The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-01
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LOCAL LEGISLATORS
In Regular SemI.M OnthIy sessIon-Very
LITTLE Work Done,

Atprcsent there Is lying on the table Of the
Second Branch waiting for passage, ordi.
nances that have been there since last July.
Several OF them are important ones, and us
there was but little new business TO be dis
posed Of last evening, It was thought they
could be reached and acted on, especially the
one In relation 10 cock fighting and the salary
OF the lirenen. ButA Wheeling Councilman
Is strange creation, and above all things
likes to talk. He talked last night on tie
most trivial matters, and the time being
taken up, the ordinances are still waiting.
The proceedings were as follows:
sECoSD BRANCH.
President Scott raped for order at 7:SO
O'Clock sharp, and the body was prompt
In coming TO order, the following members
being present: Messrs. Armstrong, Burdatts,
Clark, CommerfOrd, Davis, Dunning Gro.
gan, HaberfCld, IIildreth, Hoffman, KIM
berly, TAughlin, Robinson, SChoCkey, Smith,
Steele, Waterhouse, Walter and Wingerter.
The minutes Of the previous meeting were.
read and approved.
Mr.. Burdatts moved to suspend the rules
and take up the report Of the Committee on
Health, which was important. The motion
WIS adopted and the report taken up. The
HlNk IGlGlGlEN " nlllullHQ3 10 else
where. The resolution ordering the laying
Of twenty.inch crock sewer IRON the east
side Of McCulloch street down the north side
OF Thirty.third street to the river was after
long and weary discussion referred to the
Committee on Health for estimates, etc. The
resolution ordering the Street Commissioner
TO have the sewer mouth ut Seventeenth and
McCOllOch streets flushed and an iron grating
put In was adopted.
Mr.. Hildreth offered the following, and
asked that the same be referred 10 the Com.
nittee on Ordinances which was done:
ResOlrei, That the Committee ON Ordi.
nances be instructed TO report an ordinance
granting TO the Brush Electric Light Com.
pany Of Wheeling the right to use for -
years, the streets and alleys Of the city for
the erection and maintenance Of poles,
maSts, etc, over which wires may be run for
the conducting OF electricity for furnishing
light Said ordinance shall require that the
rules and regulations I'D opted by the National
Board OF Underwriters be confronted 10,
Various petitions in relation to certain as
sessmenIs were referred to the Committee on
Equalization and Appeals.
The City Collector reported that the rail-
road corporation tax for 1881, now in the
hands Of the State Auditor, was awaiting the
order OF Council before it could be passed
over to the City Collector. It is as follows
b. Il o., $5ti3 80; p, W. & KY, S23S 50: w.
p. & T., $40 10; total, S047 81 This report
came from the First Branch, with q reSolu.
ton by Mr.. Criswell, authorizing the collec-
ton OF the monies in the Auditors hands
and the Second Branch concurred in the
same.
Bills amounting to $3.50 0S, offered by the
Committee on Markets, were ordered paid.
In connection with this report Mr.. Hildreth
offered u resolution ordering the Centre
Wheeling market house roof (tar and grayel)
to be repaired at cost not to exceed $3.50,
Fully one half hour Of valuable time was
taken up with gaseous discussion. Mr.. Arm
strong wanted new roof, and bids to be
advertised for, for all styles OF roof. The ut
ter uselesSneSs OF this was shown, the amend
ment voted down and Mr.. HIS resolution
adopted.
The Committee on Lights reported OIL
the petition Of W. II. MahOn and others for
gas lamps on McColloch and Wetzel streets,
from Thirty.seyenth 10 Thirty-ninth streets,
that 1t had been referred the same to the
Gas Trustees OF the Gas Works for report as
to cost etc. Tho petition OF George Updc-
graft, for damages sustained by falling into
the cellar way at the Gas ofFibe, was also re-
ferrcd to the Trustees for examination and
report. This action was approved by Coun-
Gil, and the bill OF Jones and Underhill for
$3.50, less 10 per cent, for lighting oil lamps,
was ordered paid.
Some minor matters were disposed Of, and
the First Branch having adjourned, and
several members OF the Second waiting 10
attend tue Railroad banquet, an adjourn
ment was effected ut 0:40 O'clock.
FrRsT BRANCH.
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called TO order at o'clock by Mayor Egerter,
the following members being present: Messrss:
Boring, Bultertield, Criswell, Fritz, Hall,
Hull, Miller, Myles, McAdams and Wolying.
ton. The minutes were read and adopted.
The following communication from the
City Solicitor was referred TO the Board Of
Claims:
THE undersigned would respectfully re-
port that on the 18th day of February, 1889,
a suit was instituted by one Lewis Rider
against the city, before Justice Philips, for
the sum OF $50, exclusive Of interest and costs.
On the oath inst. the case was tried by said
justice and judgment rendered against the
CITY,"
There will very likely be some fun when
the Board reports on this matter
The Street Railway Ordinance was read
the first time but Mr.. Mr.. Butterfield object
ed to the suspension Of rules for second
reading. It was laid over.
A communication from the City Collector
was taken up and the matterispoken Of,
adopted by the Branch. See Second Branch
report.
The report of the Committee on Health,
with accompanying ordinance and Mayors
communication, was taken up and the action
of the lower house concurred In.
After waiting few moments for business
the house adjourned, some going down TO
the talking match down stairs aud others to
the banquet,