Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-12

walk. 1he ltAl1ans Were piAcoo ~ tnc noe1
of the column, the Second Branch fell IN
behind, the reporters came next, then the
First Branch found q place, and followed oy
half q hundred men and boys, the word to
advance was given, the band begsnto play,
and the column moved down street. 1t
was an inspiring sight, and at
tracted universal attention. BY the time q
SQUARE had been covered, the street was halt
full of people, and ct several points the aR-
plause was tremendous. The route of march
was along the east side Market to Four
teenth, up Fourteenth to Chspline, and
down to the New City Hall, were, about .
quarter to nine the band halted, opened
ranks and faced to the centre, and to the
solemn notes Of q dirge playedin quick time
time the column fled past and into the
building amid wild cheers.
Each Branch at once repsiredt 10 its cham
Der, and business was resumed, as follows:
Second Branch.
President Sweeney raped for order at 3
o'clock, and the rel being called the follow
ing members answered to their m
Messrs. Butts, Caldwell, Clator, Crawford, J.
b; Crawford, Robert; Gilleland, Harrell,
Healy, Rildreth, Jones, Mccoy, Scott,
Schrsbe, Stanley, Tracy, Weir and Mr..
President-l7.
The Clerk announced that the First
Branch had amended the resolution IN re-
gard to plans for 8 ~cramatory, passed at the
last meeting, BY striking oat the works.
without cost to the city"
There evidently being some misunder-
standing in the First Branch, Mr.. Pickett
moved that this Branch refuse to concur in
the amendment and ask for q Committee OF
Conference.
The motion prevailed, and Messrs. Picket,
Hildreth and Mccoy were appointed as
such committee.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee on Real Estate reported
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the City Receiver be in
| structed to draft leases, leasing to Michael
Brost a piece of ground east of the National
| Road, thirty-three feet wide, and leasing to
Vim. Kronewreth a piece of ground on the
Sixth street extension, 9xl2 feet square.
Adopted.
The Committee on City Prison reported
bills a~ggregstipg $3.50. 1t also included
the report of the superintendent for the
month of July, showing l8 prisoners on
July lst and e on July Both.
Adopted.
The Committee on Fire Department
reported bills sggregatlng $329.S6.
Adopted.
The Committee on Police reported bills
sggregaing Sl77.93. The committee also
crrorted that it considered it inexpedient to
purchase a patrol wagon at this time.
Adopted.
City Clerk Bowers then read his
MONTHLY REPORT,
| showing PALACES to the credit of the various
Boards and Committees as follows: Board
| IF Public Works, $28, 69l.2l; fire depart
uent, $l0,43953; health department, Sc,
Isl IL; markets, $l,6li.63; police ST.
ISL; city prison, $2,3l7.27; scales and
Seighing. SCI 10: real estate, $7l5.9l; Gem
e~teries, $685. SO; salaries, S3,l99.55; contin-
cent expenses, (overdraft) S~l0,342.5O; COM
promise loan, $3,59S 25; loan of 1871,
S. 900; public building loan (overdraft)
Sl8O.49; loan of 1881, 1880; loan of 1881,
81 ,0O2. so; city Water Board, SIG, 1907;
city gas works, $92,0l5.23.
MONEY WANTED.
The clerk read the following communica-
ron:
r. tie Mayor and CouRcil:
GENTLEMEN: An appropriation is sskedtor
TO pay the following amounts on contracts
IN progress under the supervision OF the
Board of Public Works:
c. LeOnhart, paving gutteIs and crossings &c i9 q
". Stabb. curhiDg and stone work ....o..o"... 800 90
lanes Gilchrist, surveying ,..."".".".."". 4OV
VIM. Carney, laying sewers ...,..............""... 4So ~
Total 81 t92 81
Resolved, That the City Clerk be in
stIucted TO issue warrants upon the Re-
ceiver to pay amounts mentioned above.
Respectfully,
B. A. GALLIGAN,
Clerk B. P. W.
Passed.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Hildreth-
Resolved, That the First Branch be mott
fed to come into Joint session for the pur-
pose of electiDg a~jsnitor of the Public
Building.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Caldwell
Resolved, That the Committee on Ordi-
nances be and are hereby instructed to pre-
pare and report an amendment to the ordi-
nance prescribing Rules of Order, rule 10,
that the reports of the Clerk and Receiver
be read st each meeting of Council imme-
distely after the reading Of the minutes Of
the previous meeting.
Adopted.
Mr.. Healy offered a resolution that the
Council provide sufficient lumber 10 build
q store room at the City Prison
Referred to the Committee on CGy Prison.
Mr.. Comerford offered two resolutions,
providing for the paving Of the cutters on
Twenty-ffth and Eoff streets,
Referred to the Board Of Public Works.
CHARGES AGAINST CLERK GALLIGAN.
The following was then read:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council Of
the City IF Wheeling:
GENTLEMEN-Your petitioner respectfully
represents to your honorable body that one,
B.. A. Gslligan, clerk Of the Board of Public
Works, has seriously crippled, and does
cripple the workings Of the Health Depart.
ment of the city of Wheeling BY interfering
with your Health Officer in the discharge OF
the duties of his Office.
Therefore, |, George 1. Garrison, Health
Officer Of the city Of Wheeling, prefer and
present the following charges, to-wit:
Charge l. That he, the said B. A. CALI
gan, did on the 18th day of May, 1885. de,
stroy q certain paper in my presence which
had been served upon him as custodian Of
the books, papers, etc, of the Board Of
Pubic Works by virtue Of his being clerk
thereof. Said paper was an order from me
to the Board of Public Works, to abate 9
nuisance on one of the streets or alleys of
the city.
Charge 2. That he, the said B. A. CALI
gan, clerk aforesaid, did on the 18th day
of May, 1885, crumple up and cast into the
street q paper which had been served upon
him, for like reason, and Of like character as
described in charge one.