The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-12
THE CITY FATHERS,
IN REGULAR sEssIoN LAsr NIGHT,
Ru,hea through Considerable Busine.s
In a Comparatively Quiet Manner.
DR.. Jepson Made ForcibIe Re-
marks Boards Wanted.

Last night was the Tins for the first res
ulaH December meeting OF Council. In the
Flnt Branch matters were q1ieL In the
Second there was little quiet tua without
the usual war OF words. Business was dit-
posed OF rapidly and intelligsntly.
A quorum was secured in the Second
Branch about o'clock. President Hildrsth
was in the chair and all the members we're
present except Mc2rs. Gavin, Grogan,
Jaeger, JONES' Milligan, Peterson, g. 0.
Smith, Wilkinson and Wingsrter. As Clerk
Bowers concluded the reading Of the min
utes, Mr.. Jones, OF the Island, appeared and
handed the President q slip OF paper ana e.
quested that It be read. 1t wN9 very brisi
and to the effect that he resigned bis position
as member OF the Second Branch. There
was a dead silence for a.few seconds and then
Mr.. Stanley paid Mr.. Junes afew compli.'
mentary remarks and asked for ress on for
the resignation. Several expected an out
break against the D. P. W., but Mr. Jones
said no hing. Dr.. Wingefter moved after 0
few more seconds Of dtence, that the paper
be accepted. Mr.. Hca!y moved II be laid on
the table, which Was seconded by Mr..
Gleason. This motion was adopted aad Mr..
Jones was not allowed to resign.
Capt. Thcs. Bennett presented the name Of
Thos Montgomery for confirmation az .
deputy sergeant, vice W. 81. Fugate resigned.
He was sworn IN.
billiard room at No $500 Jacob street and
Patrick mckinley wGs granted license to
keep coffee house at No. 1888 Seventeenth
street With Charles Schmidt and o!car Bur.
dGtts IS sureties. |
| PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
The committee on strsets, Alleys and
Gradts reported that 1t deemed the reference
10 that committee OF the resolutions OF Mr..
Jones' charging the D. ?. W. with e1traya !;
gance and incompetency, aS Informal and
thst the committee had no authority In the
matter.
Dr.. Jepson said before any action was tax
en- In this matter he wished to spetk to q
question OF privilege. The Registers report
IL the last Council meeting had charged him
with being the author OF Mr.. Jones reSolu-
tions Tais was not 80. Itwss direct FALSE
hood. II was not the first time the Register
hsd by Its Council reports placed him IN
false position. He had never bad OCCASION
10 criticize the B. P. w. He thought that
Council reporters TOO oftan m's:epresented
The CounciImen aad their actions and ttere-
by made prominent business men retuse to
aocept positions In Council, and unless THU
could be remedied in the future. he would
favor dispsniing with them. He had no
complaint 10 make against the lNTELLIsEs-
cEs: It had never misrepresented him.
MIR. Jones followed and expressed his
willingness TO swear that Doctor Jep!on had
never spoken 10 him about the Beard OF Pub
liz Works. Mr.. Jones slso spoke in q plain
manner about certain articles printed about
him, in the Journal
Mi. Stanley and Mr. Hsrrell had spirited
discu ssiou over the report OF the committee,
the former claiming that the Committee. on
Streets, Alleys and Grades should have taken
action as intended by Mr.. Jones resolutions
that ware referred to 1t. Mr.. Harrell m de
an opposite claim. The report was then
quietly received aud filed.
THE WAErs OF TIE D.. W.
The Board OF Public Works reported that
the following amounts were necessary to pay
for Improvements In progress and completed;
VIM. Wilson, matchmaking, $G62 II; VIM.
stobbs, curbs and crossings, 81 d? ~; Walter
Marshall, mecadamiziug, $isl 9G; M. a; Lax
Try, mataiam'z;ng, SIS 40; Mira A. J: Long,
lcurbs and crossings, $6IO I0i schrc q L1tz.
curbs aud CT ssings, sos; James 6ilc2rist,
lS4i756O. The clerk was Instructed TO draw
his order for that amount on the Receiver
and place the same 10 the credit CT the Board.
The Committee on Accounts reported hay'
!, ing examined the books Of the City Clerk and
Receiver, and TINT the same balanced. The
, following balance, appear from the book;
. Ganeral fund, to balance, 500 81; Contingent
fund by balance, $l0,67LSG; Appropriation
, fund, BY balance, $3.50 20; amount OF 10 pei
cent levy on hand, $50 %.
The Gas Commissioner reported that dur
ing November there hid been received from
! the Trustees So, 1922, that during thai
month &, 56l 90 had been paid out on Tfus
! tees orders, and that Nov. 80, there was or
hand S74N5 G3. This was received and e cd
The joint bond OF VIM. Hastings, Jno. G.
Hoffman and Lott II. Joy, Water Work!
Commissioners was approved and ordered
filed. .,--.
The Committee on Ordinances submitted
an ordinance providing for the assessment
and collection OF a tax upon the cars used BY
the Citizens Railwsy Company. This ordi
nance Is In accordance with the tenth section
OF the charter Of the company. The ordi'
nance presented assesses $26 per car, for the
entire year OF 1888 II was read once. DR.,
Jepson asked why this late day should have
been selected for Presenting The ordinance,
and no answer being made, ne objected to lis
second reading In order 10 look into its pre-
visions.
Mary Elizabeth volkenroth and husband
communicated the fact that November she
fell over a pile OF dirt and INTO ditch near
lTTenty-eignth street, on jacob, 90 injuring
her that she has not been able to be about
since, aud has been obliged 10 have physi-
clans services. The pile Of dirt was on the
pavement aud no red Light YVES displayed:
She asked damages. The paper was referred
TO the Committee on Claims.
The various committees presented bills 10
the following amounts, which were ordered
paid: Fire Department. 1925 81; City Prison,
$t0 G2; Superintendent OF Uity Prison,
$l2S 50; Accounts, 500 10; Markets, $SS SOl
Police, $47 Al.
Resolutions were introduced aad adopted
calling on the Committee on Ordinances 10
prepare proper ordinances regulating the
speed OF oil tEains In the city and providing
for certain gates RcrosI several streets, with
penalties attached for failure 10 to do,
MORE BOARD, WAITED.
An ordinance that had been adopted In
the Upper Branch was taken up and read
once. II Is In the nature OF compilation OF
all the ordinances now In foycs relating to the
Fire Department, with one or two minor 3D.
ditions. At the conclusion Of the reading
Mr.. Hildreth moved b refer 1t back to the
Ordinance Committee, together with the fol.
lowing resolution which he Offered, and that
1 ordinances In accordance with 1t, be framed /
ResOIced, Thatthe G )mmittee on Ordinances
prepare and submit to Council Gn ordinance
\ creating Board Of Commissioners OF the
| Fife DEPARTMENT, aud also Board OF Com
misSionars OF Police, placing the said Fire
4 Department and Police In the bands Of, and
under the management Of ssid Commission
4 ara. Slts sf'ltF3t ~ rr.s'tgI F-
Mr.. Hildreth was tbecnly one ths. voted
for.this.
Adjourned at 0:t5.
In Inc First Branch Mayor Miller presided
L md all Ngarn nreSent axcept Messrs. Binkell,