The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-14


port OF the money transactions for January,
that the account OF disbursements represented
only the amount OF orders actually cashed
and did not include all orders drawn during
the month, some OF which were accepted and
are now held as outstanding orders.
The Committee on Police reported having
organized on the 9Th inst. by electing VIM.
Myles as chairman. 1t presented bills
amounting to $52 81, which were ordered
paid, and the appointment by the Keeper OF
the Lookup OF James McNamara as assistant,
was approved aud confirmed by the Branch
on the recommendation OF the committee.
His compensation was fixed at SIS per month
on motion OF Mr.. schulize.
The committee also reported that It had
had under consideration the reque.t OF T. D.
Bennett, City Sergeant, asking the appoint.
ment OF twelve additional deputies and that
1t was OF the opinion that at the present time
the financial condition OF the city would not
warrant them In recommending that number,
but they would recommend the appointment
OF three additional deputies. A resolution as
adopted authorizing the appointment oil
three more deputies
The Board OF Public Works respectfully ask.
ed an appropriation to pay the following
amounts:
William wilson. macadamizing.. al II
John ii. Marshiii, /" -. ..."........... 30. Il q
Street cleaning s!6 60
Total.......... ess %
An accompanying resolution, ordering the
Clerk 10 draw his order on the Receiver Tor
the amount named was adopted, and the
amount placed to the credit OF the Board.
Tho Board OF Public Works presented q
list OF expenditures for three months. ending
December 81, amounting 10 S2S, ,935 OIL. The
items were as follows: Labor, A,0i0 l5
hauling sewer pipe, S2l5 so; limestone,
SIl5 25; miscellaneous repairs to curbs and
crossings, $7A IS; cinder for Island wharf,
SAB; building protection to Ohio street
sewer mouth, east and west ends, $G42 81 I;
paving alley 10 between Jacob and EOh
streets, $213 80; grading Wood street, between
Twenty.iourth and Twenty. fifth. $296 10 /;
grading Fourth street. between Main and
Coal streets, $50 so; laying sewer In alley
E. between Sixteenth aud Seventeenth
streets, $i3 92; repairing break in Main
street sewer, s65; office rent s75; gratings for
sewers 500 81; painting si2 25; miscellaneous
$7i0 0S; printing and advertising. $02 80; cob.
BILE stone, 81 ,0S2 70: Surveyor, $i7i; paving
Main, Twelfth, Fourteenth and Sixteenth
streets S.. $3.50 9S; sewer pine, $5,0Sl so; street
cleaning contracts, $079 Or stone wall
National road. $647 20; building Thirty.ffth
street sewer, 81 l,405 90; building Twenty third
street sewer, SS6S II; curbings and crossings,
50 94S; abutment tor Thirty.ftth street sewer,
$307 6S; grading and matchmaking Forty.
first street, $40; abutment 10 Twenty-tbird
street sewer, Si52 IS; sewers on Delaware
street Seventh ward and in alley
between Ohio and Virginia streets,
1915; culvert TO Twenty-fourth street sewer,
$3.50; laying sewer from Fourth street to
Jonathan's Gut, $5si.4O; macadamizing Jacob
street, Eighth ward, $l9t7o; salary Of clerk,
sl25.
The report was received and filed, and the
Committee on Accounts instructed TO ex.
anime the accounts and vouchers OF the Board
Board. The Board also reported that II wonld
appear on the books OF the Receiver, that the
Board had collected various amounts for paw.
ing, ETC., amounting TO 81, $50 08, which will
lessen the expenses OF the three past months
that much.
Chief Dunning reported the. appointment
OF Gerard Nagle as fireman at the Atlantic
vice J.W. Armstrong, and Jacob Zimmerman
extraman at the United vice Millard White.
The appointments were confirmed.
At a45, on motion OF Mr.. schultz, the First
Branch was invited to go into joint session
for the purpose OF electing Superintendent
for the City Workhouse. The upper Branch
accepted the invitation and came down stairs
Mayor Miller presided over the joint session.
Mr.. Kenny nominated Thomas ]. Stanley.
Mr.. Wingerter nominated Capt. J. q.
Maloney. Mr. Dillon Mccormick applied
for the position. Mr.. Maloney was
elected on the first ballot. He has been In
the office for over four years, and has given
the utmost satista ction; he has conducted
the instition economically, more 80 than ever
before. He was elected four years ago, aud
at the end OF his term two years ago, held
over, owing 10 the refusal OF the First
Branch TO enter into joint session for an
election, the reason ior that being, that
several OF the members had ideas looking
towards the establishing OF house Of cor.
i't On motion Of Mr. olator, Mr.. G. o. Smith
was placed on all committees OF which Mr..
Erskine was member before he resigned.
Ex.Chief Eccles again presented bis bill for
sigB al for services on the FIRE alarm Syatem