Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-08

The consideration of the ordinance foi
keeping the expenses of the city within ito
revenues, and the taking up of such routine
business as NAV be presented: Below WI
be found the routine proceedings:
Second Branch.
The Second Branch met at 8 o'clock last
evening, President Sweeney in the char
and the following members present: Messrs'
Caldwell, Clator, Crawford. j b., Crawford,
Robt.. DeIbrugge, Gilleland, Cruise, Harreii,
Hearne. Hildreth, Jones, Miller, Peterson
Picket, Scott, Stanley, Smith, Tracy Weir
and Mr.. President
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved. q.
Hr. Hearne moved that the rule in rela'
ton to smoking be suspended for thus even
Mr.. Caldwell moved to amend by making
it read: "All other evenings" :,
The ayes and hayes were called for n
the motion was lost, ayes, 5, noes, H..
A petition from the residents Of the
Eighth ward, asking that Council make an
appropriation to assist in keeping in re.
pair the clock in st. Pauls Evangelical
Lutheran Church, corner T~hirty-eight and
Wood streets, was referred to the Committee
on Petitions and Remonstrances
The bill Of John Harden, for cleaning
ice from the landing, was referred to the
Board of Public Works.
Mr.. Schultze offered the following: -.
Resolved, That the Committee on Real
Estate employ a janitor at a reasonable
compensation to take charge Of the Capitol
building, in this city, if deemed necessary,
and that said committee be instructed to
take immediate steps to prevent any person
from destroying or taking away any prop
erty belonging to said building, owned by
the city.
Referred to the Committee on Real
Estate.
Mr.. Delbrugge offered the following:
Resolved, That the Committee on Ordi-
nances be instructed to report an ordinance
increasing the tax on skating Kinks from
$75 per annum to $500. Lost.
Mr.. Delbruggc then moved 10 leave the
last amount blank, the committee, however,
being instructed to report an increased tax.
Mr.. Hearne moved to lay on the table.
TIE latter motion was rejected. Ayes ,,
noes IL.
Mr.. Hearne then moved to indefinitely
postpone.
Lost. Ayes 9, noes IL.
The motion then required on the motion
to leave the amount blank, and the resolu-
ton, as amended, was adopted.
The Branch then took up the restraining
ordinance, as amended by the First Branch,
in section 8.
After considerable discussion the ques-
ton was put on concurring in the amend.
ment, and it was non concurred in, ayes 9,
noes IL, as follows: Ayes-Messrs. Butts,
Clator, Crawford, J. B., Gilleland, Harrell,
Hearne, Hildreth, Jones, and Tracy-9.
Nays-Messrs. Caldwell, Crawford, Robt.;
Delbrugge, Cruise, Miller, Picket, Scott,
Stanley, Smith, Wier and Mr.. Presidential.
A committee of conference was then ap-
pointed, as follows: Messrs. Caldwell, Cruise,
and Hildreth.
An effort was made to have Mr.. Sweeney
added to the committee, which materialized
by Mr.. Cruise offering to withdraw and re-
questing that Mr.. Swee. ey be appointed in
bis stead.
Mr.. Hildreth objected very tforcibly. He
claimed the matter was a put up job to
pack the committe, and, aside from that, it
was a dangerous precedent, and one which
would come home to plague this Branch:
Mr.. Caldwell saw nothing crooked in the
matter.
Mr.. Hearne thought the effort being
made to place the president Of the Branch
on the committee was akin to a judge com.
ing down from the bench and taking q seat
in the jury box. 1t was an attempt to pack
the jury and should not prevail.
The resolution was lost, ayes 9, noes ii,
Gs follows: Ayes, Messrs. Caldwell, Craw.
ford, Robt., Delbrugge, Cruise, Picket, Scott,
Stanley, Smith and Weir. Noes, Messrs.
Butts, Clator, Crawford, ]. B., Gilleland,
Harrell, Hearne, Hildreth, Jones, Miller,
Tracy and Mr.. President.
Adjourned.
First Branch.
The First Branch of the City Council was
called to order at s o'clock last evening, the
Mayor in the chair and the following mem.
bers present: Messrs. BiDgell, Caldwell,
Comerford, Dobbins. Farrell, Gavin, Rsller,
Myles, and McGregor-9.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
The ordinance to keep the disbursements
Of the city within its revenues, as amended
by the Second Branch, wa then taken up,
and read a first time for information. The
ordinance was then read by sections for
amendment.
When Section eight had been read, Mr..
Myles moved to strike out all that portion
Of the section, after and including fine 10,
providing for the payment into the city
treasury Of the money revenues Of the gas
trustees and water board.
Mr.. Caldwell called for the reasons in
ducing the motion.
Mr.. Myles thought it would be superAu-
Gus for him to again state his views. They
were well known. His reason, in q few
words, was that he did not think it Just for
the few to maintain the many.
Mr.. Caldwell opposed the motion. he
said there was an imperative necessity for
the city obtaining financial aid from some
quarter. he claimed that the very section
sought to be stricken out contained ample
provisions for keeping the funds of the gas
and water works separate and apart from
all other funds. The sole object Of the Sec
ton was that all the revenues of the city
might, somewhere, appear on one set Of
books: He knew the great objection TO this
section was the fear that there might, unier