Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-12
MINOR MATTERS
Transacted by the Two Branches
Various ordinances Adopted.

Transacted by the Two Branches
Various ordinances Adopted.
In the Second Branch all the members
we're present except Harrell, Milligan
Rosenberg, Smith, P, Whitaker and Win
gerter.
The Committee on Police reported against
paying any special police in the Seventh
ward who volunteered their services, and
asked Council to require certified bills from
all persons who hired skiffs for city use.
This created great discussion and ended
by fixing it in this way: All claims for
service, either for persons or skiffs, are to
be certified and presented for payment,
and this is not only applicable to the
Island, but to all parts of the city alike.
Gas Commissioner W. B. Simpson re.
ported the receipt of $9,73S16 daring Feb.
.ruary frem the trustees. The payment Of
IS, 1851 on orders during this month left
SIS, 81 on hand on the first Of March.
City Solicitor Erskine reported that suit
against the city had been instituted by
Sheriff G. P. Brown, claiming $4,000 dam.
ages, for injuries received by Mrs. Brown,
last June, on Fourteenth street. There
was discussion of the proper place to refer
this document and 1t ended by ordering it
to the Committee on Claims and the City
Solicitor, to protect the clty's interest
therein.
Committee bills were presented as fol-
lows aud ordered paid: Fire Department,
1888 As; Police, $50 9S; Scales, S8l 80;
Supt of Police, 1888 s.; City Prison,
S72 so, for a nightwatchman; Accounts,
$50 so; Board of Public Works, for William
stabbs, for curbs and crossings, Sl6S 0S.
Gavin & Croughen were granted coffee
house license for 2241 Main street, with
Kileap Kress and Henry Hanke securities.
Haley and Daley were granted rebate on
cense at the same place.
The Committee on Ordinances reported
On ordinance to prevent animals OF the
bovine genus" from running at large on
the Island. The ordinance was read aud
a motion to table voted down by a vote Of
IL toe. Then after q discussion of half an
hour, in which the want OF such an or Ii
nance was fully shown, it was adopted by
an almost unanimous vote, only Messrs.
Healy and Kenney voting against it.
Mr.. Stanley introduced an ordinance In
relation to coffee house licenses, proposing
the change desired by saloonists, viz, to fix
the license once for all instead Of annually,
| as heretofore. The ordinance was read
once and then referred to the Committee
on Ordinances with instructions to rep ort
next meeting.
The Committee on Accounts introduced
| q resolution iDstructing the clerk to advsr-
tise the annual statement one time in the
REGISTER, Intelligencer, Journal and Volks-
blatt This resolution was adopted by this
branch last meeting and was ruled out Of
order by Mayor Miller. The ordinance
says the statement shall be published in
some paper" and Mr.. Peterson argued
from this that the intention was to publish
| il IN at least one paper. II conncil saw
right il could order il in every paper In
the county. Mr.. Peterson thought the de
sideratum was publicity and to thoroughly
attain this it was necessary to publish it
in the dailies. Mr.. Gavin was the only
member who voted against the resolution.
City Solicitor Erskine submitted long
communication in relation to the extern.
sion of Twenty-fourth street to McCollo>h
The clerk was ordered to draw his order
for 500 for the ground owned by Bro xn
Florence. the rest Of the ground hsyia g
been donated.
FIRST BRANCH.
w. A. Wilson presided and Msssra B I
CELL, Cummerford, Donaldson and F;itz
we're absent.
The gas ordinance occupied most Of the
Tine and was adopted with few anne i'd
| ments. The Second Branch had inserted 5
clause in Rule7 giving Council the ri ,ht
10 dispose of any surplus fund. This wss
Eliminated, as useless, by the First Branch
The branch inserted clause in Rule IL
requitipg regular report OF the net cost
of making gas. .
The COW ordinance and other SD >cial
matters are mentioned above. In every
thing else, the action OF the Second Branch
was concurred in.