Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-13

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over receipts, s11,2s5.ss. A statement Of
the bonded debt of the city was also sub-
mittsd, showing such debt to be $685.
S66.95.
The committee recommended for adop-
ton the following:
Resolred, That the City Solicitor b, in.
structed to draft the annual assessment ord
nance, providing therein that the levy on
real estate and personal property shall be
50cents on every $l09 valuation thereof;
and in addition to said so cents q levy Of
10 cents, in pursuance Of the act of the Leg
islature OF 1879, as amended March IA, 1881,
Tor street improvement purposes.
A long discussion here ensued, in the
course OF which Mr.. Haber6eld wantef to
know whether this additional tax would
not necessitate . lot Of new boards and com;
missions.
The chairman stated that the Board Of
Public Works would have charge of it
Mr.. Habberfield-And il they spend IL,
will we know it?
The Cbair-I think We will.
Mr.. Haberfeld-No; we won't Who
runs this matter of streets? Why. sir,
three men down there on Main street.
This extra levy of 10 cents was never
needed or called for until this Board came
into being: the Board that was to run
Mr.. STANLEY called for a division of the
There being no objection, the question
was called on the 50-cent levy, and it was
unanimously adopted.
The matter of the 10 cent levy was then
taken up and also adopted.
The next resolution was as follows:
ResoIred, That W. B. Simpson, Gas COM
missioner, be instructed to pay into the
Exchange Bank the amount of money on
hand received from the gas trustees, as
shown by his report for May. to reduce the
city's debt on drafts in transitu.
Adopted. Ayes, Is; noes. 4.
Rcsotred, That the City Water Board be
required to pay List and Davenport the
moneys on hand received for water rents.
Adopted.
ACCOUNTS.
This committee submitted the following
report: That they had examined the books
of the City Clerk and City Receiver, and
had found them correct, recommending
the payment OF bills a%ggregating SIS, and
submitting the report Of City Sergeant for
the month Of May.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The clerk read the following report:
To the Honorable Mayor aud Council:
GEYrLEMES:-We would most respectful
| " ask that the following sums be appro-
priated to pay for contracts in progress and
contemplated:
Maria A. Langtry, matchmaking
Chaplin street from 18th to SD
| VIM, Stubbs, curbs and crossings ....... 25 10
| James GilcErist. surveying .........- l66
John Mars hail, macadamiZing Main,
Mccullough and Zane streets"..."""., i,Sl9l
| A. Gore, paving contract. ................ l,0N
| Schuele & Lott. curbs and crossings... 4i3 ~
Luke & Fitton, sewer pIpe....-".-.~.., 5j
Street cleaning contracts. .".......". 325O5
8, 7685 81
ResOlreR, That the city clerk draw his or
der upon the receiver for 81, 1881. and
that the said sum be placed to the credit OF
the Board Of Public Works.
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The chair appointed the following to Sc
lect new quarters for the city government
on the part OF this Branch: Messrs. Shan.
ley, Pickett and McFadden.
A petition from b. Shott praying that a
fine OF 1910, paid by him for dumping hight
soil within the city limits, be refunded.
was read, the petitioner stating that he had
no other resort, as the ordinance compelled
him TO 90 to Forty eighth street, where the
p. w. & X. road had completely blockaied
that street, compelling him to dump at
Forty fourth street.
A long discussion ensued, ending in the
fine being RENTED and the railroad COM
pany being ordered TO open a roadway at
Forty.eighth street.
A petition from Samuel Elder, praying
for permission to manufacture soap within
the city limits, was read and granted.
A petition from fifteen BARRIERS, agreeing
to close their places Of business on Sunday,
and asking the Council TO draft an ord
nance making it nlaSful to 10 business
on Sunday, was read.
Mr.. Stanley objected. If the Council
wanted TO enforce the observance Of the
Sabht th, let il stop all work on that day,
and not pick out the BARRIERS.
Mr.. Clator was in favor Of enforcing
| strict observance OF the Sabbath.
Mr.. Rosenberg moved to refer the petit
ton to the Committee on Petitions and
RemOnstrGnces.
Carried; ayes, ~; nays, g.
Mr.. HealeY offered the following:
RcSOlref. That theBOard of Public Works
be and is hereby instructed to employ our
citizens and tax payers to do our pATiDg
| and all other city work, as il is the general
belief OF the public that we have as good
PAYERS and general workmen at home as
can be brought from abroad as our citizens
and taxpayers heretofore have done the
work to the satisfaction Of the public as
well as the work that is now being done by
the PAYERS that have come from abroad.
A long discussion ensued. Messrs.
Habberiield, Schultze, and Stanley adyo-
Gated protecting home industries, and Civ
ing the work on the streets to taxpayers.
The resolution was referred to the
Board OF Public Works for report at the
next meeting. 1
Adjourned.