The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-01
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rHE SECOND nnANon or COUNCIL

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THE SECOND BRANCH OF COUNCIL
AtLa.t Nights Special Meeting Tackles tn
Ordnance Intended 10 Keep the Dis.
IL bursements of the City Within
Her Revenues and Passes It.
!, The special meeting Of Council held las
evening was generally attended by The
members Of both branches. It was called
for the purpose OF disposing Of the bust
, ness left over at the last meeting, and pass
ing the ordinance TO keep the disburse.
ments Of the city within the limits OF It's
revenues, presented in the Second Branch
by the Committee on Ordinances. This
J Branch did not take It up until a lot OF
miscellaneous matters had been disposed
OF and the First had adjourned. II was
not until after II o'clock that the ordinance
was read third time and passed by theSec-
ond Branch IS 1t came from mthecomhittee.
The purpose of the ordinance, as Is well
understood, is to give the people guar
antee that in the future there shall be no
financial lembarrassments" in the shape OF
large oyerdrafts, and thereby induce them
to vote loan for the purpose OF wiping out
the huge overdraft that Is now hampering
the city. The ordinance provides for
numerous statements and accounts; pen
alties for officials who fail to do certain
things or do those that are forbidden; a
city depository and mode OF paying all
accounts by the check system, such as Is
now in vogue between the Board OF Pub
lie Works and the city, in all departments.
The ordinance provides for the turning
over into the city depository OF all the
funds belonging to the Gas Trustees and
4 Water Board.
THE SECOND BRANCH.
It was o'clock before the Second
Branch was called to order. President
Sweeney being absent, on motion OF Mr..
A. @. Harrell, Mr.. S. P. Hildreth was
called TO preside over the meeting Of the
body. Tho absentees when the roll was
called were, Messrs. Jones, Peterson,
Pickett, Scott, Stanley, Waterllouse and
Sweeney, President Sweeney appeared
later and took the chair.
The report OF the Committe con Salaries
as amended by the First Branch at its last
meeting was taken up and the amend
ments concurredin. BY Bytheamendments,
the salary Of the Assessor for the district
north OF the creek is made $500 instead OF
$500 per year, and that OF the Assessor
for the district south OF the creek, S400 in
stead OF $500.
The City Water Board reported that Mr..
Alex. Updegrair had resigned his position
as Clerk OF the Board and presented the
name Of MIR. Fred Unruh for confirmation,
he having been appointed to fill the
vacancy. Mr.. Unruh's appointment was
confirmed, and his bond Of $4,000 with
Henry Slamm and L. V. Blond, as sureties,
approved.
AMEssAdE FROM THE MAYOR.
The following communication from
Mayor Grubb was received and filed, on
motion OF Mr.. Healy:
To he Honorable Council cfthe City Of Irheel-
ing:
GESrLEsEN:-1have the honor to report
to your honorable body that acting under
your instructions, / have received the
Acknowledgements OF Jacob asch as to his
sutliciency on the bond Of Simon I.asch,
and of s. .. Burdatts, as to his sufiiciency
on the bond OF Chas. E. scbrabe.
SCI have by authority OF my Office re.
leased from the city prison Dennis Gard
ner, on q physiCian's certificate that his
wife was sick and helpless, and Ben
Frazier to attend the funeral of a brother.
"rhe Committee on Elections has not
yet acted on my last Communication. |
hope it will be the pleasure Of this honor.
able body to insist on a report"
s. The petition Of w. L. Rose asking that
his coffee house license at 1920 Jacob
street be annulled and that he be allowed
9 rebate on the same was granted, and
Charles Steimann granted license to
keep Q coffee house at this place. His
sureties arc Henry and Fred Haake.
Anumber of unimportant petitions and
resolutions, relating 10 rebate OF taxes,
new gas posts, etc., were properly re-
ferred.
OPPOSED TO FRANZ BUILDINGS.
l A petition signed by Henry schmul-
bach and others, owners OF real estate In
the square bounded by Twenty-third,
Twenty:fourth, Chapline and Market
streets, asking that the further erection OF
frame buildings more than ten feet high
in the square mentioned be prohibited,
was referred TO the Committee on 0rdi-
nances with instructions to prepare an
ordinance in conformity TO the prayer OF
the petitioners.
The communication from the Board OF
Public Works, calling Councils attention
to'the TACT that ii had not yet confirmed
James N. Todd as Superintendent OF the
Streets and Alleys, which was published
In this paper last week, was taken up and
Mr.. Todd was confirmed by vote Of 10
toS.
The following, offered, by Mr.. Cruise, was
adopted;
I Re,oIpsd, That the Committee on ordi-
nances be instructed to draft an ordinance
that will cause the entrances to churches,
schools, theatres and all such places where
large numbers Of people congregate, To be
so constructed that the doors will open
towardsthe outside; the disregard or VIC.
lation OF the ordinance TO be made mis-
demeanod and fneable.
i I LICENSES FOR plcNics, Ero.
The following offered by Mr.. Dobbins
in the First Branch, and adopted in that
branch, was adopted by the Second,
Rssolred, That the Committee on 0rdi.
nances ascertain ifthe ordinances In Iela-
ton to the sale wine aud beer require q Ii
cense ofpionios, balls and societies, and II
necessary report an ordinance on the sub
ject; II not, to take such steps in tho
premises as may be necessary to enforce
the present ordinance and report at the
next regular meeting Of Council.
The folliwing offered by Mr.. Hildreth
was adoptsd after quite discussion:
Htsohtd, That the Special Committee
on the Capitol Building confer with the
Board Of Commissioners Of Ohio county