Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-06
COMMON COUNCIL.

IL to the Finance Committee
for Report The Fire Dug Re-
ward Of $1,000.
The special meetings Of both branch
branches OF Council, called for last night,
to consider the Sll4,500 bond ordinance,
revealed the fact that there were several
incongruities in the ordinance. AT
least the First Branch discovered the
mistakes and referred the ordinance to
the Finance Committee. After 1t had
reached the third section, which provides
for the money to be appropriated iorthe
various city departments, members
of both branches were, some OF them,
loud in stating their disapproval OF GER
tain loose parts OF the ordinance. An
other special meeting was called for Fri
day night when il is trusted everything
will be done. that will settle the thing.
The Council did one commendab.e
thing last night in offering a reward OF
1000 for the conviction and arrest OF the
guilty incendiaries.
Below is found briet reports OF both
branches.
Second Branch.
At ten minutes OF eight Mr.. Ankle
moved that Mr.. Goodfellow take the
chair. There being no dissenting voice
Mr.. Goodfellow took the chair and the
roll being aallei Messrs. Arkle, Cald-
well Alfred, Fisher, Goodiellow, Hand
Ian, Hamilton, Horkheimer, Jefferson,
Kimberley, Larkin, Peters, and Wait,
answered to their names. No quorum
being present a recess was ordered. Mr..
Simpson appeared and the minutes ut
the last meeting were read, approved
and signed. -.
At the last meeting OF the Council
the Sll4.50O bond ordinance was re.
ierred to the Ordinance Committee for
the purpose OF making corrections n
filing out blanks as ordered by this
Branch. The committee returned the
ordinance rewritten and with sgm, OF
the blanks'filled out by tie City Solicitor.
The ordinance at the last meeting hUd
the blank filed as to where the bonds
should he paid with, The Bank OF the
Ohio Valley" In this ordinance as re-
written the bank as to where the bonds
should be paid was left blank.
Mr.. Kimberly moved that the blank
be again filled.
Mr.. Horkhpimer stated that in the
committee somc changes had been
made; that All ordinance was not COM
plete on its second reading, as the COM
mittee had received this one.
Mr.. Caldwell stated that he was a
member of that committee, and that the
CITY Solicitor had no other business but
TO fill the blanks a ordered BY Council,
and draft the new ordinance.
Mr.. GoOdiellow stated that he was
the chairman OF that committee, and
that although the committee had not
ordered the place to be left blank, yet
he had suggested to the Solicitor that he
leave the spaces blank.
A lively discussion then took place
between Messrs. Ankle, Ilandlan, Lar
kin, Caldwell and Wait.
Mr.. Larkin moved that the ok
change Bank" be filed in.
Mr.. Kimberly moved that the "Eank
OF the Ohio Valley" be filled in as a
substitute.
Both motions were seconded. Before
the vote was taken, Mr.. Arklc rose and
said he understood the authorities OF
the Exchange Bank had Canvassed
around and that they felt that the city
was losing its confidence in the bank.
He appealed TO Council as TO whether
the Bank OF the Ohio Valley and the
Commissioners that had already been
spoken Of and had been published in
the Papers, would not feel that the
Council had no confidence in them.
What the bank was alter was the han
ding OF the money.
Mr.. Ankles remarks brought out
Messrs. Handlan, Kimberly and Cald.
well A., and consiGciab able talk was in
du'ged IN.
Mr.. Caldwell made a very spirited
speech, and thought it an abominablr
measure to supercedc the men that had
already been chosen as commissioners
with others, and with no explanation to
the citizens. 1t was an insult TO the
gentlemen who were already chosen.
The vote was then called, and the
motion to fill in the substitute with the
Bank OF the Ohio Valley, wa lost by a
vote of ii to 3.
The motion to ill in the Exchange
Bank then produced a regular fuorc.
Mr.. Kimberly INDUCED in a most
spirited talk against the bank. The
space was filled with the Exchange
Bank by n vote OF - TO 1.
The names OF Messrs. VI. Reilly, y.
Wilkinson and W. II. Woodward were
then inserted as Commissioners.
'Tl,., b.iny NO fnr,par rhon.,., -, tl.n
ordinance a. drafted, il vas read q third
time by its title and put upon its pass
age.
Mr.. Horkheimer moved that the date
of voting on the ordinance be changed
to the Goth, in order to allow time Tor
advertising. Adopted.
The ordinance was then adopted by q
vote of Is to ,.
A communication was then received
from the Mayor. stating the fact that
four Inccndiary fires had occurred, and
that he had been asked by citizens to
put on special police. He WAS oi the
opinion that the reward OF
500 should be increased to
81 1000; then it would act
as an indictment to detectives to secure
the arrest and conviction OF the fire
bugs. Still should the special police be
required, he would cheeriully appoint
them. hut ne was ure the $1,000 would
secure the conviction Of the r~ascals.
Mr.. Kimberly presented a resolution
offering $1,000 as a substitute for the
$500 already offered. Mr.. b. F.. Cald-
well was opposed to it; it would secure
tine arrest OF some innocent party, who
would be arrested hy some u%nprincipled
scoundrel to secure the 81 900. Amend
ments were offered making the amount
500 and 500. Both lost.
The original resolution was adopted by
a vote OF - to-.
This branch cOnCurred in some rcso.
lutions from the First Branch in relation
to the curhs.
The report OK the Special Committee
in relation to the condemnation Of pro-
perry near Alley II. in the vicinity of
the Nail City Brewery, was received
from the First Branch, and after consid-
Grafton was indefinitely postponed.
Various resolutions and petitions were
then read and referred to committees.
The report o: the Committee on
Lights together With a minority
report was received, and after some dis.