The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-01
IL coUNCIL.
Lass Sighfs Special sIecting-After the
ens Money Again,

go = - $780,
lass Nights Special lseting-After the
cas- Money! Again,
Last nights meeting Of Council vas .
special one called by the Mayor for the pur.
pose Of approving the bonds Of the Gas Tfus-
ices recently elected and the 1881 Loan Com
sEcoSD RR4ScH.
At 1880 O'Clock this body was called to OF.
der By President Scott In the chair, and
Messrs Armstrong, Burdatts, Clark, Davis,
Cunning, Haberfcld, Hlller Hildreth, Hof-
man, I.aughlin, Kimberly, Robinson, Smith,
schockeyr Walter and WingerteF being pres
ent.
The minutes Of the previous meeting we're
read and approved,
President Scott announced the object Of
the meeting and John ]. Jones, one OF the
Loan Commissioners, appeared with his sure
~, ]. n, Vance, who were sworn anu their
bonds Of $4,000 approved,
The individual bonds Of Geo. X. Wheat,
ThOs. II. Logan and Robert Simpson, Gas
Trustees, were approved.
The rules, on motion Of Mr.. Walter were
suspended and license granted to Charles
and Solomon Kraus and +. Hanke for doing
a wholesale liquor business, under the firm
name OF c. Kraus & Co., ut No. 1880 Market
street; the gentlemen appearing with their
bondsmen, Henry HaRke and Sam S. Block,
their bonds were approved and the license
granted.
ii. schmulbach & Co. were granted re-
bate, the firm having ceased keepinga whole
sale liquor house.
On motion Of Mr.. Armstrong an ordinance
entitled IAN ordinance to amend and re0r-
+dain the sixth section OF an ordinance en-
titled an ordinance In relation to privy vaults
and cess pools and the cleansing Of the same
was taken up, The ordinance all0wspcrsOns
obtaining permit from the Committee on
Health to remove at any time the contents Of
dry ash or earth closets any where below
TwGnty.seYenth streets, provided, the same
be done in an inOilcnsive manner, being de-
odorzed and disenleCted, At present the
contents OF these closets must be dumped at
FOrty.Gghth street. the same as wet vaults,
This occasions u great expense and unjust
tax, especially on East Wheeling people,
where there arc no sewers. On the second
reading, after long and heated discussion
that was participated In bynearly every one,
the ordinance was adopted by aVOte OF D tot.
=. L. Hildrcth, another one Of the Loan
Commissioners, appeared, aud with his bonds
man, Capt, Billy LAST, was sworn and his
bond approved.
Frank r. JepsOn, the third one Of the COM
mSssOnerS, with his bondSman, A. NJ. Adams,
was sworn and the bond approved.
The ordinance revising the rules OF both
branches OF Council, was taken up, read q
first time and laid over, DR.. WingGrter oh
jeCting to the second reading, Atpresent the
entire hfty-twO rules are In one section,
and 1t Is the purpose OF the ordinance to
make them sections, which will save much
useless work when IN amendment Is to be
made.
Mr.. Kimberly offered tho following;
ResOired That the outgoing Gus Trustees,
Geo. X. Wheat, DR.. George Baird and VIM,
Ellingham, in settling up the accounts Of the
gus works for their term Of office be, and they
are hereby ordered to issue an order on the
gentlemen who are acting as Commissioners
tOpay over oil funds In their possession to the
City Receiver, who shall receipt to them for
the same.
Reyoirrd, Further that all funds in the
hands OF the trustees not needed In the set
Element OF their business DO paid over to the
City Receiver, who shall receipt to them for
the same.
Mr.. Kimberly in presenting this Said that
when tho terms OF the Commissioners OK.
pirGd there was no authorized person forthe
Trustees to turn the money over to- Since
the time that the Commissioners had gone out
Of office, the Trustees by agreement had been
taking charge of the money, although II was
not legal. They were mon Of unimpeachablC
honesty Mr.. Kimberly said, but at the same
time they were anxious to be relieved OF the
responsibility,
Dr. Wingerter wanted to know whit the
City Receiver was to do with It, and In reply
Mr., Kimberly sud that that would come
further on.
The Doctor was warmly opposed TO II.
There was lively discussion between him
and Mr.. Walters, both Of the Second ward;
They accused each other Of not properly rep.
resenting the interests Of their constituents
and intilnated to each other TINT the people
were only whiting an election to retire them.
It was quite warm Mr.. Kimberly made Il
speech and the resolutions were adopted.
The City Solicitor communicated the fact
that the city had been sued for $40, 600 dam.
ages by q, MCndel 4 Co.
A number Of resolutions concerning Curbs,
etc., none Of special importance, were dis
posed OF.
Council adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
This body was called TO order at o'clock,
Mess. BORING, Buttcrilcld Cracraft, Hall,
Hull, Miller, Mylcs, McAdains and Wolving.
ton answered to their names, and Mayor Eg-
erter was In the chair,
The bonds Of MeSsrs: Logan, Wheat and
Simpson, Gas Trustees, and s. =. Hildreth,
John J. Jones and Frank JepsOn, Loan Com
missloners, were approved.
RERyICEN AT TIE SANCyTUARIES.