The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-19
CRY COUSCIL.
Special HeelIng Last EVenIng-COnsiLcF'
alien Of Devised OrdInRnees-hIso
nsOus BusinesS.

Special Heeling Last EVenIng-COnSilcF'
alton Of Revised OrdInRneesAAIssell
nsOus Buslness,
Council met in special session last even.
ing for the purpose Of acting on the re-
viAed ordinances, President Logan called
the Second Branch to order, the following
members being present: Messrs. Arkle,
Caldwell, lAlfred, Caldwell, B, F., Fisher,
Goodiellow, HandlAn, Hsller, Hamilton,
Horkheimer, Kimberly, Larkin, Meyers,
Pollock and Wait.
The minutes of the last meetings were
read and approved.
The bill Of F. W. BeCker for S2l3 81
tor limestone put on Zane street, Island,
which was laid on the table fOw meet.
ings sgO, was taken up, The Committee
on Streets and Alleys refused TO order the
bill paid on account OF the difference be.
tween the measurement Of the work by
the contractor and the;City Surveyor. The
statements Of TIE contractor and the City
Surveyor were heard. The City Surveyor
claimed that the contract called for meas.
urement by cubic yards, and the contract.
or that his work ought to be measured by
perChes, The matter was referred to the
Committee on Claims for investigation.
This petition Of Thomas Wright for ad.
justment Of differences between him and
the Committee on Streets and Alleys on
amount due him for work done on the
Jacobs street improvement. Same refer.
enCe.
The petition Of Mrs. Mary Singleton
Tor rebate on assessment was granted,
The Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades reported q resolution asking that
the committee be empowered to contract
for the grading, mScadamizing and curb
ing OF Thirty.sixth street from Wstzel to
MCCulioCh street, tho cost not 10 exceed
81 900, The report was adopted.
Mr., Wait Introduced q resolution in
struCliNg the City Solicitor to obtain'from
the Nail City Brewing Company sufficient
ground to open Alley "H" to Thirly.third
street; provided that any excess OF the
cost OF the wall required over $3.50 be sus.
tanned by the parties to the petition.
Adopted.
The petition OF Ellen Daily and Michael
Fitzpatrick were read and referred. For
further account oil said petitions see an.
other column.
On motion the bida for printing the re.
vised ordinances we're opened. There was
only one bid, that Of Lewis Baker & Co.
II read az follows: ave propose to print
the city ordinances, &C., 400 pages, 800
Copies-of which 200 are to bA bound In
hard boards, with calf backs and corner
tipa, and 800 bound in paper cover, io'
$500. For each page Ia excess OF 400
pages, 81 rs. Reduction Of same amount
Tor each page leas than 400 pages. One
thousand copies 200 bound in boards,
with calf backs and corner tips, and 800 In
paper covers, $00s Rate per page for
each page In excess Of 400 pgges 50 co.;
aud reduction OF same amount for each
page less than 400"
Mr.. Gnodlellow moved to accept the
bid for 900 copies,
Mr.. H0-kheimer moved 10 amend by
making 1t 900 copies.
The amendment was lost, and the ques,
ton recurring on the original motion, the
bid for 1000 copies was accepted.
The revised ordinance 10 relation 10
city scales and city weighmaster, not hav.
ing received the requisite number Of votes
ut the last meeting, was taken from the
table and passed by h vote oil Is 10 l.
Mr.. Larkin voting in the negative.
The following revised ordinances passed
by the First Branch, were taken up and
CONQUERED in. Offenses; Mayor OF the
city; dividing tho city into wards and fix.
ing the number and superintendent of
members Of Council; election; compensa.
ton and duties Of tho overseer OF the
chuin gang; shooting galleries; dogs;
measure Of lumber and wood hogs; city
prison and officers thereof; ordnaries and
coffee houses,
The following ordinances were read In
the Second Branch the first and second
time and ordered to their third reading
aud passage In relation 10 Public Shows;
Municipal Court; Hawkers aud Peddlers;
in relation to Committee on Accounts.
Mr.. Goodtellow introduced resolution
ordering that that portion Of the revised
ordinances that we're finished be put In
the hands Of the printer. Adopted.
Mr.. HOrkheimer rOse to question OF
privilege, and stated that he did not want
members OF Council, or citizens, 10 under
stand that he was in sympathy with the
articles that appeared In the Register tho
other day, attacking DR.. Lognn:t0r the In
PRODUCTION OF the resolution In reference to
street paving. While he voted against the
resolution he did not oppose the spirit Of
the measure. II was not radical enough
for him.
The First Branch amended the accept.
ance Of the bid for printing the city ordl.
nances by providing that the work be
completed on the lst oil April on ioriei.
ture OF s. Tor each days delay thereafter,
and that the Mayor make contract In
accordance with this action. The Second
Branch refused TO concur and asked for
Committee Of Conference. The Chair ap.
pointed on behalf OF the Second Branch,
Mesars. Caldwell, Arkle and Horkhelmer.
These gentlemen met like committee
IRON the Fret Branch consisting OF Messrs.
Wilson, Hall and Orlswell, who, alter con.
sultation GgreOd to tx the time for the
work to DO done OH tho 1st OF May, with
the same penalty, provided tho manu-
script be put in the hands Of the printer
February 10Th. The conference report
was adopted by both branches,
A resolution was offered by Mr.. kim.
betly instructing the Street Commissioner
to clear the Ice from the approaches OF the
Seventeenth bridge. Adopted.
In the Frat Branch, His Honor the
Mayor presided, and tho following mem.
berg answered At roll calls Messts. Girls.
well, FoH, Hall, Hughes, MCAdamp, Ken
needy, Simpson, Wilson and WolvIngton.
This Branch concurred in tho action
the Second Branch In the business dis
posed Of, and both branches adjourned a
II O'Clock to meet again next Friday even
Ing.
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