The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-13
LAST NIGHTS COUNCIL MEETING.
Chicago for tho WorId's Falr-A Kick OF
tho Health Oficer-Routine Matters,

AAnl MUNRO lVVNLlL MhEIlAu,
Chicago for tho Worlds Falr-A Kick on
the Health Oflcer-Roatine Matters,
Last nights Council meeting was A
strictly business session. Immediately
on the assembling Of the Second Branch,
President Cruise stated that Mr.. Clyker,
who was elected TO till the Sixth ward
vacancy caused by ]. B. Wilkes resig-
nation, would have to be balloted on
again, because the twenty days limit
prescribed by law had passed and he
had not been qualified, An election
was then held, and there being no oppo.
sltlon to Mr. Olyker, who was present,
he was sworn In. Afterwards he was
placed on all committeesin place Of Mr.,
Licenses to keep saloons were granted
TO William Conard, at 1880 Market
street, with A, E, Smith and II, B.
Grimm as sureties; to j, Henderson,
at $3.50 Main sureties, Charles Schmidt
and Q, W. Weltyito Dan ATndt, at No.
a Main street, with ]. G, Haher6eld and
Henry seEig as sureties,
Mayor seabright presented q request
from the Government Census Bureau
asking for information concerning the
city, II was later referred 10 the City
Clerk with orders to comply with the
request,
CLERK Thoner's semi.monthly financial
report showed that the total balances on
hand at date was &5508S so.
The following bills payable were pre-
sented by the different committees;
Police, SIS 6hi City Prison, $50 90; Ac.
counts, Sl24S0i Real Estate, $50 10;
Health, S60S 10; Fire Department,
81 ,O5S 03, The Committee on Police re,
ported having let the contract for build.
Ing a small weather box for the benefit
Of the be- Island 5 officers, to L. W, Stephens
The ordinance calling for iull,paid
extraman In the Fire Department was
passed by the Second Branch by a vote
Of nineteen to three, but II was killed by
the First Branch,
The Board Of Public Works presented
itS payroll amounting TO $S,O2S 50,
which was ordered paid, y
The Goshorn claim, reported by the
Committee on Claims, was referred 10
the Committee on Streets and Alleys,
with orders 10 relay the pavement asked
for In the claim, The claims ot John
McMorris and others, who claim dam.
ages by the change In grade on MCCol.
loCh street on the South Side, was turned
over to the Board Of Public Works.
The 500 which the committee recon.
mended 10 be given In settlement OF
Mrs. Mahaney'G claim, was referred to
the Finance Committee, with instruc.
tons to raise the money. The same dis.
position was made OF the $65 allowance
made by the Claims Committee In set.
Element Of Mrs. st, Myers claim.
A suggestion from the Committee on
GLAZING that an ordinance be passed pro.
Viding that hereafter no street Improve.
ments be made until all the property
holders along the line OF the Improve.
ment petition for II, or sign an agree.
ment not to ask damages, was put into
the form OF resolution and referred to
the Ordinance Committee with in.
struCtlona to draft an ordinance in con.
tormity with thesuggestion,
The Committee on Markets reported
It's ordinance referring 10 the Centre
Market, which was published recently.
1t was passed.
The hack and express,wagon stand or.
dinance was laid on the table till May
next, when the license year ends.
MIR. Davidson asked why the Street
Car Company 10 allowed to use the Four.
tenth street loop track while 1t has not
compiled with the requirements OF the
ordinance, by removing the old track
from Water street between the stables
and Benson's Ferry wharf, Later, Mr.,
Baily presented a resolution iuatTuCting
the Uhief OF Police TO stop the running
OF cars on Fourteenth street unless the
old track is removed inside Of four days,
which was adopted by both branches.
An ordinance was passed taxing merry.
go-rounds $50 year or $40 month.
Petitions for corrections in assessments
were presented by the Manufacturers
Gas Co., Els and Weimer, Charles L.
Hobbs, and Mr.SHorkheimer, all Of
which were referred to the Committee
on Equalization and Appeals.
A petition was received from. the
night soil men, complaining Of the treat.
ment they have received at the hands OF
Health Officer Garrison. A resolution was
passed calling for the appointment Of q
committee Of FIVE to investigate the mat
ter. Council then went into joint ses-
sion and elected George Bell weigher at
the Forty.fith street scales.
An ordinance was passed giving the
old Water Board rooms 10 tho City En-.
gineer, and his office Ia the Health
Officer.
A resolution recommending Chicago
as the proper place for the Worlds Fair
was passed by both branches.
MI. Wilson, OF the First, presented a
resolution that the expense d meetings
called 10 grant licenses, or for other
business not Of Importance to the city
should DO paid by the person at whose
instance the meetings are called.