The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-09
Summary Of last Nights BusiRelS-NO
Election Held for city OhiesFs..-=
SECOND BRANCH.
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number OF votes cast at the last Municipal
election, in the First ward Of this city for
A, ]. Sweeney and John Habber6eld, re-
specially as members Of this Branch OF
Council, beg leave to report that We have
inspected the tally sheets Of said election,
aud the ballots cast at said election in said
ward for said Sweeney aud Habber6eld,
in the Second Branch Of Council, and
alter counting and recounting the same
ind that there was Cast for said A. j.
Sweeney 800 votes and John G. Habber-
field 1868 votes, We further report that we
counted all the ballots cast Tor
said Sweeney and Habberheld
with the exception OF one ballot ON which
appeared the names oil 10, j, Rawlilg,'
IS. o, Burdatt' and "John Habbertield,"
respectively, one under the other, as per.
sons TO be voted for, for members oil the
Second Branch tharnei Their OF said names
was erased, but opposite the name oil ~
]. Rawlingh on said ticket was written IN
pencil the name "Robinson, as the count.
ING OF this ticket for Habberiield could
make no difference in the result except in
adding one more to his vote and giving
him $B4 votes instead Of 1853 votes to
Sweeney $50 votes, as above set forth.
Your Committee have agreed not to
count said ticket for said HAbberheld.
We further report that there is no d.
vision OF opinion in your Committee as to
The counting Of any ballot cast at said
election for said Sweeney or Habberield.
A maiority OF the Committee report by
way Of reorganization that at said election
for the Second Branch OF Council OF the
city Of Wheeling, John e. Habhertield
received 1873 votes and Andrew ]. Swee'
ney received 800 votes, AL OF which We
hereby respectfully submit, -,
CA. WINGERTER,
TMos. Prince.
This report was signed by q. A. Win
gerler and Thomas Prince.
Mr.. j, @. Baker, the third member Of
the Committee, made minority report, an
abstract, OF which we give:
On Saturday afternoon, February 5, 1881,
YOUR Committee met and organized, and
proceeded to the discharge OF their duties
by opening and counting the vote cast at
the City Election Of January q, 1881, for
John 6, Habberfeld and A. ]. Sweeney
for the Second Branch Of this Council.
Upon finishing said count the result, as
indicated by the tally sheets, stood: Hab'
berleld, 1874 votes; Sweeney, 3G4 votes;
and one disputed ticket, not counted.
Your CoGumittee, after consideration, de-
termined TO recount said votes, and accord
inply met at the Council Chamber on Mon
day, February 7, 1881. After said votes
were reCounted, the result, as shown ny
the tally sheets Of said tickets, stood;
Sweeney, 800 votes; Habbertleld, 303
votesi and one disputed Ticket not
Resolved, That in the opinion Of the
Second Branch Of the Council a vacancy
exists In the office Of Councilman from
the First ward.
Rtsolrtd 2. That there shall be an cleo.
ton held in the First ward on tho day
OF =, 1881, for the purpose Of testing the
people of said ward as TO whether An:
drew ]. Sweeney vs.. John G. Habberheld
shall ill the vacancy, etc.
Respectfully submitted,
JAS. 4. BAKER,
Mr.. Kimberly moved to adopt the first
resolution OF Mr.. Bakers report, but with
drew to allow Mr.. Hildreth TO offer the
following resolution: "That the majority
report Of the Special Committee appoint.
ed to count and report the number Of votes
received by A. j. Sweeney and j. q. Hab'
berled respectively as members Of this
Branch OF Council In the First ward be
received and fled
II appearing from said report that Jno.
G. Habberleld received q greater number
Of votes than A. ]. Sweeney, therefore
belt ,,,,
Resolved, That John &. Habberleld be
and he Is hereby declared duly elected
member OF this Branch Of Council from
the First ward and that he be sworn In as
such.
Mr., Smith OF tho Sixth ward made
very strong appeal to the fair mindedness
and Calmness Of the Branch, and exhorted
the members 10 relegate the matter to the
citizens OF the First ward for ad jugtment.
Mr.. Robinson followed Mr.. Smith In a
like manner, and Mr.. Baker climaxed the
affair by stirring speech in favor Of a re.
Committal OF the matter to the First ward.
Mr., Kimberly called for the yeas and
nays on the first part Of Mr.. Hildreth's
resolution, and all the members present
voted yea.
On the second part Of tho resolution, In |
regard TO seating Mr.. Habberheld, the fol-
lowing named gentlemen voted
YEA-Burdatts, DDnning, EsChstruth,
Halter, Hildreth, Laughlin, Prince, Steele,
schoCkey, Warehouse, Walter, WingeE
ter and SCott-13.
NAY-Baker, CLARK, Oommertord, Davis,
Grogau, Hoffman, Kimberly, MCGrana.
han, Robinson and Smith-10.
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the vote, whereupBn Mr.. Hlldreth moved
that Mr.. HabberEleld be instructed 10 come
forward and be sworn.
CITY CLERKS REPORT.
GENrLEMAN:-I would respectfully re.
port to your honorable body that there
has been expended during the fiscal year
commencing on the fret day Of May, 1880,
and up TO the first day Of January, 1881,
on account OF the different committees, as
follows:
On account Of Streets Alleys and Grades. s3otOS IS
q Fire DepartmVnt..."." lf43g 10
water WoTls."...".,"."' 2iS05 IL
Light'"""'..."....."'"."" 1850 ~
which amounts, when compared respec-
lively with the amounts as fixed by ordi.
nance 40 necessary TO meet the expenses
Of The city on the said accounts during the
current fiscal year, shows 9 balance still
standing 10 the credit OF tho different
committees as follows:
On account Of water wofts............. SiO,O9i 50
Fire Department (expend.
ed In tGctsA)n.mUa.l. neutrality-suspicious. Di+W W
tSSpended In exc ~ ,,s,,,,,,,..,.,,..., 2l6s IS
On account Of Llghtim"..."""o...a"...."" $50 "a