The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-02
SPECIAL CouNClL II 1EriNG.


Last Evening.
Aspecial meeting OF Council was held
last evening for the purpose Of disposing
OF considerable routine business that was
crowded aside at las. Tuesday nights
mseting. There was q good atten-
dance in both branches. In the
First, Msssts. Caldwell, Myles and
Wingerter we're the ahssutess: in the
Second, Messrs. Robert Crawford. Jones
and Smith. Mayor Grub and President
Sweeney presided il their respective
chambers. The mseting was noticeable
for the business. like manner in which
the various matters were disposed Of.
The first business taken up for consider
alton in the Second Branch was report
from the Committee on Finance, that it
mad made its annual settlement with the
commissioners Of the loans Of 1871 (Ltst &
Dayenport), 1881, and Public Building
Loan, and 1t presented the necsssary
vouchers, coupons aud cancelled bonds.
Bg- this settlement the Public Building
loan is wiped out. The committee atso re-
ported that it had made fnal settle.
ment with ex-City Collector unruh and
presented the papers connected with the
came. These various settlements were
approved and the papers ordered filed.
The deiinQuents turned over by Mr.. Unruh
were ordered charged to Collector CraT-
ford and the bills presented by the com
Inittee, amounting TO $50 50, ordered paid.
The committee also presented gu oEdi-
nance amending the ordinance in relation
10 ordiparies and coffee houses 80 as 10
allow a person in the business desiring 10
dispose Of it during fiscal year to an.
other person to do 30 and apply the
license tax paid by him at the beginning
of the year towards the payment OF the
eecond mans license pro rata for the un-
exoired YEARS time. This was adopted.
It was made necessary by the passage 81
the restraining ordinance, in order to en-
able the City Clerk to keep his books
straight.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee on Cemeteries present
ed bills aggregating S33 81, which were
ordered paid. The City Sexton reported
that the following amounts had been re-
ceiyed by him and certified to the Re-
ceiver: June, $23; July, $27 90; Septem-
Der, S23 so; October, SO so; pauper inter-
ments for January 10 July, S66.
The Committee recommended that the
Sexton be authorized TO employ an assist
ant in cleaning up the cemetery, cutting
brush, ETC., at compensation not TO ex-
coed 500.
This Branch concurred with the First
in adopting the resolution presented by
the Committee on Health, rejecting the
resolution offered by DR.. Wingerter giving
Charles Loeitler permission to build a
daughter house in East Wheeling.
An ordinance presented by the Board
OF Public Works changing and re.estab-
fishing the grade OF Eotf street between
Twent !. seventh and Thirtysecond streets
was adopted. This was done in order 10
make the grade necessarily established by
the recent improvement tbrick paving
appear in proper form in the city's ordi-
nance and grade books.
George Fonner was granted q license to
keep a shooting gallery at No. 1902
Market street. s. Horkheimer 4 Son
were granted rebate OF their tax paid
for license to keep wholesale liquor
store. The use Of the benches in the
police court room and galleries Of the
Council chambers was given Tor the labor
demonstration to be held at the Alham-
bra rink next Saturday on motion Of Mr..
Mckinley.