The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-09
c0uNU1L nMrINa LAST MUTT.



Ion Of Council lf'N T1,
COuNC1L MExTIN0 Last hfaHT.
fhs Pcwlky HAihosd Natter, Police and
Lieanses, Etc. 7,5-.
A regular ssmi.nonthly Council meeting |
vas held At the City Building last evening,
II which considsratls business was trans.
.ctsd. and Tor wqpisr In a quiet manner.
Il looked at frat % though II wonld bs In.
possible 10 stcass fiosam Ia The sseaad
branch, bu. by s o'clock enough member
had been found who had not gone 10 the cir.
Gus " make up The required number. Ths
absent ones Ners Mesrs ,Dickmau, GAVIN,
Jaeger. Jones' Kenny, McFAddsn,
Pickett, schulizs, ehAnley, @. o. Bmith and
The minutes were read. but no
one paid any attention 10 them and very III.
tie wAs paid 10 Tho business, ~ the maniben
listened 10 the excellent music iuraishsd By.
the Opera House orchestra 81 its rehearsal In
Washington Hall. Nv .5 9rr-
President Has.ipss, Of The Water Board, In
q communication called The attention OF
Council 10 the condition OF ALLEY 1. There
are three distributing pipes and two large
pipes laid In n tpacs Of twenty
fest. The ftqutst wAA made that tbs Ucun.
Gil reserys this right 10 dix, repair or lay pipes
on property now occupied by John Metal.
iistor, and that tho city should DO held harm
less for ltsksge from the bAin walls or pipes.
Tho communication was rsfeued 10 the
COMMITTEES on Rsal Estate with power 10 act.
o. Tiix HrLsDutollrRrID TROUBLE.
The following communication was re-.
celvad from Mr.. Chas. a. Hslnibright:
GENrLkNEN: | herewith present bill for
writing ny land books south oilhe creek for
the year Of 1854 and making transfers there.
on. This work was done III good faith, with
full expectation Of bstng paid for The labor,
Mr.. Raid neyes having done any. work on
same aud knowing kans were 10 made
out before he wss elected to tbs noaitiou OF
asyeksor for Tbs Hsoonh district ID Therefore
not entitled 10 pay for said work 20 done.
hope thatit may 10 the plehsure cf Council
to reier tho matter 10 tho Committee on
Claims, III order that a full investigation
may bs had and Justice done To all parties
concerned.
The bill was for 500. The facts in this
case ara as iollows: Mr.. Helmbrigat WA
selected 10 ths office OF Assessor Tor tbs South
Side Ut the beginning Of the year and com.
mepcsd bis work. Hs was afterwards ap.
pointed as a Government mall agent on the
river routs. He made arrangements With
MIR. Ankle, the Atsesor Of the North district,
10 also do h!uw5fk In the Sonth district, but
this co,nlp9 to the Ears Of Cornell It vAs dis.
covered that such An arrangement was irreg.
ulsr and might cause trouble. Mr.. Helm.
bright then resigned and Mr. ChRs. Reid was
then elected 10 the position Of Assessor. Mr..
Reid ht a following meeting asked for nav
SGT Of books; iha Council decided that the
books Of MI. Hslmbright belonged to the
city, and Mr.. Retd WAS ordered 10 tAks them
and use them. Nj. Esld also had 4 commu.
nication In which he again asked for new
future about paying Mr.. Hslmbright for
work done In the beck, Mr.. Raid now hsv,
No new books were gtanted, and Mr.. Helm.
b,ieht's bill was rejected. VA
AoSir 70 TIE cSzs'r or TIRE err.
Mtssrs. N. Reilly, A. J. Sweeney and W,
i. Simpson, commissioner Of the Wheeling
Gas Loan, In Communication reported tina.
after securing the properly Of the Wheeling
Gas Company Tor the city there remained
over and above the amount required 10 pay
for the same the sum OF SG57 Is. That
umount ia now In bank standing 10 the credit
Of the commissioners. who are anxious to
settle. Tbs matter vas referred 10 the Com.
mittee On Finance with power 10 act.
Bills for tho following amounts wero pre-.
senicd by the various committs,s and order.
cd paid; Fire DEPARTMENT, 1851 81; scales.
slOl 90; Superintendent City Prison, 5 l03 Gs;
City Psieon, SO
The Committee on Real Estata reported
that the following bids had been received for
painting the roof aud other tin and iron
work abont the Btatc llouse: James Nc.
Adams $500; Harry Hm!,h. agent, sos. The
contract was ordered awarded 10 MIR. Nc.
Adnmr. iS ~, r= Irr
The Committee on Health reported that 7.
Condrey, who had been awarded the contract
Tor removing garbage and { i.Al In tbs Third
district had failed to give bond, and It rec.
commended that tho contract DO awarded to
Michael McGraw at Coud.sy's figures, $5c6,
and also that the contractors DO paid mon THY
proportionhtely to their bids. so
The ruics were suspended and license
granted to August llanke TO keen coffee
house at No. 1883 Market street, giving
Mess,s. Henry Hsnke and Vim. Fasnacht as
sureties. 1houias but, who has been keep.
Ing At the SANS place, IVES R5snifb = yebaie.
Henry Brooks IVES prtsented bv Chief Ben
nett for confirmation ss n Sub" deputy to
act In case Of sickness, and he was confirmed.
The loan ordinances WAS taken up, but Nj.
Clator discovered that a quorum was not
present. Dr.. Jepson had buen the only one
excused. A call showed that Mr.. MillIgap
hnd slipped out without leave. An officer
WIS sent to arrest him but lie could not be
found, ard the Branch was forced 10 adjourn.
z TUE r., W. Aky, oRDIsANos AGAIN. .d
In the First Branch Mayor Mile. prss!.
dad and the Absentees were Mssssr. Brock,
Happy, List and Wilson. The
Wheeling 4 Kentucky ordinance
Is amended In the joint meeting Of the Com.
;nittees on Railroads Aad 0tdlnances in such
j manner ~ 10 satisfy both sides Interested
in the pranty asked Tor, gxs p.e.tuted and
adopted with but only three or four amend:
Esonis.
1t wAs sxsiH insertsi In the ordinance
that the Roadway acroks The front and Of tho
depot from Water street TO tho vest spQ,
ts:.sek should b. "lrtstle or ulaoonry,n thus
protecting The city as It should be, from hay
Ing road made On dump which would
occupy too much ground. i was also In.
serted that The roadway bedding from Water
ptreet 10 the river In lieu oil the present cne
under the trfstls should DO paved with
brick bfooss. The appointmpat Of srbitr1:
tors VIVA instead Of being confined 10 two sec,
tons OF tho ordinance made to apply to all
sections where necessary and also To the
other ? W. q Ky. ordinances now In force,
The following was aided to the end OF the
Iitut ysctioGt ...,'. O..
"In tho evrut that any york sto,i;,!t "a
be done to ths satisfaction Of said Board IL
no. done to lis satisfaction hiter ten days
notice from the Board to this P, ". &Ky. h.
4, specifying wherein spch work 10 not sat.
10 such Board, the said Ioara may
at the expense Of tho company make sueh
WORK factory to 1t, II the same Is not
previously. done 70 its satisfaction by the
Messss: Fritz; Halter aud H,4mAn voted
sgairst the ordinance.
The Branch roanurred with the Hecond In
Jig action on routing matters, .xcspt that the
bilisat thoss gha did p.tsol WORK or gave
he use Of skItia on tia Island dn,lns the
1 'od, ordered paid by the Second, wsre n.
Ter. ed tn thh ElmYpfilua Z, potisn ,rbJch h.,