The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-27
THE GAS TRUSTEES
ORDINANCE FINALLY ADOPTED Noe'f'rlEt
In the Second Ilrnnch OF Councll-LNs
Nights Mceiing-Considernbic huai.
ness Rushed Through with tho
Customary Amount or Talk,

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ness Rushed Through with tho
Customary Amount OF Talk.
AT The regu'at Council meeting held last
night there was a good attendance In both
branches. ~ tho First the large amount Of
buoiness that had accumulated was disposed
Of, ind In tho Second, the Gas TrusteeA'a or.
dlnayce, after somU opposition was disposed
OF and the table In that branch cleared Of.
The Second Branch was called to order
promptly ut 1870 o'clock, President Hildrsth
In the chair and all the members present OK.
cept Messrs. Jaeger, Milligan, mckinley,
Pickett and Wingcrter. The minutes were
read and adopted as usual.
The frat business taken up WINS tho report
Of. the Committee on Health. which EN-.
braced, bills Agereguting $lel 90, that were
ordered paid.
Mr. W. ". W. Cowden reported having
been appointed by the Mayor, during the
flood, to act rs CHIEF OF q special police force
on the Island, under The direction OF Captain
Bennett, He presented a List OF names Of the
men he had appointed md the TIME each
served, a%ggtgaling l05 nights. Ten Bkiils
v ere ats) used. The matter was referred to
the Committee on Police. IN.
There being no further new business on
the table, tho unfinished business, the ordi.
nance In relation to the Gas Trustees was
ones more taken up. DR.. Jeps3u moved
that Rule 4 DO still further amended by
adding to the words "Cr when ordered 10 do
10 by Council" the following: latter proper
investigation and report by The Committee
on Lights" The rule provided originally
extend mains when In their Judgment they
should deem 1t necessary. Tho fist quote
was added by amendment at a previous
meeting. Dr.. Jepson supported his amend
ment very ably but YVES opposed by those or-
posed 10 Boards, prominent among whom
was Mr.. Haserf I'D. The amendment was
voted down. H. al
MUCH 20 ABOUT NOTHING.
Rule II, as read, was to the effect that all
appointments OF employees 10 work under the
Superintendent shall be proposed BY him and
confirmed or rejscted by the Trustees, except
that the superintendent, without conilrms-
ton, shall appoint such temporary additions
10 his regular force as may De requisite for
the performance OF any authorized work, and
shall, when necessary, temporarily fill any
vacancy occurring among The employees a! the
works by the appointment OF a qualified per.
son TO serve until q permanent appointment
can be made and confirmed. "All wages
shall be fixed by the Trustees, except day 10.
borers, who shall receive no more than q fair
market prizes for their services"
Mr.. schul.za, frat stating that he was not
a candidate for reelection, proceeded to en.
deayor to make for himself q record. In the
part quoted lie moved to substitute the word
''recommendedn for fixed" and striking out
all after the word Trustee to substitute the
words "and coutirnled and approved BY Coun.
Gill;" In a speech that was addressed largely
to the working men he tried to show that
Council should confirm the wages to be paid
q laborer hired by the Trustees for u day or
official, after having been appointed and bad
his fala1y fxsd by the Board. Mr..
Schultzs made some remarks about high
priced officials wearing large finger rings
and watch fobs and diamonds pins and part
ing their hair in the middle, that ftll very fiat.
He failed 10 have his motion adopted but it
created gu almoss endlesa debate. After.
the takers had exhausted themselves the
rule was adopted, the las. clause being
changed 80 az to read "all wsg.s shall be
fixed by the Trustees, e1csp: that OF day la
boTer', who shall receive a fair market price
for their services y
There were no farthdr amendments offered
10 any Of the forty rules, and the second
reading WAS soon finished. The ordinance
was then put upon its third reading and pas-
sage by i,s title. 1t was unanimously voted
for. The ordinance now goes TO the First
Branch for adoption. The Second hiss made
several amendments that will prob.bly not
| ta n "a - r. i, = L., "a. mill ya0uanttot, 1o-
mittees of conference. It will very likely be
adopted. q
Mr.. Stanley offered a resolution that was
adopted, AUTHORITY g the Committee on Ac-
counts 10 make q final settlement with the
Commissioners and report the same 10 Coun-
Gil. With the adoption OF the Trustees ordi-
nance the Commissioners cease 10 exist.
YlRsr ggANcu PROCEEDING.
III the First Branch Mayor Miller presided,
and all were present except Messrs; Boring,
| Donaldson, Fritz, Haller and Miller. The
communication from the Gas Trustees asking
| Council to confirm their action In. extending
this rebate period both this month; and next,
on account oil the flood. which WIS done by
the Second B:arch, waH ruled ont OF order by
Mayor Miller, as 1t csme in conflict with an
ordinance that could be changed only by an
ordinance. Til, Mayors verdict was that
the Trustees should have eaid nothing about
the extension but arranged affairs to suit
themselves.
The Mayor alec ruled out OF order the re-
| port OF the committee on Accounts adopted
by the lower house, authorizing Clerk Bow
er5 10 have hia annual statement published
10 all the papers Of the city. The ordinance
says that 1t snall be- published in Nonen daily
paper. Clerk Bowers will therefore take
| bids.
The communication Of Asscssor Ankle in
reference to d reduction on assessments OF
and for the action OF tae Second Branch IN
referring the matter 10 the Board OF Equali-
zstion and Appenls, the following WAS
adopted as a substitute.
Resolved, That the City A.s!saor be in
structed. to make such reduction In the real
estate and personal property for the year
1854 as no may see fit, aid that the assess
nient on stocka OF merchandise and munr-
featured goods be also reduced, as their losses
from the Hood may be proved by their re.
turns. Ne GgfF
The Second Branch conquered in tie adop.
ton Of this resolution.
All other business GA the table having
come from the lower house WAS conquered
III, including the referring OF the Il. d O.s
petition to the Committee on Railroads with
power to employ q surveyor.
The mothers that always disagree about the
beauty OF their respective babies, always
agree on the fact that for the Group aud colds
Of their babies nothing can equal that de-
llghtiul and pleasant remedy, Dr.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
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WARRAH7EpHs at-saws, 60 cents, at Boyd's,
Market tqnare.
Important.
We will open Saturday iorty.fve cases and
@ snsss - !. HoIno " y Co.. Co... Pittsb asDIu' s iaDm
Of these goods are water:soaked and
Others are very slightly damaged.
And we will offer them 30 cheap that no one
viii ask US 10 cut them. but will prefer, to
buy them, blythe full bolt. And we would
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