The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-10
GAS TRUSTEES CHOSEN.
AND orHsR BUSINESS TRANSACTED
A. tn. Regular A..tIus of Council Las. E,snl.t.
The chuplias Street Bhek Pavement En-.
dOr.sd Ty COuasli-LIesasss Granted,
Ellis ordered Paid. aud Other Notes.

At the regula- semi.nonthly meeting Of
Council, held " the City Building last even
ing, there VISA large turnout OF members,
and considerable business was disposed Of.
The most important matter attended to was
the election OF Gas Trustees, matter that
should have been disposed OF two months
ego. Mayor Miller presided over the joint
session. Mr.. Hssly nominated the present
Trustees, DR.. 7. H. Logan, Mr.. Robert simp-
son and Mr.. Thomas L. Lewis. They were
elected without dissenting vote. They will
shortly prepare rules anu regulations for
their government similar to those prepared
for the Water Board aud Board OF Public
Works, which will come up before Council
for approval, and under which, by the las;
10 the charter, they are tnue-
pendent Of Council.
THE sEcoSD BRANCH.
The Second Branch was tailed to order at
1880 o'clock by President HlIdretb, ull the
members being present except MesSrs, Butts,
DIckman, Jeps0n, Smith g. o., wilkins IN
aud Wingerter. The minutes were read and
approved. The rules were suspended and q
license granted to A. O. Miller TO keep .
billiard saoon ct No. 1914 Wood street.
p. J. Giiligan, guardian OF THIS. L. Gil
Iigan, child OF Maria Gilligan, deceas-
ed, petitonsd that the coffee mouse licersa
held by the deceased be annulled and the
proper rebate granted. His prayer was
granted. Bsrtly McCartick was granted IL
censs 10 keep q coffee house at No. 2Sl0 Main
street, giving Henry Hanke and VIM. FaS-
uscht as sureties.
Bulls were received from the following:
Superintendent Maloney, Of the City Prison,
$l44 25 Committse on City Prison, $40 9S;
Committee on Accounts, $9i 6l; Committee
on Fire Department, $3.50 %; Committee on
Scales, 500 II. These were ordered paid with
the exception Of bill OF $72 so from Robert
HazIett for repairs TO fire alarm wires, which
was referred back to the committee. Mr..
Healy made very strong kick against 1t.
The following petition from the Board Of
Public Works was granted:
To The Honorable Mayor aud Council!
GENTLEMEN I'm making contracts for the
new brick pavement on Crapline street from
Twenty to Tweniy.iourth streets the Board
of Pubic Works, misied by the provisions OF
the ordinance assessing taxes for the year
1888, has made contracts which seem TO con-
flict with R1le 4 OF the ordinance prescribing
rules for the government of the Board OF
Public Works. The tax ordinance presoribes
"thst no pait OF the ten cent levy shall be
paid unless on certificates from the Board
that the order was draws for entirely new
work, new paving, etc." 1t being In contem.
pIution TO ny for the Improvement OF Chap
line street Out oil said levy, the Board did not
suppose 1t was infringing on Rule until the
Oily Solicitor called attention TO the matter,
ana although other legal gentlemen differ
with him In mis- opinion the Board wishes TO
obey to the fullest extent every requiem eAt
OF the authority that has the power 10 govern
It. We, therefore, would respectfully request
your honorable body to direct the Mayor to
approve aud sign the contacts made by the
Board for the Chapline street improvement.
should the work b. delayed ut this season OF
the ytar, the cold weather will prevent It's
completion aud the interests OF the city
would be Injured far more than any benefit
could possibly result from the settlement Of
A disputed construction Of two ordinances Of
the city, which seem TO conflict"
The Rule referred to- Is 10 the effect that
no contracts exceeding $1,000 can be made
by the Board without drst going into Coun-
oil for permission.
The Board OF Public Works asked that
Council make an appropriation 70 pay for
work In progress and completed, as follows:
james Gilonr:sL surveying, $2l2; J. II.
Rosenberg, curDs and crossings $292 s.;
Gregory Kellar, curts and eros sings, $03l.e5;
d, Gore, paving contract, $3.50; Luke Fiji
ton, sewer pipe, $99l.S0; A. Lally, $l35.0S;
totai, 5000 90. Tne Clerk vas ordered 10
draw his order for this amount on the Re.
ceiver, and place the tame to the credit OF
the Board.
FINANCES, ETC.
The COMMITTEES on Accounts reported hay.
ing examined the books aud accounts OF the
Clerk and Receiver for the months OF August
and September, and that on October LIST tue
balances were 81 follows: General fund, by
balance, $40 @; Contingent fund, by bal
ance, $5.2l5.42;; Appropriation fund, to bal.
ance, $S76e5. This report was received and
filed, and the committee authorized to pur-
chase $50 numbering machine.
superintendent OF City, Prison, Maloney,
rerorted that during September the prisoners
worked 400 days. In prison October !, IS;
received during the month, 40.
The Gas Commissioners reported that dur
ing August there was receiyed from the
Trustees 81 ,43l75. There was pa'd out In
Sep.elnber on Trustees ordels, 81, 035 80, leay-
ing balance on hand October 1st Of
$ll, lao 90 This report was received and filed.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Hildreth TO the
effect that the Clerk be instructed to dlaw
his draft on the Receiver for the amount OF
s.. 1877 80 with interest from October 8, 1888,
and the amount OF the costiin the condemnA-
ton proceedings OF the city vs. Daniel F.
Zane, ct al; Ihs amount OF damages and costs
to BIZ disbursed under the direction Of the
City Solicitor, was adopted. This was
u accompanied by communication from the
solicitor referring to the case. The land
condemned was for the opening OF Elm
street on the Island.
Henry Hanke and Myer Horkheimer, who
are on the bond Of George scranage, keeper
OF coffee house at the 81. James Hotel, pre-.
sented lengthy petition ssking to be releas-
ed from the bond Of said Scranage, he having
left the city and left bis bar 10 the hands Of
a person they consider irresponsible. The
petition was granted.
Numerous petitions and resolutions were
referred and al 0:l5 the Branch adjourned.
In the First Branch, Mayor Miller presided
and there was large majority present The
action OF the Second Branch on all the com
mittee reports and communications OF the
Board Of Public Works were concurred IN.