The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-29
TIE CITY FATHERS

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Al Airing, and IL again he-Cemmilied
10 h CommlItee-ThO Appropriations
for the CiIy's Expenses for lhe EBsRiRE
Year-DiVsrs and SundFy Petitions,
RESOLUTIONS, Ser &ep &c.
Council got to work promptly last night
President Scott in the chair, and the
.ollowing members present: Messrs,
Baker, Burdstts, Clark, COmmerIord, Dun.
ming, Davis, Eschstruth, GroEan, Haber'
ield, Haller, Houston, Kimberly, Laugh.
lin, McGranshan, Prince, Robinson,
Smith, Walter, Wiugsrter.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and adopted.
On motion Of Dr.. Wiugsrter, q party
named Whitehall was granted license to
keep a shooting gallery on Market street,
Mr.. Baker moved that the bill Of ]. ".
Grubb, for $50, for keeping in repair the
city clock, be paid, which was ordered.
A number Of bills were referred to the
appropriate committees.
The report OF a special committee, with
a resolution ordering the payment to Mr.,
Green OF $50 Tor damages done his prop
erly on Eighteenth street, by a defective
sewer, was read.
On motion OF Mr.. Burdats, the rules
were suspended, and q license granted to
Joseph Bishop to keep y bOttIing estsb'
lishment, with Messrs. MCGraw and Joe
Raucher 10 bOndsmsn.
On motion OF Mr.. Robertsnl the resolu.
ton authorizing the Oorlmtttee on Fire
Department to contract v ith an electrician
to lake charge Of the fire alarm apparatus,
at q cost not to exceed 1850; this had
passed once by q majority vote. It passed
last evening by a vote Of II To TO-.
A bill Of Luke Fitton, reported by the
committee on Streets and Alleys, caused
much discussion and wSs finally ordered
paid.
Mr.. Smith said that he under.
stood that the report OF the Railroad
Committee, which had been present
ed at the last meeting, had investl'
gated the matter fully for the best inter.
es,s OF the city, and moved that the action
of the last meeting in recommiuing the
report be resClnded. II was unanimously
voted in favor Of such SCtion.
Mr.. Baker arose for Information. He
wanted 10 know, after Council had partly
passed on some OF the resolutions, amend
cd some and rejected others, how the
whole could then be TeCCmmited,
Mr.. Kimberly did not see how any &C.
ton to reconsider could be acted on. The
report had been referred back to the COM
mitee. L. did not see fit to make any new
report. he MISTER then Is now with the
railroad committee, and | claim that Coun.
Gil cannot reconsider the whole report.
Mr.. Baker replied that the report had
not passed back into the hands OF the
committee, and therefore that the present
meeting could reconsider the report II Il
saw tit, and II It deemed II wise TO rescind
its l4s' action,
By Kimberly: Do we, then, begin where
We left of, or begin again at the begin
Ming?
The President: We begin with the be.
ginning.
The clerk then read the original resolu'
tons which have been published aud with
which the public is already familiar.
On the second resolution MIR. Kimberly
offered an amendment that the road make
the grade OF Sixteenth street conform with
that Of MCCulloCh street, the grade be-
ginning back with alley G. Carried.
The third resolution was passed. kim
berry moved an amendment to the fourth
resolution making the grade to cross
Eighteenth street with the present grade
of that street.
Mr.. Walter thought that there was too
much diCkering with the report. he
had confidence In the committee
and liz report and thought that the
present amendment business was going
to place the matter where 1t was ct the
adjournment Of the last meeting.
Mr. Dunning reinforced Mr.. Kimberly's
remarks: thought a change Of grade would
Inconvenience some people living on the
line where the road would cross over
Eighteenth street.
MIR. Baker offered the following substi.
tute for Mr.. Kimberly's amendment:
"Aud provided further that after said
grade Ia made the said crossing and grade
Of said Tenth street be left In such condi.
lion as will be acceptable TO the Commit.
tee OF Streets and Alleys"
The ayes and noes were called on this
with the following result:
Ayes-BaEe', Burda.ts, CLARK, Com.
mertord, Davis, Grogan, Hoffman, Hous'
ton, Lsughlin, McGranahan, Smith,
Steele, Walter, Wingerter. Total IA.
Noes-Dnnning, GrOHan, Haberfeld,
Haller, Kimberley, Prince, Robinson and
President Scott.
Before the question on the adoption Of
tho resolution as substituted by Mr.. Baker
was voted, a long and warm debate on the
Eighteenth street question ensued, which
was taken part 10 by MeSsrS. Haberileld,
CLARK, Kimberley, Dunnlng, Baker and
Davis, after which Mr.. Kimberley moved
that he whole report be reCommitted with
TO consult the railroad authori.
ties ard report at the next meeting Of
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Baker op.
posed II, the latter being a member OF the
Mr.. Kimberley then withdrew bis
motion, and o vote was then taken on the
resolution as amended by Mr..
Baker with the following results
Ayes-Messts Baker, Burdatts, CLARK,
Commerfofd, Houston, LauRhlin, Smith,
Walter and Wingetter-ll.
Noes! Messrs. Davis, Cunning, Ecchs.
truth, HAhefAsld. HaIler, Hoffman, Kim.
berry, MCGrannahap, Prince, Robinson,
Scott-ll. The motion was
lost
Mr. Kimberly then renewed hi. motion
io'ttCommit the report, as a link In refer.
to the Eighteenth street grade was
missing.
A vote was taken aud The report was
recommitted.
A communication was received from The
First Branch affirming the action In the
Of Mrs. Green and recommending
hat a receipt he taken in full.
The Financial Committee reported ap
DropFiaLions Tor the carrying on oil the diff.
'erent departments Of this city as follows:
Tie OtdinanCeto determine the amount
u money necessary TO meet The expenses
VI tho year commencing on the fret
Tuesday In May 1881, on account OF the
alleys and grades. the WAtaT