Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-04
CITY COUNCIL.
Called Meeting Last Nighttime Fire
men Get SO Adyance-Some Work for
the Leg islature-Other Matters.

Council met in special session last night,
the following named persons being absent:
Baker, Halter, ~Laughlin, McGranahan,
Schockey. WaterhouSe.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and signed.
On motion of Mr.. Hildreth. the ''legiSla,
tive work was taken up and disposed OF as
follows:
The following bills drawn Ivy the I.egiSla,
tive committee for subscription To the
Legislature where acted upon:
An act revising, amending and re-enact.
ing the 18th section of the Acts of 1886, OF
Virginia, in regard to the election OF Mayor
and COuncilmen, passed by the First
, Branch. came down and this branch concur
red; also an act defining the privileges,
duties. etc. OF the Mayor; also an act
amending the city charter so as u provide
for the election of Mayor, City Clerk, City
Sergeant and Wharf Master; also provid-
ing that the City Sergeant and his deputies
shall ne ineligible after two terms service.
10 reelection, until one term shall
have interviewed; also giving the
City Sergeant power over the
Peninsula Cemetery and approaches.
Ii also provides that Council shall have
authority to provide for the appointment
OF such officers as shall he necessary or
proper TO carry into full effect any
authority. power. or jurisdiction. which
is or shall be vested in said city, or
in Council or the mayor. to detinelthe
power Of the appOintive offices, and to grant
their powers, 10 fix their terms OF office
and compensation.
Also all act in regard TO the appointment
OF assessors, Board Of Equalization and
Appeals, &c. This act was ordered printed
and the clerk 10 furnish each member with
q copy.
These measures are now the sense Of
Council. and will be at once presented to
the Legislature for its action, which it is
hoped will he immediate.
On motion OF Mr.. Armstrong the or
dinanCe in regard to the increase OF wages
of the fireman other than engineers, or in
other words equalizing the monthly pay.
was taken from the table and discussed at
some length. The precedent that such a
movement would make was the principal
objection TO the measures, but it was
finally adopted. The ordinance gives the
tiremen all around SBD per month,
a resolution by Mr.. Schultze authorizing
the laying down OF a 2tinch creek sewer
from the east side of McCollOCh street
down Thirtv-third street to the river, was
laid over until the mex meeting. The
estimated cost OF the sewer as placed by
City Surveyor Iloge, is >3.UO0.
y resolution by Mr.. Hall lnStruCtlng the
chair I" appoint u committee of three to
confer with a similar committee from the
First Branch upon the question ri invent
inga more economical plan for maintaining
city prisoners was adopted. Messrs. Hall.
Schultze, WOlvington. Burdatts, Smith and
Armstrong were appointed.
A number OF ordinances still lie on the
table. am"n& which are the chicken fight
ing ORD nance.
FIRST BRANCH.
In the absence al the Mayor Mr.. Hail
presided. The following named members
were absent: Boring, Butterfield, Cracraft
and Myles. The minutes of the last meet
ing were real and signed.
Tie action of the Sec, n Branchin regard
TO tie report of the Committee on LIsnI,
was C]Oncurred in.
Some repairs were ordered to the roof If
tie Fifth war,i market house.
The health ordinance passed b. the Sec
"nd Branch was Indefinitely postponed.
Action IN the street railway ordinance
was postponed.
The ordinance increasing the pay Of the
firemen coming up from the Second Branch,
was fully discussed and passed.