The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-14
FOCAL LEeaLATuRE,
Regular Seni.Moalhly MEETING Re.
poFts and RInanoIal lIAttera.

Regular Significantly Naeling-Re.
ports and Financial Matters.
Beyond disposing Of the report Of one or
two committees, very little work was done
last evening, the time being spent in discus
sions that often were extremely personal.
Matters Of interest are found in the City Re
eeiveEs report
SECOND BRANCH
This branch was called to order at $40
o'clock last evening by President Scott the
following members being in their seats;
MesSrs. Armstrong, Baker, Clark, CONNER
ford, Grogan, Habertield, Haller, Kimberly,
I.aughlin, Robinson, SchOckeyr Smith, Water
house, Walter and Wingerter.
The minutes OF the previous meeting were
read and adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Laughlin the rules were
suspended and the report Of the Board OF
Equalization and Appeals taken up and
adopted. 1t will be found in another column.
A bill for SIS for services rendered by K
Cowan was ordered paid,
The City Clerk reported that the different
committees had expended the following
amounts from May lst 1881, to December LIST,
1851,
Water ~ y
EiTe l9S9s
lilo ~
These amounts, when compared with the
allowances fixed by ordinance, leave bal
ance still standing to the credit Of the COM
mittee, as follows;
Water Is
Streets, Alleys and Grades In excess ,... 6GI9 )?
Fire Department I'm excess o y
Lights ~ o.
4. 4 NnR
Works allowed by Loan Ordinance OF 1881, Is
1880 So, The report was received and filed.
The City Receiver reported the November
receipts at $26,6i6 49, and the expenditures
TO be So, so 3O leaving balance OF s., 7Oi 10
on hand December LIST, The Receiver further
reported that at this meeting the various
committees would ask the payment OF bills
amounting To $l5, 800 So, which would leave
$l2, Sl3 CO unprovided for, and for which he
asked Council to provide, The report was
received and filed.
The report OF the Street Commissioner and
Committee on Streets, Alleys and Grades was
then taken up and bills in both reports, ag'
gregating 1855 So, ordered paid. In con-
neCton with these reports, the report OF the
City Surveyor In relation to the Seventeenth
street bridge, printed in Mondays lNTELLi'
GENCER, was also taken up; also one to the
the amount Of earth taken from Chestnut
and Elizabeth streets was 3is cubic feet; this
is adjacent to Wheats brick yard. It was
also found that John Gator had taken from
Fourteenth street 255 cubic feet. This
amount would make In Wheats case 10000
brick and In ClatoFs 100000 brick The
committee was instructed to investigate into
the Seventeenth street bridge matter and re-
port on that structure as to what is advisable,
ETC. The clerk was instructed to charge for
the earth taken at the rate OF 50 cents per
l 900 brick,
Mr.. Baker moved to suspend the rules and
go into an election for Centre Market Master.
Lost.
A report Of the Committee on Real Estate,
reporting the leasing OF piece OF ground In
the Second ward, on the hill to Mrs. Margaret
Norman, ut $40 per annuH, was adopted.
On suspension Of the rules, Mr.. Laughlln
Offered resolution authorizing the Commit
tee on Finance to borrow $4,000 for sixty
DAYS at the best rate OF interest, Adopted.
The report Of the Superintendent OF Water
| Works, and that Of the committee, was taken
up and bills aggregating S7,0S5 o. ordered
paid. This amount includes regular bills,
bills for the various improvement now being
made, part payment OF pump, new building
and hauling. The Superintendent was in.
structed to lay u finch pipe on Mary avenue
between Twenty.eghth and Twcnty-ninth
Streets distance OF 200 feet. This report
caused quite discussion and the Street Com.
missioner was raked fore and aft Especially
was the discussion warm over the laying Of
the 3O.inCh pipe on Eoff street. The haul
ing away OF the good sand and filling
the trench vi tn garbage refuse was severe.
ly commented on and some very warm
discussion INDUCED in. 1t was perfectly
agreeable to all that the surplus sand or that
not needed after the filling Of the trench,
should be used by the city. Mr.. BakerotIered
resolution instrncting the Street Commits.
siOner to refill the trench where he had taken
sand away, to the satisfaction Of the Commit
tee on Streets, Alleys and Grades.
The committee report on the Fire Depart
ment was taken up, when 1t was discovered
that there Vas no quorum, and after several
endeavOrs to procure one, this Branch nd.
jOurned at ~ o'clock until next Tuesday
night when the special order Of business will
be the election OF City Prison Superintend.
ent and Centre Market Master.
FIRST BRANCH.
This Branch convened at 5 o'clock with
Mayor Egerter In the chair and oil the mem
bers present except Messrs. Hall and Hal.
sted.
The minutes were read and approved.
The November report Of the Fire Depart.
ment was taken up and the action OF the
Second Branch COnCurred in.
The report Of the Board OF Equalization
and Appeals as received from the Second
Branch, was adopted.
The ordinance allowing the Citizens Rail.
way Company to cross tbs pavements at
FOrty-hirSt and Jacob streets with rails TO
lead to the stables, was referred to the Ordi.
nance Committee.
The reports Of the City Clerk and City Re.
ceiver were received and filed.
The resolution OF Mr.. Laughlin author.
zinR the Finance Committee to borrow
$4,000 for sixty days, was first adopted II
was then reconsidered anti referred to the
Finance Committee, II to report on the eIpe.
dienCy OF making the loan.
The reports OF the Committees on Water
Works and Streets, Alleys and Grades were
adopted as per action Of the Second Branch
On motion, adjourned.
Death of Col. Miller.