The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-03
THE PLACES FILLED.
ELECTION OF CRY OFFICERS


anticipated JOINT uerSlVh iVi Ilu S'oNetSn "
city officials last night. The candidates
and their friends filed the lobby The
yoteiu some cases was surprise, not to
say shock, to many Of the interested
parties. The Offices were all hlled but
that of Superintendent Of the City Prison,
making fourteen officials chosen In al, Of
whom eight are Republicansand slE Dem
ne Second Branch came 70 order at 7
O'Clock promptly with President Hildreth IN
The chair and ali the members present except
M. Smith. The lobby exceeded all previous
ones In siEs, but strange 70 say, was very
orderly, considering the occasion and the
upcom Portable position they were IN. Lieut.
Sylyis shouted order only on one OF tWo
occAsIuuA when the excitement ran high.
The minutes Of the previous meeubB were
read aud approved.
Or motion the rules were suspended and
BlumpnlhAl Bros were granted rebate o.
theIr license tax and VIM. Goethe granted
license 10 keep coffee house Of their old
mae. gSOl Market street, giving Mn.
lawrence WAlther aud A. VAAs, Jr., AS sure
William Radcliffe was granted license tc
L.,,, a rntt,s house At No. 1881 Market street
ciying Joseph shAtes and Henry Hanke a
NJ Kimberly offered a resolution which
was alOntrd. II was 70 the elect that The
Two Branches 40 into joint session for The
purposc Of exciting the regular city .otiicer'
named III the ordinance TO be elected at Thu
meeting; also Superintendent Of the City
Prison aud Municipal Court Clerk.
The report Of the Special Joint COMMITTEE
appointed for the purpose Of ascertaining u
4 more economical mode OF conducting ID,
CITY Prison could not be ascertatned, wa
adopted. A synopsis Of the report was R!ter
In yesterdays lNrELudEScER. 1t iAyots W
continuance OF the present system, with IN
syrsptIon that The office Of 0yerseer u
An vIIIuauce that had been adopted IL
ths Flint Branch, abolishing the office o
OTsrseer OF the Chain Gang, was adopted.
Mr., Eakine offered q resolution appointing
n specIal IoIut committee 70 look after an!
needed legislation necessary for the city
while the Legislature 10 In session. 1t wa
Rdop,ed, and Mesr. Enkine, wilkinson ant
shanley appointed. II was also adopted II
M FIrst Branch, and MesSrS Hall, List ant
4 HolIn,an appointed Ia that Branch.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Stanley, wa
AdOptFd, It reciteI that the City Building !
!; unsafe, and appoints special joint commit
"a 10 seek out safer quarters. This subleo
c somewhat threadbere, but will doubles
cause the usual whirlwind OF talk.
The Joint Standing Committee on Salarte
recommended that the salaries Of the differ
emit city officers not otherwise provided foI
be fixed for the respective term OF each, a
follows: u,,.,
| a. ,.auaraH hg than II VIII
'O Cisrk a ;hs city, 81, 800 per aunum.
Collector Of the city, "a per cent on al
COLLECTIONS made by him, and paid into th'
eity treasury. Formerly ? per cent but th,
WSter collections have slnce been takei
Clerks, Second ward market and Centel
ward market $3.50 per annum, each.
CITY Sexton, 500 per Rnnum and houS'
rent free. .
Keeper Of CITY Loci up. $G5 per month.
RECEIVER Of the city, 5000 per annuni.
CITY Hergeant sumMoninH Council, 81
mmmoniug committee, 81; services As Janitor
clerk Of First Branch OF Council 800 pc
year o... An. i, 50. .,.u..
Assistant superintendent City Prison Si.6l
per day.
lowing resolutions:
ResOlrsl, That the salaries and compensa
ton OF the various city officers as stated II
This report be ratified and approved. :.
R,,olrsi, That the Committee on Ord
names Dc instructed to report an ordinance
Amendiprlhe ordinance In relation TO Super
intsDdent OF the City Prison 70 % 10 tx hi
> compensation at 8 per day. :.
ReOircd, That the Committee on ordi
nauces be instructed to report an ofdinanc,
amending the ordinance IN relation 10 Clerl
Of Municipal Court, 30 rs to tx his salary a
s! 60 being an increase OF $50.
. Eeio1Tol, That the Committee on Ordl
, nRnces be Instructed TO report an ordinanc,
amending the ordinance In relation 10 tht
clerk Of the Committees OF Council, re
ducinI bis compensation from 5000 TO $40
Ee,9irsd, That the City Sergeant be in
sfucIed to keep deputy sergeant In attend
AnCe in tho First branch Of Council when II
session.
The resolutions were adopted, with the ex
rep,iun OF the one relating 10 Superinteuden
, Of tho City Prison, which was laid over.
The Flint Branch now appeared, and wert
! provided With seats inside the bar. Mayo
Miller presided over the joint session, whict
now convened for the purpose Of electinl
Officers. The hrst office To be filled, was tina
Of assessor OF the North District. Dr.. Jepsor
nominated Thos Jones; Mr.. Wilson, Ralpt
Ankle; Nj. Erskine, B. N. List.
The first ballot resulted: Jones Z, Ankle 10
List Il.
Second-JoneS Q, Ankle q, List 20.
Third-Joncs ., Ankle o, List 10. Mr.
Ankle was declared elected. Between thu
second and third ballots Mr.. uaberleld rose
Tor the purpose Of denying some OF the com
Elementary remarks made by Mr.. Wilson
about Mr. Ankle. bespoke flat tootedly Ant
IQuito In uproar was created. He was called
10 order three times by the Chair before tax
ing his scat When It came his turn to vote
under guise OF explaining his vote be renewed
the attack; ho referred 70 bill that had beer
paid for ten days service. that he alleged
Mr.. Ankle bad never performed, and said
that becau,e he had opposed this bill In tht
old Council, the assessors had arbitrarily as
Sessed his property at 5000. He was again
called TO order.
For the position OF ASSESSOR for the soutt
district, Mr.. A. J. Scbultze nominated Mr.
Charles Helmbrlght which nomination wa
warmly seconded by Mr.. Stanley. No othel
/ hpAAAhAtA0Hs WtAN hlha0 Auu AAAt
] received the votes OF all except Messrs, Wilson
aud Zlecklsr. who voted for. Mr.. Haberiield
and sir. lIaberheld. who voted for "Ar
Zoeckler, q butchef7n the Flut ward"
The next office 70 be filled was that Of City
Collector, which has been filled for 80 many
years by Mr.. J. D, fancy. DO much satiSfac
lion has lie given and 30 faithfully hal he at
tended to bis duties that no one opposed
him. Mr.Ilngell stated that before nomina'
tons were made hR desired 70 have n letter
read. This letter waS from Mr.. fancy. 10
which he declined beinga candidate. This
vas decided surprise TO az larga number oil
the members. Mr.. Myles nominated for the
position Mr. Fred Unruh, who has been q
trusted employe OF Mr.. Taney's ever sinee
he has been IN tho office. He was unani'
mously elected.
And now an office wAs 10 be filled. for
which there was regular army Of office
aeekerS The clOrkship Of the Second ward
market house, for some unAceountAble reason,
was strong attraction. Colonel Wilkinson
nominated II. Edwards: Mr.. Stanley, P.
l Tw "A .vtN RtfVNAtBfnts NJ