The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-27
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LOCAL. l.fGIALATURE.
Regular Meeting Of Council Last Night.
ROnlIne Matters and ElCcllonA.

Last evening was the time Tor the regular
,senii.monlhly December nieetipg OF Council.
The Second branch was called 10 order as7:SO
o'clock, by President Scott. The following
members were Not present during the meet.
Ing; Messrs. Burdatts, GrOEan, Prince, Rob.
inson, Schockey, Steele, Waiter, Wheeler anu
Wingerter. Tho minutes OF several meetings
were read and approved, aud the following
business disposed OF. ,saf F8pU =
The Committee on, Fire Department pre-.
scented a supplemental report. The paymen.
Of all outstanding bills contracted for by the
late Chief, amounting to SOIL u was recon-.
authorized 10 Issue his order upon the
Receiver for my amounts for feed purchased
for the use Of the Fire Department upon the
certificate Of tho Chief Marshal, AS recon.
included by the Committee. a'W
The lont standing COMMITTEES on Finance
reported that lthad made settlements with
thu Commissioners OF the loans OF the city Of
Wheeling known as the Public Building.
the To- 30 aud the loan OF 1881. The com.
mittce recon mcnded that tho settlements OF
the columittee be ratified and approved.
that ]. J. Jones be paid the sum Of '$l25 for
services rendered III keeping the accounts Of
the Commissioners Of the different loans,
Tho recon mendations were adopted; state.
nhents wcrn presented showing the amount
OF money received by the different loans and
how It had been disbursed. Tho report was
supplemented by n resolution offered by Mr..
liildreth and adopted, authorizing the yari.
Gus Interest coupons that have been paid,
burned and a record made d the saiiie.
The report OF the special committee on the
Marginal railroad was taken up. 1t recon-.
mended That Council withhold the granting
~ Ii n uu " nVn I'm Ia, -.
10 any mud all railrond companies until tie
committee arrived at soma conclusion regard.
Ing tho marginal road. The report was no,
signed, All no one would sign II. Mr.. Kim.
berly was asked but refused, md protested
against It's passage. No one knew, lie argued,
what contingency might arise, md he was
sure no Councilman would bind himself In
this ihattef not 10 vote on what he did not
know would come up. No action was taken.
On motion OF Mr.. Armstrong the First
Brauch was invited to enter into n joint ses.
| sion for the purpose OF electiug d Market
master for lie Second ward, vice Robert
Robinson, deceased. The First having taken
seats, Mr.. Hull presided over the joint sos.
sion. Robert crowther and D. A. Fiizpatrick
announced themselves candidates. MIR. Hab-
erlield. nominated Patrick Kenny; Mr.. Clark,
Michael Edwards; Mr.. McAdan,s, John 4,
Robinson, and Mr.. Simpson, G. W. Kennedy.
On the second ballot Mr. Kennedy WIS
elected, the vote standing, Kennedy ii, Ei,z.
patrick and Crow,hers one each, Kenny 9,
Edwards 0. Robinson @. Mr.. Kennedy wss
sworn In ind enters On the discharge OF his
da.ies this morning.
|. After the First had withdrawn he presented,
his resignation as mem Der Of Council. and
m election was lad to til his place. !, Geo.
G. Human, John Clator and Rob't Crowthei
were nominated. n,be tlrst ballot Hnunar
was elected. ,
| At $50 Ind journed. .=-z.sz,s-5,
III the First Branch Mr.. Hall. presided, and
the following members were present: Boring
! Criswells Fritz, Hall, lialsead, Hull, .Myles
MeAdams, Simpson, Wolyingtou aud Zoeck-
| lef. ~ :, rs sTflss ~
The report OF the Fire Department and
that OF the Finance Committee were con-
CURED in. and the ordinance that has been
lyingon the table so long, relating to the cit
elections adopted. ltchauges the old one 50
as to make II conform with the present State
law, as regards counting the votes.