The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-23
lEcoNp BRANCH,

Report OF the Committee ON Lights
accommodating the ExtenaiOn or Gas
Mains.
SECOND BRANCH.
This branch came to order at the call Of
President Scott, with the following mem
bera in their seats: Baker, Burdatts,
CLARK, Commsrtord, Haberaeld, Halter,
EsChstruth, Hlldreth, Hoffman,, Laugh
lin, McGranahan, Robinson, Steele, Wal
ter, WateThouse and Scott.
On motion the reading Of the minutes
was dispensed with. -,,n
Under suspension Of rules an ordin'
ancs in regard to the City Collector Wes
taken up, read three times and passed
This ordinance makes the bond OF the VOL
leCtor run two years instead oil one as
On motion of Mr.. Halter the rules were
suspended. and Mir. J. II, DeVinney was
Granted license to keepa coffee house at
10 az Twsnty.fourth street. Bond 49,.
500, with NJ. Horkheimer and Fred Happy
as snreties.
On motion Of Mr.. Robinson the officers
elect were requested to come forward and
be sworn in.
The following officers then presented
themselves:
DR.. 7. o. Edwards, Health Officer, bond
81 900, DR.. HALEY Mccoy security,
Robert Robinson Msrket Master, bond
So, 600, John D, Pendleten and Jesse Hull
securities.
Francig L. Hogo, City Surveyor, bond
$500, with LuCius Hoge as security.
James d. fancy, City Collector, bond
$4,000, with j. N. Vance, A, Wilson
Kelley, John j. Jones, William Filing
ham aud Simon Horkheimer as snreties
Edward W. Dunaway, City Receiver
$4,000, with W. P, Hubbard, W. ]. W.
OOwden and Joseph r. PAUL as suretiea
Michael Edwards, Weighmaster, 500
with Conrad achAmbra as surety,
O, T, Reed, Measurer OF Wood ant
Lumber, was sworn in. Il. r.- ....
This Committee on Lights, through
chairman Laughlin, reported favorably
upon the bid Of the Mt, Vernon Lantern
Company for lighting the out streets, a
S24 per post, Accompanying the repor
was recommendation that "the policy 0
the future" should be an extension OF thu
gas mains to the localities now lighted b!
oil lamps. The usefulness and uselessnes
Of oil lamps and the negligence OF ga
lighters were argued, for and against, b!
Messrs. sChoCkey, Laughlin, HRberneld
Davis, Kimberly, Hildreth and man!
others, but the bid Of the Mt. Vernon
company was accepted, BY the terms
this report the Gus Trustees will hereaite
pay the bills incurred on account OF Of
lamps instead Of the city, as heretofore.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Walter; Several members OF tn
Committee on Ordinances being desirou
OF elIeCting o permanent organization o
the committee, instead Of temporary on
az now exists, and furthermore wishing
that the, one vacant seat OH said commit
J tee be at once filled for the purpose o
. facilitating the election OF a permanen
! chairman, 1t Ia therefore
ReS0lred, That, G. Habber6eld, mem
Der from the First Ward to the seConC
Branch OF Council, be and Is hereby ap
pointed TO fill the vacancy on the Commit
tee on Ordinances,
Mr.. Walter began speaking to the reso
luton, but was interrupted by Mr.. Kim
berly, who offered the following substi
tute:
Resolved, That in all cases and on al
committees where vacancies we're left Il
! be filled by tho Second Branch with
member OF their body, that the name OF ]
, G. Habberfeld be inserted, and that tn
First Branch be and Is hereby requested
10 concur III the adoption OF this resolution
In order that former report made on thi
subject may be made perfect and com
plete.
A running debate took place upon tn,
adoption Of the substitute, which wa
participated In by Messrs. Wingerter
Walter, schocksy, Kimberly and Dun
status Of Mr.. Haberaeld; whether thu
action OF the Mayor and Chairman
Of the Second Branch and the Join
Committee in leaving vacancy TO be sup
piled by the member who should obtair
the contested seat from the First ward
i. was binding. The substitute was adopted
II BY Mr.. Hlllreth; Thatthe Gas Trustees
, be instructed 10 furnish estimates Of thu
cost Of extending the gas mains To thost
, portions OF the city now lighted by Of
lamps.
By Mr.. Walter: That oil advertisement
l for bids for contracts be published In thu
INTELLIdENCER, POLktbIdn and Register.
The appointment Of II. @. Petermat al
Clerk Of the Board Of Assessors was con
tirmed. The matter OF the appointment
, Of an assistant keeper Of the lookup wa
, referred to the Police Committee. -
The report Of the Committee on 0rdi
nanCes In regard to an allowance to Mr.
Galligan, for services rendered, was thu
signal for Mr.. Walter to take the floor, ant
! make vigorous speech against the adop
ton OF the report. Mr.. Walter explained
that he and Mr.. echullze had appeared a
the time Of meeting, but the other mem
bers not appearing, they had gone around
J the corner ITO see man." during which
time three oil the members Of the commit
tee had appeared and elected Mr.. Ora
craft as Chairman. This action, Mr.. Wal
ter claimed, was an illegal one, inasmuch
as there was no quorum. .I.....
Mr.. J. q. Baker wished 10 know u there
was not majority Of Eve, or the mum bel
; OF the committee aB then constituted. JE
Mr.. Kimberly, a member Of the com.
Iultteej ,eApIhlueu lHat hebbIh ECuullkt
and Walter had waited elk minutes on the
evening in question, and then as the
other members Of the committee came In
one door Walter and SChultEe had gone
out OF another. Mr.. Walter, Mr.. Kim
! berly also explained, had been dead eel
against the election OF Mr.. CraCraft az
Chairman OF the Committee on Ordi
nanCes, and on this account had obstructed
the proceedings Of the committee.
Mr.. Robinson thought that the action o.
the committee In its organization wa
illegal. . #. rb,.. .ty
Mr., Robinson made motion that The
words "your Committee on Ordinances
be stricken out. The yeas and nays were
ordered, Rs follows: Yeas Burdotts, Dun
ming, Eschstruth, Robinson, EChockey
Walter--0; nays-Baker, CLARK, CONNER
ford, Davis Groean, Habbet1eld, Haller