The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-06
NO QUORUM AGAIN.
CITY MATHIS IN a BAD SHAPE,
Council Caanas he HYoHghi Together
with n srniix,ng sense OF tho Bit.
nAtion-NhAt the City Needs
mud Can't Oct.

A special msesirgo Of the Second Branch OF
council Was called for last evening, but q
quorum failed to put Ia 81 appearance and
consequently no bushes, could be trsnracs,
ed. Tho members that did attend sat aud
waited patiently until $50 O'Clock, whiis tho
Sergeant endangered 10 lind absentecs, and
then they departed, Those who were absent
were Mtss's Butts, DiekmaH, Gavin, Gre
gan, jaeger, Jonep, Milligan, McFadden. Nc.
Ginity. Peterson. Pickett, Echuitzs, Whit.
taker. Wipg.r.er and Work.
There should have been a meeting OF the
Branch last night City atIsira are III such q
~ necessary. The city hns not been In a
worse financial condition than at present, FOR
yfnrs.h The last meeting OF the Second
Brauch at which any business OF Importance
was transacted wss held on tho SIN Of last
month. Several Atttm pts have since been
made to have a meeting. but In esch case
there has either been no quorum or else the
| quorum has 5+en broken Amos. immediately
later the body convened.
fKtRMis8tya FOR rugDs.
Daripg all this time the proposed new loan
ordinance for 5000 600 has Eesn lying on ths
table. la fact II was prepared and laid BE-.
fore Council Ia June, soon after tho En-
| change Bank not 4, ID the city ,ha, 1t wonia
cash no more OF its orders or drafts IN ~trdnyitul
The example set by this bank WAS followed
by all the other banks In the city, md In or
dur 10 secure muney with which 10 pay city
tHiosss and bills against the city.
Receiver Dunaway WAS obliged 10 skirmish
shout on the streets hunting men who had
MONEY that they were willing 10 invest In
orders paying 9 percent and free from city
taxea. For about TWO months by dint OF
bard work, Mr. Dnnawsy hss been enabled
TO meet the demands made on him, but the
ffst OF this month found him at = halt. h
paid the policemen for July In orders, which,
fortunately for them, they were able to ped
die on the street. for their face value.
With the men in the FIRE Depattmeut,
however, the case Is different They arr pa'd
twice \ month. Each pay amounts 10 $63t IS,
which Ia drawn in a lump by the CLERK vi The
l~ieceivef who psys zach Iaa The amount due
HIM as shown on the pay roll. Thus far Mr..
DunpawBy has not been able 10 cssa this
order and tbs men have not received the
money due them Ausust 1st.
THE new FIRE engine will have 10 be paid
for within thu next ten days. That amount,
with the other t'afts now in t~raasta, will
make n total OF shout $l6O, 900 drafts in
ItIuNJttN { 40 NV obiS thth Ga hIlhfhE
q loal for that amount and making no pro.
vision for tie Bosfd Of Public Works. It Ia
believed by many that provided the $500,
loco ordinance should pass Council and go to
u vote 0! The people 1t would ba killed b..
cause OF the provisions It makes for . the
lBoa.d. Provided those provisions were
stricken out and the loan made Tor what the
city his spsnt, leaving the improvements or.
dered to look ont for themselves, 1t Ia be,
|lisytd thai tho ordinance would stapd q bet.
ter show he'ors ,be people.
pRoMpr ACTION NECESSARY.
Ose thitg Is csr,ulu: tho o1din. nee should
be disposed Ut In some manner and Thai
speedily, and g plan formulated by wbicA
the city will not again get into the straits 2e
Ia now In. To Mess!s. Bowers aud Da1asay
much praise Is due for the faithful manner
in which they haye worked In this matter
They have not had their salaries for the pas
three months, dsvoting all money received
to paying other claims.
Another matter that should have speedy
attention Ia the P. W.. e. Ky. ordinance,
which passed the Frat Branch about six
weeks since. The time is fast spp.oachipe
when the 2. W. t. Ky. and Ohio River roads
will want 10 make the improvements they
ak lexve to mike, but at The rate the ordi.
0huCt 10 pdddt4 a1oHkt ~ WA oc H4u4cI Ut'
fore 1t Is adopted, il indeed It ever IL.
The Committee on Claims had q report on
the table last night to the eG ct that having
again considered the matter II settlement OF
the suit OF q. P. Brown and wife against the
city It recommended q settlement on the fot.
lowing basis. az being for the beat in,erea's Of
the city: EXPENSES incurred by plaintiff,
medic.l attendance and repairs 10 buggy,
$40; medical appliance, S4 Is; retaining fee
ps,u attorney, 800; additional fce for ~services
to date, s15O; ccs'h incurred BY both parties
10 Circuit Cont, sos IS; Peer Erb, bringing
witnesses from country. 81 81; W. J. Mathews,
tskira dspo!it'ors. IS 20; b.. W. Peterson.
survey and pat S25; Iht yer Melvin, assist
ant solicitor, 500; WI. Efskine, $3.50; total,
1924 80.