The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-11
AN OLD TINE MEETING
OF CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT,
The Board OF Police and Fire Commission
srs Reelected and Gas RoducSd in
Price to those who pay PrOmply..A
Meeting full of Interest and Fun.

Council last evening was q regular old.
timer, such IS has not been held for some
time past. There was no end Of funny
breaks, and an almost incessant stream OF
talk in which personalities were freely
INDUCED in.
The most Important business transacted
was the re-electinG Of the present Board OF
Police and Fire Commissioners, and the
passage Of an ordinance, which Is to take
effect Immediately, reducing the price OF
gas from 90 cent? net per 1000 cubic feet,
to rs cents, when the bills are paid before
tho tenth Of the month.
There was good tournout Of the mem.
bers, the only abssntses being Messrs.
Gavin, Happy, Ksnnsy, schrebe and
schultzs from the First Branch and
Auber, Bremen, Jaeger, Kettler, Miller
and White from tho Second.
The Second Branch was called 70 order
about q quarter past O'Clock by Mr..
Allison, who in the absence Of the Preei-
dent hsd, on motion OF Colonel CALDWELL
been called to the chair.
THE FINANCIAL REPORT.
The minutes were read and approved,
and the semi.monthly report Of Clerk
Bowers presented. It showed that out OF
SIS $50 SO appropriated to the various de-
| partments to be used during the first three
montha Of the year, or until such time
as the regular yesrly appropriation oTdi-
nance Is adopted, 5000 IS had been ex-
pended, leaving balance Of 81, S04 Sd, as
follows:
Board OF Public Works, Sl2. 29S 90; Fire
| Department, G,4sS 80; Health Depart
ment, 81, $50; Markets, sSOO; Police De.
psrtnient, s., 226 25; City Prison, $1,000;
Scales and Weighing, S2O7 92; Real Es-
tate. $4l2 so; Cemeteries. $3.50; Salaries,
&. $50; Contingencies, IS, $50 ~ Oom-
promise Loan, 500; Loan Of 1877, So, 800;
City Water Board, $4,000; City Gas
Worka, ST., 4S9 II. The Board OF Public
| Works has expended none Of its appro.
pristion Of 81, 29S 90, but has spent SSO4 IS
out OF It's contingent fund. There was
appropriated 81 400 to the compromise
loan, and OF this 81 800 has been expend'
cd. The report was ordered fled.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The ordinance changing the name Of
the Committee on Health to "Bosrd Of
Health" and giving itsuch powers as are
conferred by the State law on the matter,
/ which IVES objected to at the Last meeting
and ordered printed, was taken up as nm
finished business and its second reading
commenced after motion to indefinitely
postpone, made by steger, had been heaVi-
~ sat upon.
Tho first section provides that the mem
bers Of the Committee on Health and the
Health Officer shall constitute the Board
Of Health. MS, Garvin moved to strike
out the committee and insert Board Of
Police and Fire Commissioner" Hesup-
ported this motion in long apesch, in
which he was frequently interrupted by
members who had considerable fun at his
expense. At the conclusion Of his talk
his amendment was knocked out by q
large msioriiy. A half hours time had
been consumed and on motion OF Mr..
Gruse, the further consideration Of the
ordinance was made the special order for
the next meeting In order to dispose OF
more important business that was await
ing attention.
| THE POLICE AMI FINE bJAhOs
Col. Caldwell moved thst the First
Branch be invited to 70 into joint session
| for the purpose of electfng Board OF Po-
lice and Fire Commissioners, which mo-
ton was adopted, and in q few minutes
the First was seated in the chamber OF
the Second with Charlie Seabrighs preaid-
| inc. A number OF the Democratic men,
heIa had overlooked the fact that this was
the time for elec!ing this Board, and they
we're in consequence aomewhat surprised
and sgitste1.
Mayor SeabriHht, on calling the session
to order, referred to the provision in the
ordinance that two members OF the Board
must belong to an opposite political party
from that 10 which the other two belong,
and In his own peculiar way suggested a
Committee on Credentials to paes upon
the political faith Of the candidates nomi-
mated. Everyone supposed he was in t1n
and laughed accordingly, until he Eoberly
continued by stating that he believed
such procedure was usual, and asked
whether he should appoint the committee
or allow Council to do it. Then Colonel
Caldwell jumped up and called the
Mayor to order pretty sharply.
THE OLD BOARD.
Whileon his feet he nominated for re-
election the four gentlemen at present
composing the Board-Col. Jere A. Miller,
Mr.. ]. G. Hoffman, jr., Mr.. W. Il. Travis
and Mr., II. r. Wolff, and in doing 80 paid
them q neat and deserved compliment for
the able manner in which they have
served.
Mr.. Cruise atated In his most solemn
manner that he desired to be excused
from voting for the reason that he was
conscientiously opposed to the panner Of
the Boards makeup and plan Of work and
because he honestly believed 1t to be an
unconstitutional body. He was excused.
Then Mr.. Harrel made one OF his old
speeches that he made at the time the
Board was formed, and ssked to be e1-
cused from voting because he took no
stock In the Board and did not want to
vote on anything he did not take stock in.
He was excused.
Mr.. Delbrugge then wanted TO be ex-
cused, bat Council had had enough at.
tempts at fllibustering and refused
10 excuse him. This action reused
Mr.. Harrell and Mr.. Healy thought
1t an outrage and wanted to
know how man was TO be forced.
Mr.. Hesly especially wanted to have
some one force him to vote. II was sug-
Eested TO him that his COINCIDENCE and oath |
that Councilman took might have some
influence. In q disguised tone OF voice |
Mr.. HeAly inquired, "What II l hain't got
any conscieuce?" No one ventured to
answer this.
Col. Caldwell took occasion to deliver
some sarcastic shota at the members who
were attempting TO clog matters. BE re-
ieIred to Judge Jacobs decision and that
Of the Supreme Court and predicted that |
would be come time before citizens
would care to risk testing the validity OF
an ordinance acknowledged by good Dem. |
ocrRtic authority as well as Republican to |
be coed and valid. After some further
talk from Mr.. Harrell, who wanted TO |
Lnoy, that tho Poard had ayaY dono Khak