The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-11

dinance be passed without reference 10 q
committee. Il was 90 passed by both
Branches. In thesecond Messrs. KRAFT and
Maxwell endeavoHed 10 have the price
fixed at 80 cents per thousand with q re.
duction Of 10 cents per thousand feet II
paid before the tenth.
Rx.coLLEcToR cRAwRoRD's BONDS.
The report OF the Finance Committee In
relation 10 exOity Collector OraWford's AZ
fairs was considered ct corsidsrRble length
by the Second Branch, and It was finally
decided to instruct the CITY Solicitor 10
proceed to collect from the four surviving
bondsmen on Mr.. OraWfold's bond the
amount Of his shortage, which is some
thing over s., 800. The First Branch con-
CURED In this without any debate. There
was strong effort made In the Second 10
have the proposition made by the four
survivors and reported In yesterdays is
sue accepted, but It was defeated. II was
openly charged that Col. Caldwell advis.
ed proceeding against the bondsmen, be-
cause in Gaze Of q suit he would get . big
fee, and he as openly announced that his
fee would be only 800, which the opposi-
ton considered TO be 9 very low one ior
the amount involved.
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
The Committee on Accounts presented
billRto tho amount OF s. so, which were
ordered paid. The balances reported on
hand 10 balance January l, were as fol.
lows: General fund, $S,59S 90; Board OIL
Public Works contingent fund, $1,927 49,
ton cent levy fund, $l2,7l4 10; Board Of
Public Works appropriation fund, g. The
committee complimenisd two deserving
officials by reporting thst they had at al
times found the books and papera Of the
City CLERK and City Receiver kept in q
most excellent shape, land the committee
believes that those officers have perform
ed their respective duties In most com
mendable manner"
Bills to the amount OF Sl19 5Opresentst
by the Committee on City Prison wert
ordered paid and on It's Recommendation
the contract for furnishing prisoners medi
clnes during the year was awarded to E
Booking ct his bid Of $40 80.
In al OF the above matters the First
concurred with the Second. In the First
the following resolutions were adopted:
KIEcrRIc LIGHTING.
By Mr.. Dobbina:
Resolred, That the Gas Trustees DO In.
structed to inquire into the expediency
and coat Of establishing an electric Light
plant for arc and incandescent lighting, to
DO operated In connection with the city
gas works, and report as coon as practiCR'
BILE to Council.
By Mr.. McGregor:.
RESOlVsd, That the Committee on 0rdi-
nances DO directed to draft an ordinance
providing that all tracts OF unimproved
land laid out in leta and offered for sale
shall not be sold either at auction or other
wise until proper plat Of the same show
ing the subdivisions and streets and alleys
has been submitted to and approved by
the Board OF Public Works; and making
1t tho duty OF the Board to require streete
and alleys to be made at proper intervals
through such tracts, to the end that some
degree Of uniformity regarding public
th0roughfares DO attained.
At 1885 both branches adjourned. In
the way Of untouched business there were
bills Of SO from the Committee on Scales
S45 from Health; SS44 81 on account Of the
Fire Department and Sl94 05 on account
oil the Police Department from the Board
In control Of the two; $2,S4344 from the
BoaYd OF Public Works for paving, and ex-
Solicitor 0'Kseffe's bill Of SPAS, Of which
$225 Is for services in the cGse OF Sheppard
ct al. We. the City, Eas again brought up.
A special meeting will be necessary to dis.
pose OF all this.
CLERK Thompson, OF the Municipal
Court, also had q report on the table
stating that In compliance with section 2S
Of the ordinance In relation to saloons, he
reported that Martin Chisnell, the keeper
Of q saloon at No. 927 Market street, had
been convicted twice in the Municipal
Court for selling liquor on Sunday. The
penalty is revocation oil license. Chis'
nell has taken Tn appeal in his last case.