The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-06

Called Meeting Last Night 70 take AeiIon
ON the Loan Question The Loan Rass-
es the Eeeopd branch, bat 10 Chtckea IN
The Rirst by Capt. NRllaon-A Thousand
DoIIars offered for the DIGESTION OF the
IneendIarieS.
sscoNp BRANCH.
This branch was called to order by
Ralpb Arkle, who named Mr.. Goodiellow
for temporary Chairman. The following
gentlemen responded to their names;
ATkle, Caldwell, A., Caldwell, B. FL
Fisher, Goodfellow, HandIAn, Hamilton,
Horkheimer, Jefferson, Kimberly, Iarkin,
Never, McNash, Peters, Simpson, Wait
and Houston.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and signed.
The Chair said the special order Of busi.
ness was the consideration Of the ordin.
ance providing for the new loan. AT the
last meeting Of Council the ordinance was
recommitted to the Commute on ordin'
ances for revision.
This new ordinance was now brought
up and passed TO its first reading, when u
was found that 1t differed 10 no essentials
| from the first ordinance except the names
| filled In at the blanks at the last session
had not been inserted In the revised OF
MI. Kimberly moved that the Bank OF
the Ohio Valley be inserted.
Mr.. Arkle thought the motion unneces'
sary. az the blanks had been filed In
properly before.
M. Horkheimer thought that the ord:
nance required action de noro by Council:
Alfred Caldwell said he, as member Of
the Committee on Ordinances, did not
dream that the Solicitor would omit the
names OF the Commissioners OF the loan,
nor the name OF the bank, in this new Of
dinance.
,nitiee on Ordinances, said it had been at
his (Goodlellow's) suggestion that tne
omissions had been made.
After some other discussion Of 0 desul.
tory nature, Mr.. Larkin moved to insert
the Exchange Bank.
Mr., Kimberly moved as o substitute the
Bank OF the Ohio Valley.
Mr.. Ankle spoke in favor OF the sqosti-
tute, saying that the Exchange Bank
officers had been Canvassing the members
Of Council in the interest Of their bank, and
that as the loan was new one Council
could take what action 1t pleased In the
matter. ,,,u -,
Others then took sides for and against the
Mr.. Arkle said: 81 am unalterably and
unchangeably against monopolies OF oil
kinds, The city Is under no obligation to
NE Exchange Bank. The tendency Is to
a monopoly, and shall vote against it,
Col. Kimberly thought that 1t was the
highest handed piece OF business that had
ever been attempted in the city. u have
been asked by officers Of the Exchange
Rank 10 support their bank, and when
they failed In their object, they sent my
friends TO me to induce me to vote for that
bank. This remark replies to others as
well as myself" -,
M. n. o. Hamilton, interrupting-."l
have been approached by officers OF the
Bank Of the Ohio Valley to vote for their
bank 10 this contest, and threatened with
a withdrawal OF patronage i l refused.
A vote was then taken on the substitute
1.-THE Ohio vally) by yeas and nays, The
nays were II and the yeas b, 30 me SUD-
stitute was lost. The Exchange Bank was
then filed in the blank aud the ordinance
adopted. Messrs. W. B. Simpson, NJ.
Reilly, N. Wilkinson, W. A. 1sett, +: Z.
Jepson and W. Il. Woodward were then
nominated for Commissioners Of the
loan, and Messrs Wilkinson, Reilly and
Woodward chosen.
| A communication was read from Mayor
Sweeney in regard to the incendiary tires
OF Monday and Tuesday, October 4th and
4 9th, 1880, and stating that he had been re.
ouested to appoint number oil special
/ police whose duty should be to patrol at
night. The Mayor however opposed the
appointment OF such police as injudicious,
but advised the offering OF reward OF
900 as an inducement to detective or
detectives to go to work TO investigate the
matter.
Mr.. Kimberly offered resolution in &C!
cordance with the above and the reward
was made 81, 900.
4. Various petitions, resolutions, ETC., came
before this branch and were properly dis
posed OF.
Adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
! This Branch came to order at the call OF
the Mayor, with the following gentlemen
In their seats: Cowan, Cracraft, Criswell,
Eoff, Hall, Halstead, Hughes, Simpson,
Wilson and Zoeckler. The minutes Of the
last meeting were signed.
4 The report OF the Committee on finance
came up from the Second Branch and was
concurred in.
The "Loan Ordinance" was then taken
up. The ordinance was excepted to BY
Captain Wilson, who called attention 10
4 the fact that the bonds were to be issued
October goth, when, in fact, the election to
be held by the citizens Of Wheeling 70 de-
termine whether the bonds should be
Issued or not would not take place until
the 10th OF October. The time Of issaing,
therefore, was changed to the first OF De.
cember.
The third section was next reviewed by
the Captain, who showed that levy had
already beer made upon the taxpayers for
the items set forth as demanding the me-
cesity Of the loan, and hence the latter
was unnecessary, and on motion the ardi-
nance was recommitted to the Finance
Committee and this branch adjourned to
meet Friday night.
poLrr,cA1 Porsrs.-The Third Ward
4 Club is requested to meet Thursday night
at their headquarters to. make arrange
ments for going to Steubenville Saturday
night, and also to arrange for the election
OF next Tuesday.
There will be a banner presented to the
Young Mems Democratic Club Friday