The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-02
COUNCIL LAsT EVENING.
Voting OIL saloon LicSnses-Seneral Busl
ness Disposed OF.

.yerconsiderabIc other business had been
TENDED to. A quorum wasnot obtained
n either branch until after 8 o'clock.
favor Seabright presided in the First
nd President Gilleland in the Second
Branch. The absentees were Messrs.
iavin, Happy, Metzner, McGregor and
in the First, and Mcssrs. Auber,
iarvin, Jones, Kraft, Miller, Mitchell,
oracht, Prayer, Steger, Vockler, Wheat
md Young OF the Second.
In the Second the reading OF the
minutes was dispensed with and the
Jules suspended for the purpose Of
,ranting license. Some seven or eight
;aloon licenses, and licenses for billiard
rooms, shooting galleries and auction
GERS, ETC., were granted.
Among the applications for saloon
licenses was another one from Mrs.
Bridget Noon, who was refused last
Tuesday night, accompanied this time
by petition from q number OF neigh
bors testifying that her place was all
that was desirable. She got her license.
Thomas MOIlwaine was on hand with
another application to open the Null
doom place at the south end OF the Stone
bridge, corner OF Main and Twentieth
streets. He had lease from the Null
doons made the day after Council re-
fused him license last week. There was
discussion over the case.
He denied that he was to act rs agent
for the Muldoons in any way, but he
failed to get his license all the same.
The vote stood 8 to s. Those
who voted for him were Davis, Healy,
Gundling, Harrell, Hartong, McKown,
Warner and Ebeling. Col. Caldwell in
advising against the granting OF this
license, related some OF the testimony
given by the murdered policeman Joe
Glenn, in relation to the character OF the
house, which some of those in favor OF
were disposed to make light Of.
The communication from the Gus
Trustees favoring the introduction OF
the electric light for street and public
printed in one of lust weeks
issues, was referred to the Committee on
Lights.
The resignation OF S. P. Hildreth, who
has removed from this city to California,
rs a commissioner OF the Loan OF 1881,
was accepted.
The Board OF Public works asked that
S, 746 81 be appropriated out OF the Gen
eral Fund to pay ]. NJ. Todd for paving
Main street between Twentieth and
Twenty-third streets, and the same was
The Police and Fire Board presented
the following bills, which the Second
Branch ordered paid out OF the police
fund: w. G. Handlan, for care OF city
prisoners in Jail, $3.50; John Brown,
Tor photographing prisoners, 81.
Accompanying this was n recon-
from the Board that the
salaries OF policemen be raised from 500
to SO per month. This was passed by
the Second by u majority vote OF 10 to 9,
but MS it requires Il two-thirds majority
vote to pass it, it will have to remain on
the table till the next meeting when
another majority vote will pass it. The
First decided that rs part OF the report
was on the table in the Second Branch
it could do nothing with any part OF the
report and SO refused TO act on the bills.
The Board presented another report
recommending that Officers West and
Gaus be paid Sl5 so each for services,
which both branches adopted. This
was the outgrowth of Officer Vests sus-
pension pending unsubstantial charges.
Those who voted against increasing po-
pay were Allison, Gundling,
Hartong, Maxwell, Ebeling and Gille-
land.
Mr.. Gruseintroduccd the following:
Resolred, That the Committe on 0rdi-
nances report an ordinance at the next
regular meeting OF Council, embracing
within its provisions the following re-
quirements: The purchase by the Board
OF Public Works OF one or more one
horse street sweeping machines OF the
best character, said machines to be pro-
cured Mt once and to be paid for out OF
the contingent fund of the Board. Re-
curing the sweeping OF the brick paved
streets and alleys OF the city twice week
during the months Of May, June, July,
August, September and October of each
year; once week during the months OF
April and November and once in two
weeks during other months OF the year.
Said sweeping to have for its object the
removal OF all dust and dirt as well rs
paper and other rubbish, and to be done
during and between the
hours OF 0 p. III. and 6 n. M, and all dirt
and rubbish to be carted away before Q
q. IN. each day.
This caused a big discussion in both
branches, but was finally adopted. In
the First, Delbrugge, Ferrell, Handlan
and Kinney voted against it. In the
Mr.. Harrell expatiated on the
outrage that would be entailed on poor
taxpayers who do not live on brick
paved streets, by this purchase.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Ebeling,
calling for the detailing Of another Off
rer in the Sixth ward for night duty,
was referred to the Police and Fire Board,
A number Of petitions and minor res
buttons were appropriately referred.
The recommendation Of the Board OF
Public Works that Mr.. ]. r. Butts be
appointed superintendent OF the brick
paving, position recently provided by
Council, at a salary OF s. for each day
employed was, after some
discussion, suddenly ruled out Of
order by the Chair, who held that the
by the city of Mr.. Butts
in that capacity would be the entering
into OF n contract such rs the act Great
ing the Board forbids. There were n
number who differed from the chair in
this. The matter of the Faris picture
was brought forward again by
means OF n resolution offered by
Mr.. Gundling, providing that now
that-NIr. Faris has complied with
the conditions imposed upon him that
he be paid the $500 for which the city
purchased the painting. The resolution
was passed by a vote Of 10 to Q, but re.
luiring two-thirds majority 1t will
have to lie on the table till the next
meeting before it can be passed legally,