The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-15
A QUIET SESSION.
~ nEauLAR sHssIoN

to Dispose OF MI the business he'
fore It inshort order, and for a Wonder
There Is NO Row-Routipe Matters
Acted Upon = Bills Paid, Etc.
A regular ssmi.monthly meeting Of
Council was held last evening. Outside Of
the regular routine business, nothing was
transacted in either branch, Consid-
erabls trouble was experienced in secur-
ing a quorum in both branches. II was
not until $40 O'Clock that . quorum was
obtained in the Second Branch, Mr., Hill
dreth was called to the Chair, in the alb
seuCe Of President Sweeney, and a call Of
the roll showed the following named other
members present; Messrs. Butts, Oraw-
ford, Delbrugge, Cruise, HRrrel, Healy,
jaeger, Jones, Mckinley, Scott, Stanley,
Vockler, Weir, WelsgsrbeT, and Yahn.
On motion Of Mr., Healy, the reading
OF the minutes was dispensed with, and
the work Of rushing business through
commenced briskly after the long delay,
As usual, the first business taken up
was the regular semi.monthly report OF
City Clerk Bowers showing that out Of
the years appropriations made to tho va
rious Committees and Departments, o
total Of S3lS 5s3 II, there has been expeud-
ed $3.50, $50 II, leaving a balance Of Sl6l,.
O23 o. The Board OF Pablo Works ex-
penditures up to date have bssn out OF
the l0-cent levy fund, $500; contingent
fund, SIG GS0S2; appropriation fund,
SIS ,O73 SO; total, $50, 563 81, The balances
left are as follows: Board Of Public Works
$40, 75s, 5S; Fire Department, $lO,27S OIL;
Health Sl,ll4B2; Markets, 81. 04S II; Pc.
lice, 81 ,lBS 81; City Prison, Sl,02O 81;
Scales and Weighing, s0I2 I6i kea! -
tate, $ls507; Cemeteries, 81 ,S66.0Ii sala'
ries, S2,5B8sO; Contingent Expenses,
81, O632Sj Compromise Loan, Ss9L25j
Loan OF 1881, $1,000 50i Water Works,
SIS, 1921. 49, Gas Works, l4,26J ~ This
report was ordered filed,
Bills agVregating the following amounts
were presented by the various committees
and departments named, and ordered
paid: Committee on Cemeteries, 500 SOi
Superintendent City Prison, 500; Board
Of Fire and Police Commissioners, for Fire
Department, SS5l 81; for Police, 81 s4i
Scales, ST. 60. A.,
A petition signed by Lorenz Auth,
James Mathews and many others Wa9
read. The petitioners reside on Alley U
between Twenty.sixth and Twenty'seV-
enth streets; this alley was some time
since filed in In suCh "a manner that
waste water does not drain oil and be-
comes staguaut; the result is, that much
sickness prevalla in that locality. The
petitioners stated that they had applied to
tho Board Of Public Worksand TO theHealth
officer for relief, but none had been
given. Mr.. Cruise offered resolution
providing for twelye'inCh crock sewer
along that part Of the alley, to DO paid for
out Of the contingent fund, which was
adopted. This alley ia a very bad one
and at times the smells that arise from It
are almost overpowering.
The Board Of Public Works aeked Tor
an appropriation to pay the following
bills: William S.Obbs, curb set on Main
street above Ninth, $643 "a; same, curb
set on E1f' street below Thirty'second
street, SIP 80; G. W. Rumble, building
catch basins on Main street above Ninth,
SIG; total, $s7l.07.
CLERK Bowers was instructed to draw
his orders on the Receiver for these
amounts.
Mr., Crawford offered q resolution i'm
struCting the h. 7. w. to notify the Nat
ural Gas Company Of West Virginia to
remove their pipes from in front Of No.
1921 Uhapline street, and to compel them
to rGpaye that part OF the gutter from
Alley I 10 Tenth streets, which was adopt
ed.
Messrs, Cruise aud Delbrugge offered q
resolution instruCling the B. L. w. to
compel both gas companies to properly
clean cutters along the streets wherein
their mains arc lsid, which was adopted.
Tho B. p. w. was instructed by q reso-
luton, offered by Mr.. Healy, which was
adopted, to place a Pinch crock sewer in
Alley 10 from EOH street to Alley E.
MI. Cruise Offered resolution instruct.
ing tho Committee on Finance to dispose
OF the old Court House and old City
Building properties at public auction or
otherwise, at the best possible advantage,
which was adopted.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wingerter petitioned for
permission 10 occupy Two leeC Oh tue blue'
walk on Eleventh street for steps for a
new row OF houses che has built, and per.
mission was granted.
South Bros. were granted liCenne to
keep coffee house at No. l0l8 Market
street, giving as securities Chas. Schmidt
and II. d. Grimm. They were also granted
rebate on the license for the wholesale
liquor store they formerly had on Main
street.
Tho First Branch was not called to
order until after 0 o'clock. Mayor Grubb
presided, Those present were Messrs.
A. ]. SChultze, Happy, Terrell, Kenney,
Dobbins, List, Myles, Motfat and Nc.
Gregor. The reading Of the minutes was
dispensed with. Mr.. William Erskine,
elected member from the Seventh Ward
vice Mr.. Donaldson resigned, wassworn In
and on motion Of Mr.. MCGregor placed on
all committees on which Mr.. Donaldson
served this was Concurred in by the Sec.
ond Branch. A petition Of ]. J. Cooper
asking for $l25 damages, caused by his
horse and cart falling into ditch Of the
Manufacturers Natural Gas uompanV, WlB