Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-10


Second Branch.
The Second Branch got promptly down
to business, last night, large membership
showing up. Roll call revealed the pres
ence of Messrs. Armstrong, Baker, Clark
Commerford, Davis, Dunning Eschstruth
Grogan, Haberfield Halter Hildreth, Kim
beriy, Laughlin, Robinson, Schockey,
Smith, Steele, Walter. WiRgerter and Presi-
dent Scott.
The minutes were read and the financial
reports of the clerk and receiver read and
filed.
STREETS AND ALLEYS.
This committee reported bills amounting
to 81 ,OlS. IA and bills by the Street Commits
sioner reaching $22lT.lS. Which bills
were ordered paid. A resolution was offer
ed, ordering a curb set on Jacob street,
from Twenty.fourth to Twenty sixth. The
improvement was ordered without any dis
cuSSiOn.
On motion of Mr.. Armstrong, the rule
requiring an aye and no vote on payments
was suspended except when demanded.
WATER NOEhs
Committee reported general bills amount
ing to $l,3l7. Sc. and Superintendent bill
aggregating 81, 3SL6S, which were ordered
paid. Resolutions paving Beck & Adams
for extra labor. Si96.6l, Sweeney IL Son,
for boilers. $40 Grape Sugar Company,
for hauling pipe, 50.
There was decided kick against paving
Beck & Adams for extra work. The claim
was made on the ground that owing to
failure of the city to perform her part OF
the contract. a delay was caused which oc-
Casioncd loss to the firm. After the eX'
penditure of much wind the bill received
majority vote, and goes over until the next
meeting.
In Sweeney'S bill was an item OF $40 for
specification. DR.. Wingerter, or, as he de-
sires to be called. the member from the
charged the firm with intimidating the
committee to have the item passed. He
said he resolved to oppose it and so he did,
growing very warm over 1t.
Mr.. Kimberly explained that the water
committee. in the scare incident to the
water famine, last fall, had been given Caric
blanche and for his part, he thought the bill
moderate.
Enough wind was expended on this ques-
ton to turn all the mills in Ohio and final
ly this item was ordered paid.
CITY PRISON.
This committee reported bills reaching
SlO79i, which were ordered paid. The
superintendent report showed 10 prison.
ers at the beginning of the month, re-
ceived during the month, time OF 10 eX-
pired and . released by Mayor, leaving 10
in prison on May |. This report was filed
HEALTH COMMITTEE
reported expense bills, including the garb.
age contracts amounting to S4i7lS. 1t Of
fered a resolution, dividing the 800 appro.
priated to keep up the quarantine, among
the physicians entitled to receive it. With
was adopted as a whole,
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Bills of the chief marshall OF Sl,2S9 81
were ordered paid. Bills of Armstrong,
Coen & Co, and S. L. Bloyd for work and
OF 1850 odd dollars. The chairman was
authorized to procure the lumber for build
ing the outhOuses for the Seventh ward
hose company.
COMMITTEE on LIGHTS
reports Si25.40 worth of bills, which we're
ordered paid. 1t was recommended TO con-
tinue the contract with Jones and Under
hill for lighting the oil lamps, until other
arrangements were made, at which time
the contractors shall have two months no.
tice. The following improvements were re-
commended: To extend the gas main on Penn
street, to Fink street: TO place a lamp post
on corner of Market alley and alley 8; to
extend the gas main on South Aaron
to Zane street; 10 place an oil lamp at the
corner of Baltimore and Twelfth streets,
and Elizabeth and Twelfth streets; and
to lay main on Virginia
street from Penn to Broadway
which were ordered, with the exception of
the last, which was recommitted
On motion, all petitions on the table
were referred 10 their appropriate commit
tees.
Mr.. Robinson offered a resolution in
structing the Street Commissioner TO open
the head OF Seventh street, to make it con-
meet with the head OF Chapline. This was
deemed necessary to afford roadway for
coal for people up there. 1t was adopted.
Mr.. Davis offered a resolution instruct
ing the Board OF Public Works TO grade
Twenty-Second street, which was adopted.
Liquor licenses were granted 70 the fol-
lowing; \, +. Wilkee, at l76 Seventeenth
street; Michael Herne, 80 oath street Bill
lard room licenses were granted to Muhle-
man Il Norton, at Mcclure House: NJ. L.
Brubaker, al 1925 Market street in connec-
ton with his saloon.
1.-The committee on Real Estate was order
ed 10 purchase table for the use of the
reporters of the daily press
He NoH NaCt viii pONIrey u Mlllgan lOr
roofing the Fifth Ward market was ap-
proved and the branch adjourned.
First Branch.
This Branch got quorum at an early
hour, the following members present:
AesSrs: Mayor Egerter, Boring, Butterfeld,
Criswell, Hull, Hall, Miller, Myles, Nc
Adams, Simpson, Wilson and Wellington
The minutes Of the last meetings were
read and approved.
Everything done in the Second Branch
was concurred in, except the order to Clerk
Bowers TO pay the feed bills of the Fire De.
partment. This was tabled.
The Branch adjourned before any of the
licenses were reached.
A LARGE line of ladies muslin under
wear just received at George G. Roth's.