The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-12
LOCAL LEGISLATURE.

CommlIIees-AdOPliOn Of the Revised
Observation-Disclosures Business,
Council met in regular monthly session
last evening and disposed Of the monthly
business brought before II. The session
was interesting to a lew from the fact that
it was about the last time they would par
tielpate in the deliberations Of the body.
President Logan called the Second
Branch to order a few minutes before s
O'Clock, and Clerk Updagraf opened the
services by calling the roll, the following
members answering: Msssrs. ACker,
Caldwell, A, Caldwell, B. f., Fisher,
Goodlellow, Horkhelemer, Halter, Hous.
ton, Kimberly, Naylor, Pollock, Reeves,
Wait and WRterhouae.
The minutes Of the previous special
meetings were read aud approved, Clerk
UpdegraB accomplishing the feat without
d perceptibIe quaver in his voice being
noticeable.
The regular order was suspended and
license granted John Smith to keep q
coffee house at SSll Jacob street, with
Henry HAnke and Meyer Horkheimer as
sureties,
Some unfinished business from last
meeting was taken up and disposed oil,
The committee reports we're then taken
up, and acted upon as follows:
Strees, Alleys and Grades The commit.
tee reported that they had examined billa
amounting TO 81 ,036 10, and bills aggregat-
ing 81 ,066 80 contained in the Street Com.
mlsslonsT's report and lind them correct
and recommend their payment. Besides
the usual resolutions accompanying the
report the committee submitted a resolu.
ton asking that the City Solicitor be in
struCted to purchase from the Nail City
Brewery the ground sufficient to open
Alley II, al the price asked by them, The
co umittee also report that q number OIL
bills sgIinst certain parties have been
placed by them in tue banda OF the City
Sergeant for collection.
Some discussion arose on the resolution
authorizing the purchase Of ground from
the Nail City Brewing Company for the
purpose Of opening up Alley H., but il
was finally passed after a slight change in
the phraseology, without Whaling the OBJ.
jeCt. The remainder OF the report was
adopted without objection.
Wafer Works - This committee OK
amlned monthly bills amounting "a
S4O5 9s, aud bills enumerated in the
Superintendent'S report %aggregAting $3.50
II, and found them correct, and asked
their payment. The committee also re-
pottedIlsvorablylon petitions asking reduc.
ton OF water tax and enormous assess
ment, Also, they report an agreement
with B. W., Peterson, that $3.50 be paid him
for work done Ia relation to the new pump
at the Water Works, when the pump Il
working satisfactorily. The report was
adopted without discussion,
Fire Department This committee re.
ported that they examined the bills OF the
Ohiel. Marshal Tor the month OF DeCem.
Der, aggregating $279 90, and other bilIs
amounting to $50 10, and lound them to
be correct, and recommend their payment,
Adopted.
AccOmb. Committee reported that
they had examined the accounts OF the
City Receiver and City Sergeant and
found them To be correct. The bills
amounted to $405 o.. Adopted.
Finance The Committee on Finance
reported that they had examined the &C.
count OF Brady and Wilkinson, trustees
for the city compromise bonds, aad ]. j.
Jones, Chairman Of the Commissioners
for the Public Building Loan, and found
them 10 be correct, all the bonds and Cou.
pons being properly cancelled. The Com.
mittee also report q settlement with ]. j.
Jones, Chairman Of the Commissioners
for the 1890 Loan, all the coupons being
properly cancelled. The Committee also
reported in favor Of allowing the bill oil
Mi. W. D. English, referred to them for
consideration. The report was accompan.
led by the usual resolutions asking the ap.
provAl OF the settlements made, and the
payment OF bills enumerated in the re.
port. Adopted without dissension.
Report Of Gas Commissioners The Gaa
Commissioners submitted their report,
showing the amount OF cash on hand Ia
be S5l5 Of; cash received from the Trus,
Tees during the month OF November and
December,S l2, 800 50 ;tolal amount ofdebitl
$l2,Sl0 10. Amount Of orders paid dur.
ing the above mentioned months, $l2, 1850.
%; cash placed in Exchange Bank to pay
bond No. llS. yet outstanding, $500; cash
on hand, $3.50 90; total credits, Sl2,Sl8 IS
Ordered received and fled and spread up.
on the minutes.
City Prson,-This committee reported
monthly bills amounting to $ll5 AZ, and
miscellaneous bills %aggregating $73 10, and
recommended their payment. The Super.
intendent's report states that the total ex.
penditureS Of the city prison for 1880 was
i4,ll4 IS, being 1927 less thon last year.
There was hauled away from the prison
1894 loads Of broken limestone, quarried
by the prisoners confined In the prison.
Theprisoners also did work on the Fourth.
teenth cut two months Of last year.
Adopted.
A number Of petitions were presented,
and, on motion. was referred to the Rppro.
pirate committees.
A resolution offered by MI. Caldwell,
looking to a change in the manner Of
%eleCtihg the city officers. The resolution
was lost by..a vote OF 0 tO Q.
The annual statement Of the City Clerk
was submitted and ordered to be printed
Ia the three daily OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Register and Nol1btdM.
The action Of the, Board Of Equalization
and Appeals for the year 1880, as reported
to Council, was approved by resolution Of
Council.
The revised ordinances In relation 10
a%uCtioneers, markets, cemeteries and City
Sexton, and Collector OF the City OfWheei.
Ing, passed by tue First Branch were read
and adopted.
On motion the Second Branch adjourned
10 meet next Friday evening.
In the First Branch the Mayor presided,
and the following members answered at
roll calls Mesars. Boring, Butterheld,
Crlswell, EotF, Hall, Halsted, McAdams,
Kennedy, sChultze, Simpson and VOL.
Yington.
Tie committee reports adopted In the
Second Branch were ConCurred 10, except.
Ing q few unimportAnt items.
Alter the Branch had finished the con.
siderAtion Of the committee reports, the
revised ordinances mentioned above were
taken up and passed.
The only ordinance passed Upon by this
Branch and not acted Upon by the Second
Branch was the n In relation to the
niLv nFia0n.