The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-13

This amount WIZ ordered paid. The BOurd
stated that the books OF tho City Clerk on
January |, 1855 showed u balance OF 81 500
10 the credit OF the Board, which amount
will be needed to pay for the construction
Of the Twenty.iOurth street sewer culvert.
The following report WAS received from
the Chair man Of the Finance Committee
and the resolution adopted.
10 tic Honorable Mayor and Council;
GESTLEMEN As the collector OF taxes
and water rents for this city was directed
by section five OE tho ordinance passed
June u, lS1l providing for the payment
Of the then existing debts and liabilities Of
the city, TO pay Mesis. List 4 Davenport,
commissioners, the sum Of $IG,OOO out OF
the tiBt monies collected by him, and a.
the city Water Board has been created
since the paSSage Of taid ordinance and
now controls the revenue from the city
water tax which formerly went iuto the
hands Of the City Collector, we beg leave
to offer the following: q,
E's9Ired, Tint the City Water Board be
directed by this Council to pay Mesrs.
List Il Davenport rs Commissioners Of
the above loan, the sum OF $ll,OOO US the
Boards proportion OF the Spi, 900 named in
said ordinance. o..
Bills 10 the amount OF s. 80 presented by
the Committee on Cemeteries, were ordered
paid. This committee reported the re.
eel pts during November from the City
Sexton to have been SO so and during
December, SO 80.
The Committee on Accounts presented
bills to the amount Of So Is, which were
ordered paid, and the committee author.
ized to have the annual statement OF re.
ceipts and expenditures oi the city for the
year lSS2 as prepared by the Clerk
published in four q the city papers.
The Committee on Water Works recon.
mended that the settlement OF James B.
Tanty, city collector Of water assessments
Of 1881, be ratified and approved, and that
he bC charged with the delinquent list Of
1851; that james u. Taney be REQUIRED TO
pay to the City Water board the sum OF
$GOl II; that tho petition Of \. Mayer for a
reduction Of water rent, amounting to
81 50 be rejected; that the petition OF DR.. J.
a. Campbell for reduction OF $l03l water
rent aud that Of |. WOodnanSee for a re-
ducIion Of IS ~ be granted. The report
was adopted with the exception OF Mr..
WOoumAnseGB petition. .H
Bills amounting to $jl n were submitted
by the Committee on Health and ordered
paid.
The Committee on City Prison presented
its report, embracing bills amounting 10
sol Il, which were ordered paid. The
Superintendent Of tue City Prison reported
that the average cost per day per capita
for the month Ot December had been Is
cents and the number OF prisoners in the
IorEhouse January lst, 10 have been II,
The current expenses iOl December were
SIS 50. -
The iOport Of Chief Dunnius, showing
the present roster Of the Fire DepaItnlen,
was read and all the names confirmed, The
list IL the same AZ the one under the for.
mer Chief, with five exceptions.
The annual statement was read for The
edillcatiOn ot the members. 1t will RppeaT
in u few days in tho daily papsR.
David kCllaT, keeper ola coffee house at
No. 1924 Main street, pctitloned fora rebate
| OF license, stating that he desired 10 quit
business, which he waS allowed, and John
Welty granted license TO do business at
that stand with Messr1. L. and q, ",
Welty RSSuretieS,
Mary /. HeldriCh was allowed heI
petition fora rebate OF license, she desiring
TO give up her coffee house mt No. 224i
Main street,an Herman SChirmer granted
license to do business at that place With p
Welly and +. A. DelbruGHe Nv SuretIes.
The official bond OF q. W. Kennedy
Second ward market clerk, was accepted
with John ClatOr and ]. K. Butts Us sure,
ties.
This Branch conUurTed with the First In
the adoption Oi an ordinance in relation to
elections in tho Uity. The ordinance is The
saRe as the State law now in force.
An ordinance was also adopted chang
ing the present assessment ordinance, by
IN king the number OF assessors two In.
stead Of three aS al present.
AT IL T. ~ the HrRnch adjourned.
In the First Branch MeRsrs. 'Borlng
RuterEell, CriSswtl, Fritz, Hull, Miller,
McAdams Wilson, WOlyiuVtOn and HoeCk.
Ter were present. The Mayor presided
and the RmuOh concurred in all that the
| Second did,