The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-18
CITY COUNCIL.

ock, Simpson and Vockler present. The
minutes were read, approved and signed.
The unfinished business was then taken
Up, IL being the special order Of business.
The resolutions offered by Goodfellow
the Mayor TO expend $50 for
he purpose Of procuring answers TO the
questions sent by the Census Bureau 10
his city, was passed.
An ordinance for assessing and levying
! water rent for the year commencing the
Let day Of April, 1880, which Is the same
as that OF last year, was put on its first
reading, and then on motion Of Reeves
was laid on the table.
President Logan appeared and took the
chair.
The report OF the City Solicitor, in re-
Iation TO the last certificates Of stock Of the
and Marietta road, was read.
Mr.. Larkin wanted TO know II duplicates
could not be procured. Mr.. Simpson
wanted to know II the certificates could
no. be- traced. Mr.. Larkin moved TO
refer to the Finance Committee, 1t to find
what the proper steps would be In the
matter.
The report of the City Solicitor, in rela.
tion to such distractions as the Soldiers
Monument, was then taken up. Mr.. All
Caldwell moved to receive and file, this
action TO be reported TO the First Branch,
as they had asked for the report.
The report Of the Finance Committee,
as fully set forth in our issue Of yester-
day, was then presented for consideration,
together with the ordinance calling for the
issuing Of city bonds, to be known as the
"bonds OF 1885," and the payment and
redemption OF the same.
On motion this was laid on the table
temporarily.
Tie ordinance assessing and levying a
water tax for 1901, was taken from the
table and read the second time.
Mr. Goodfellow thought that 30 cents
per head and two and half per cent on
rental value was too high, but how TO fix
II he did not know; thought 1t would
shave TO rip" ~
DR.. Reeves was very much opposed to
the heavy tax on street hose, water closets,
wholesale drug stores, in fact, every de-
partment, he thought, was too high.
Mr.. Simpson said that for the past twelve
years the fight had been going on. He
thought the tax was as low as could be
had.
DR.. Reeves moved to strike out 81 and
insert g, in relation to street hose.
The yeas and nays were called and the
motion lost by vote Of s to 0.
DR.. Reeves moved, in relation TO water
closets, to strike out $40 and insert 50, and
when the water was running all the time,
to strike out $25 and insert $40.
After long discussion between Messrs.
Reeves, Kimberly and Handlan, the yeas
and nays were called.
AIessrs. Goodibllow, Reeves aud Logan
voted aye, and the remaining fourteen
members voted no. :.
The ordinance was put on it's third read
ing and adopted.
The report OF the committee Of confer
ence in relation to the Sergeants salary
was read. II recommendeded that the
Second Branch concur with the First
Branch. This was signed by Bu.terfield,
Reeves, Wolvington and Hall. Goodfel-
low and Kimberly disagreed In minority
report, and urged the Second Branch to
adhere to Its action.
This matter has been explained before in
these colamns. As briefly stated the Sec.
ond Rranch presented an ordinance
amending the ordjnence in relation TO the
election, duties and compensation Of the
City Sergeant. The First Branch amended
by Inserting 81, 500in lieu Of 5000. The
Second Branch then asked for commit
tee OF conference, which was granted.
II was moved to adopt the majority re.
port. Goodiellow moved to amend by
adopting the minority report. The matter
was then discussed for some time By the
members OF Council. The ayes and noes
on the adoption Of the minority report
were called aud lost by q vote Of to 10.
Another discussion then ensued on the
adoption Of the majority report. The
ayes and noes In the adoption: Messrs.
Irkle, Caldwell A., Goodiellog, Hamil-
ton, Kimberly and 6aylor voting no-the
remaining eleven voting aye. heSecond
Branch thus recedes from It's past action.
The report Of the Special Joint Commit:
tee on AssaSspr's Salary was read and
adopted. The salaries are maie The same
as last year.
The ordinance assessing taxes OF the
city OF Wheeling for the year
1880 was then taken up. II is thesame as
that OF last year.
The ordinance ordering an issue Of
bonds, 10 be known as the bonds Of 1880,
was again taken from the table and made
the special order Of business for next Fri
day evening.
The report Of the Committee on ordi-
nances, 10 relation to the codifying OF or.
dinances, was read, and the resolution
presented by L. A. Galligan, clerk OF the
First Branch, was recommended TO he
adopted.
The resolution is: "That joint special
committee Of three from each branch
be appointed to act in conjunction with
the Committee on Ordinances, to make
such changes and amendments 10 the or.
dinances Of the city as in their judgment
may seem proper"
Goodiellow, Chairman OF the Committee,
explained the desire Of the committee to
be 10 simplify, but make no radical
changes.
Mr.. Caldwell moved to add to the Com.
mittee. the Mayor and President Of the
Second Branch. The resolution with the
amendments was then adopted.
An ordinance to amend and re.ordain
the tenth section of.the ordinance in re.
lation to the election, duties and Compen.
sation OF the Clerk Of the City Of Wheeling
was then taken up. This refers To the Issue.
ing OF drafts by the City Clerk and his re.
porting the came to Council. The ordin-
ance was adopted by vote OF ~ to 2.
A communication was received from
George Hihberd, in relation to his gas
pipes, and alter considerable discussion
tho matter was referred TO the Committee
on Lights.
The bill Of the lookup keeper for meals
TO prisoners, amounting TO Sl3 so was or.
dered paid,
The First Branch returned the resolu.
tion in relation to the purchase Of q lot in
the Seventh ward for an engine house
with the amendment, that 1t be made to
read, "receive proposals and report the
same" in place Of purchase"
On motion adjourned until next Friday
night.
This branch came to order with Mayor
Sweeney in the chair. The following