The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-09
or the City Fathers Last NiEht-LOts OF
Important business.

Mayor Egerter presided in the First Branch
and President Scott in the Second. Some
what over q quorum was present in both
branches, In the Second Branch Mr. Arm
strong moved the suspension Of the rules,
and this motion being carried, offered reso-
luton that a committee Of six, three from
each branch, be appointed to investigate and
report upon the adviSability Of abOlishing the
city prison, alias the workhouse, and that the
election OF Superintendent be postponed
until such time as the report Of such COM
mittee was received.
This resolution was rejected, but shortly
another came from the First branch, where
it had been introduced by Mr.. Hall. II was
to the same effect. A motion was made that
the resolution be adopted.
The motion was lost. II was then moved
that the First Branch DO notified that this
branch was ready to go into an election for
Superintendent OF the City WorEhouse, Car
ried, and the other branch was informed.
The City Clerk reported that the various
committees had expended, from May LIST 10
November LIST, 1881, the sums following:
Streets, Alleys and Grades. 40 u
Water Works Including pIpe)"."r,...... a. l6 "
Fire T. lio u
OIL 10
Leaving the following balances to the
credit OF the committees;
Fire Department 80 So
l,Sos 70
The following COMMITTEES have exceeded
their allowances:
Streets, Alleys and Grades. ~ u
Water B,4iB W
The Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades recommended that bills amounting to
S., 573.05 be ordered paid, and other bills 10
the amount Of $sGO16, In all $4,42lS. The
recommendation was adopted.
The committee also recommended that the
Street Commissioner be instructed To have
the grade Of Alley Il, between Twenty.
seventh and Twenty.eighth Streets raised 50
US to give 1.-THE proper drainage that lie be in.
structed to raise and pave the gutter on the
south side OF Eighteenth street, between
Eoff and Jacob; that crossing be ordered
laid on the north and east sides OF EofF and
Twenty.sevGnth streets; that plank walk be
laid on the west side Of High street from
Twelfth, o distance OF three hundred feet;
that crossing be laid on the west side Of
Jacob street, across Thirty.ninth; that deed
from L. J, Stone and wife to the city, for a
piece OF ground on South Front street, be
accepted and md Its provisions ratified
| tuut buG Wy uEhlt Ill UEs
dinance providing for the assessment OF q
special tax on wheeled vehicles; that Peter
White be paid $20.4O for limestone break
ing.
All OF these resolutions were rejected ex.
cept the one In relation to the deed from Mr.,
Stone and the last one, which were adopted.
A license was granted G, w. He'll to keep
bottling cellar In East Wheeling, and one
to NJ. Pomeroy to keep a shooting gallery on
Market street.
The Gas Commissioners reported:
Amount Of cash on hand at date Of last re-.
Amount received red from trustees ii 0Si %
a,sA o.
Amount paid on trustees otdCn.."....... $3.50 .
Cash on hand October 3i................Sl,O lS 30
The Committee on Water Works recon-.
mended the payment VI bills aggregating
s., sos Is. Adopted
Commissioners Jones, Jepson and Hildreth
reported that the bonds OF 1881 had all been
sold In accordance with the provisions OF the
ordinance providing for the loan.
The Commissioners also recommended that
the amount provided for In the Loan Ordi.
nance to be paid 10 the Exchange Bank, be
paid by the Commissioners; that the City
Clerk give public notice that the Fifth Ward
Market House. certificates will be redeemed
by the Commissioners upon their presenta.
ton; that so much OF the premium on the
books, 500 %, left after paying tho Commits.
sioners be used in paying for the advertise.
mentS; that the balance OF the sum realized
be paid to the parties entitled TO receive 1t.
Some bills for boulders were approved and
ordered paid.
The annual ordinance for the assessment OF
| water rents was read the OFeScrihed throa