The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-05
CITY COUNCIL,
Special Session Last Night-JOint stand
ing UOmmItteea.-A PFOpOaition 10 Move
the City OHlees 10 the Capitol Passed.

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the City OAlees 10 the Capitol Passed.
SECOND BRANCH,
This Branch came to order at the call OF
President Scott.
The following gentlemen answered to
their names; Messrs, Baker, Burdstts,
Clark, COmmeriord, Davis, Dunning,
Echstruth, Grogan, Hall, HAller, Hildreth,
Hoffman,, Houston, Kimberly, Lsughltn,
McGranahan, Prince, Robinson, Steele,
Schockey, smith, Warehouse, Walter,
Wingerter and Scott,
The minutes Of the last meeting were
then read and signed,
The following joint standing commit
tees were then announced by President
Scott:
Aceounn.-J. @, Baker. A. ]. Halsted,
A. NJ. Walters, S. Warehouse, Jr., W. A.
Wilson, ~.
Equalization and Appsals.-Butterfleld
CLARK, Lsughlin, McAdams, McGranahRu,
Prince, Schultze and Wilson.
Lighh.-Dsvis, Fritz, Hildreth, Laugh.
lin, Kimberly, Miller, Simpson and
ZoeCkler.
Markt Hous.-Fritz, Hall, Hildreth,
McAdams, Smith and Wingerter,
Coal BGnks-Fritz, Commetord, Grogan,
Hull, Steele, Wolvington.
City Prison - Hoffman,, Waterhousei
ZoeCkler.
Simpson. Vacancy to be supplied by Sec
Finance Butterfeld, Hildreth, Hof'
man, LaughliD, Simpson Wilson.
Fire Department = Oracralt, Criswell
Dunning, Haller, Hoffman, Robinson
SChultze, Wolvington. -
ContrqCtS-Hall, Houston, Prince, Steele
Wingerter, Wolvington.
Cemeteries -Burdatts, Davis, Hull, Mil
Ter. MCAdams, MCGrsnahRn.
ElectiOns-Baker, Is oring, CIcraft, Dun
ming, Hildreth, SChultze. 49,.
Healh-Burdatts, Houston, Myles
SChultze, Wiugerter,
0rdiIanees-CrRcratt Hall, Kimberly
Schultzs, Walters, Vacancy to be supplied
by the Second Branch.
PONtce-OraCralt, Dunning, Haller, Hal
sted, Schulize, Smith,
Petitions and Reraonstr dncSS-.C ommerfor I'd
Echstruth, Grogsn, Hall, McGranahani
Zoeckler,
Real Eslah-Houatou, Hall, Miller,
Myles, Robinson, Warehouse.
Raitroqds.-Baker, Hull, Halsted, Laugh
lin, Miller, McAdRms, SChullZe, vacancy
to be supplied by Second Branch. \.
Salaries, = Boring, Orscraft, CriBwelll
Hildreth, Robinson, Warehouse.
Scales -Butterileld, Fritz, Halter, Smith.
" Sittlls, 4 4SSSs and Grades Boring But,
terleld, Clark, Halter, Halstedl Hall
schockey. Vacancy 70 be supplied by
Second Branch.
Rharps -Criswell, Hall, Houston,
Prince, Wipgerter, Wolvington,
Water IRorks-Butterfeld, Crlswell, Hal
Ter, Kimberly, Miller, Waterhouse, Will
son, Wingerter. .'a
The committee to which was referred
the Sweeney.Habberheld matter, through
the chairman reported THAT as the Certi'
fCRtes and poll books Of the First ward
differ as TO results as between A. j.
Sweeney and j. g. Habberield, and the
only method OF ascertaining the true re.
suit rs indicated by the ballots Ia On eX.
animation OF the ballots themselves. The
committee therefore asks that Council
authorize 1t the power to open, examine
and count the ballots cast ct the election
In the First ward and report the number
OF votes cast for Sweeney and those for
Hsbberfeld, and to return for the inspec
ton Of this branch any ballot concerning
the counting Of which the committee
might differ.
The report was adopted and the re.
quest granted.
Mr.. Laughlin submitted an ordinance
by the terms OF which the membership Of
the Committee on Fire Department was
increased from six 10 eight, or one from
each ward In the city. Read three times
and adopted.
A communication was read from the
City Solicitor In regard to the matter oil
the payment OF certain taxes due the city
Of Wheeling by certain railroads, on &C.
count OF municipal taxes, These taxes are
for 1880.
P.W.& Ky. Railroad Company. -....4.,...U.S2!O 10
" 70
d. OIL o.
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Tho City Solicitor also stated that these
taxes were now in the hands OF Auditor
Miller, but that no officer had been desig.