Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-19
CITY COUNCIL.
SPECIAL SESSION LAST NIGHT.
Estimates Of fire Department and Water
Works--The Everlasting ln-
suranes 0rdinanes-lm'
portant Resolutions.
SECOND BRANCH

skCOND bhANth
Met AT 8 o'clock, President Logan in the
chair. and present, Messrs. Ankle, Cald-
we'll. A, Caldwell, B. F., Goodieliow,
Handlan, Hamilton, Kimberly, Navlor,
pollock. Reeves, Vockler. Wait and
WateIhouse-l4
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Messrs. Horkheimer and Haller alter
wards appeared. 800,
The ordinance in relation to stree,
cleaning was taken up as unnnlshed
business and passed by vote oil ~ 10
10 q. Two.thirds majority being neces-
sary. the ordinance goes over 10 the
next meeting. III,
Tn. ordinance in relation to vaults
Mas received from the First Branch
and the amendments OF that body con-
Cured in.
A resolution in regard 10 instructlng
the Mt. Vernon Lantern company 10
replace certain lamps was referred 10
the committee on lights.
A resolution from the First Branch
abolishing the Bodily scales IN the rum
and sixth wards Was non-concurred IN.
ON motion of Mr.. Kimberly these
scales we're awarded, as per bids pup
lished in April
ANNUAL ESTIMATES.
The committee on water works re-
norted an estimate OF its annual ex-
penses for the current year, placing The
amount at Sl9,075. In addition to tins
there are S2I, 200, including the cost oil
buying and placing IN position Ii'e
Worthington pumping engine Tue
estimate was referred to the committee
on finance.
The Committee on Fire Department
reported AS the estimate OF its expenses
for the current year sl5,sOO. The esll-
mate was referred to the Committee on
Finance. .,s
The bill Of Thos. NJ. Darrah, Tor $40
for issuing subpwnas IN the Sweeney IN
yestiyating case, was ordered PAID.
The hill of the Western Union Iele-
graph Company, for two telegraph dis
patches sent to Pueblo, Col, IN the at
tempt to reach Major Wright to orihg
him here to testify in the gas cases, anu
amounting to S7.25, was ordered paid.
A petition was received from James
Maloney, keeper of the city prison, ask
ing for an additional day Waterman.
Alter some little discussion, the prayer
oi the petitioner was granted.
The assessment OF the Belmont lur-
mace Was received and referred to the
Committee on Water Works.
MISCELLANEOUS.
An ordinance granting to the Central
District and Printing Telegraph Com
pauy the right to erect poles ana wires
along the streets and alleys Of the city,
Was taken up. The conditions OF the
ordinance are brief and To the point
For the privilege, the city may use the
poles for police and fire alarm purposes
and have the choice OF location Tor THESE
wires. The city reserves the right TO
alter, amend or repeal this ordinance.
A petition from l.. WOOdmansee, ask
ing that the water he returned on at his
premises until his petition Tor rednc-
ton be acted upon, was rejected,
MORE INSURANCE.
An ordinance amending the present
one in relation to taxing, 10y special
license, foreign insurance companies,
was read. Instead OF $50 1t fixes the
license at $40 Tor one company, and slO
for each ian agent represents more than
one company.
The same discussion ensued as here
toforc, during which MIR. Goodtellow
amended by making the amount 900 IN
stead of so. More discussion ami then
the amendment was lost as follows:
Ayes Caldwell, A., Goodiellow, Sim
son, Naylor and LOgan-5.
NOes-Arkle, Handlan, Halter, Ham
ilton, Kimberly, Pollock, Reeves, Nock-
Ter, Wait and Waterhouse-lO.
NJ lIandlan amended by striking out
the proyiso Of $40 for additional cOmpa-
MES, making the tax $50 on every com
pany.
MIR. Arkle amended by substituting
$50.
This amendment Vas adopted by a
vote oi s Ia Z, Messrs. Ankle, Haller aud
Hamilton changing to aye.
Mr.. Caldwell moved to amend So as tn
make il $50 for the first and 80 Tor the
second. which was lost by vote OF y to
Il, the vote being as published above,
except that Mr.. Ark.e voted aye.
The ordinance making il so Tor the
first and $40 for each additional one Was
then adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Halter:
Instructing the Solicitor to take steps
necessary to condemn property to secure
the extension OF Fifteenth street to Me
ColiOch.
Adopted.
By Kimberly:
Instructiug the Assessor to report u
supplemental assessment OF water used
by the gas works.
Adopted.
By Warehouse:
That the Committee on Water Works
have the foundation for the new pump
examined by experts.
Adopted.
By Kimberly:
lnstruclng the assessors to place the
gas works property on the tax list, assess
II as other property and place II in the
collectors hands.
Adopted.
BY Wait:
Raising PAYERS wages To s2.75 per
day.
Adopted.
BY Arkle:
Permitting the lookup keeper to EN-
ploy an assistant at not more than $50
per month.
Adopted.
BY simpson:
InstruCt ting the Finance Committee
To enquire and report to Council the
whereabouts OF the City's stock in the
NJ. 4 4. railroad,
Adopted.
By Reeves
Instructing the health officers 10 have
published in the dailies the priyy ordi-
nance.
Adopted.
By Reeves;
Appointing a joint special committee
isOm each branch 10 investigate the ex
pejiency of establishing a Board Of
Public Works, who shall perform the
most onerous duties OF the committee
on streets, alleys and grades; Water
Boari, who shall perform like onerous
duties now involving upon the commit
tee ON Water Works; a Police Board,
who shall perform the duties nov in