The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-11
THE ROUTINE pnocrEDINGs.
Tho Fire Ordinance Goes OVsr-Plnaaclal
aud Other Matters,

THE ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS.
Tho Fire Ordinance Goes OVsr-Plnaaclal
aud Other Matters,
The regular Eemi.mouthly meeting Of
Council last evening was one Of the most
important and exciting ever held in the
history Of the city. Tho racket over the
proposed building Of cremstory, while It
did not develop the bad blood the gas
question did, was none the less exciting,
aud tho arguments were almost iutermin.
able. AS usual all the racket was con-
fined to the Second Branch; the First was
as sedate as usual.
The Second Branch was called to order
after o'clock by President Sweeney. The
following members failed to answer to
their nRmes: Messrs. Olator, Delbrugge,
Smith, Scott and VockleT. On motion Of
Mr.. Jaeger, the reading oil the minutes
was suspended and the regular semi
monthly report OF City Clerk Bowers
taken up, read and ordered filed: The
report shows that out OF the total appro-
priatons OF $3lS,5SS II, there has been
expended by the various departments,
SlS6, $50 OF, leaving a total balance Of
Sls2,3S u. The Board OF Public Works
has expended ST., 0S5 20 out otits Conting-
emit fund; $500 out OF its 10 cent levy
fund and Sl2,2l7 81 ont OF appropriations
made, total Of SIS. 0S2 80,
Bills aggregatiug $50 rs reported In the
regular monthly statement OF the Super
intendent Of the City Prison and bills
aggregating s. 90 reported by the Com
miltee on City Prison were ordered paid,
The Board Of Police and Fire Commits
sloners reported bills on account Of the
Fire Department to the amount OF $3.50 Al,
and an account OF the Police Department
Of S., all Of which were ordered paid.
Bills aggregsting $50 presented to the
Board by Chief OF Police Smith for call
ing Council and committee meetings were
referred by the Board to Council with the
recommendation that they be paid out OF
the contingent fund. This was ordered
done, The Board further reported that
out Of tho appropriation Of $4,000 OF
made TO the Fire Department, ST., 1870 u
had been expended, leaving q balance Of
Sll, S5l 50.
B,P, W. BILLS, ETC.
The Board Of Public Works asked that
an appropriation to pay the following
bills be made; William stabbs, for curb
on Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Chapliae and
EoG streets, 1905 o.; same, for curb on
Main, north OF Ninth street, S3ll 90;
same, for curb on Alley IS, east Of Chap.
line, $llS O6i same, Tor curb on Twen-
tieth street, between Market and Chap
line streets, $l43 49,; r. Campbell, paving
alley Is, $267 50. The clerk was instructed
to draw his orders on the Receiver to pay
the amounts named.
In q further communication tho Board
asked thRt appropriations DO made to pay
the following amounts: MCMahon, Por-
ter 4 Co., on account OF EoE street i'm.
proYement for sewer pipe, Sl,l70 50;
same for Main street improvement, $l55,.
02; same for Fourteenth street i'm.
provement, 1881 70; same for East Wheel
Ing improvement, $50 40. These accounts
we're also ordered satisfied by orders to
be- drawn by the Clerk on the Receiver.
The Board Of Police and Fire Commits.
sioners presented two ordinances, which
were read once, and objection being made
by Col, Sweeney to their further Consld.
Grafton, they went over, under the rules.
The ordinances are intended to dispense
with the services Of the extra men In the
Fire Department., who, twill beremember-
ed, struck the first OF the month for an In
crease Of salary Of from $50 to 500 per
annum each. It 10 proposed TO substitute
for the extramen one Pipe man In each oil
the three engine houses at u salary oil
5000 each per annull, and one stoker In
each engine house at Galary Of $50 per
annum.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Tracy pro.
vidiug that hucksters shall not block up
Eleventh street between Market and Eof
with their wagons on Market days, as 1t Ia
liable to interfere with the Fire Depart
ment when called out, was referred to the
Committee on Markets.
The Mayors report was, as usual, re.
ceived and fled.
Carter 4 Boyd and Ed Dennis were
granted licenses to keep coffee houses.
James Rine was granted rebate on his
coffee house license. Frank Booth was
granted q license 10 keep whart-boat at
the upper end OF the wharf.
Mr.. MCGregor and DR.. Mccoy offered a
resolution instructing the Committee on
Real Estate to procure portraits oil oil OF
Wheeling's Mayors and have them hung
In the First Branch chamber, that pro.
yoked no end OF alleged funny remarks,
and was defeated.
A long resolution offered by Mr.. Halter,
reciting that the people OF Alley 4, in the
Third ward, should have the alley re.
paired before bad weather sets In, 90 that
they would be enabled to reach their
homes, and providing that the work DO
done at once, was referred TO the Board Of
Public Works.
The Clerk was instructed by q resolu.
ton offered by Mr.. Harrell and adopted to
draw his order for 5000 in favor OF Harry
Smith for work done on the exterior OF
the Public Building, TO be paid as directed
by the committee having the work in
charge.
THE CARRIAGE cRRAMAroRY.
A petition signed by q number OF butch.
ers asking for some roadway to take the
place Of the driveway that was destroyed
at the foot OF Forty.iourth street by the
p, W. 4 Ky, extension, in order
that they may dump their 0ifal without
being subjected 10 fine, was finally re.
lerred. 1t brought up, however, the sub.
ject OF 9 crematory again, and the report
of the Committee on Health recommend.
ing the erection Of cremstory at a cost
Of $500, following Immediately after,
caused fast and furious discussion.
After considerable time had boon con.
sumed and a number OF votes had, oc.
cagioned by the amendments that were
offered, all Of which endeayored to ring
in something about the payment for its
erection other than out Of the contingent
fund, Whiah Is only q little oyer $4,000
now, aud oil Of which were defeated, the
report was adopted aud the Committee In.
struCted to build as soon as possible.
In the First Branch all the members
were present but Mr.. Myles. The Branch
Concnrrsd with the Second in all that
was done as reported aboys.
Mr.. E. Buchanan was elected q member
from the Second ward to Gil the place OF.
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