The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-23

q De paid out Of the ten-cent lew fnnd
ing done.
The Chair stated that this paper was not
Gated or properly ugned, and on motion
OF mr.. healy, 1t was referred back to the
Board for corrections. II was discovered
tnat the other paper was defective like
wise, but i had been acted on before and
was therefore not referred lack. :
REAL Estate.
The Committee on Peal Estate reported
that it had examined iIto The matter of
persons taking coal from the citv's coal
banks on tho east side Of Wheeling mi,
hsd had the persons before II and had
Jailed to obtain any information from
them as TO the amount Of coal taken, or
any promise that they would pay for the
same. The committee recommended that
John Howell be paid s82 for services as
night Waterman and that NJ. Grogan be
paid $40 for services as day Waterman ut
the Public Building, their compensation
being at the rate OF g per day. These
amounts were ordered paid.
The Joint special committee appointed
TO 1t up and furnish the new City Hall,
presented bills aggregating $27S, which
were ordered paid out Of che appropria.
ton made by the State, and the commit
tee authorised to sell all old material and
stoves taken from the south end OF the old
State House building.
Bills aggregahng $37 s., presented by
the Committee on Health, were ordered
paid. The committee reported that it had
received proposals for furnishing medi.
Cines TO city prisoners, and had awarded
ths contract to Edmund Booking at his
bid Of SS4 4S for one year, and this action
was approved.
PROPERTY ENDANGERED.
The Board OF Public Works submitted
the following:
To tie Board Of Public Works:
GRSTLEMRS-Willy you please have my
property on Fourteenth street projected
In some way-so that will not lose my
house. The work OF cutting down the
street was done without my Knowledge or
consent, and unless something is done
soon, shall be compelled to sue the city
for damages. Respectfully,
F. ARCHIBALD.
The property referred TO is situated
along the Cueat the east end oil the street
which was made before the Board took
charge Of the streets The Board recon-
mended that the matter be referred to the
Committee on Claims.
The Commissioners Of the Loan OF 1885
were authorized TO pay expenses incurred,
amounting TO $420 IL, out OF the premium
obtained from the sale OF the bonds.
The ordinance scaling down the appro-
priations made by the recently passed ap.
preparation ordinance, in order to provide
Tor the present shortages was read once,
and objections being raised to q second
reading 1t was laid over.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Stanley
providing for repairs not to exceed in cost
$3.50, TO the girders q the floor OF the
new Second Branch chamber, and one by
DR.. Mccoy, in relation to the advisability
Of removing the bodies in the old East
Wheeling Cemetery outside the city, were
adopted.
The following offered by Mr.. Sweeney
was also adopted:
Resolred, That when thu old City Bald
ing shall be disposed OF, the contents Of
the corner stone, or the box Contained in
it, shall be reserved N thu city, and when
taken out shall ba delivered unopened to
the Mayor and by him retained subject
to the order Of Council.