Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-13
adopted, as per First Branch action.
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(See First Branch report.)
THE CITY sExroN-sHALL he BE RENovEDI
The Committee on Cemeteries re-
ported its organization, and also as to
the age OF Chas. Heiser, who was elected
at former meeting OF Council a. City
Sexton. He was found to be a minor,
and under the law and ordinances, he
not being a citizen, he was not eligible
10 the office, and q new election should
he had. The committee also reported
satisfactory state OF affairs elsewhere,
and recommended the payment Of Ger.
tain bills. The report was adopted
without amendments, except the part
referring TO the new election OF q City
Sexton.
Mr.. Baker spoke OF the case as being
delicate one. An officer could be re-
moved for neglect and incompetency,
but neither charge was here made. He
had been legally elected and had been
allowed to continue in Office up to the
present time. Mr.. Baker said, 81 say
YOU cannot turn him out, he having
been elected by majority vote OF this
council. The only way is to instruct
the City Solicitor TO proceed in the Ohio
county Circuit County for writ Of quo
rdrra,ato, and that is the only way you
can Gust him"
Members OF the committee stated that
Heiser was giving great satisfaction and
they all wanted to see him retained.
Messrs. Dunning and Hiidreth cried
fraud" loudly as regarded the election
and asked for his removal. Mr.. Dun.
ming stated that there were several COM
plants in the east part Of the city. Mr..
Davis denied that this was anything
more than the old fight against the City
Sexton.
Mr.. Kimberly made some sensible
remarks in favor OF the young Sexton
and moved TO refer that resolution TO
the City Solicitor; this was adopted, and
the matter thus disposed OF for the time
being.
THE POLICE QUESTION.
The Committee on Police reported
bills amounting to Sill %, which were
ordered paid. The Committee also rec.
commended increasing the force from l.
to Is men, and allowing the Lookup
Keeper TO appoint deputy. This re.
port called out the high kickers OF the
evening. They talked, argued, pow
vowed and carried on for nearly an
hour. Mr.. Smith was the first t. tune
up: He belonged to that Committee,
and he had endeavored to attend the
meeting at which that report had been
made. The meeting had been called for
$50 o'clock Monday evening, and had
not met until after Q, before which he
had become tired and gone home. He
did not believe n full committee had
been present. Mr.. Dunning heatedly
replied, and it was managed to pass the
bills. Then the rumpus started in dead
earnest over the increase in the force.
The money question was howlsd over,
also the style OF the report, it being sim
liar To the one from the Committee on
Fire Department, no ordinance accom-
panying it. The increase was killed,
and the Assistant Lookup Keeper sent
back to the Committee.
At ll:30 T.. ". an adjournment was
had to Tuesday evening next.
First Branch
In this body there was considerable
trouble in procuring quorum. 1t was,
in fact, quite late when Mayor Egcrter
took the chair, and the roll was called,
the following members answering:
Mcssrs. Boring, Criswell. Fritz, Hall,
Hull, Miller, Myles, McAdams, Schultz,
Simpson, Wilson, Wolvington and
Zoeckler. TIE minutes were read and
adopted.
The ordinances on Wharves, Ordi-
nances and Coffee Houses, Oilenses,
Licenses and Spurious Wines, Liquors.
etc, were taken no. The ordinances have
been passed before, but minor amend
ments were found TO be necessary on ac-
count OF amendments TO other Ordinan-
ces. Another reason was that they
were originally passed to take effect
April LIST. The Legislature, in the
meantime. passed new laws for the gov.
eminent OF the city OF Wheeling, and it
was found necessary to engrsft parts OF
these laws in the ordinance. They were
therefore repealed and passed to take
effect to-day.
An effort was made TO have the divis-
ion OF license money, half cash and half
note again sprung, but it failed most in
gloriously.
The Branch, in the main, agreed with
the Second Branch in the adoption of
committee reports, some few minor
changes being made.
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