The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-29
A GOOD BOARD
OF FlREANDroLIoE DEPARTMENT.
UummI,s,ouOrs Elected ut Last Nlshps sps.
Clal Council Meeting, which was Largely
Attended by Members and spec.
lnlors-rhs Vote In Detail.
JosEPH SPEIDEL.
JONI Bobby.
JOAN G, HorEMAN, Jh
JEGR a. MLLLER.

The special meeting Of Council called for
asLeyening for the purpose, ss statedin the
call, OF elecling Board Of Police and Fire
as provided for in the
passed ordinance, establishing
such u Board, resulted in the election Of
four well known citizens whose names APP
pear at the head OF this report, and the
signal defeat Of all schemes devised aud at
tempted to be worked for the defeat Of
that ticket.
twas the most notable Council meet
ing that has been held for years, Every
member OF both branches was present and
the lobby was simply cnormoua; it was
larger than any that has gathered Tor
years, The meeting was also notable for
the manner in which th0se in favor Of .
proper administration OF the P0lic9 and
Fire Departments OF the city, especially
that ofthe former In view OF the manner
in " hiCh it has recently boon run, stuck
together and elected the ticket, and the
vain efforts ii those desiring 10 use the
Departments Tor political purposes, to de-
feat Messrs. Hoffman, Miller, Bodley and
Speidel,
now THE FUN STARTED.
1t was exactly hsli-past seven o'clock
aud the lights had not been turned on full
in the Second Branch when Col. Caldwell
moved that Mr.. s. Z, Hildreth take the
chair President Sweeney at that time be-
ing absent In less time than ii takes to
write, II ha declared this motion carried,
aud MIR. llildseLh took the Chair The
Democrats voted no, on the motion, but it
so happened that several of them were
late anu they did not have majority.
Az soon as Mr., llitdreth was in the
chair Col. Caldwell moved to dispense
with the reading Oi the minutesI and that
the First Branch be informed that the
Second was ready TO go into joint session
for the purpose'Ci eleCling the iOnr COM
missioners provided for under the pro,
vision Of the to,Ce aud Fire Board Ordi.
nance.
THE FIRST POINT GAINED.
Mr., Gruae objected to this; he wanted
the minutes read; he did not believe IN
letting the minutes get behind, Clerk
Bowers announced that he had not had
time to write up the minutes OF last Tues
day night. Mr.. DelbruggG called If the
ayes and noes on Col. CaldWGll's motion,
The vote was as follows:
Ayeg-Buus, Caldwell, Olator, j, B.
Crawford, Gilleland, Hildretb, Jaeger,
Jones, Mccoy, Peterson, SchraDo, Shan.
ley, Tracy aud President Sweeney-1l.
Noes D. lbrugge, Cruise, Harrel, Miller,
Mckinley, Scott Smith, EOCAler, Wier
and Weisgerber-lO.
Colonel CAliWell was appointed 10 notify
the First Branch OF the result aud invite
it to go into joint session. While waiting,
this Branch cOnCurred with the First in an
amendment to the ordinance making The
scales at the LaBelle nail works public
scales, providing that the LaBelle com.
pany shall keep the scales in repair.
In the meantime, the First Branch had
come to order, every member being pres.
ent with Mayor Grub in the chair. The
Invitation from the Second was acce pted
and the two bodies went into joint session.
NAMING THE CANDIDATES.
The first business was the election OF q
weigher for the newly established scales
at tho l.aBelle works. Mr.. Mckinley
named John Wright, j., aud he received
an unanimous vote.
Nominations for members OF tho Board
we're then in order Mr.. ComeriQrl be.
leved in selecting he best material, al
though he was not Board man, and
named ex.Mayor Jere A, Miller. Mr..
Peterson took great pleasure in present.
ing Mr.. Joseph Speidel, citizen we'll aud
favorably known who had only to DO
named to be elected. Mr.. DelbTugge
Mr. Charles Menke.
meller. MIR. ShanlCy presented the name
OF Mr.. John q. Hoffman it,, fora lOngti
member OF Council in one Branch or the
other and who had rendered the city val
liable service by reason OF his connection
with the Fire Department as chairman Of
that committee. Mr.. Mylea named Mr..
John s. Naylor. Col. Caldwell paid Mr..
John Bodley deserved compliments in
him that met with the ap.
proVal OF every one who knows Mr.. Bod
ley's ability. Mr.. j. W. sChultSo nominal
ed Charles D. j. Bingell.
THR VOTING.
The rolls werO then called by the clerks.
After all had voted and 1t was seen that
hat the ticket given above was elected,
here we're frantic efforts made 10 STAN.
pede the members by the making Of
numerous changes, but 1t was no 20. The
vote as finally announced was as follows: