The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-30
GETTING DOWN TO WORK.
The New Council Commenced
Operations Last Night and
is FAIRLY ENTERTAINING.
Some Kicks Over the Special Com.
mittee's Committee Work-AIr,
Maxwell's Economy Res
olution Killed,

The new Council met last night and
started in on the business that is to yex
It during the next two years. There
were some jars such as are always Incl
dent to the starting Of new machinery,
but considering the construction Of the
machine, the first run was q fairly
smooth one. That this was so, was
largely due to the fact that ex,Clerk
Bowers and Receiver Dunaway were on
duty in the Second Branch and ex.Clerk
Elson in the First, to assist and direct
the new officials, President Cruise
welded the gavel in the Second in a
manner that gave promise Of his becom'
ing in a very short time q presiding
officer who will expedite business so far
rs parliamentary law will allow,
There was very general turnout OF
the members, Mr.. Belleyille being the
only absent one from the Second, while
Messrs, Tracy and Wilson were the only
ones not present In the First to answer
to their names. The lobby was some
thing immense, and such lobby as II
was; briefly stated, II was something
loud, 1t filled all the spare space In the
galleries aud ON the lower floors, over.
flowed into tho corridors and intruded
itself into the space reserved for the
members,
AS soon as the roll had been called in
the Second, the bonds OF Mayor Sea-
bright and Clerk-eleCt homer were pre-.
scented aud approved, That OF the May
or Is in the sum Of 81 1000, with Il. Q,
Caldwell and Charles Kraus as surities
that OF Clerk ThOner is in the sum oil
s. 900, with Charles +. Miller aad Charles
Kraus rs suFeties. Later, after these
bonds had been approved by the First
Branch, these officers appeared before
President Cruise and took the oath oil
office. Before an adjournment was had
the bond OF Louis Delbruggs was also
presented; 1t Is In the SUN OF $4,000,
with Anton Reymann and W. O. Hand
Ian as sureties., They qualified, aud later
tue new Ohiei Of Police appeared In the
chamber OF tho Second Branch accom-
panied by the Mayor, and took the oath
OF office before thut dignitary.
The minutes OF the organization meet
ing OF last Saturday were read and ap-
proved in both branches.
George Paur was granted q license to
keep saloon at No. 1920 Main street
Charles HOrstman and II. q. Caldwell
qualified us Paur'ssureties, John Welty,
who has been keeping u saloon at this
place, had bis license annulled and was
granted the usual rebate.
The Board OF Public Works presented
bills aggregating $S9S AZ on account Of q
the general fund, us follows. Fay roll
for work done on Thirty'third street,
$3.50 10; William Stobbs, Curblng on
Thlrty.third street, s04 05; I. Il. Ken.
nedy, engineering in connection with
the Main street temporary bridge, $50;
Klieyis, Kraft & Co., sewer in alley g.,
SD %. Mr.. Harrell raised the question
that II the Kennedy bill was n part Of
tho contract price for the bridge, 1t
would be well to postpone payment
until the very material defect now up:
parent in the structure Is remedied. II
Il was bill for something outside OF
the contract, then he wanted to know
how 1t had been authorized. MIR. Seeley
spoke In the same strain, and intimated
that the bridge would have to be raised
to level OF Main street before he, for
one, would vote to accept II from the
contractors. The matter OF Mr.. Ken
nedy's bill was finally referred to the
Committee on Claims for report, and
the balance Of the bills were ordered
paid. The First conCurred.
The Board OF Public Works in fur
ther report, presented bills aggregatlng
1927 72 on account Of the contingent
fund. Included in this report was an
item OF S. 10, street car fare expended
by Superintendent OF Streets Warden.
Mr.. Harrell wanted To know about that
item, and as no one was able to satislac'
torily explain 1t, the Second refused to
order It's payment. Tie other bills pass
ed muster and the First COnCurred.
A resolution was adopted by both
branches authorizing tho City Clerk to
draw his orders on the Receiver to pay
the commissioners, canvassers and clerks
Of the municipal election, the sum OF 81
each.
The special purpose for which this
meeting was called was TO approve the
committee appointments made by the
Special joint committee appointed at
Saturdays meeting to select the MEM
beers who should form the several COM
mittaes. The report OF this committee
was first presented in the Second Branch.
The list was tho same as that printed In
Yesterdays issue OF this paper, except
that Mr.. PollaGk's name had been sub
stituted as member OF the Committee
on Equalization and Appeals, the mem
beers OF which draw S. per day while
thew are In session, In place OF that oil
Mr.. Halter, and Mr.. Haller's name has
been placed on the list OF those Compos.
ing the Committee on Health In place OF
Mi, PollaCk's. Mr.. Bailey's name was
placed on the list Of the members COM
posing the Real Estate COMMITTEES in
place Of Mr.. seeley's, and Mr.. Rum.
ble's name was added 10 that on Health.
The Second Branch adopted the re-
port as II came from the special commit
tee, including the resolution making
President Cruise member er.C6icio OF
ali committees, which Is contrary to the
ORDINANCE In relation TO committees.
Mr.. Maxwell raised a point on this and
demanded an aye and no vote. The
President called Mr.. Davidson to the
chair while this vote was being had II
was decided by q vote OF Is TO b TO let
Cruise have hand In everything.
In the First Branch this report did
not slip through so easily. II raised q
small sized racket and was productive OF
two or three oratnriCal efforts on the
nart OF Mr.. Emsheimer, that crowded
the gallery and made the kiCkers forget
for the moment their soreness.
Mr.. Gavin opened up the proceedings
us soon as the reading OF the report In
the First had been concluded, by jump.
Ing on Mr.. Sceley, metaphorically, with
both feet. Mr.. Seelcy was q member OF
the special committee TO appoint the
standing committees, and Mr.. Gavin,
claiming To speak on behalf Of the Fifth
ward delegation In Council, objected TO
the disposition Mr.. Seeley made Of him.
self on tho committees, and what
hU (Mr. Gavin was pleased 10
consider q neglect Of the balance
OF tho Fith's delegation Mr..
Gavin moved that the name OF DR., ]. A,