called the
committee together in order that they
might consider the same and thereby
guard against Council referring It back.
The ordinance embraces all that we
smoke of in our report Of Friday morn
ing. and is very lengthy and complete
paper. This was the only business be-
fore the committee and on motion u
adjourned.
ON ACCOUNTS.
This committee succeeded in redeem
ing itself after its failure, on FRIDAY
night, 10 got a quorum. With iuil
membership, il set about its usual
monthly examination OF the books anu
papers, checks and receipts, OF the clerk
and receiver. While very important,
this work is without any general public
interest. Everything was found right,
AS usual, and the Colonel and the Gen
eral are happy.
The monthly report OF the Sergeant
was also examined and found correct,
and when the committee adjourned, 1t
did 80 with the feeling prevailing among
its members that they had done their
duty, and could enter upon their re-
ward.
ON ORDINANCES.
Chairman Goodiellow, OF this commit
tee, is absent from the city, and IN spite
of the fact that work is continually piling
up IN the pigeon hole set apart
in the clerks safe for the special
use OF their committee, 1t could do
nothing, having no quorum. Counsel
lor Caldwell was browsing about, ready
for work, but his conireres were absent
and he was powerlcss. Legion is the
name of the matters awaiting action ~
the hands OF this committee, but with
no workers, work will not he done.
on SCALES.
Another unfortunate committee, but,
fortunately, without much work to do.
Several oil the members were present,
but were engaged with the above COM
mittees and were held fast-ono Of the
times when Councilman is IN de-
mand.
oS FIRE DEPARTMENT..
Marshaled by Chief Eccles and guard.
ed on either side by Manager Wolf and
agent G.. III. Pond, OF the Gamewell Com
pany, two members Of this committee
made their way 10 the Chamber OF
| the House of Peers. Besides transact
ing it's regular businesses, the committee
received the following formal proposal
from the Gamewell Company:
APRIL s, 1880.
TO N. Committee on Fire Department.
GENTLKMES:-In behalf Of the Game
well Fire Alarm Telegraph Company, oil
New Bork, hereby submit the follow
ing proposal, viz: We will furnish forty
automatic fire alarm signal boxes, five
electro mechanical engine house gong
strikers, one electro.mechanical large
tower bell striker, one galyanomeicr,
seventy cells OF the most approved
gravity battery, 100 feet OF double
covered Kenite insulated copper wire,
iorty-nye earth plates and connections
400 feet OF iron tubing, sufficient pat
ont Office wire for all inside
circuits and all other incidental things
requisite to place the above specified
apparatus into perfect operation Tor
practical fire service, excepting the
main line, consisting OF the iron wire,
insulators and poles, for si,315. Each
DoN lo oe Pio'uou WIN -" ""'y"'o'"
cut-olt, to economize battery ana h'e
outside door keys, all Keys being uni
form throughout the system WIN thS
exception OF the poles, iron wire ana
insulators Tor the me, the Guy 70 DC Ill
no expense whatever Dey0hu 'he same
herein named. when We have put lhe
above fire telegraph system mo WORK YORK,
ing ORDER ana Tue SAINT ei'"I' ha'c oce'1
tested by your committee anu pro'S''
satisfactory; the purchase price W W
then payable u,,,
Respectfully supmr'teu,
ohhSrS" H. rosp, ,
go, hy'"'
inns VIII ne presented: to-n'gUi'
Manager won Was aclinS i9r the pro-
posed telephone company anu AZ ms re-
guest The committees TOOK up lhe Io1ow'
ing ohereu ~ the las. meeting ny Mr'
SIMPSON anu r.ic' I W 'a' , Jo' nv wy,
trnJmced in onT city. therefore in order
PlsoJr,d That the Central District and
Printing Telegraph Company or its as.
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