The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-11
COUNCIL CHATTER.
WHAT WAS DONE LAST EVENING

u . .
o BY the City solons-c Committee Reports Al
:, Financial Statements from the Clerk ant
n Reeeiyer-A New City Hospital Pro-
posed-Aiter the Fire Department.
' The regular meeting Of Council hel
$ last evening was well attended by men
bers Of both branches. There was yer
little business outside OF the reguls
: routine reports and the usual petition
r and resolutions that demanded attention
q On the first question that came up to pa
& bills enumerated in q committees repor
: MIR. Hildreth asked how it could be pait
the city being in debt and the peopl
having refused on two occasions I
9 authorize the making Of q loan. TIL
:. question provoked some talk, but It wa
8 not satisfactorily answered, and Mr.. Hi
dreth proceeded TO vote mo" on all sucl
questions, stating that he believed 1t to b
his duty TO do 80. The bills were al
!, ordered paid, however.
} Inthe Second Branch President Swee
} ney presided and the absentees wer,
, Messrs. Gilleland. Jaeger and SChrabe
The minutes OF the meetings held thu!
! far were read and approved.
, City Clerk Bowers presented the follow
! ing report:
GRNTLE4Es-I respectfully submit tht
following for your consideration:
General PaHd-Amount OF orders issued
during the month Of January, 1885, Sll,,
042 So of which s, ,003 80 was appropriat,
, ed by Council for the Board OF Public
Works. The amount OF the above orders
paid by the Receiver was s., 200 10, leaving
orders unpaid for the month, To the
amount Of $S,742 n. The outstanding
orders redeemed during the month ol
January amounted to $S,32S ID, leaving
city orders outstanding January 81, 1885,
to the amount Of So, ,393 80. .F
Board Of Public Roks-Orders were
Issued on account OF the Board Of
Public Works during the month
OF January as follows: Contin-
gent fund, 81, ,774.9l; Appropriation fund,
81 i,993. 80, which amount was included in
the General Fund statement given above,
and l0c levy fund, 81 ,2S2. 81 total ss, ,0S1 0s.
The Contingent aud l0c levy.fund orders
were all paid except S5.75. This was or.
dered received and filed.
City Receiver Dunaway presented the
following report OF the receipts and dis
bursements Of the different funds Of tho
city for the month ending January, 1885.
General Fand-January /, to balance
s., sos 10; January 81 to receipts S., ,232. so |:
total 81, ,230, 80; disbursements, SlO,G27. .0l !:
February l, to balance, 81, ,G02.5S.
Contingent Fund Of BOdrd Of Public Works
January |, to balance, $50 GS; January
81, to receipts, S2,Qls ali total S9,050 0S;
disbursements, Sl,1TaGl; February /, To
balance, Sar2 OF.
Ten Cent Levy Fuad, lSS4-(Ne sewers,
new paving and macadamizing) January
], to balance, $50 10; January 81, to re.
ceipts $3.50; total, sl,74a al6; dishurse-
ments, 81, ,2s2 s7i February /, to balance,
Sl66,@, This was also received and filed.
The Committee on Accounts presented
bills aggregating sos so, which. were or.
dered paid. The committee reported
that the books oil the Receiver and
Clerk showed tho following balances:
General Fund, to balanoe, 81 COZ Is Cen
tingent FUND.- to balance, $272 OF; Appro-
priation Fund, to balance, 5000; Ten Cent
Levy Fund, to balance, SiG6 20.
The. Committee on Fire Department
presented bills aggregating Sl0l Oh, which
were ordered paid. The Chief was author
lied to have the reel at the Atlantic engine
house thoroughly repaired. A resolution
providing that ID the event Of any Of the
authorities OF neighhoring towns or cities
desiring the usa, for the extinguishing OF
fires, OF any OF the steam fire engines be-
longing to the city, that the Chairman OF
the Committee on Fire Department and
Chief Marshal are authorized to permit
such use, or In the abaenpe from the city
OF the CHAIRMAN, any member Of said COM
mittee may actin his stead, and that IN
such case the Marshal be authorized TO
collect from any city or town having had
the use OF any engine, compensation at
the rate Of $50 per hour and in addition
thereto the expense Of transportation or
any cost Of repairing any breakege or
damage done to 'saph engine, was adopted,
The Committee on City Prison presepts
ed bills aggregating S5S 81 and the Super
intendent presented others aggregating
$t45 10, all'of which were ordered paid.
The committee presented the following
names for confirmation: Isaac Litton,
cook, at 81 90 per day; Thomss Fox and
day each, NJ. 2. Maloney, night guard,
at ST. 80 per day. They were all con-
tirmed.
The Committee on Health presented
bills aggregatipg 80 ls, which were or.
dered paid, and on recommendation the
City CLERK authorized to advertise for
proposals for removing garbage one time
in each Of The daily papers.
/ Taa1,,,,@ A1rt6n.n ,tnl Az
name Of James Mcnamara as assistant
lookup keeper and he waA confirmed,
The BOARD 1t Public Works presented
the name oil ]. NJ Told as Spperintend-
ent Of Streets, Alleys, Grades and Sewers
at salary OF 81 cooper annum and that
OF +. /. Hoge to be City Engineer. Mr..
Hoge was confirmed but Mr.. Todd's name
was laid on the table SO that the members
might have Q chance to post themselves
as TO whether It was really necessary to
create this soft berth. Heretofore the
Board has, when necessary, employed two
bosses at a salary OF Sl4 per week each.
The question was asked last night as TO
whether with superintendent, bosses
would not also be employed and no one
could say that they would not
MIR. Healy offered resolution which
was adopted, calling on the Committee on
Fire Department to ascertaia who II was
that clipped the large black horse in use
in the Ylgilans engine house, sduying this
bitter cold weather, and to take such steps
TO punish the party guilty OF this inhuman-
ity asit may deem proper, and report the
sameto Council"
Mr.. Caldwell offered q resolution that
was adopted, asking the Committee on
Salaries to report the amount Of salaries
TO be paid the officers recently elected by
Council for the ensuing term.
Mr., Caldwell also offered o resolution,
which was referred, providing that the
house now occupied by the City Sexton,
situated on the ridge over the Hempfeld
tunnel, be SO arranged as to be used as a