Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-09
DEVOID OF INTEREST.
An Unusually Quiet Session OF
Council.
Icy Pa,smsnts Keep First Branch Mem
bsrs at Home-.-ROutine Bust
ness Only Transacted,
second Branch.

and ~ was : D CLOCK OeiOr5 q QuOrcm SP
peared in the Second Branch. On motion
Mr. Gruse, Mr.. Hildreih took the Chair
n the absence of President Sweeney, and
the roll being called the following named
gentlemen answered: Messrs. Butts,
Clator, Crawford. ]. B, Caldwell, Craw.
ford, Robt., Delbrugge, Glllelsnd. Cruise,
Hsrrell, Healy, Hildretb, Jones, PetersoO,
Picket, Scott, Stanley, Yockler and Water,
house-lS.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Alter the reading Of the minutes. the
rules were suspended and Council took up
the ordinances submitted by the Finance
Committee, amending the appropriations
set aside for the various departments as
follows: The sun of 5000 heretofore sci
aside COR the payment Of the interest Of the
loan Of 1871, and the sum of 81 900 Of the
> 600 heretofore set aside for the pay,
ment Of the interest on the compromise
Iosn, are appropriated, ) $1,000 being
added to the PoIce appropriation, 500 to
the Salary fund, and $4,000 added &c the
Contingent fund, for the payment Of in
1srest on outstanding city orders. The or
dinsnce was read q frat, second and third
tire and passed with its title.
SURVEY or PUBLIC BUILDING
Mr. Petersen offered q resolution order
ing the City Surveyor to make a survey Of
the north half of he public building. aud
| 20 give notice to the President of the Board
Of Commissioners of the time Of such sur.
veY, that the County Eogineer may be
present. Adopted.
CITY CLERK REPORT.
Clerk Bowers read his semi,monthly re.
port, being up to December 5, showing
/ balances as follows: Board OF Public
Works, ; o,2GL4l, Fire Department, ST.,
ST. 60; Health Department, $5i7.3 10
Markets, $l,O3I33; Police, $685. 60; City
Prison. 1896 %; Scales and Weighing,
1924 90; Real Estate, 1887 so; Cemeteries
Sl96 80; Salaries, $685. %; Contingent
expenses, S5732j; Compromise Loan
S3,59S.25; Loan CT ISL, $1,000 90; Pub
he Buildirg Loan, exhausted; Loan Of
1877. exhausted; Loan of 1881, exhausted
City Water Board, Sl3 ga l3; City Cos
Works, sl722i co. State Appropriation
SIOs3 so.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Cit5 Prisou-Reported bills s~qgregarIng
81. %. which wete ordered paid Ac,
~compsGying this report was the mouthly
report Of the Superintendent Of the City
Pri4on, certifying u bills s]ggregGtiug
Si0t 81. aud reporting 20 prisoners on No
Yember ls' . admitted and % disct arg,
ID during the month. The report wss filed
and bills ordered paid The COMMITTEE
offered q resolution directing the commit
tee TO enquire into the Advlsabiii.y Il
building a rev prison. This occssioned a
god deal Of debate, in the course OF Shicb
Mr. CaiGaell offered an amendment d
r%ecrir. he appointment OF a special con-
mutss to consider toe project OF abolrst-
ing the city prison altogether. Thesment
neot WAS lost The original motion vas
then lost, ayes Q, noes 10.
acknowledgement that il had exau
iued the books OF the City Clerk aud City
Receiver, and had found the following bs,-
suces:
/ General iUnd ....... .......... ..........-.- $3.50 -
contingent tjIt............... ........-......... Las -
State app. OpriatiOn ...... ............-..--..-. ~ st
| Iel'ceut lew fund ........ .................- l,1E 10
Appropriation fund .-........"........... , 70
The City S~e-geants report showed zines
and costa collected amounting to S6l2 so
/ The committee reported bills aggregs'irp
Sl46.0T, which we're ordered paid.
Mnrkets-HeP9r,ed that the roof OF the
. L.Ek - -. ,r, - ,n.I &c -,-,.-
and asked that it be authorized to advertise
Tor bids tor repairing the same, the cost
not 70 exceed $500. Adop.sd. The com
mif'ee also reported that tae rent Of tts
room in the south end of the Second ward
market hal not been paid, aud suggesisG
that the City Solicitor b. directed 10 Ell
force payment of the same. Adopted.
The committee reported bills s~ggregatiDg
81 %. which we're ordered paid.
FIRE Observation-Disclosures bills agIc5-
gazing SIS2 -. which we've ordered PAID.
COMMUNICATIONS.
4 Communication from the Board OF
Public Works asked 81 appropriation 10
pay bills s~ggregaung 1855 IS, as follows
Z LeoGarf, paving. Silt 20; D. Sihler u
Co raising houses on Eof street improve
ment, $3.50; F. L. Hoge, Surveying, Si4
McNghsp, Porter y Co., Sl!7 l6.
Adopted
a communication .as fssd from the
City Wafer Board, as follows
In regard 10 the proposed high serVi =
supply OF water We would respscItlilg say
thar Ut il this time we have been unable to
take any steps toward it, owing to lack OF
but are Gov preparing to Investigate
s. to best meaDs, COST and the tf,cf il
may have on pipes laid years ago A.
soon as possible We will report the results
70 oar honorable body. Re; aiged aud
fled.
The commissioners ,of the loan Of 1885
reported that they had disposed Of 1916 900
Of bonds OF said ban, receiving therefor
Sl97 266 -. They had taken Up STA
Us 70 of city orders and made other ex-
,enaitprSs s~ggregsting Sl94, 45G So. leav-
ug $3.50 Cd h22G Referred to the Com.
on Finance.
PETITIONS.
From superintendent of Schools Ander,
on, making application for the use of the
al, OF the House OF Delegates for The
Teachers Institute. Prayer
rsuted. i
From various persens, praying the cor
sCtion Of erroneous assessments. Referred
D Board OF Equalization and appeals
RESOLUTIONS.
By Hesly:-
Resolved, That the Chief of the Fire
be and is hereby instructed 10 q
ave q fire alarm box placed on the corner
{ Chapins and Z ghtesrtR streets. I
q
Adjourned I
FTst Branch. .
There =ss no suorGn in this B;snch. 9
SPECIAL sale of fine silyerTaTe a. 2
raEzheim's this afternoon. j
Holiday Presents.