The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-15
CRY COUNCIL.
Regular samI-MoDhuy Meeting Las
N1ght-RepOrGs OF Committees.
Second Braueh.

CITY COUNCIL
Regular semt-MoBhuy Meeting Last
NiGht-RepOrts OF Committees.
Second Branch.
Council met in regular semi-monthly
session last night, President N. B. Scott in
the chair. The following named members
answered to their names: Baker, Bur-
datts, Clark, Commerford, Davis, Dunning.
Eschstruth, Grogan. Haberield, Halter
Hildreth, Houston, Kimberly, LauGhlin,
McGranahan, Prince, Robinson, Smith,
Steele, schoekey, Walter, Wingerter, and
Scott, President.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and signed
Mr.. Baker made q motion that the rules
be suspended n the amendment to he
ordinance in regard to the construction of
telephone lines through the city be taken
up.
Mr.. Kimberly objected and hoped that
| Council would proceed regularly, ian
not fritter away the time of Council to no
purpose"
any difference whether Mr.. Kimberly
likes it or not. He has FILTERED away the
time of this Council by his eternal CAB
aver since I have been q member of this
| Council. He has been getting up here
and threatening what he would do, and
ruling and dOmineering over the Council
until I and others are sick and tired of i"
Mr.. Burdatts said he had for six weeks
listened to the frittering away process of
more than mi man, and he, too, was tired
of it.
a vote was then taken and the motion
to suspend The rules was lost.
REPORTS.
Streets, Alleys and Grades-The semi
monthly reportot the Street Commissioner
was read and his bills passed.
City Clerk Hmost respectfully report
to your honorable body that there has
been expended during the current fiscal
year, commencing On the first day of May,
1880, and up to the first day of June, 1881:
On account of Streets, Alleys and Grades..-GI6,8s 4 81
On account of water . I9''TSi IS
On account OF Lights----------.--.-- go. 2,O66 70
Which accounts when compared respec-
lively with the amounts IS fixed by the
ordinance as necessary to meet expenses
of the city on said counts during the
current fiscal year showed q balance still
standing to the different committees as
follows:
oa account of Streets, Alleys and Grades
On accoGnt 81 Fire Department icsi1 CIn sTccssls i,S5i q q
On account of Water Works ION hand .... 5,26S IS
On account Of Lights lin excess).....-.... loss 50
The additional appropriation asked for
by the Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
The bill of Thomas Wright for work
done for the city amounting to SIG 80 was
ordered paid.
AcCounts.-Bills amounting to $l12.5s
were ordered paid.
Claims This committee presented the
following named claims for payment:
Clerk of Supreme Court of Appeals O.
s. Long, printing record in the case OF
Forsythe vs.. City of Wheeling, $131.75
Alfred Rheinstrom, stenographer in
MaxwelLKing case, SIS.
h judgment against the city by the
suit of Theresa Hegner, amounting to
$220 95 with interest and cost.
Water Work-Bills amountingto 1888 10
were ordered paid.
Fifteen hundred dollars were appropri-
ated for the purpose of making the neces-
sary repairs to the Water Works.
On motion the rules were suspended
and the ordinary bond of Muhlemsn and
Norton approved. Frank Walter and
Peter Welty became securities.
Lights-This committee submitted an or
dinance in regard to the storing of car.
bon oil, benzine, benzole. petroleum,
kerosene, naphtha and gasoline within
the city limits, and provides that none OF
these 1nhammables or combustibles shall
be stored in larger quantities than 900
gallons, or more than ten barrels, in any
shed, store room or lot in said city. The
fine for disregarding this ordinance shall
not be less than five nor more than one
hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a
period not exceeding n year. Each day
that the ordinance is d~isregarded shall
constitute a distinct ofense.
The ordinance the eOmmjkfaa avDIain-
ed, was drafted on account of the fact that
Isaiah Warren q Co. contemplated the
erection of 9 tank for the holding of car
bon oil or petroleum in close proximity to
the holders at the gas works, thus imperil.
ing them and in case of accident by fire OF
other causes that would result in combus.
ton or explosion their usefulness WouIdbe
destroyed and very material damages re.
suit to the city. As the ordinance was
not signed no action was taken on it.
MGrEets.-Blls amounting to $50 10 were
ordered paid.
Fire Departnent.-The bills of the Chief
and other i~ucidentals were passed.
This committee recommended the EN-
ployment of an electrician, at a cost not to
exceed $3.50 per annum, whose duty shall
be the oversight of the electrical apps-
ratus of the Fire Department. Amember
suggested that the Western Union TeIe-
graph Company would attend to the mat
ter ut q cost not exceeding ten dollars a
month. The motion was laid on the table,
not havf-- received q tWo-thirds vote.
Ordin0nces.-The motion to purchase
fifty elegantly bound copies of the Ordi-
nance book for exchanging with other
cities was lost.
The bill of Baker & Co. for binding,
amounting to SS0S, was ordered paid.
An ordinance in regard to the poles of
the Telephone Company was referred.
The ordinance in regard to the storing
of oil was again called up, and after q
spirited discussion rejected.
The Hinge Company, the Tack Com
pany, Whitaker Iron Company and ]. A.
Holiday petitioned Council in favor of the
passage of the ordinance, and Hobbs,
B~rockunier & 90. and the Central Glass
Company against it, as they both use
large quantities of oil in their business.
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