The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-21
SPECIAL SESSION
or couneiI-RIeetiORs aud vsPioas Other
llRtteFs Attended To.

AfENAAk okh-A4N
or couneil-EleetiORs VHRioua Other
Matters Attended To.
Last Tuesday night when the Second
Branch adjourned It did 50, to last night,
making the special order Of business the cleo.
ton Of Centre Market Clerk and superin-
tendent Of City Prison. The First Branch
was not party to this but II met last even
ing and the result was lively time.
SECOND BRANCH.
A quorum being present at $50 o'clock,
and the President being absent, on motion II.
L. Kimberly took the chair and called the
body to order, the following responding to
their names Messrs, Armstrong, Baker,
Burdats, Clark, Commertord, Davis Esch-
Ttruth, Grogan, Haller, llildreth, Holman,
Kimberly, Laughlin, McGrRnahan, Prince
Robinson, Smith, Walter and Waterhouse.
The minutes were read and approved;
During the reading President Scott appeared
and took his seat
The special order OF business was an
nounced by the chair, and on motion OF Mr..
Baker 1t was resolved 10 notify the First
Branch that the Second was ready to go into
au election for the purpose OF electtng the TWO
officers named, and q WGighmasterr for the
Seventh ward scales, communication hnv-
ing been received from Chief Edwards that
that position was vacant owing to the death
OF Thomas Grey.
Mr.. Laughlin moved to suspend the rules for
the purpose OF taking up q resolution otleredby
him at the last meeting and published IN the
INTELLIGENCER, looking toward On adIudtca'
ton Of the u. & o. and F., W. i ky. troubles
that were left unsettled Of the time the .. 4
o. ordinance was refused. A blank left In
the report was filled with RAILROAD Com
mittee," thus referring the matter to thai
committee.
A license was issued to August Knoke {
Co. to keep pool table at 1925 Eof' street.
Lawrence Heller was granted license "a
keep shooting gallery at No, 1888 Market
street.
+, il. Perkins and 0. A, Worthington
were granted license to keep a bowling alley
at No, l4l3 Market street.
The First Branch not having appeared, Mr.,
Baker offered q resolution providing for the
purchase OF pair OF horses for tho Hook and
Ladder. Mr.. Hoffman amended by supl'
latlng that the cost should not exceed 500
The resolution thus amended was adopted,
Mr., Baker offered resolution allowing the
Reymann Brewing Company to erect bridge
from It's new malt house to Its elevator over
the road at height to allow all teams to pass
under, Adopted,
Mr. Walter offered resolution authorizing
the purchase OF horse at cost not to ex
coed $3.50 for the Hope Hose house. Adopted
by vote Of 10 to3,
A resolution offered by Mr.. McGranahan,
pr oyiding fora double stone crossing at The
extreme east end Of Fourteenth street, wa.
adopted,
II was resolved to repair the gutter bridge
at the intersection OF Alley @ and Market
street.
The First Branch reported through thu
speaking tube that II would go into an cleo
ton for Market Master and Seventh Ward
Wcghmaster, but not into an election fol
Superintendent Of City Prison. The cave o.
the winds then opened up In fine style and
numerous motions were made to non-conCul
with the First Branch, and as one member
expressed 1t, I'VE have been sit down on BY
the House OF Lords enough, and not LETT
make EN- go into an election" Calmel
cOunsels followed, and It was communicated
to the Upper Branch that when
1t would communicate officially IomC
action would be taken. Tho result was that
a paper was received from the First announc
ing as its reason for not going into mn cleo
ton for Prison Superintendent that no re-
port had been received from the committee
TO which was referred the matter OF imprOv
ing tue prison system now In vogue.
This paper was laid on the table and a
resolution Offered by Mr.. Kimberly proVid
Ing for the election OF such officers Us the
joint session might decide upon. Adopted
and sent up stairs.
A bill OF Mr.. II. Petorman for $50 was
after big discussion, ordered paid.
An ordinance allowing the Grape Sugar
Refining Company 10 lay switch from The
b. & o. track down FOrlieth street To tho Re-
linery, was received from the First Branch
with u communication stating thai II had
been passed. 1t was rcRd three times and
passed. 1t provides that all tics must be
Covered,an hospaces between the rails, with
planks, Only three cars will DO allowed "a
stand on the switch and the cars must bC
moved by animal power.
Mr.. Kimberly again made motion to &C
into all election for the two officers that The
First Branch was ready TO elect, and again
there was mn awful discussion, which II
would be useless 10 describe In detail. Tile
situation briefly described was this;
According 10 the ordinance the City Prison
| Superintendent holds over until his successor
Is elected and bonded. The First Branch, OF
majority OF II, desired to make some change
for the better In the present system by inC0r.
porating reform school department, and
with that view In object lad referred the
matter to committee, and several times re.
fused to go into an election for Superinten.
dent. The city has recently purchased the
Fifth ward market, and rs yet there was no
one to take charge OF IT, and the Seventh
ward scales were also vacant. The members
OF the Second Branch or majority OF them,
could not see the difference between the
cases, and were resolved TO elect all three Of
them or none at all, and ms the First Branch
was firm, 1t thus left some one In charge Of
the prison, but no one for the other two Of.
fees.
At last however, the Second Branch recon
sidGred, and, although several endeavors
were made to tack on the "City Prison Super.
intendent," they failed, and the resolution Of
Mr.. Kimberlys inviting the First Branch to
participate In the election Of market clerk
and wGgher was adopted.
After the stormy tight on the resolution
inviting the Second Branch down, bill OF ].
A. Jolly for $l2j for cobble stones was order.
ell paid.
The report Of the Committee on Claims
recommending the payment OF the claims Of
tina attorneys In the Maxwell and King cases,
was then taken up. Mr.. Armstrong raised
the point as 10 whether ex-SoliCitor Erskine
was entitled 10 $1,000 Was not his salary,
$500, intended to cover all fees, or was Il
merely retainer A Big discussion ensuei,
Messrs Kimberly, Baker and Hildreth sup.
porting the committee report, and Laughlin
and Burdats opposing. Mr.. Armstrong Of
fered an amendment 10 the report, excluding
Mr.. Erskine's bill. A further discussion Ell.
sued, and Mr.. AS motion was laid on the
table. Before further action could be taken
the First Branch appeared, and further action
was suspended.
The members Of the First Branch having
been furnished with seats, the Mayor took
the chair, and the business Of the Joint SEES.
sion was commenced
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