The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-14


but once secured other members dropped
in, and before thsmeeting was over there
was full attendance in both branches,
The lobby was small.
1t was nearly o'clock before President
Sweeney called the Second Branch to
order and Clerk Bowers commenced read
ing the minutes Of the previous meeting,
which were adopted in the usual manner
by mutual consent, In the meantime
members dropped in, and when ready 70
take up the business Of the meeting all
were present except Messrs. Delbrugge,
Harreil, Jones, Peterson, Smith and
Waterhouse.
THE LICENSE ORDINANCE,
On motion Of Mr.. Tracy the rules were
suspended and an ordinance amending
the ordinance assessing a license tax on
shows, entertainments, ETC., was taken up
aud adopted. Tho object OF the amend
ment was TO enable o. @. Gsnther, the
new manager OF the Academy OF Music,
by the payment of $50, TO take out a
license for the balance OF the license year,
which closes April 81. Col. Shay, the
former lessee OF tho Acsdmy, has paid the
balance Of the yearly license tax, Sl95,
The First ConGurred,
Clerk Bowers' regular semi.monthly re-
port showing the amount OF the 6xpendi-
lures made by the various departments
since January /, 1886, was read aud or
dered iled. The total appropriations for
the fret five months oil this year aggregate
Sll5,24S o.; the expenditures to date
amount to s5Q,7Sj Oh, leaving total bal
ance OF $94,5l2ll.
The Committee on Finance reported
that 1t had examined the accounts Of the
commissioners OF the loans Of 1881 and
1885 and the final settlement OF ex.Clty
Collector Unruh, found the same correct
and recommended that the settlements
effected be ratified and the proper entries
be made in the books OF the City Clerk,
This Was ordered done by both branches,
The committee reported in relation TO the
query propounded by the Commissioner
OF the loan OF 1881 as to whether vacancy
existed in the Commissioners, that j, j,
Jones, who wac originally elected Com
missioner, had resigned on March %, 1854
and that Gibson Lamb, elected to fill the
vacancy, had failed to qualify or give bond,
The committee recommended that the
Council proceed to oil the vacancy,
SHILLING RIAL ESTATE.
The Committee on Finance further re-
ported u resolution, which was adopted by
both branches, authorizing it to advertise
for bids for the purchase Of tho old city
hall and court house properties, and in
struCtlng 1t to report the Bids to Council
for action.
The Committee on City Prison present.
ed bills aggregating $43 93, and bills from
the Superintendent aggregating $l32 ID,
which both branches ordered paid,
The Committee on Claims recommend.
cd that Solicitor O'KeetIe be paid Sill 90
in addition to his salary, for services rem.
dered, and that Mrs. Fanny Archibald lie
paid $500 in settlement oil damages alleged
by her 10 DO done to her property by the
Fourteenth street cut. The report was
adopted after some hesitation oCCaHioned
by the bill Of Solicitor O'KeeGe.
The Committee on Contracts recon.
mended that the contracts for furnishing
coal to the city for the coming year be
awarded to Marshall & Van FoSsen al
their bid, as follows: Clean coal So 05 pei
hundred bushel; mixed coal, So % pei
hundred bushels and for coal as taken from
the bank 81 95 per hundred bushels; but
that no clean coal be ordered except fol
the use OF the steamers OF the Fire Depart.
ment. This report was adopted by both
branches. In the Second, Messrs. Cruise
Mckinley and Weir voted mo- on the
adoption OF the report. II is understood
they objected because the coal Is mined
by non.union men.
NIGHT SOIL, ere.
The committee on Health in lie report
brought up the matter oil the dumping oil
night soil gathered on the Island. For.
merly there was roadway from the end
OF Ohio street to the back river in which
the city allowed dumping to be done.
The roadway has been washed away and
culvert, built by the Board Of Public
Works, obstruCts the way 10 the river. In
addition, the Government has built q
dam below that point, making dumping
more Objectionable than formerly. There
was considerable discussion over this mat
ter, which was finally referred 10 the
Board Of Public Works, to ascertain
whether q new roadway can be con-
stfuCGed or whether the Fair Association
will allow carts to be driven through its
grounds to the end OF the Island, or any
other feasible plan for dispensing OF
Island night soil.
The Board OF Police and Fire Commits.
sioners reported bills on account Of the
police department amounting TO 1921 81,
OF which sos % was for Sheriff Handlan
for keeping city prisoners and $40 so 10
Chief Smith for summoning Council and
committees. The bills on account Of the
Fire Department amounted to $l73 40. In
addition 1854 So has been expended for q
horse and feed and $l,267 80 salaries 10
tiremen. Messrs. Cruise, Healy and
Vockler voted no on the police bills, and
Miller Joined them in voting that way on
the Fire Department bills. This per.
formance 10 intended to show their op.
position to the Board.
Included in the bills were two or three
items purchased from Joseph Speidel
& Co., the bills OF that firm agRregating
So 90. In the first Branch, section q OF
the ordinance creating the Board was
leveled on the So %, and 1t was stricken
out. The section provides that no mem.
Der OF the Board shall be interested, di.
reCtly or indirectly, in any contract, bar.
gain or sale by, with or 10 the Board or
The city on account Of any Of the depart
ments. Any person violating this pro-
vision is TO forfeit and pay TO the city for
each violation q fine Of not loss than $40
nor more than 500, or be imprisoned for
a term not exceeding one year, OF both.
Mr.. Speidel il a member Of the Board.
The Second Branch refused to strike
out and the First finally receded from its
position.
Clerk Bowers reported that Superinten.
dent OF the Gas Works Darrah had fled
bis bond aud that the Manufacturer Gas
company had filed its acceptance Of the
ordinance recently passed granting II GER
tain privileges.
THE NEW BOARD.
The ordinance embodylng the rules and
regulations for the government Of the pu.
lice and fire departments was reported
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