The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-10
MR., wilson CONVERTED,
He Wants the Fire and Police
Board to Give a Reason
FOR THE FAITH THAT is IN 1T.
The Ak Caught on the Down Stroke
by tho First Branch-A Very In-
terestIng Session of Council
Held Last Evening.

tcrestIng Session of Council
Held Last Evening
Council met in regular session last
night, The meeting was well attended,
the only absentees being Messrs, Max
well and Young Of the Second Branch,
The First Branch adjourned at 1880
o'clock, but 1t was not until midnight
that the Second suspended operations,
Considering the time the two bodies
were in session there was not much bus
iuess transacted. A large portion Of the
time was consumed in talk.
The Second Branch was called to order
promptly at 7%:S0o'Clock and commenced
proceedings by approving the minutes
OF the two previous meetings as read by
Clerk Thoner. Following this, the
semi,monthly financial report Of Clerk
Thoner was read aud approved, 1t
showed that out ol$91,6 00 %, provisional
appropriations made to the departments
for the first quarter Of the year, there
has been expended $7l,SG0 n, leaving a
total balance OF $95,S30 Is.
An ordinance from the Finance Com
mittee making further provisional appro'
priations to the departments for April,
was read three times and adopted, These
appropriations are one-twelfth Of the
total of,the appropriations made to the
departments last year, and are intended
to carry them over till the annual appro-
prlation ordinance Is adopted.
The Board OF Police and Fire Commits.
sioners reported bills amounting to
SIS 40 on account OF the Fire Depart
ment and $l62 % on account OF the Po'
lice Department, OF the last named
amount $40 is for Chief Of Police Del
brugge for summoning Council and com.
mittees, and $50 for killing dogs; $50 80
Is for Sheriff Steenrod for keeping city
prisoners in jail, These bills were or
dered paid.
The Committee on City Prison re.
ported bills ~aggregating Silt 30i that on
Real Estate $l4 IS, and that ON Health
Sl64 80. all OF which were ordered paid,
The Board OF Public Works presented
bills amounting to $907 y, and they
were ordered paid.
The Committee on City Prison accom-
panied its report with an ordinance in.
%Crcasing the salaries OF the several
officials employed ut that institution S.
each per month, which was read once,
but It's second reading being objected to
by Mr.. Harrell, 1t went over under the
rules.
CITY REAL ESTATE.
The Committee on Real Estate report
ed the names Of those who lease prop.
erty belonging TO the city, and recon.
mended that the Receiver be instructed
to renew these leases at the present rent
al, which Council ordered done. The
committee reported further that the fol-
lowing named persons, who are widows,
were In arrears for rent for the sums
stated, and recommended that they be
exempted from payment: Mrs, r, Hess,
$l25 %; Mrs. Oberdick, $25; Mrs, Stark,
$40 90. The Second Branch agreed to
release them, but the First Branch re-
fused to concur.
Mr.. Harrell made a little kick overthe
payment OF tho bill OF Councilman g.
W. Rumble, for so, for repairs TO the
Cfematory furnace, reported by the Com
mittee on Health, on the ground that
the repairs were practically OF no use,
having failed TO bring about the i'm
proyemept promised. Mr.. @. H. Miller
said that to put the Crematory in perfect
working order would require an expcn-
diture OF $500. [GroanS aud satirlcal
laughter.]
FAULTY REPORTS.
The Committee on Accounts sent in a
big bundle Of bills aggregating SSH 93,
but It's report was go incomplete that
President Cruise felt justified in severely
reprimanding the members Of the COM
mittee for allowing suCh q report to come
10, None OF the bills were enumerated
In the report, so that none OF the mem
beers knew for what they were voting.
The report wal referred back 10 the CONF
mittee to have 1t properly drawn.
Earlier In the proceedings President
Cruise delivered some advise with the
bark on 1t to the members ofthe Finance
Committee for making slip.shod reports,
or no reports at all, their alleged report
Of last evening being merely memoranda
on the back Of matters referred to them.
He gave notice that hereafter, only
properly drawn reports would be con-
sidered.
THE FIRE AND POLICE BOARD RESIGNS.
The following communication was first
read in the Second Branch:
To he Mayor aud Council:
GENrLEMEN:-We have noticed in the
published proceedings OF Council, that
you have instructed aCommittee TO bring
In an ordinance abollshing the Board OF
Police and Fire Commissioners.
From our experience as members OF
the Board, and our knowledge Of the
government Of the Police and Fire De-
partment OF other ~well.goyerned cities,
we believe the system 10 be right. i
During the three years the Board has
been established it has accomplished
some good, Notwithstanding the embar.
RAISING situations under which, existed.
II members OF Council would care.
fully examine into the merits Of the
system, we believe they would seek 10
enlarge, uphold and perpetuate the
Board, rather than to destroy 1t. We
have, however, nc desire 10 hold the
office Of commissioners, therefore re-
specially tender our resignation.
j.. A. MILLER,
W. II. TRAVIS.
JoIN G. HOFFMAN,, in.
NJ. r. WoLPF.
The Second Branch accepted this In
stanter, Mr.. Harrell Remaining express
sively, ''Lct 'en 90, Gallagher"
This Branch also adopted In a ono.
two.thrCe order the brief ordinance,
a%bolishing the Board and transferring
the care oithe two departments To the
Committees on-PollCe and Fire Depart
ment. The long ordinance establishing
tho Fire Department was read once.
Owing TO It's length, the lateness Of the
hour and the mass OF other business
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