Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-26
COMMON COUNCIL.
A Highly Important Special Meeting
Held Last Evening.


evening was business like one, the
new members showing that they had
learned the ropes very fairly, The meet
ing being suddenly called the undeeira-
BILE lobby was not present, which was
something to be thankful for. The
main object OF the meeting was to pro.
vide money to pay the employees, the old
cry coming up. "No money in the treas
ury." Several other important matters
were disposed Of and the, calendars
nearly cleared up.
second Branch.
The special meeting OF Council was
called TO order in this Branch at 7:SO
o'clock last evening, with President
Scott in the chair, and Messrs. Baker,
Burdatts, Clark, Commerford, Davis,
Dunning, Eschstruth, Haber6eld, Hal
Ter, Hoffman. Kimberly, Laughlin,
Schockey, Steele, Warehouse and Wal
ters-l7, being present
The minutes OF the last two meetings
were read, occupying about half an
hours time. They were approved and
signed.
During the reading Mr.. Robinson ap-
peared.
Mr.. Baker presented an amendment
to one OF the city ordinances relieving
the Harmonic. Mennerchor Singing So
ciety from license tax on all OF their en-
tertainments.
This amendment is to the ordinance
relieving the boat clubs Of the city, the
Fire Department and the military COM
panies from like tax, and was adopted
after some little discussion, some men,
bers endeavoring to include all the other
societies.
Mr.. Kimberly opposed because they
had not applied for the same.
TnE COMMITTEE oS SALARIES
reported as follows:
Your Joint Standing Committee on
Salaries met at the City Building, and,
after mature elaboration, do recon-
mend this for your consideration:
LIST Resolved, That the salaries OF the
following city officers be fixed ss fol.
lows:
Superintendent of Water Works
5000 per annum; he paying two en-.
| gineers 5000 each and two iremen 5000
each.
City Clerk-$l 800 per auRum.
Street ommissioner-Sl,Y 700 per an
mum.
Clerk OF First Branch-S400 per an
mum.
Assistant Lookup Keeper-$365 per
annum.
Deputy Sergeants-s SOS per month.
I'd ResOlred, That the City Sergeant be
allowed the sum Of three dollars for
summoning Council and one dollar Tor
each Council committee summoned.
THE HEALTH COMMITTEE
reported they had examined various
bills and asked the payment OF the same
amounting to $3.50.
The bids for the removal OF garbage
and otial had been examined and the
committee recommended the awarding
OF the contract for the same from he
LIST OF April, 1881, to April LIST, 1882, as
follows:
Third district to James Healey, for
$309.96.
Fifth district to Thomas Whalen, for
$500.
The other bids for the other districts
were, in the opinion OF the committee,
too high and they submitted the follow
ing:
Resolved, That the clerk be and he is
hereby authorized to again advertise for
proposals to remove the garbage from
the First, Second and Fourth districts
THAT GAS TRUSTEE MATTER,
The Second Branch was somewhat
agitated over the non-cncurrence oil
the First Brrnch IN the resolution sub.
mitted by the Committee on Lights al
the last meeting, instructing the Gas
Trustees to take charge OF the oil lamps.
The discussion ahd trouble OF last week
will be- remembered by our readers.
Several members wanted a committee
on conference, they to ask the First
Branch to recede, as the Second Branch
would not 20 back on its action.
Messrs. Baker, Dunning and Schockey
were appointed. On their return they
said, that they were informed by Mayor
Egerter that no such matter as report
from the Committee on Lights was be-
fore that Branch as they had disposed oil
it. This was decided damper and the
lower house decided they had better
drop the matter.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. .Dunning presented resolution
providing that the Committee on Ordi'
nance enquire into the expediency OF
requiring bond from the city sexton as
considerable money passed through his
hands. Adopted.
Mr.. Dunning also offered the follow.
ing, which was adopted:
Res0ired, That the Gas Trustees be and
they nre hereby ordered to pay the
monthly bills arising from the oil lamp
contract with the Mt. Vernon Lantern
Company from any funds in their
hands belonging to the gas works.
The following prepared by Mr..
Schultze was presented:
RcSOlrtd, That the Delttsche Ieittulg ron
West Virginia be and the same is hereby
added TO the list of newspapers already
designated as advertising mediums for
the city.
Mr.. Kimberly moved to amend by
adding Sunday Ners Letter, Sunday Lead
er and Saturday Erening Journal. Mr..
Walters kicked, and said that Mr.. Kim.
berly was by his actions treating new
members as little boys" and Mr.. Bur-
datts said he did not like "the bur.
lesqueing OF matters" that Mr.. Kimber-
ly was indulging in. Mr.. Kimberly de-
MED all in toto, and called for the ayes
end nsys-and the amendment was lost.
The resolution was then laid on the
table.
Mr.. Kimberly offered resolution ap-
pointing a committee OF three from the
each Branch to act with the Mayor and
President, Second Branch to act with
the Ordinance committee in revising the
ordinance on Rules and Regulations
for the government OF Council, which
was adopted.
THE OLD LOGAN, STREET RESOLUTION.
, The resolution from the First Branch
instructing the committee on. legislation
to carry out resolution adopted by the
last Council in relation to street paving
logan resolution) was taken up and
provoked a big discussion, which re-
suited in motion TO lay on the table,
which was lost by the following vote:
Those voting aye were: Messrs. Bur-
datts, Davis, Haberfeld, Warehouse
and Walters-6, and the noes were
Messrs. Baker, Clark, Commerford,