West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-02-01
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Tuesday January Oath, 1881.

Members present, Messrs. Wild,
Gould, Epson, Comfy and Burk.
Minutes of the last meeting read
and adopted.
Chairman Finance Committee re-
ported to credit of General Fund,
in First National bank 4,23; Par
kersburg National Bank, $489.19,
making $493 Al. On motion it was
ordered that the fund remaining in
First National Bank be transferred
to new Treasurer.
Mr.. Covert took his seat.
A petition signed by $50 citizens
for the retention of J. R. Mehen
as Capt. police read and on motion
filed.
A petition from Hoboken in re-
gard to life-saving apparatus re
ceived and filed.
Mr.. Williams took his seat.
Mr.. Comfy, Chairman of Com
mittee on Ordinances, presented
the following ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE to fix the eompen-
satlon of the Recorder, Captain
of the Police and policeman of
the city of Parkersburg, and to
fix, regulate and provide fees in
cases arising under the ordinance
es of the City.
Be 1t ordained By the Mayor and
Council Of the City of Pmkers-
burg.
LIST. That on and after this ordi-
nance shall take effect as herinaf-
ter provided, the salaries of the sew
eral officers in this section set
forth shall be as follows:
The Recorder shall receive an
annual salary of one thousand dol
lars, payable monthly, and shall
have no other fees or compensa-
ton.
The Captain Of Police shall re-
ceive the sum Of sixty dollars per
month and no other fees or com
pensation.
Each Policeman shall receive the
sum of fifty-five dollars per month
and no other fees or compensation
End. That there shall be taxed
in the costs, in every conviction,
under the ordinances of this city,
the sum of 81 so for trial,
one dollar arrest fee, twenty
five cents for each subpoena for a
witness and ten cents for each copy
used in serving the same; one dol
lar for Turkeys fees where the
offender is incarcerated in the city
lookup and when imprisoned in
the county Jail such fees as the
Jailor of said county, is now, or
may hereafter be allowed by Law.
Sd. The Recorder shall receive and
receipt for all fees provided for in
the last preceding section, keep an
accurate account thereof, and hold
the same as the property of the
city, and on the last stated meet
ing of the Council in each and ev-
cry month, shall make and submit
his account thereof to the Council,
who shall examine the same, and
if found correct. said Recorder
shall be charged with the amount
found due upon said account, and
within five days thereafter shall
pay the amount found due to the
Sergeant, by him to be accounted
for as other monies of the city.
4th All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict or inconsist-
ent with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
9Th. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in full force on and
after its passage.
On motion the ordinance as read,
was adopted.
Council then fixed salaries of
other officers same as last year with
a few exceptions.
The City Clerk was allowed s65
per month; Engineer, $50 per
month; Street Commissioner, $50;
day laborers. $3.50 per day and
horse and cart S2,75.
On Motion meeting night of
Council was fixed same as last year,
The bond of Recorder Comfy of
$4,000 with the following sureties:
Thompson Leach, J. A. William
son. +. Muenchmeyer, Isaac Scott,