Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-11

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Resolved, That the appointment Of Geo.
He'll, 10 be Assistant Secretary of the Gas
Works of the City of Wheeling, with the
duties referred to and the compensation
mentioned in the report of the Trustees.
bearing date November 10, 1885, be and
the same is hereby approved and con-
6rmed.
Resolved, That the appointment Of Jones'
G Picket, to be Collector Of the Gas
Works of the city of Wheeling, with the
duties referred to and the compensation
mentioned in the report of the Trustees
bearing date November 10, 1885, be and
the same is hereby approved and confirmed.
Respectfully Submitted.
OSCAR SEELEY,
AUGUST RoLF-
TBy Oscar Seeley, Mr.. Rolf being abb
sent from the city.
Following this was read minority re-
port signed by Mr.. F. P. Jepson, approx
ing 80 much Of the action of the Trustees
as related to the selection of Mr.. August
Rolf as President of the Board, but dis
senting from the appointments made BY a
msiority of the Board to FIJI the offices Of
Secretary, Assistant Secretary and
Collector, and protesting against the
same for several reasons. The Secretary
selected by the msiority of the Board was
repeatedly referred to by Mr. Jepson "as
the gentleman from Randolph county,
and the Trustee thought it would have
been better to have selected Secretary
from among the citizens of Wheeling. In
regard TO the Assistant SecretsIyship, Dir:
Jepson thought Mr.. He'll had fairly earned
the position of Secretary by hard work in
tue Office. In regard to the Collector,
the Trustee objected to the appoint
ment of Mr.. Picket because
it involved the displacement Of an
official whose services were of great value
10 the city of Wheeling. Mr.. Jepson
closed by recommending to Council the
following names for ths several othces:
For Secretary George He'll; for Assistant
Secretary, J. G. Picket; for Collector, +
C. Faris, accompany the nominations With
resolutions drawn in due form.
The Chair said the question was on the
first resolution of the majority report
naming Mr.. B. L. Butcher for the position
of Secretary, and upon this Mr.. Caldwell
took the floor. While he had nothing IN
the world against Dir. Butcher, and had nc
idea of questioning his integrity or fitness
for the position, sill he could not vote tor
this newcomer for the reason that he
thought there were Democrats, born and
raised in the city, who were entitled to the
office before Mr.. Butcher.
The Chair put the question and the reso'
luton was lost ayes, 8; noes, Is, as tol
lows: Ayes-Messrs Butts, Crawford,
Robert; Delbugge, Jones, Peterson, Scott
Smith, Tracy, and Wiesgerber-9. Noes
Messrs Csldxell, Clstor, Crawford, J. 3
Gillelaud, Cruise, HarreIl, Healy, Hildreth
Jaeger, Miller. Meow, Mckinley, SchsSro
Stanley, Vockler, WaterhouSe, Weir and
Mr.. President -lS.
The Chair then called up the second res
olutiop, but Mr.. Stanley moved to take up
the first resolution of the minority report
This brought on discussion, during which
Mr.. Harreil moved TO recommit the matter
TO the Trustees. The talk went on, how
ever, showing q great diversity of opinion
among members as to whether or not the
. minority report should be taken up. Many
members claimed that recommendation
TO Council must come from majority Of
the Board, and that nomination by mi
nority was illegal and could not be acted
! upon, while others claimed minority re-
port was always legal and open for adop
ton or rejection, and others sgsin thought
the matter should be sent back to the
Trustees for amicsble settlement among
themselves. Discussion was cut of by MIR,
Miller moved the previous question, and
the main question, the motion BY Mr.. Har
rell to recommit the whole matter back &c
the Trustees, was put snd carried ayes
II, nays -.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Board OF Equalization aud Appeals
Recommending various reductions in az
se.smenrs. Accepted
Furnishing Cepitol-Reportipg bills ag'
gregating Si,2762O. Mr. Stanley stated
that this was hardly half the total amount
of bills contracted By the committee; the
total would bs about $4,000. The bills
were Orcel ca RaiS'
Fire Department - Bills sggregatiug
S37T.l6, which were ordered paid.
CITY Prison-Reported bills of Superin-
tendent sggregatiug $l02.S2 and com nit.
tee bills aggregsring $40 10. They were
ordered paid. The Superintendent report.
ed 20 prisoners in the worBhouse October
3lst.
Scales - Reported bills aggregaing
Sl497. They were ordered paid.
acknowledgement bills aggregatiDg
$lOL20. They were ordered paid.
COMMUNICATIONS.
The Board of Public Works submitted
the following:
Asking an appropriation to pay g, Leon
hart 1856 80:
Michael Crawford, City Collector, an
nounced that he hsd appointed B. Stanley
as deputy, with Ralph Arkle as temporary
assistant. The nomination was confirmed.
Chief Dupniug, Of thu Fire department,
reported that he had appointed Geo Lutz
an extramsu at the Island hose house The
nomination wGs confirmed.
A volumiaous communication was read
from the Mayor and City Solicitor, relating
to damages to certain property arising from
change in the grade of EoF street. The
Council, in August last, authorized by reso.
luton, the Board of Public Works to
change the grade of Eff street, near
Twenty eighth, and TO make whatever az.
engagements with property owners might
be necessary through dsmsge to property
along the street. The Board of Public
Works entered into contracts with three or
four property h9lders TO raise their houses,
but on presenting the contracts to the
Mayor he refused to sign them, being go
advised BY the CitT SOLICITOR, which
official however, was not aware that Coun-
Gil he'd passed resolution Of the charac
ter s'a'td. On becoming aware Of the &C,
ton Of Council, the Solicitor advised the
Mayor to r,fsr the matter 10 Council Mr.
Cald veil moved that the Mayor be author.
lied 20 sign the contracts, aud i. was 60 Or
dered.
A communication was read from W, G.
Waller, Secretary of the Proposed River
and l,rIor H,p1ap,icn 20 h. bald az Ar