Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-25
COUNCIL.
No Quorum i'm the First Branch
The Second Discusses the
800. 900 Bond Ordinance
and Raises the Amount to
$11i,5OO, But at Last Gets
stuck and Refers it to the
Ordinance Committee.
Second Branch

At 7:4O O'Clock las, evening, this
Branch was called To order, II being a
special called meeting. President Logan
was in the Chair and MessTS. Caldwell,
A, Caldwell, b. F.. Fisher. Goodlcllow,
Hanilan, Ilorkh.iucr, Jefferson, Kim
h .rly, Peters, Pollock. Reeves, ani
Voc iler were also present. The minutes
oil the last meeting were read, approved
aud signed.
Mr.. Handlan moved to suspend the
rules and annuil the license Oi c SeibSe
aud grant a license to JAMES b. Russell.
MIR. Russell appeared with his suret.rs
N-Ssrs. SAM. Kraus and Chris. less,
who were sworn and license ordered TO
be- issued.
The special order OF business for the
evening, the ordinance ordering the is
suing OF 800, 900 bonds, 10 be known as
the bonds OF 1850, wa then taken up.
The object Of these bonds and a synopsis
OF the ordinance was fully set forth in
the REGrsrEE's issue Of the 10Th inst.
On the second reading, Mr.. A. Cali-
well moved to amend by adding TO the
objects Oithe loan, as stated in the first
section, the redeemiug OF the Fifth ward
market house certificates amounting TO
sl3,5OO.
Adopted.
Mr.. Horkheimer moved TO strike out
commissioners and insert commissioner
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. A. Caldwell moved TO strike out
$4,000 and insert Sll3,5O). On mo-
ton this amendment was laid over iOr
the time being.
Mr.. H~orkheimer moved to insert the
Exchange Bank OF the City OF Wheel.
ing" and Mr.. Kimberly moved, as an
amendment, 10 insert The Bank Of the
Ohio Valley" as being the place where
the bonds should be paid. The amend
ucut was adopted hy q vote OF 9 To ;.
There being no objection the rate OF ln-
Jcr"st - per cent was approved.
The second section being up
Tor consideration Mess. W. b. Simpson.
". a. lsctt and +. L. Jepson were IN
serted as commissioners.
In third section DR.. Reeves moved to
strike out S2l $50, the amount appropri
atci 10 the Committee on Streets, Al
lrys. and insert $4,000. After Il long
discussion the amendment was lost by a
vote OF II to .. Mr.. Handlan moved
70 strike out .2l $50 aud insert $4,000
The amendment was adopted by a vote
Of Q to9.
Mr.. Goodfeilow moved TO strike out
s. ,OSl ald insert Sll 200 as the sum 10
be appropriated 10 the Fire Department,
and ad the wOrds-tor the purchase OF
a Ot aud erection OF 4 hose house on
the Island.
Mr.. Pollock moved to amend by in
sertin. S2.Si@ 80 rs the interest for
every six months on the bonds, this be.
ing the amount OF Slli,jOO at > per
cent.
A discussion Of over an hour then EN-.
sued over what the amount 10 he paid
etch yrar on the bonds should be. sew
al amendments were proposed 10y
NeSSrs. GOOiie,lOw, HOrKheimer,
Reeves, Kimberly and others, and final
ly, on motion, the ordinance and the
amendments were referred 10 the Com
on Ordinances.
Mr. Wait presented a resolution APP
propriating 81, 500 for repairs TO Thirty
street. Referred alter a long dis.
% the Committee on Streets, Al
evS and Crates.
There were some minor resolutions
and petitions disposed of, and concur.
rcnces with actions OF the First Branch
and this Branch adjourned.
First Branch
After an hours work by the police, it
was found impossible to procure a quo
rum in this branch, and the idea of hay
ing a meeting was abandoned.