Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-03
ALL NIGHT SESSION.
Council Deliberately Elects tins
Officers,
Taking All Night to Do ~It-SeyeraI Dead
Locks Broken-The List Of New
Ohices-Salaries Settled.

last night ana perhaps every Que AaoW Juss
for whom he would vote for each separate
office. The lobby was fairly packed with
men, and the old building stood the i'm
mense strain nobly. The session began at
7 o'clock, and lasted until IL. Various ef.
forts were made, at different times, to take
a recess and to adjourn. but all were do
feated, the majority persisting In sticking
to il and making one job of il. Before the
the Joint session each branch received the
report OF the
COMMITTEE ON SALARIES,
and liked the compensation OF the various
officers before electing them.
Assessors, $iG0 each, which shall be iniul
for all services rendered by them. Las:
year the pay was s. per day.
Clerk OF the city, 1880 per annum, the
same as last year.
Collector Of the city, % per cent oil all
! collections made by him aud paid into the
city treasury; all increase of q per cent
over last term.
Clerk of the Second ward market, $50
per anrum; clerk of Center market, $50
per annum. Both are the same as before.
City Sexton, $500 per annum and house
rent free; no change.
Health Officer. $500 per annum no
change.
Keeper of city lookup, s65 per month;
same as before.
Receiver OF the city, 5000 per annum; an
increase OF 800.
CITY Sergeant s%ummoning Council, s.;
summoning committee, 81, and services as
%ianitor, IS per month.
Clerk OF First branch Of Council 500
per year.
Deputy Sergeants Sos per month each.
| The Superintendent was reduced from S2.50
to So per day. Action on the salary of the
| Clerk Of the Municipal Court was POST
poned.
THE JOINT SESSION.
. was called to order by Mayor Miller and
every member save Peter Smith nswsred
the roll. He came in shortly afterwird.
Without any unnecessary delay the cleo
tions began. The offices were filled In the
or Ter in which they are laid down b. the
ordinances.
For Assessor of the First district, Mr..
| Jepson nominated Thos. Jones, Mr.. Will
son nominated Ralph Ankle and Mr.. Frs
kline named B. NJ. List. F. A. Wlnserter
was nominated and withdrawn. The first
ballot brought no election; Ankle, ~;
List, II; Jones, I. Second ballot, ArkIe, 81;
List, 20; Jones, .. After this ballot Mr..
Haberfield began an attack on Mr.. Ankle
ana vas called to order, but afterward, in
explaining his vote, he got in an attack.
IL mattered little, however, as Ark.e was
elected on the next ballot, Mr.. Hoffman
voting for him. The vote stood, Arkle, -
List, 10, and Jones, 2.
For the Second district, Mr.. Schulz NOM
mated c.. A. Helmbright, and there was no
other nomination. A few votes were cast
for Haberlield, by way OF compliment.
Helmbright was declared elected.
CITY COLLECTOR.
When this office was called, a communi-
cation WIS received from ]. B. fancy, de-
clining to be a candidate. Mr.. Myles then
nominated Fred Unruh, for many years a
deputy collector. There was no other can
didate and Unruh went through with a
boom and was declared elected.
MARKET CLERKS.
For the Second ward the following nomi-
nations were made: Wilkinson, NJ. Ell
wardt; Stanley, Pat Kenney; Gavin, d. A.
Fitzpatrick Grogan, Luke Stevens; Hill
dreth, G.. W. Kennedy; Jones, Robert
Bond. Applications were read from Christ
Wincher, Will Sylvis, Thos. Colyi1, z. w.
Bosley, John Walters and Robert Crow
theirs. The first ballot resulted: edwards,
@: Kenney. 3; Stevens, 8; Kennedy, 10;
Bond, 2, and Sylvis 4. No election.
The second ballot brought NJ choice,
standing: Edwards, II; Kenney, s; Fitz.
patrick, !; Stevens, 5; Kennedy, u; Bond,
i; Sylvis, >, and Bosley, 1.
The third ballot stood: Edwards, :;
Kenney, -; Kennedy, ID; Bosl,y. ], and
Stevens, ..
Fourth ballot: Edwards, II; Kenney.
~, and Kennedy, II.
Fifth ballot: Edwards, II: Kerney, II;
Kennedy, l3, and Stevens, 2.
Sixth ballot; Edwards, ID; Kinney, II,
and Kennedy, 10.
IA, and Kennedy, l6.
Eighth ballot: Edwards, o; Kinney, Il,
and Kennedy, 10.
Ninth ballot: Edwards, 10; KINNEY, 90,
and Kennedy, -.
Tenth ballot: Edwards, II: Kenney,
1G, and Kennedy Is.
At this point a motion to taS a recess
was tabled and the agony wen on. The
several factions seemly tightly locked and
the Republicans, lacking one It an cleo.
ton, skirmished about proniscuously.
The 10Th ballot settled it. Edwards got 20;
Kenney 6, and Kennedy IL.
For the Fifth ward market h.only nom
ination was that of John MReever, the
present incumbent, by Col. Wilkinson. IL
was numerously seconded. YIN. Manion
applied for the position. The first ballot
settled this and McKeeyer was elected, re-
| ceiving Al votes TO Manion's :. !
CITY SEXTON.
For this position applications were re-
ceiyed from Charles Heiser, Pilip Heisef,
rfl.I Nf:iI.. o,l Iv;ao INT Hnul |
Wilson was nominated by Mr.. Clator. Two
petitions for Charles Heiser were read and
then Porter Smith nominated Luke Steph-
ems. The first ballot stood: q Heiser, 81;
p. Heiser, 2; Stevens, 81; Burt l; Wilson:
7. Mr.. c. Heiser was accordingly declared
elected.
CITY wEIGHER-
For this position Mr.. Kimberly nomin-
ated J. M. Bulger. This was he only can
didate, and he was unanimously elected.
LOOKUP KEEPEL
Mr.. Kimberly nominated ohm Arthur.
the present incumbent. Mr. Bingle named
Albert Drum. Mr.. Smith Nominated Alex.
Wallace. Applications wert received from
John Baird, Cornelius Mogan, Stephen
Tracy and Jacob Soles. Athur was re.
elected on the first ballot :rceiyins % votes
of the A. He was declaredduly elected.
aEAsUREa OF LUMBER I'D WOOD.
Mr.. Hoffman nominated .ames Wheeler.
George Walters was nominated by Mr..
Jones. On the first ballot Wheeler received
IS and Walter 10. Wheeler ys accordingly
declared elected.
CITY SOLICITOR
Over this office there wa quite q strug-
| gle. The candidates were Afred Caldwell,
VIM. Erskine and Dennis s'Keeffe. Seven
ballots were necessary to make a choice.
They were as follows:
First Caldwell, Is ErskiIe, Is OReefe, u
Second, I" 10 Is II