The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-20
A SPECIAL MEETING2
LoF couNoIn nEnp LAST NIGHT,
And the nm Is Rslallon othe dorernment
of the city Approysd-Tbs supsrintsnd.
emit Proposed by the Il. P. W. No.
Confirmed Committee Reports.

ent Proposed by the u. P.w. Not
Confirmed Committee Reports.
Another special meeting of Council was
held last evening for the purpose Of con-
Guiding the consideration Of the bill in
relation to the government Of this city,
prepared by the Committee on Legislation
and presented TO Council for its approval,
previous 10 being presentedto the Iegis-
lature for adoption. The Second Branch,
spent several hours over it Wednesday
night, and after amending IL approved Its
provisions as published in yesterdays
issue. Last night 1t came upin the First
Branch. Mayor Grub presided and the
only absentees were NIessrs. Happy, HoH-
man, McGregor and Wingerter.
The bill was approved almost as 1t came
from the lower branch; only three or four
amendments OF no special importance be-
ing made, and these were readily concur
red in by the Second Branch. Mr.. Cald:
well made a warm argument in favor OF
inserting the clause making members Of
Council guilty OF q misdemeanor and
punishable by a fine OF not less than SO
or moro than 500, or imprisonment, or
both, for failure TO take certain action,
over which there was such rumpus in
the lower branch the night before. Mr..
Dobbins was the only member who voted
with him. There was not word OF pro-
test in the upper branch over the section
which provides for turning tho revenues
from the gas and water works over to the
city for the use of her boards, depart
ments, agencies, etc.
The most important amendment made,
was TO the section which provides that in
estimating the revenues OF the gas works
In the current fiscal year they are to be
based upon the price ut which gas is being
sold at the time OF making the estimate.
| The amendment was that, that price shall
not be increased by Council unless upon
the unanimous report OF the Gas Trustees
made by them TO Council.
THE Il. II. ". SUPERINTENDENT.
In the Second Branch there wasa long
and tiresome racket, livened ut times by a
few sharp words between members over
thequestion OF confirming disappointment
by the Board OF Public Works OF James
Nj. Todd as Superintendent Of streets,
alleys and grades. Tie members present
were evidently about evenly divided on
the question. Each OF those who OPP
posed the confirmation took occasion
10 saw that they had nothing TO urge
AGAINST Mr.. Todd as not being a Git person
4 for the place-they all believed him thor
4 ouphly competent, hut with them the
question was one Of retrenchment.
Was it necessary to create Sl,2Vo
office at tnls nmeY Inere was
also diilefence Oh opinlon Us 70 wn lstliSI
with q superintendent, tle boaIu Mou I,i
commune 70 nave Two oosses 9h ~ pay I9ll
alta salary OF St5 per Woskea w1e ~ Mv TX
ing; some sa,a they nau peen .ola nay ti.e
posses woniu SUI De necessary hlu .' otne ne
had peeh toia thae they woulo nov pe
heedeu. a., .i.,.,
reference VIZ Hlaae " I LISP spIe sil'ai'
work accomplished " tne gu boatu N..li-
OUT the alu OF stpefia.enuetlti IVY .ei
bers Oh tnat BOARD Were the supef. ~
EMS. Neariy every one ai,hea 70 say
something; Inose laYorlng tue c9nnrtn y.
ton harped onthecourtesy o. tne poa an IN IN
senIing IN tns hatne IL hilgne as ne YIELDS "
conhfmed as the DoatI Wouia employ VT
Todd anyhow, was another N, argument ny; MT !;
Miller moved that he be confirmed and
that his salary be 81 per day while act
ually engaged. That was lost. Finally,
after an hour and a nall had been wasted;
the matter was referred nack TO the Board
with request that 1t enlighten Council as
to whether bosses would be required pro-
Vided inc superintendent was eohiirnieu'
THE ROUTINE WORK.
The absentees in the Second Branch
ware ,Tserer ,Iones. SlcCoy Pickett.
Schrabe Smith yoekler and Weir. The
routine business was as follows:
b. VIM orsanized nv eleetine Mr. r n,
1;iIIeisnI IF The EielIth ward as Chairman.
and nressnted Hills avrrcsatina SIl9 IA,
which were s ordered paid.
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