The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-14
CITY AFFAIRS.
WHAT rHE FATHERS biol LAer NIGHT
III. Regular Rou.in, tia. !. Gone Through Er,r,
FOrtaIEht-AT Timely InquIry Concerning the
FInausss-L Damage suIt--Intrsass
ofSaIary-yarious Hinor Matters.

The Second Branch was called 70 order at
1880 o'clock last evening, by President Hill
dreth. The absent members were, Messrs.
Dickman, Healy, Jaeger, Kenny, Mckinley,
Roth and wiDgerter. The minutes Of tho
previous meeting were read and approved.
o. motion the rules were suspended, and
VIM. Gundling granted license to keep a
shooting gallery at No. 1919 Market street
| Geo, W. Eickler asked 10 have his license for
keeping coffee house 1t No. Il Tnirty.third
street 4nnulled, which was ordered and a
rebate allowed. Bills TO the amount OF $4l
we're presented by the Committee on Elec-
| tions and ordered paid. This committee had
ORGANIZED by electing Mr.. Happy as chair
man.
Tne Committee on Cemeteries recommend.
ed the payment OF bills aegregatiug $40 %,
and the Branch ordered them paid.
The bills enumerated In the reports OF the
Committee on City Prison and Superinten'
dent Maloney, Eggregating $l8.Is, were
ordered paid. Superintendent Maloney re-
Ported the number OF prisoners March l, Is,
and the cost per capita pei day for tho month
OF February, II cents.
The Committee on Heath presented bills
amounting to $l55 20, which were ordered
paid, The committee recommended that the
contracts for removing kitchen garbage and
ofFal from the several districts be awarded as
follows, and that the City Solicitor be in.
strucIed 10 prepare the necessary contracts
aud bonds for signing and execution, viz:
First district, p. Scally Of $40 per year; Sec.
ond district, N. McGraw at $40; Third dis
trict. W. Cline at 800; Fourth district, G.
Thompson at 1854; Fifth district, Henry
Kreis at 1920. The contracts were so awarded.
The committee asked thAt the City Clerk be
instructed 70 notify the proper officials Of the
IT,, W. & n.y., 10 remove distractions ut the
western terminus Of FOrty'eighth street 30
that night soil wagons might have access TO
the river. The committee asked 10 BIZ autho'
rizsd TO employ an assistant for the Health
Officer for such time as 1t might deem neces'
sary.
This report raised considerable discussion.
The Forty.eighth street matter was referred
10 the Board OF Public Works. The last re.
quest was not granted. The economical
Council was afraid there might be conceal.
ed jO6-in 1t md did not look forward 10 the
coming warm weather. The bills, which in
cluded those for care OF small pox patients,
were the ca1se OF endless remarks by the
takers OF the Branch; and q suggestion OF
Mr.. Peterson's that the garbage system be
changed by paying, say $1,000 per annum TO
one party, reused another discussion.
The Committee on Fire Department pre-
sented bills amounting to $80S 81, which
were ordered paid. The Committee also re-
ported that 1t had had under consider.
alton the bill OF ex. Chief Eccles for services
Nh Electrician for eight montha previous 10
the adoption OF the ordinance creating that
office, and recommended that It be not paid
The report was adopted
The Gas Commissioners reported as follows
for the month Of February:
| .f3 On. l-.t
To amt cash on hand at date OF LAST 70. 1870 =,
| To amt hsh reed from Trustees during
the lVO'S ~
Total. ............... 935 %