Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-09
eI1Y COUNCIL.
What Was Done at Last Nights
Session.
The Second Branch Confines Itself to
Routine Work---The Railroad Or
dinance Goes Through
Up Stairs.
Second Branch.

DTduCu (atiS0 " OANN@ 49,
last evening with the following members
present: Messrs Butts, Clator, Grogan,
Haberfeld, Harrell, Healy, Jepson, MILL
gan, Mckinley, Peterson, Rosenberg, Smith,
Porter, Whitaker, Wilkinson, Work and
the Presidcnt-l6.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
REPORTS.
The report of the Committee on Fire De
partment recommending the payment OF
bills aggregating $l57.SS was read and
adopted. 81,
The report of the Commute on Scales,
recommending the payment of bills aggre-
eating SlOl. 20, was read and adopted;
The Committee on Scales reported the
following:
Resolved, That the contract for painting
conductors, etc, on Capitol building, be let
to James McAdams at his bid of $500.
The resolution was adopted.
The Superintendent of the City Prison
submitted his report recommending the
payment of bills aggregating $lQ5 6S, The
report was adopted. =,
The Committee on City Prison submitted
bills aggregating s40 81, and they were Or
dered paid.
The Committee on Health reported that
P. Condry, the contractor for the removal
of garbage from the Third district, had
ceased to perform the duties Of his ofhce,
and recommended that Michael McGraw be
awarded the contract at the original figure
of 1905 1t was so ordered.
A SMALL SURPLUS.
The report of the Gas Commissioners was
made, as follows:
WHEELING, JUNE q.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council OF
the City Of Wheeiiag:
GENTLEMEN:-After securing the proper
ty of the Wheeling Gas. Company for the
city, there remained over and above the
amount required to pay the same the
sum of S657. %, which amount stands to the
credit of the Commissioners on the books
of the National Bank ofWest Virginia.
II your honorable body will refer this
business to the proper commiyte of Coun'
ell. or officer of the city for settlement we
will be pleased to close the account.
NJ. RELY,
A. j SWEENEY,
W. b. SIMPSON,
Commissioners.
The following communication from Viii
lam Hastings, President ofthe Water Board,
Tas read:
WHEELING, July S.
To His Honor the Mayor and Council Of
the City Of Hheeiing:
GExrLEMEN:-Iw would call your attention
to the condition of Alley 4. There are
three distributing pipes and two large dis
charge pipes, making five in all, in a space
of twenty feet. We would request that you
reserve the right to dig, repair or lay pipes
on property now occupied by John Mccall,
lister and also that the city should be held
harmless for leakage from basin wall or-pipes.
Referred to the Committee on Real Es-
tate, with power to act.
THE LAND BOOK sQUABBLE.
The following was then read:
WHEELING, W. Va, July s.
To the Mayor and Council cthe city q
Wheeling:
GENTLEMEN Herewith present'my bill
for writing up the land books south of the
creek for the year 1884, and making. trans,
icrs therein. This work was done in good
faith, with full expectations of being paid
for the labor, Mr. Reed never having done
any work on same, and | know the same
we're made out before he was elected to the
position of Assessor for the Second district
and therefore is not entitled to pay for said
work done. hope it may be the pleasure
of Council to refer this matter to its Com
mittee on Claims, ip order that full inves
tigation may be had and justice done to all
| parties concerned.
CA. .HELNBRIGHT.
Accompanying the communication was the
| bill for two hundred dollars,
A communication was read from c. ..
Reed, the present Assessor, in which he
made statement of the facts in the case
from his. standpoint, and offered to make up
u new set of books if Council would furnish
the necessary books and give him a few
weeks time in which TO do the work.
After long discussion among the mem,
bels on motion Of DR.. Jepson the claim of
Mr. Helmbright was rejected by a unani
nous vote.
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