Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-26
Second Branch

Second Branch.
In the Second Branch the following mem
hers answered to their names: Messrs.
Butts, Gator, Crawford, j. B., Crawford
Robert, De!brugge, GIlleland, Cruise, Hill
drsth, Jaeger, Jones, Miller, Mccoy, Picket,
Sept, STANLEY, Tracy, Waterhouse, Weir
and Mr.. President-l9.
Immediately after the reading OF the
minute, had been laid aside, Mr.. Hearne
arose to q question OF person privilege and
said:
Mr. CuMRMAy:-The present law ce'
c & ares that a removal by q Councilman trom
one ward to another shall caused vacancy
| was living at the Gran: House, In the
Second ward, when elected, and would have
Of IN there yet but for the fact that we were
ali TUNED out at about twelve hours notice.
went to the Stamm House after being
unable TO obtain quarters in the ward It
cas- been my judgement that a permanent
rtmoyal from q ward by q member caused
yscancy in Council, and some time ago,
5eFrre the publication of an inquiry on the
infect, | bad determined to hand in my
estimation. This now do.
The Clerk read as follows:
TIE RE ~SIGNATlON.
WHEELING, September Is, 1885.
70 tie President and Members Of lie
Serond Braarh IF CoHUcH:
GENrLEuEy:-I hereby tender my resigna
ion as q member Of the Second Branch OF
"cuncil from the Second ward. desire
Al the same time to express my thanks Tor
he friendly and courteous treatment have
-,c,iyed from each member OF the body. !
IN
Yours very respectfully,
". IL. HEAENE.
The resignation was accepted.
A communication from the Board OF
Public Works, returning the bills, etc, suo
ri:ted at the last meeting and rejected "a
act in proper form, was read and adopted.
he petition Of the West Virginia Safe
FIR Association, asking for q rebate on
;ceuse, was at first postponed, but later
agreed %.
Mr.. Stanley offered a resolution that o
large gas lamp be erected at the south end
Of the City Hall. Adopted.
The appropriation ordinance was taken
from the table and passed.
CHESTNUT.
A committee OF citizens Of Bellaire, com,
posed Of His Honor MAYOR Cooper, Council.
NOR Hermann Roemer, WaterwOrks Super,
,ntendeLt Wilson, and Me-srs. ;. .. Iun
miDgs and DR.. Steere, then appeared, and
Mavor Cooper stated they were in the city
70 protest agains, the dumping Of night sol
and garbage in the river 10th Of the Class
Civ, and 10 request the Council to taxi
some action.
In connection with this, Mr.. Hildreth Of
cred the following:
Resolved, That the Committee on Health
ascertain and report TO Council the cost OF
transporting right soil aud garba4e below
he Bellaire bridge.
This was adopted 81 er some little debate
aid The committee retired.
Council here laid aside grayer subjects
nd went into a discussion as to whether o.
not smoking should be permitted in the
.Lamber of the Branch. The matter was
t,cided in the affirmative, and then the &C
ion Of The First Branch in regard TO the
claim Of Mr.. Archibald, for damages to his
property by the grading OF Fourteenth
..reet, was non.cOncurrtd IN.
The Cry Sergeant appeared with Edward
Bill, as deputy, AID William Carney, eX
r,man, and they were sworn in.
4 resolution, offered in the First Branch
y Mr. Caldwell, and adopted there, proh,b-
ing people living along streets paved with
mick, from using Il street hose, unless thu
.,zzle OF The same be provided with 8
-yrlukler, was adopted after a lively debate.
JOINT OCCUPANCY.
The proposition Of the committee Of thu
Board Of Commissioners, Offering TO ira tr
the present Court House property, even, Tor
he north halt OF the Capitol, adopted in IN"
FIRST Branch, subject to the record o! May
81, 1855, was taken up
The record book of the First Branch was
mCduced and the report OF the Joint specta.
committee on Capitol, made on that day,
w,s read. The report Sc Is forth the division
Of the building in detail provides for keep
- in IT. pair OF the clock and tower, thu
aurg Of j%aniror, and o.hor matters already
'|au.iliar 10 tse pUolic.
Dir. Hildreth moved to concur in the &c
.icn Of the First Branch.
-. II. lL,,ag,a nrn-. arI EtaNsI Tint M
.ourse the Board OF Commissioners va to
| rnliiy the agreement, 10 render It valid and
O., npletc.
MIR. Mccoy said he thought it was very
gru,rous on the part Of the city TO trade q
| ..tw elephant for an old one. The old e!e
y an, WAS not halt as valuable ~ the ne"
,ue. aud he thought a trade would be un
use.
Mr. Hiliro'h said it was an exchange Of
j, phsnrs, it wss true, but the city could
I'll the cd elephant, while it could not sell
he north halt OF the City Hall. As far a.
.intrality was concerned, the city was simply
aLiug something out Of one pocket and
put lug 1t in another.
ilr. Stanley said he had first been oppos
81 TO the exchange, but after careful
o.. rsiders,ion he had come to the cOuclu.
-.,n hat il was the best thing to DO.
Dr. Mccoy said there YVES a disposition
on the part Of the county 10 gob5)e in eyer'
rhirr and make the cry pay for il. II,
~as in favor Of extending the city line 20
As 10 take in the en- ire county. Ina
would insure a more careful aud equa5l'
administration o! affairs Il would uu.
d9ubtedly be a wise course to 90 slow in the
matter.
Messrs. Picket and Peterson spoke in
favor Of the proposition, and then Mr. Gil
leland moved to postpone uuul the mex
| meeting There was no second, and Mrssrs
Cruise and President Sweeney in turn took
the floor and spoke in favor Of the adop.
ton Of The proposition Mr.. Jones sid tnr
value Of the Court House lots hal been
placed too high. BE would vote against il.
The proposition was then adopted ayes
| l6, uots !. as follows: Ayes-Bltis Cla'or
Crawford, J. b, Crawford, Robt Delorugge
Cruise, Hildreth, Jaeger, Peterson, Pick-t
scott. S~hanl-y, Tracy, Warehouse, W!er
and Mr.. President-l0. Noss-M5ssrs
Gillt!sud, Jones, McCoy-3.
ELECTION.