Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-10
UNEVENTFUL.
VERY PROsY MEETING OF COUNCIL, LAST
NIGHT.
Few Members Attend, and Those Present Hold
During the Session With Dlficulty-fhs
Business Transacted.

Business Transacted.
Last evenings regular session Of Coun-
ell was about as duh and stupid and IN
interesting as session Of that body could
well be. No one wanted to talk, and
one representative OF the people even slept
sweetly through the entire session. The
Chambers wers cold, the lobbies empty Of
spectators, and but about quorum Of
members were present in either Branch.
FINANCIAL MATTERS.
The bills payable submitted in the Sec
ond Branch during the evening included
the following: Fire Department, Sl61;
Polio, Department, $85 55; Board of Pub
lie Works, 81, 79s. 81, of which $444 IS for
bridging Caldw run, $401.85 for labor
on Island sewer, 81, 337.69 fer sewer pipe
for same, SAG for surveying for eame, and
$25 for surveying for curbing; Committee
on City Prison, $53 04; Health, $40 so;
Markets, $40 IS; total, 81, 1918.
The Board Of Public Works submitted
the following report Of expenditures from
January to September 80: General fund,
$50, 3S5 SO; ten cent levy, $23. 215 SO; con-
tingent fund, $24, S76. 50; spscial contin-
gent fund, 81, 77S 81.
The City Clerks financial report showed
total expenditures of $276, 929 81, and
total balance cf $106, 5s7. 26, the latter as
follows: Beard of Public Works, So, 301;
fire, 81, 4s; health, 81 .s86 10; markets,
$685.. 81; police, $6,S43.0l; city prison,
81, 0O3. 4s; Ecales, $224.09; real estate,
$46S 20; cemeteries, 1851; salaries,
81, OBS. Is; contingencies, 81, 536.67; loan
of 1881, $1,000. so; Water Board, $36, :
O65 26; gas works, 20, 426.60.
City Tax Cel'ector Bric, reported collec.
lions as follows: 1887 assessms ant, fifty
cent levy $s3, 435 &C, ten cent levy $15,-
s26 90, total 500 262 90; 1888 levy, fifty
cent levy Sc, 442. 80. ten cent levy ]. 307. 10,
total 81, 749 40.
| CLAIMING TIE REWARD.
The following was read in the Second
Branch:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
The undersigned, J. F. Meredith, Il. j.
Rickenbaugh, Porter Smith and w. @.
Handlan, respectfully show that they are
together entitled to the reward offered by
your city for information and facts leading
to the arrest and conviction If Thomas
Kelly and Harry B. Christie, the murder
ers Of Police Officer JOSEPH Glenn, on Sun
day morning, January Is, 1888, as will
sppear by an inytstiRai N Of their said
clsims and facts sustaining the same,
which they are ready to present before
your honorable body or any committee ap-
pointe for the pup ose Of ascertainiog and
reporting to Your body the facts in the
case.
II. j. HICKENBAUGH,
]. F. MEREDITH,
PORTER SMITH,
VIC. HANDLAN.
The paper was referred to the Committee
on Claims.
LA BELLE POTTERY PETITION.
The La Belle Pottery Company pre-
sentsd petit IN in the Second Branch for
the construction of IL inch sewer in the
alley in the rear of their new factory.
TIE petition stated the Board of Public
Works had estimated the cost of the sewer
at $500, and further that it was practically
impossible to ran the factory, now ready
for operation, without system of drain
age. The petition was referred to the Com
mittee on Finance, with instructions to
procure the money, if possible.
SAILING HIDES AND RENDERING TALLoW.
In the First Branch great deal Of time
at the opening Of the session was taken mp
with the 6i session of the ordinance pro
hibiting the sailing of hides and the rem
dering of tallow" within the limits of the
city. The ordinance was adopted, ayes 8,
noes 2, as follows: AyeS, Messrs. Osld-
well, Farrell, Halter. Hsu6lan, Happy,
Kenney, Schultze and Tracy.-S. Noes,
Mess,s Fairs and Uirich.-2. In the
Second Branch, Mr.. Harrell moved to in
definitely postpone, and al bat ono or two
members voting in the affirrat We, the
paper was laid to rest with q rush.
THREE RESOLUTIONS.
In the First Branch Mr.. Buchanan moved
that the Committee on Lights and the Gas
Trustees report back 10 Council their &C.
ton on the resolution, referred to them
Jointly, as to tie feat ibIIity Of establishing
an electric light plant. The resolution was
adopted. The same gentlemen also offered
resolution ordering the Board OF Gas
Trustees to give the gas lamps in front OF
the City Hall much-needed oyerhauling,
so that they might be lighted nightly.
This was adopted in each Branch. Mr..
Pracht offered q reo'ution in the Second
Branch, permitting tmoking hereafter in
the chamber. This resolo.ion was like
wise carried.
THE STONE BRIDGE.
The First Branch refused to concur in
Mr.. Geo. B. Caldwells resolution regard
ing q T ew stone bridge, and appetite as q
COMMITTEES of Conference, Messrs. U.ricb,
Caldwell and Terrell. The Second Branch
appointed Messis Caldwell, Mitchell and
Harrell on such committee, and the six
gentlemen proceeded TO hold session.
Pending report from the committee, q
reces, was taken in ea h Branch. When the
committee finally reported, it was found
that it had been unable to agree.
For three weeks was suffering from
severe cold in my head, accompanied by q
pain in the temples. / tried some of the
many cstarrh remedies without any It lief
Ey's Cream Balm was recommended to
me. After only six applications of the
Balm every trace of my cold was removed
Henry @. Clark, LIST Division New York