The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-14
COUNCIL .CHATTRR.
THE BUSINESS THAT WAS DONE
AtLast nights atesting4 winding Up AT,
fairs--Long Reports and Other Busi.
noss-compllmsntinst the various OF.
aIsrs.- Natural Gas Agaiu:

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: The last regular meeting Of the preser
Council was held last evening. Their
was a large attendance in both branche.
but the tables were covered. with such
/. grist Of business that il was found to b
impossible to dispose of il and O. specia
/. meeting will be necessary to complete tn
Councils career.
In the Second Branch all the member
: were present except Messrs. Gavin, Glea
q son, Jaeger, Pickett Porter Smith, Whit
1 taker and Wingerter. President Hildrett
presided. The reading OF the minutes
!. was dispensed with until the special meet
] ing, when the record will lbe finished up.
The following amounts embraced in the
, various conmittee reports were ordered
paid: City Prison, S55 ,94 Superintendent
City Prison, SllS3T; Fire Department,
D S2SS 80; Police, S35 As; Real Estate, s. 90;
/, Accounts, sS41 IS.
Accompanying the report OF the Com
, mittee on Fire Department.were the rules
prepared by the newly elected Chief for
!, the government of the Department as re-
; quired by ordinance, for confirmation by
the Council. As twas thought that the
present Council would have to hold q
special meeting, the. rules were laid over
until that meeting. No radical chGnge Is
made in the rules Of the past two years.
THEw WANTS OF THE B. p..w.
The Board OF Public Works asked for
an appropriation to pay the following
amounts, which was granted, the Clerk
being authorized TO draw his order on the
Receiver forthe same: D.Gore, for curb
ings, crossings and paving, S4,427 90; D.
Gore, for grading done on Sixteenth street,
omitted in former estimate, 1881 20;
VIM. Stobbs, crossings and curbing,
S234 20; total, SS4,99S so. The Board, In
explanation, stated that ofthe first amount
due Mr.. Gore, the greater portion OF it
was due for paving alter the Gas Trustees
had laid the l6.inch main, and the sewers
had been laid in alleys l3and IA. "The
balance is due for general repairs through
out the city. None OF said amount was
for any new work ordered after the Board
became aware OF the city's embarrassed
financial condition: in fact no new work
was ordered"
The Board in another communication
asked for an appropriation to pay the fol-
lowing amounts out OF the 10 cent levy
fund, said amounts being due for new paw
ing on Sixteenth street between Eof and
Chapline. The appropriation was granted
the Clerk being ordered to draw his order
on the Receiver for that amount. West
Virginia Fire Brick Co., paving blocks,
81, ,2S2S7; d. Gore, paving and grading,
81, ,26S.G0; total S2,546.47.
The committee on Real Estate
respectfully referred back to Coun-
Gil, The resolution recently adopt
ed instructing the committee To- employ q
suitable person to make an estimate OF the
cost Of putting the Capitol Building in
good, thorough and complete repair, and
recommended the adoption Of the follow.
ing:
Resolrsd, That the Committee on Real
Estate in conjunction with the members
OF the Legislature from Ohio county be
requested to use their best efforts to OBJ!
tain from the State an appropriation suiti-
cient to put the building in good and CONS
plete repair:
The First Branch amended by instruct;
ing the committee TO employ competent
person TO make an eatimnte ofthe cost OF
the necessary repairs. The Second con-
CURED In this.
A COMPLEMENTARY .hEroRf.
The Committee on Accounts reported
that 1t had examined the books OF the
City Clerk and Receiver for the three |
months ending December 81, 1884, aud
lad found the same to balance, The books |
showed the following balances:
Ten-cent Levy Fund-fo balance 0cto- |
Der, $l,S4O 90; November, $S,06S 90; De.
nap, bar G2IO IN if
General Fund-To balance October,
$500 Al; November, $3.50 70; December,
Ss,99S 10,
Contingent Fund by balance October,
s23 G7; November, S9,2lS 09; to balance,
December, sss es.
The reports OF the City Sergeant showed
that the fines and costs collected during |
the quarter amounted TO l,l6l 20.
The committee in closing this, its last Re.
port, paid the followingwell deserved com-
pliment to two popular and thoroughly |
competent officials, "Your committee in
this, its last report, desires to extend its |
thanks 10 the City Clerk and Receiver
for their uniform courtesies during the
past two years and compliment them on
the neat and excellent condition Of the
hooks OF their respective Offices" Accom-
pauying the committees report was the |
Clerks annual statement, which was sub
mitted andapproved and ordered publish
ed one time In the four papers OF the
city. This statement Is very elaborate
and carliully gotten up one, and Clerk
Bovers may well be proud, not only Of its
appearance but of the results II shows
The statement will be published infullin
few days, and 1t is worthy OF the careful
consideration Of all citizens. The commit
tee In It's report states further, aIn the ex-
animation OF said annual statement your
committee Is pleased to find and report
that notwithstanding the large expendi-
turcs and substantial improvements made
within the past year, the actual increase
OF The city's indebtedness only amounts
to $l1;782 "a net reduction for the two
years past Of $50 900.
ooa NoRH NATURAL GAS, :
The Naylor Mining and Manufacturing
Company, q corporation ot this State and
having principal otticein thiscity, petit
toned that. as 1t is the owner Of gas well
situated near the town OF Wellsburg,
in Brooke county, which Is lischarging q
strong and continuous flow Of natural gas
which itdesires TO bring to this city In
pipes and supply the same to manufactur-
ers and others for fuel, that II be
granted the privilege Of laying pipes
through and under the streets and alleys
the city for the purpose stated and for
conveying gas from other wells.
On motion OF Mr.. G. o. Smith this was
referred to the Committee on Ordinances
with instructions to report an ordinance
granting the petition at the next meeting.
ON motion Of Mr.. Stanley the rules
were suspended for the purpose Iof taking |,
up licenses. Michael Hearn was granted
a new license and allowed reduction on
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