The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-29
DUNNING CONFIRMED
CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
with the two Assistants Nominated by the
Board, by CopncIl Mt It's Regular nIeet'
lug Last EvenIng FlnRneial and
other Matters OF Importance


evening, was largely attended by the
msnbers Of both branches, aud the lobby
was crowded With spectators. The great
card was the expected opposition
to he confirmation OF the nomination
made by the Board Of Police and Fire
Commissioners Of Captain JGmss A. Dun
niug as Chief Marshal OF the Fire Depart
ment. Thers was very pretty fight over
this, but Captain Dlpning waa confirmed.
There were other lively little tits over
other questions that afforded amusement.
The session in the secoad Branch was I'M
usually interesting, ...
The Second Branch was not called to
order until o'clock. PresidsRt Sweeney
presided; the absentees were Messrs.
Olator, Jones, Weir and Smith, Clerk
Bowers being unable to attend byreas
Of very sore throat which is combining
him to his residence, Receiver Dunsway
filed his place, The reading oi the mia
utea was dispersed with in view Of this
last,
Mr.. uildreth asked tha!the rules be sus-
pended in order that he might introduce q
resolution requesting the commissioners Of
the loans Of the city who have not pre-
scented the HtRtemenls OF their accounts
for the year 1856 10 file their statements
before December 81 with the City Clerk
60 rs to enable the Clerk to balance their
accounts on the books Of the city, and
authorizing the CLERK to spread gald &C.
count, Oh the Uity'a books in accordance
with the statementa filed iithey are found
to be correct. This wRs adopted,
A5usual, the first regular business taken
up was the regular monthly report Of
City Clerk Bowers, showing tho amount Of
the expenditures made up 10 data out OF
the annual RpprOpEiRtlonsms Janusry
/. The total appropriations foot up $685.
$50 II. There has been expended $2IO,-
S39 u, leaving a total balance Of S77 100 10
distributed as iolloTs Board OF Public
Works, SlS094 G3; Fra Department,
81 24l Al; Health Department, S3,0S "a;
MARKETS., $G32 50; Police Department,
Sl,75O ii Scales and Weighing, SlG2 % ;
Real Estate, 1851 %; Cemeteries, SO4l So ;
Contingencies, s.. 96l 6S ;Con promise Lo 81,
Sl,407 90; Water Board, $2S 27l 20; Gas
VOTES, YlG .o5O II. Inc Board Of Public
Works total expenditures have been
sol, sos AZ, out OF the appropriation fund,
S3lU37 n; contingent fund, $2S,965 70;
10 cent levy, $500. This report was
ordered filed.
The Committee on Real Estate present.
cd bills aggrsgatiug 1896 80, which were
ordered paid. Inquiry was made OF Mr..
Harrell, chairman Of thia committee, as to
what had become OF Oscar 6eelOy'a bill
for SIS Us, for the ornamental lamps on
the City'a side OF thsweGt or main entrance
to the building, which was referred TO this
com Mittes Tor investigation and report.
MIR. Harrell stated that tho committee had
been unable 10 ascertain who had ordered
the lamps. Mr.. ButtH, q member OF
the committee, said that to him
there appeared to be set Of men
about the place who ordered what
they pleased without any authority, and
10 far as he could see, hs thought this WIS
ono Of those CAGES. The Tampa were
never used aud were useless expense.
Mr., Pickett spoke OF the darkness that
prevailed about that entrance and the
beauty Of tho lamps and Mr.. Cruise made
some remarks about the value OF tho
lamu g, and the Branch rushed through
the bill. Later on Mr., Tracy introduced
resolution providing for the lighting OF
these ornamental lamps, which was
adopted.
The Committee on Markets presented
bills amounting to iG4 rs; scalss, S64;
Health, $40 CS; Cemetrtes, $40. These
bills were all ordered paid.
The Board OF Police and Fro Commits
sioneEs presented bills sggreGating $33 AZ
on account OF the Fire Department, which
were ordered paid. The Board in fur.
Lher communication reported that II had
under consideration the bill o! $50 from
Chief Of Police Smith for killing dogs,
over which there had been so much dis
cussiou, and that 1t was Of the opinion
that according 10 the provisions Of sec
tons &, U and OF the ordinance in rels-
ton 10 doEQ, 1t was not expedient to pay
the Claim.
Il reported further the appointment by
a majority OF tho Board OF j. A. Cunning
as Chief Marshal Of the Fire Department
aud s. W. Cunningham and Il. V. Arkle
Us First and Second Assistants, respective
ly, and asked that the appointments be
confirmed.
Col. Caldwell moved TO adopt the reso.
luton submitted confirming Dunning's
nomination. Mr.. Cruise moved 10 post.
none action until the first meeting In Feb.
ruary, at which time this Council will have
expired. lie said his reason for this was
that tho legality q the ordinance creating
Al. DAa,I u INItna s1I Pho NnVa frn inF,
ers, under which these nominations were
made, had not yet been tested. He
thodgbt that by February the matter
would have been decided. Col. Caldwell
remarked that 1t would make no differ.
erce whether the ordinance WIS deCided
null and yoid-if this Council elected Mr..
Dunning To the pogition At this time that
settled It. Mr. Pickett said that while he
was aware that it had been the custom for
yCa!g for an outgoing Council to elect q
Chiel Marshal to serve during the follow.
ing Two years, he thought the custom q
very bad one; he dwelt on this for some
time, Mr.. Stanley made an able argu.
mpnt in favor Of action In the
matter az once, Notwithstanding an
effort on Mr.. Healy'a part n annoy him
Will uulGuAOh9s 4hV1p VplEVtAulb ulEs
Stanley met In a very spirited aud
vigorous manner and he was sustained by
the chair. There was some further dis.
cusson, cut short by Col. Caldwell's dc.
mGnd for the main question, and on this
the ayes and noes wore demanded. There
we're Is ayes and II noes In favor OF put.
ting the question on Mr.. Cruises motion.
Mtpsrs. Crawford, Stanley, Water.
house and sweeney voted with the
Republicans on Mr.. qruss's motion 10
postpone, the vote was II noes to 10 ayes,
MIR. Mckinley joining tho other four In |
voting with the Republicans, aud Cap.
tain Dunning was confirmed by the same
vote. His assistants were confirmed by
vote ofi7to7, alter The came programme
bad been gone through. Several said, that
they had no objections 10 the nominVes
% officers, but thought that the new Coun.
Gil should have tho say, Of else that tho
ordinance should be passed upon by the
court before which II is now being argued.