The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-12

the Ipurposs OF considering coffee house
licenses. P. ]. Gavin and John Croughan
were granted license to keep at No. 224l
Main street, with K. Kress and Henry
Hanke as sureties. Haley 4 Daley were
granted rebate, and their license was
annulled. They formerly kept at o24l
Main street. The same action was taken
in the First Branch.
W. B. Simpson, Gas Commissioner, re-.
ported that during the month Of February
50. 1876 WAS received from the Trustees,
and that during the month s5,9S5 81 was
paid out on the order OF the Trustees; cash
on hand March J., sl5.S 81. This report
was ordered filed in both branches.
Solicitor Erskine reported that suit had
been brought against the city by Sheriff @.
P. Brown for $40 900 damages for an injury
sustained by Mrs. Brown on Fourteenth
street, last June. This matter was referred
to the Committee on Claims and the Solic-
itor,'to protect the city's interest.
The Solicitor also reported having nego-
tiated ;1or fthe opening OF Twenty.fourth
street from Jacob to McColloch street, and
that 1t would be necessary to pay, Brown
Florence $500 and provide for the making
and recording Of four deeds. He was order
ed TO secure the deeds and have them re.
corded, and the Clerk was instructed to
draw the proper orders. 5,- i;
!; s':-E THE COW ORDINANCE. g5-. 70,
The Ordinance Committee submitted an
ordinance restricting the running at large
Of cows in the Seventh ward (Islsnd). In
the Second Branch it received at first,
strong opposition from members who live
iarthest away from that ward. They were
afraid twas the entering wedge towards
depriving their constituents Of The use Of
the streets ior their cows. At last it was
adopted, Messrs. Healy and Kenny voting
no." In the First Branch there was no
opposition. the ordinance will 20 into ef.
lect April l. By its terms, any one con-
victed Of allowing his COW or cows to run
at large shall be fned not less than ST. or
more than S and the costs Of prosecu.
ton, and where cows wandering in the
streeta are taken up by the police and kept,
the owner ahall also pay the cost OF keep
ing the animal until it is claimed.
Mr.. Stanley introduced an ordinance in
the Second Branch and asked to have it
referred to the Committee on Ordinances.
It Is designed to be perpetual ordinance;
fixing the, yearly, license for ordinaries,
hotels and coffee hous ss. As it is at present,
this license has to be fixed by an ordi
nance adopted every year. Mr.. Stanley
says that as this yearly ordinance is not
adopted until after April !, Aaloonists are
often, in aquandary., Most OF them renew
their rents April |, and yet they often do
80 fearing that the license will be raised.
In Mr. 'Shanley's ordinance be leaves the
amount Of licensesblank. rs
.i',;; THE GAS TRUSTEES ORDINANCE.
In tho First Branch Mr.. ". A. Wilson
was called on to preside, and MeaarB. Bin
CELL, Commeriorl, Donaldson and Fritz
we're absent The evening was largely tax.
en- up by. the consideration Of the Gas Trus.
tees ordinance as ,itcame fren the Second
Branch with Iamendments.Ir All of the
amendments made we're concurred in ex.
cept ona.' q. G;s!''1 4 n l35' sla I5,FN
Rule 7!originally read :: "The Trustee.
ehalls make no Investment in interest bear
ing securities, without the approval o.
Council, but this provision shall not inter
lere with the Trustees obtaining intert s
from: banks on its dept sits when the sam,
shall be s1hject TO checks at all tint s." Ir
the Second Branch, after. a hot fight, th'
anti.B Board faction; added the words ate
"Council", and the Council shall reservI
the right to disp So Of all or any surplu
funds that: may be in !. the hands oil til
Trusteesns This wss the Schultze amend
ment. The First Branch struck 1t out b
\ large majority. st5$is. ~ n '#
Ths First added two amendments to ru!
T.; which provides what the duties Of th
Secretary Of the Works shall be. Tho SOL
tence amended originally read: "In Apri
: annually, he shall submit to the Trustee
q complete statement Of the receipts an
( ] disbursements Of the Gas W Worka for tb