Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-23
A QUIET sESsIoN
OF the City Council Last Evening.
Second Rranch

OF the City Council Last Evening.
Second Branch.
This Branch was called to order shortly
after 8 o'clock, sixteen members answering
to their names at roll call and several 9th.
ers coming in later. President Sweeney
presided.
CLERKS s REPORT.
The Clerks semi-monthly report showed
the following balances: Board of Public
Works, Sj4,729.19; Fire Department, Sl5,.
075. 40; Health Department, Sl,sll.42;
Markets, $4,l97.l4; Police, $ll,9l5 &c;
City Prison, 2,S3l5 81; Scales and Weigh.
ing, 81 ,o37.73; Real Estate, $l,S70.97;
Cemeteries, 81 ,632 O5; Salaries, IS, 1915;
Contingent Expenses. $i,ll6.62; Compro-
mise Lean, SS,l4325; Lean of 1877,
50, $50 CO. Loan of 1881, S7,0O2 so;
City Water Board, s45. .O5S 30; City Ges
Works, S54,Sll,lS; making total bal
snce Of S22S,954 81.
The report further showed expenditures
by the Board oil Public Works of $500
ten cent levy funds, $7,s3054 contingent
funds and $l,737.2l appropriation funds.
The report was filed.
COMMITTEES REPORTS.
Cemeteries-Askedf for authority to sd-
vertise for proposals to build dwelling
for the city sexton, according to plans and
specifications now on hands. The resolu.
ton was adopted, and bills aggregating
$40 ordered paid.
Health-Reported bills aggregating
$3.50. The committee was authorized
to advertise for plans and specifications for
a crematory fer the disposition Of garbage
and night soil, and the Board Of Police and
Fire Commissioners instructed to order
that when dogs or any other animals may
be ordered killed, that the carcases, instead
Of being thrown into the river or creek, be
either buried or cremsted.
COMMUNICATIONS.
A communication from the City Clerk,
stating that the cath of Thomas L. Lewis,
a Trustee Of the Gas Works, had been duly
taken and bond filed, was read and sp-
proved.
A communication from the Mayor,
stating that j. w. Schulize had qualified
on the bond Of Henry Schul,ze, elected
weigher at the Thirty-third street scales,
was referred back, the ordinances prohibit
ing Councilman from going on the bond
Of a city official.
PETITIONS.
The petition of R. Y. Arkle and S. W.
Cunningham, Assistant Marshals, and O.
McCiyment, and 20 others. extramen in
the Fire Department. praying that their
compensation be increased from $50 per
annum to 500 per annum, was resd. Al.
ter debate it twas referred to the Board Of
Police and Fire Commissioners for report.
TROUBLE ARoUT PAY ROLL.
A communication from the Board Of
Public WORKS, enclosed the pay roll for
work done on the Eof street sewer, the
sum involved being S342GS. The ques-
ton was raised by Mr.. Tracy that the bill
ought to be paid out Of the ten'cent levy
fund, in which the Chair concurred. Mr..
Caldwell pointed out that the ordinance
for the improvement OF Eoff and
Thirty streets specified that the sum
of 500 aud 30 much more ss might be
necessary, be appropriated, to be paid out
of the ten cent levy fund, snd the residle
out Of the general appropriation. That
was all right, but the trouble was that there
was no ten cent levy fund now and would not
be until about Christmas, and if the bill
wao to be paid II must DO paid vut Uf tho
general fund. The Board, in former work OF
this kind, had o contractor and he had
taken orders and csshed them when the
ten cent levy came in, but this year there
WAS 10 contractor. The workmen had
been contracted with directly by the Board,
and, being poor men, they would, today,
be clsmoring for their money. He did
net see how payment could be refused for
work performed, but at the same time, it
must result in increasing the appropriation
to the Board.
Mr.. Harrell made some very forcible sud
remarks, in the course of which
he hauled the Board over the Goals in
most energetic and characteristic manner,
in the course of his speech alluding TO the
arbitrary action OF the Board of Public
Works is mapping out, on North Main
street, the route OF g natural gas line on
top Of 2O-irch crock sewer"
The matter was finally laid on the table
With the understanding that the bills
would be paid out Of the contingent fund.
NATURAL GAS.
The resolution from the First Branch,
the appointment OF q special
Joint committee Of three from each Branch
to visit neighboriny towns and secure data
the pressure OF natural gas in
the various localities, coming up, the &C.
ton OF the First Branch was agreed to sf.
ter a spirited and peraonal debate.
Adjourned.