The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-14
CRY COUNCIL.
Regular Monthly Meeups-Ci.y CLERKS
Report.
sseand Rraneh.

Regular Monthly Meeting-City ClerAs
Report.
second Brunch.
This Branch was called to order by DR..
Logan, President. The following mem
.bers answered to their names: Arkle,
Caldwell A., Caldwell b. F., Ewing, Good
fellow, Hamilton, Horkheimer, Jefferson,
Kimberly, Peters, Reeves, Simpson, Wait
and Logan.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and signed.
REPORTS.
Civ CIerk.-The report Of the City
Clerk OF the city expenditures for the
wear 1879, was read and ordered published
In the daily papers OF the city. The full
report will appear in our columns to.mor.
row morning.
Police.-This committee reported fayora.
bly, upon the bill Of ]. A. Armstrong,
amounting to $S5 for work on the City
Prison.
Liqhb.-This committee reported fayora.
bly, upon the bills Of B: F. Caldwell and
Nesbitt & 90. They also reported fayorably
upon the resolutions heretofore offered in
regard tothe placing OF gas posts at various
corners and in various places in the city:
Accounts. = This committee reported
having examined the various accounts oil
the city, ~andreported tayorably upon bills
presented.
Sreeb, Aliens and Grades.-This commit.
tee made its report for the month OF De-
cember, from which we make the following
Bills amounting to 1924 81 were order.
ed paid.
10 repair the gutter on the east side oil
Twenty.fourth street across Eoff.
A double stone crossing was ordered
across Main street, south side Of Second
street.
Alleys Eighteen and Awere ordered re.
paired under the supervision Of the Street
Commissioner.
Alley @, from Tenth street to the Work
House, was ordered repaired at cost moi
exceeding 500.
Accompanying this report was the re-
port OF the Street Commissioner for the
past month. ,
Cty PriSon.-This Committee reported
that at the present time AZ prisoners were
confined in the prison. This report also
included the statement OF Superintendent
Maloney for the month oil December and
the bills for the same.
Enunce.-This Committee reported q
settlement with Messrs. Brady < Wilk.
inson, trustees OF the compromise loan .oi
the city to December 3lst, 1879, and re.
ceiyed from them one bond No. 20 issued
to the @. 4 p. r. R.; one bond No. 8, Is.
sued to the Hempield II. r. par value
OF each, $1,000; one bond OF the City Of
Wheeling No. u, compromise Issue, par
value $500.
Eighteen bonds Nos. 95, 146, 2lS, 231.
49,, $50, 240, 242, 279, $50, 28l, 297, POS.
200, 800, 30l, 500, S07, city Of Wheeling
compromise issue, par value OF each $1,000
The committee further received from
said trustees 1870 cancelled coupons be,
longing to said loan bonds, which were
sealed and given to the City Clerk for sale
keeping,
The committee directed the attention oil
Council to the fact that ten bonds Of $500
each will be due and must be paid July ],
1880. They also recommended the pay
ment OF one-half OF one per cent. TO Messrs,
Wilkinson and Brady or Sl6S 90. and Sl0C
to N. Wilkinson for clerical labor.
They recommend that $50 be paid w.
D. English for making an alphabetical
land book.
Water Rorks-This committee reported
bills amounting to SiSl 90, which were
ordered paid. The report OF Su%perintend.
ent Riddle showed the expenses in bis
department for the month OF Deoembefto
have been 1852 06, which were ordered
paid.
This committee recommended that the
Finance Committee be requested to re-
port in relation tn a new pump for Water
Works.
The Belmont Mill was ordered to pur.
chase a water meter within ten days TO be
approved by the-superintendent OF Water
Works, and the citv will furnish water at
the rate OF ten cents per 1000 gallons, and
unless they comply with this the connec'
ton to be cut.
Fire Depannnt.-This committee re-
quested the payment Of bills amounting
to $3.50. Accompanying their statement
was the report OF the Chief OF the Depart
ment, which was also received and adopted.
Markets. This committee made Its usual
monthly report, which was disposed OF q
usual. It was accompanied by an ordi'
nance in regard to "hawkers' and peddlers
RESOLUTIONS. PETITIONS, &C.
BY Mr.. Hamilton: That the Committee