The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-10
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Semi monthly Meeting last
Evening,

CITY COUNCIL.
Regular senimonthiy Meeting last
Evening,
When the Second Branch OF the City
Council came to order last night President
Scott was In tho chair and the following
members were present; Armstrong Baker,
Burdats, Clark, Commeriord,, Davis, Dun.
ming, Echstruth, Grogan, HaberReld, Hi.
dreth, Kimberly, Robinson, shockCy, Steele,
and Walter.
The Committee on streets, alleys and
grades reported recommending the payment
OF bills aggregating $2,27Lls US reported by
the street Commissioner. and other bills
to Sl,0ls.i.
Both recommendations Were adopted
The City Clerk submitted his report, show.
ing the amounts expended by each com.
niis from May l, 1881, to April l. 1882, as
Streets, Alleys aud Grades .......... 81. III 30
t nOiAs..'.,,''' 4h,b3O 70
THH 2g.lT Us
,166 Is
This leaves 1888 81 to the credit OF the Lights
Committee, and the following amounts drawn
by the other committees In excess:
streets, Alleys and 10
WAlvL NOIAs ".'.'..''.'''' ..,.,.,r".., $3.50 20
rue 12gif 0s
City Receiver Dunaway reported the re.
ceips for April ut $iO,6j7.7i and disbuse.
ments Sli,sBL22, leaving balance OF S2j,.
1902.
A communication from Beck & Adams
asked Council 10 allow them extra nav for
their work on the thirty inch water main, on
account Of loss by reason OF delay In perform.
ing the work through the neglect Of the city
70 provide stop cocks and special castings.
The demand was In all for $lGD 81, and the
Committee on water works recommended
thrt the allowance be mad. Considerable
discussion resulted, and finally the claim was
laid over.
A recommendation that Sweeney & Son be
paid ~ ITO balance on the new boilers ltirn.
shed Tor the water works, also provoked
some discussion, which was excited and
amusing. The bill was finally ordered paid.
a motion was made TO suspend the rules
and take up Frank McShery's application
for license, but was promptly voted down,
The Committee on Fire Department re.
ported bills aggregating Sl,9SS u, which were
ordered paid.
Mr.. Maloney Superintendent OF the City
Prison. reported:
Current cyneusc. Io- ,,,o ,,o,u, ,,o- y,
Average cost pcr div per man, u
PRISONERS on hand April l..,......,...,...,,,,, IL
Received ~ ApTll...".......,.. .
Rnicased hv G,icr e; Tss". lG
In prison MAY - "'o''''''''''''''''''''''''' ~
MT i'', '''' ~
nj sio1 ~ o. Snrn nrIaaa DIl'S 10 the amount
The Commi,,so nn ri" ''Hi .,,,..,.,
tho n,,,nant ~ iii III iiea..n IoeoLhiiienueG
'rney az" racon,,,, D'niI esatihs Sin 10
inii9win@ nor,ias ,Ia s'!o pay ileit U! Tue
nnnes an nf ,h. srr,,S too io'''e tt'ii
10 the oIaron,ins. VI '''' APPROPRIATED
n, II n n,,r,o,. a.. 800.
~ a. ~ H'huV! "
Dr. ~ k tntii, ii dsI, 90 "
DR.. L. e. Myers 81 days - 81
D.. leo \. Grcrait, 81 y 50
VI, Il u Ne'@ih 81 dn!s,.....,.,...."."."" % 5O
Both recommendations were adopted,
The Committee on Lights reported approy.
ing ollls TO the amount Of Sl25.i0, and also
Recommending that the contract for lighting
the OIL lamps be let TO Jones Il Underhill
untll better arrangements can be made.
This was adopted.
Ihey also submitted resolution that the
gas main on South Penn street be extended
from It's present terminus southwark TO Fink
street, which was adopted by Council that
lamp post be placed on the corner of Mar.
ket alley and alley c, also adopted by the
Branch that the gas main on South Huron
street be extended north to Zane street, and
establish four gas posts from Virginia TO
Zane, which was recomnitted after some
discussion.
The sum OF SJT5 Oh, balance due on the
Seventh ward hose house, was ordered paid
to Armstrong, Coen Il Co.
Resolutions that oil lamps be placed at the
corners OF Baltimore and Twelfth, and Eliza.
beth and Twelfth streets, recommended by
the Committee OH Lights, were adnntnd IN.
gether with one that gus main be laid on
Virginia street, from Penn to Broadway.
A communication from the Gas Trustees.
recommending an increase OF the producing
capacity OF the Gus Works. at a cost of sg3
OOO, 10 meet the growing increase in con-
sumption, was received and referred 10
the Committee on Lights.
A bill for the services of the assessors and
clerk, amounting to $500, was referred to n
committee of three CONSISTING If Arr,s,rn w
iiabeiield and Baker, to investigate The cor.
rectness of the account.
The rules were then suspended to act on
Applications Tor license, and that OF Frank p.
McsherFy, to Keep an ordinary at BPS Main
on OF tne taole was defeated, and the bond,with
!i lianke anu Frederick Happy ms sure
'ies, was IOuhu 10 De correct rs TO form.