Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-02
LOIS OF Fun.
A Committee Which Put inaa Even
ina a Ia Second Branch.
The Imitation Perfect In All Respects--Con-
siderable Bushes Transacted,
However.

The Council Committees on Claims ana
rdinances met at the City Hall lsst night
nd held sessions which jointly lasted until
alfpast ten o'clock. While both COM
Iittees transacted quite large amount OF
usiness, the session of the ordinance
laksrs was characterized by Q eonsiders'
le amount Of unalloysd hilarity, rather
pirited personal dispute, however, being
andwiehed in between laughs.
The Committee on Claims convened
bout o'clock and took up as the first
usiness the Judgment in the suit OF j. W.
dsyes against the city. The City Sehci'
or made statement of the case, which
-as to the effect that on the first trial OF
he cause before the Justice q judgement
vas entered for plaintiff for SIS. Satisfied
hat the evidence did not warrant the YER
iict, the Solicitor succeeded in getting q
new trial, at which the plaintiff demanded
a Jury. Although no evidence was addu-
ced to show that the plaintiff had
sustained any material damage for
which the city was responsible, the
Jury returned verdict of $3.50.
'rhs Solicitor said he thought by having
the evidence certified to one of the Judges
of the Circuit Court he could have the yer.
dict set aside. The committee instructed
tie Solicitor to take such steps in the mat
ter IS in hisjudgment seemed best for the
city.
The bill presented by s. F. Simpson for
repairs to his buggy, amounting to $ll so,
was referred to the Solicitor for his opin-
ion to the city's liability. Mr.. Simpsons
buggy was upset on Chspline street, South
Side, during the winter by coaster, and
damaged badly. There was good deal
of discussion about the failure to enforce
the ordinance against coasting BY the po-
lice.
The petition of Fanny Archibald for
damages for injury done to her property
at the head of Fourteenth street by the cut
made some eight years ago. was referred
to the Solicitor.
After considering some other unimpors
tant business the committee adjourned.
The Committee on Ordinances then met,
there being present Messrs. Alfred Cald-
we'll, List, Dobbins, Healy and j. w.
Schultze.
The resolution offered in the Second
Branch by Mr.. Cruise and referred to the
committee, providing for the appointment
of q special joint committee on Legislation,
was rejected as being inexpedient to legis
late upon.
The ordinance regulating the manner in
which liquor licenses shall be paid for the
license year commencing on the first Mon
day in May, was then taken up. The com.
mittee had disposed of the matter month
ago and ordered an ordinance to be drawn,
but through Misunderstanding Of the
desires OF the committee, the Solicitor made
several mistakes in the paper. The COM
mittee directed that an ordinance be
drawn, making the $500 license fee payable
on the first Monday in May, u the appli-
cant might 80 elect, or if not, then that
$50 be paid on that day, and the balance
Of $3.50 in sums Of $50, psysble on the first
day Of each succeeding month, with inter.
est at 6 per cent, payment to be made OF
any OF the city repositories, and the person
t,kiug out the license to give his note for
the deferred payments. The City Clerk
was also required to report monthly to
Council the names of such applicants as
might be in arrears. The Solicitor was
instructed to have this ordinance in readi-
ness to report to Council this evening.
The ordinance amending the ordinance
in relation to the Second ward market 30
as to reiieze the Market Master from the
duty of having to keep clean the entire
surface of the streets surrounding the mar
ket was then taken up. 1t appeared that
the Solicitor had also mistaken the orders
of the eohEaittee in drafting this paper,
and after long discussion ths matter was
finally Strengthened out. The debate was
at times rather animated and once or
twice verged OF the purely personal
The annual message of the Mayor, the
various topics in which had been referred
by Council to sppropsists committees, was
then taken no.
The paragraph which recommended tho
drafting of an ordinance providing for the
obstruction Of gambling implements cap.
tured by the police, was referred to the
City Solicitor With instructions to ascertain
what the State law, referred to By the
Mayor, was. ...-'
The con- Eittee discussed the matter OF
ssloolists selling to minors, and decided
that the State law on the subject wSs q
sufficient safeguard.
In regard to a revision OF the printed or,
dinsnce book, the committee agreed to re-
port that such revision, while desirable,
was inexpedient at this time, owing to u
lack of !Qnds. The last revision, it was
stated, cost about Sl,6GG. sgd the next one
would cost great deal more.
The recommendation that the clerkship
Of the Committees on Police and Fire be
abolished YES next taken up. and very
animated and extended debate resulted
Some Of tins members thought the matter
ought to be allowed to 60 over until the
next Council should come into being
while others were in favor Of immediate
action. Mr.. Galligan made q statement,
BY invitation of the committee, contrasting
his duties and salary with those of other
city officers. The discussion ran on for
halt an hour, the monotony being broken
ever and anon by o re-
mark froia Mr.. Sohultss that he wanted
to 10 home. Tbs City Solicitor also made
an observation from time to time, one Of
which called forth sharp comment
from Mr.. Dobbins to the effect that the
conmittes knew what it was about and
could get along yithout dictation. This
brought forth an explanation from the So
licitor, in the course Of which he alluded
to the fact that he had no particular friend
ship for Mr.. Galligau. Mr.. G. thanked
him in 8 stags whisper for his frsnkness,
and matters proceeded, With many smiles
all around.
Action on the matter was finally deferred
and the committee, at 1880 o clock, sd
journed.
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will deliver lecture on Missions in
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