The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-12
A LIVELY SESSION
OF THE CITY DADS LAST NIGHT.
The Finance COmmittss'S Ordinance goes
Through in = Slightly Modified FOTm-ons ;
of the old Fashioned Debates In.
duIgsd in-Mush Feeling shown.


duIgsd in-Mush Feeling shown.
The regular ssmi-monthly meeting OF
Council last night was a highly important
one, and as lively as one Of the meetings
which used to be held in the old Ark,
when the pent.up sloquence OF the mem
beers when it poured forth used to shake
the old rookery to its very foundation.
Last night, speech after speech was made
on the annual appropriation ordinance,
and majority OF them were Of very per-
sonal nature and for the time caused con-
siderable bad blood, \
1t was 7;4O o'clock when Mr.. Tracy
pounded on his desk in the Second Branch
and moved that that body come to order
by having Mr.. Hildreth take the chair.
This motion prevailed, although Pat Weir,
as he looked around and saw that only a
few Of the opponents Of the Police and
Fire Board were present, protested, saying
that there was no quorum. The roll call,
however, showed that fifteen members
lust quorum-were present. The read
| ing of tile minutes was dispensed with,
and, on motion oil Col. Caldwell, the ordi-
nance providing rules and regulations for
the employees OF the Board OF Police and
Fire Commissioners was taken up for q
second majority vote. The vote was II to
A In favor OF it. Those voting aye
were Butts, Caldwell, Clator, Crawford,
Gilleland, Hildreth, Jaeger, Mccoy,
STANLEY, Tracy, Waterhouse and Presl-
dent Sweeney, who appeared just as his
name was called. Those who answered
no were Harrell, Mckinley, Scott and
Weir, The ordinance was sent to the
First Branch at once, read three times and
adopted by majority vote OF to B.
Those voting aye were Brice, Dobblns,
Donaldson, Hsller, List, Motiat, schultzs
A, j., Schultzs j. W., and Wingerter.
Those voting no. were Caldwell, Farrell,
Gavin, Happy and Kenney. The vote
lacking one-third Of vote OF being two
thirds majority, has to lie over for another
majority vote It's final passage tsassured'
HILLS PAID.
Bills for the following amounts present.
ed by the various committees and depart
ments named were presented and ordered
paid by both branches: Real Estate,
$lO3.03; Police and Fire Board, on Of &C.
count Of Police, $4,000; on account Fire
Department, $2G2,30: Accounts, $l52 Is;
Cemeteries, $40 SO; Superintendent City
Prison, Sl04 81; Board Of Public Works
to X. Campbell, $500, out OF 10 cent levy
fund, balance due on the Chap
line and EoG streets improve.
ment Board Of Public Works,
1914 81 to G. Leonhsrt end P.
Staub, for crossings and resetting old and
now Curbs. The Committee on Gene
teries reported that during March 81
had been received, and In April 1888 30.
On its recommendation II. +. Heiser was
appointed q deputy sergeant without
compensation, 10 assist the sexton In en-
forcing the provisions Of the Cemetery Or
dinanSa. The appointment Of Isaac Luton
as cook at the WOrkhouse was confirmed.
Messrs. Cruise, VoCkler and Weir voted
against the bills Of the Police and Fire
Board.
Joseph Green's coffee house license at
No. s Twelfth street, was annulled and
rebate granted, and he was granted license
to keep an ordinary at the Columbia
House. Mr.. Tracy announced that Mr..
Green had bought out aud cleaned out the
Dillon gang and would not keep such a
place as the house was formerly.
THE "cLuB HOUSE" AGAIN.
James Cahill again applied for license
to keep "The Club House." opposite the
postoHlCe, and was again refused by the
First Branch. This is the place better
known az Frank Healy's. The vote In the
Second Branch was as follows: Ayes
Butts, Crawford, Delbrugge, Cruise, Har.
rell, Healy, Miller, Pickett, Scott, Shan
10y, Tracy, VoCker and Weir-l3. Noes
Caldwell, Clator, Gileland, Hildreth,
Jaegar, Mccoy, Mckinley, Peterson,
schrabe, Warehouse, Weisgerber and
President sweeney-12. In the First
Branch the ayes were: Caldwell, Gavin,
Kenney and j. w. Schultze-4. Noes
Dobbins, Donaldson, Halter, List, MoGat
and A. ]. sChultze-0.
The Board Of Police and Fire Commits
sioneB presented a communication reCit- |
ing what action had been taken in the |
Circuit Court towards annulling the ordl- |
nance creating 1t and asking permission |
to employ counsel to act for the Board |
and city in the matter. Mr.. Cruise want. |
ed to know what the City Solicitor was
for II not to attend to the wants Of the |
city's departments. Mr.. Hildreth quoted |
from the ordinance that the Solicitors |
duty was to gather evidence and assist,
and moved 10 refer the matter to the Com.
mittee on Claims with power to act. This
motion prevailed after Mr.. Harrell had
predicted in his eloquent style lawyers
fees amounting to $1,000 or $4,000, and
held up the g. Q. Black chanCery suits as
examples, and after an amendment by |
Mr.. Cruise to limit fees to $50 had been |
voted down.
Mayor Grub reported that without
authority but following a precedent es.
tabliHhed by others and at the desire OF |
the City Solicitor he had employed II. NJ. |
Russell and q. b. Caldwell to assist the |
Solicitor In sustaining the ordinance
creating the Police and Fire Board, the |
validity Of which certain citizens were
seeking 10 test In the Circuit Court. He
found justification for this action In the
fact that for two meetings Of Council a
communication from the eOllCitor on the
matter had been allowed TO lie on the |
table by reason Of sudden adjournments.
This paper like the proceeding one was |
referred by both branches to the Commit. |
tee on Claims,
THE HOOK PROPERTY.
Solicitor o'Keeis reported that last
August resolution had been adopted by |
Council authorizing the Board OF Public |
Works to purchase property at the corner
Of Eof and Thirty-second streets THE |
Hook property for the purpose Of
strengthening the former street and in the
event no purchase could be made
directing the Board 10 instruct |
the Solicitor 10 institute con.
domination proceedings. The Board |
without giving him any intimation Of
what 1t had done OF was doing, had, as he