Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-12
CITY LEGAL NECESSITIES.
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wants i'm the Assessment and Tax Cell
lection Line.
On December q, 1881, Councilman Kim
berly, of the Second Branch, offered the
following resolution. which was adopted:
Resolred. That the President of the Sec
ond Branch and the mayor be and they are
hereby directed to appoint committee OF
three members from each branch OF coun-
Gil who, with the mayor and PRESIDENT
shall constitute committee on legisiauon,
and that said committee shall act IN con-
junction with like committee OF citizens,
TO be appointed by the mayor, to procure
such legislation as the city may require at
the hands of the Legislature
This resolution resulted in the appoint
nent of Messrs. E. g. Cracraft, w. y. Simp-
SON and A. ]. Halsted of the First Branch
and Messrs. p. l.. Kimberly, Samuel Laugh
j lin and VIM. Shockey of the Second Branch.
The MAYOR appointed, from the citizens,
Messrs. T. H. Logan, N. Reilly, n. Whitta-
ker, J. A. Miller, VIM. Hastings and Rob
ert Simpson.
The committee so constituted met at the
city building last night, the following oil
the above gentlemen being present: Messrs.
Logan, Reilly, Miller, Kimberly, Halsted.
IaUghlin. Scott, Whitaker, Hastings and
Solicitor Caldwell. u. A. Gailigan called
the committee to order and Mr.. Scott NOM
mated DR.. Logan as chairman After hay-
inc been elected, DR.. Logan thong AMEN
her of council should hold the position and
at his REQUEST he was relieved and Mayor
Ererter elected, with NJ. Scott as chat rman
pro tem. The matter to be considered was
the following resolution, reported council
by the Board of Equalization, on December
Is:
Resolred. That the city Solicitor and COM
mittee ON legislation be instructed to re-
mort TO Council such changes as they may
deem proper should be made in the charter
of the city to perfect the manner OF assess
ing and collecting the taxes within the
CITY and such other changes as they may
think proper in relation TO other matters.
No one seemed TO know just what was
wanted and finally Mr.. Laughlin, at the
suggestion of a member made statement
that one reason held by the Board IN Offer
ing this resolution was TO hX the authority
it had in relation to administering oaths TO
witnesses, in order to arrive at correct re-
suits in assessments.
Mr. Caldwell said there was aproposiuon
to have the City Clerk prepare the tax bills
and hand them over to the Collector, instead
of allowing that officer to make out his own
bills, with the only check on him the gross
amount charged up against him on the
Clerks books. By the present system, the
Collector might collect deliquent taxes, ana
no one be the wiser, but by the new plan
nothing but collision Of several oihclais,
a ring, as it were, could allow the private
pocketing Of city money. This idea was
discussed at some length.
Finally, after an informal and general
discussion, DR.. Logan moved that the Sollc-
itor be instructed TO prepare bill giving
10 the Board of Equalization the same
powers III questioning witnesses, etc, as
are granted the Assessors. This was
adopted. =
After some further discussion the same
gentleman moved to instruct the Solicitor
to prepare bill securing an amendment 10
the city charter in relation to the terms OF
city officers, which was adopted. The idea
of this may be briefly expressed thus: The
charter says certain officers shall be elected
for term or two years, whereas the ordi-
nance say "for two years and until their
successors shall be qualified"
Again DR.. Logan moved to postpone any
consideration of the streets or water works
until such time as the citizens committee,
of the Academy of Music, could meet this
committee, which they were now invited
TO do.
Mr.. Kimberly opposed this. He said it
was only question whether Mahomet
should 90 to the mountain or the noun
tain to Mahomet. The mountain had met
at the varieties the other night and now
wanted Mahomet to come to it. To this he
objected. He did not believe in counter
ancing any go people who attempted TO
represent $4,000, in uprooting the city gov
eminent He proposed to show at some
other time what this class had done for the
city and what it proposed to do.
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esConCed in the corner as a spectator, arose
and in his dulcet drawl and with childlikc
blandncSS said he rose as n citizen OF Ohio
county to say q word or two. If lie was
ruled out. he would gracefully retire. But
the Commissioners had appointed body
to confer with this committee and maybe
it was MahOmet and Mr.. Kimberly
mountain But as Mr.. Kimberly's variety
performance -
Mr.. Kimberly-0h, but yours is an Off
cial body, Mr.. Schultze.
Schultze-The citizens of Ohio county
are an official body Perhaps not as great
as the Great City Council, but an official
body. nevertheless. Now, Mr.. Kimberly
thinks the people have no voice in the city
Kimqerly-Ah now, Mr.. Schultze, said
no such thing.
SChutze-lt is the natural inference.
Now, these people have all the say in this
matter, and we are their creatures. We,
the Great Council, the II fools. who as
semble here twice a month, think we know
it all, but we don't, you know.
Mr.. Miller then amended DR.. Logan's
motion, by including the Commissioners
committee in the invitation and, rs amen
ded, the melton was adopted, and Monday
next suggested as the time of meeting.
MessrS Kimberly and Miller were then
appointed committee to assist the Solicit
tor in examining the charter for needed
rennirs and the committee adiOurnel.