Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-18
PUBLIC BOARDS.
L i, .i ~
The Election Under the New
Regime
Council, Without Difficulty, Selects Six
Patriots Who viii Serve the
City on the New
Boards.
WHO COMPOSE EB0A80S.
PUBLIC BOARDS.
xH0c0MP0se IHEB0A80S.



The branch WaScaIled to order by i'resi
dent Scott, Messrs. Armstrong, Burdatts
Clark. Commerford. Davis. Dunning. ESch
struth. Grogan, Haberfield. Hildreth. Hof
man. Kimberly, Laughlin, Robinson,
Smith, Steele. SchockeY, Walter, Winger'
ter and Scott, answered to their names.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and signed.
President Scott said that the object OF
the meeting was to elect the city commits.
sioners under the provisions OF the act OF
the Legislature recently passed.
The First Branch. however, not being in
readiness to come down, the President pre-
scented the following from the Mayor:
WHEELING. March 18th. 1882.
To The Council Of Wheeling:
His Exce.iency. Governor Jackson. in
forms me that he has notice from the
Superintendent of Water Works that the
LAYING of the thirty inch water mains down
Fifteenth street will cut off the water from
the Capital building, and will thereby pre-
vent the heating of the building. The Leg
islature still being in session, it would COM
mel an adjournment of that body. No
doubt Council is DESTROYS OF preventing So
far as il lays in their power any annoyance
TO the State. Therefore,, would advise the
reference of the matter to the Committee
on Water Works, with instructions to pro-
vide, il possible, q supply of water to the
Capitol during the laying OF the pipe.
A. c. EGERrER.
Mayor.
This was referred to the Committee on
Real Estate, with power TO act
Mr.. Kimberly offered a resolution author
izing the Superintendent OF the Water
Works to make such temporary arrange
N,c.hk h.an uu
Another communication from the Mayor
in regard to the matter OF repairing the
west dial of the town clock was referred to
the Committee on Real estate, with power
to act. The repairs will not exceed 500.
The following deferred reports were sub
mitted: City prison. with bills amounting
to Sll5Ol ordered paid; health. with bills
aggregating S2S4.4 40. DR.. Wingerter op.
posed the payment OF bill Of So charged
by DIR. Edwards for medical attendance
upon VIM. Funk. smallpox patient, and
made motion that the matter be recon-
mitted to the committee for investigation
and report. The other items were ordered
paid.
The report of the Committee on Fire
Department showed bills aggregating
81, 06s o. Accompanying the report was
resolution (printed elsewhere by Mr.. Arm
strong, in regard to q Board of Control for
the Fire Department, which was adopted.
The report of the Committee on Equali-
cation and Appeals was received and filed.
4 communication from the First Branch
announced the passage OF two ordinances.
the first one in regard TO the erection of
Board of Public Works, and also the
making of some changes: First, the chang.
ing OF the amount of the bond Of the Com
missioncrs from 5000 tn $4,000, to be
,;ya, uitlput Snpuritv
Mr. Robinson was instructed to notify
the First Branch that this Branch was
ready to go into an election for Public
Works boards.
Mayor Egerter announced the object OF
the meeting and said il was in order 10 re-
Seive nominations and read the ordinance
For the Water Commission Mr.. Simpson
named J. A. Miller; Mr.. J. C. Miller named
W. l.. Hearne: Mr.. Walter named Mr.. John
Ostcrling Mr.. Burdatts named John Water
house. jr.; Mr.. Armstrong named VIM
Hastings: Mr. Hildreth named John &.
Hoffman, ST.. A number of other gentle
men were named. but all declined. A bal
lot was then taken, as follows: Osterling
81; Hastings, %; Hoffman. IL Miller, II
Waterhouse, 10: Hearne, |. Messrs. Hast
ings and Oestering were declared elected,
and second ballot resulted as follows
Hoffman, 10; Miller, H. Mr.. Hoffman was
declared elected
For Board OF Public Works. Mr.. Hildreth
named Dr. Baird, S. Waterhouse, Sr. and
Robert Campbell. DR.. Wingerter named
Daniel Schambra; J. c. Miller named Capt.
A. Wilson. Porter Smith named A. w.
Campbell and Vim. Carney.
Capt. Schockey. J. w. Boring, J. A. Mil
Ter, Stephen Clark John Clator, i. l.. Kim
berly and others, were nominated, but all
declined. ballot resulted az follows:
Robert Campbell IS, Stephen Warehouse
26, DR.. Baird %, A. W. Campbell 10, Capt.
Wilson H. and Mr. Carney s. The first
three named gentlemen were declared
elected.
The First Branch withdrew and the
Second Branch adjourned.