The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-10

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City Clerks Rp0n.-During the current
fiscal year commencing May LIST, 1870, and
up TO March LIST, 1880, the expenditures
on account OF the different committees
have been as follows:
On account Of Streets, Alleys and Grais.-s?s776 g
Fire pGmrtInen II ,ogt "
Water WOrks.......,..........'..' 10 ri2S y y
Mghts.""...............'... LOIS ~
Which amounts when compared respec-
lively with the amounts as fixed by ordl.
dance as necessary to meet the expenses OF
the city on the said accounts during the
current fiscal year show a balance still
standing to the creditof the different COM
mittees as follows:
Water l,eIS .!
81 " "
Fire Department (oTeTdrawn) ....."..........,. 6gt
Streets, AlIeys and Grades toTerdrawnl.. 6,77S "
Fire Dspartmenl.-This committee re.
ported having examined the report oil the
Chief Marshal for February and certified
to its correctness. Bills amounting to
1858 62 were ordered paid. This report
comprehends the report OF the Marshal.
Police.-Bills amounting TO $l07 90 were
ordered paid.
! Strces, alleys and Grads.-Bills amount
ing to $6S7 SO were ordered paid. They
also passed upon the bills OF the Street
Commissioner.
.iceounts.-This committee reported hav'
ing examined the accounts OF the City
Clerk and Receiver for the months Of
January and February and find them cor
rect. There was Sl2, SAT 20 in the Receivers
hands February LIST, and Sll ,5l5 n March
lst. They also audited the City Sergeants
Ieports for January and February and
passed upon them.
Iiarket$-This committee reported bills
amounting to Sill 90, which were ordered
paid. The receipts at the Second Ward
Market House for February were Sli9 ID
Scales.-This committee reported the
awards which were published in yester
days ISTELLIGENcER.
Sweeney InreStigdtiOn.-A. @. EoG, Chair
man OF this committee made the following
report:
WHEELING, March s, 1880.
TO the Hon. Mayor and Council Of die City Q
Wheeling:
GENTLEMEN: Theiointspecial committee
appointed at the last meeting OF Counci
to investigate the charges made against tht
Sergeant OF the city, met at the City Build
ing on the evening Of March |, 1880
Present-Messrs. Arkle, Warehouse and
Jefferson, OF the First Branch, and Messrs
Cracrait, McAdams and EoH, OF the Firs
Branch.
The committee organized by electlne
Mr.. Eoff chairman.
Mr.. Cracralt asked that he be excused
from serving on the committee, giving rs
reasons for the request that he had been
for some time, and is now, the legal adj
wiser OF the Sergeant OF the city, and thai
he could not sconscentiousy act in the
case.
A motion was made that the FRS
Branch be requested to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the deClination of Mr. Cracratt
and that when the committee adjourn il
do SO until the vacancy is filled and t.
meet at the call OF the chairman.
The following resolution was passed
That the special committee Of inVestiga.
ton DO authorized TO send for persons anc
papers.
Waterman at the City Prison was con
tlrmed. The usual monthly report wa
made.
HeisT Inwaigdtion.-The committee ap'
pointed to investigate the charges agains
Philip Heiser, City Sexton, preferred BY
Waldeman Cope, reported that they hat
had several meetings, at which they haG
examined Mrs. TrisChler, Geppe, DR.. Ed
wards and others.
There is no provision made for inter
ment Of non.residents and those having
no claim on the city's burial grounds, and
as consequence it has been custom tc
charge So for interring adults and s. fol
children. To remedy this the committee
recommended that an ordinance be
adopted arranging the deficiency.
As 10 the charges OF conduct unbecom
ing a gentleman and an officer of the city,
majority Of the committee did not sus'
tain them.
Accompanying this was resolution
directing the City Solicitor to prepare an
ordinance in accordance with the above.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The resignation Of J. D. Ewing, as mem
Der OF the Second Branch from the Sevnth
ward, was read and accepted.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Arkle; That the Committee or Or
dinances be and is hereby instructed to
so amend the rules OF Council Us to desig-
nate some person whose duty 1t shall be
to call special joint committees together
for organization.
By jefferson. That the City Clerk be
authorized to draw an order in favor oil
the Exchange Bank for such sums as the
Receiver may require, not exceeding 81
900, payable in sixty days.
By DR.. Logan:
ResolRd, That the sum OF $500 be and
Is hereby appropriated for the purpose OF
aiding in the survey OF the proposed
Wheeling and Parkersburg Railroad, pro.
yided that the 8orporators Of said road
guarantee to the city Of Wheeling that
the said appropriation shall be allowed as
a payment on any subscription to the
stock Of said company which may hereat-
ter be authorized by Council.
By Reeves: That the Committee on Or
dinances be and are hereby authorized to
examine and report what change ifany in
the compensation Of assessors Is necessary
and desirable for the city's interests.
On motion the rules were suspended and
the application oiC. R. Behler to keep 9
coffee house at 1890 Market street, was
granted. Killian Kress and Peter Welty
becoming his approved sureties.
JVater H0rslThe bills OF this depart
mont were ordered paid, and the accom-
panying report OF tho Superintendent
The following resolution was offered