The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-23
A VARIETY OF MATTERS.
Considered by Council at Its
Session Last Night.
Mr., F, CRUISE RECONSIDERs
His RcsIgnatton.-.New Ordinances
The Il, Il. W. Cracks Back Mt the
Water Board.--A Claim for a
PensIon...otheF Matters.

The regular semi.monthly meeting OF
Council held last night was well attend'
ed, despite the inClemency Of the
weather, The only absentees were
Messrs. Faris, Happy, Robinson and
Tracy, Of the First Branch, and Messrs,
Dawson, Maxwell, Robrecht, Water,
house, YahR and Young, Of the Second
Branch, The members were late in as
sembIing and it was nearly s O'Clock
before President Cruise called the Second
Branch TO order, The roll was called
and a quorum being found present,
Clerk Thoner cleared his throat prepara'
tory to reading the minutes Of tho two
previous meetings, but was prevented
from so dolngat that time by slr, seeley,
who moved a suspension Of the reading
for the purpose OF considering unfnlsh'
ed business. This motion prevailed
and Mr.. seeley called mp the resignation
presented by Mr., Cruise Ut the special
meeting held last Tuesday evening, Of
| his seat both as q member and the pre-
siding officer Of the body. Mr. Cruise
vacated the chair, calling on Mr, Elllng'
ham TO take his place. MIR. Seeley
moved 10 indefinitely postpone action
on the resignation and this was unani'
mously agreed 70, g..
Before resuming the CHAIR Mr.. Cruise
made very manly statement. lie
thanked the Council for its kindness,
and expressed sorrow for anything that
he might have said in the heat OF debate
| that Vas Incompatible with the dignity
Of the body, Or that bed hurt any
ones feelings, or reflected on any mem
hers motives. Second thoughts were
tho best, and at the solicitation Of
| friends bp hgd thought second time Of
his actions on last Tuesday night, and
sincerely regretted them. At the pom
clusion OF Mr, Cruises remarks he was
warmly applauded.
business was then disposed oil as fol-
lows, the minutes Of the previous meet
iugs being first read and approved OF;
CLERK THoNER's PlE4NGIAk REPORT.
Clerk Thoner's semi.monthly hlaa.
cial report showed that out OF q total Of
approprIatious aggregatlng $3.50, 1854 u
made to tho several plty departments AT
the first OF the current year, there has
been expended q total OF S2S4, 6B w.
leaving i total OF balances amounting
TO $1,000 GO, divided among the de-
partments as follows:
Board Of Public Works 10 cent levy
fund, $O,245; same, contingent iund,
So $50 81; same, appropriation fund ST.
| Gl2 oil; Fire Department, &c. lS2 az
Health Department, 81 ,443 6S; Markets
sos 10: Police Department, S9,u5l "
City Prison, 81, los 0S; Scales and Weigh
inv, SOO0 A; Real Estate, S2l4 40; Gene
tcries, 81 90; Salaries, 81, Lib Of Coptin'
gencies, 81 $3.50 49, Compromise Loan az
s., 800: City Water Board, 81, lb8 Sai
City Gas Works, Sll,727 81. The ap,
propriations Of $4,000 to the Loan OIL
| 1851: $1,000 80 10 the Loan Of 1851
SlS 500 TO the Losn Of 1885 and s., lW
for the collection Of taxes hgye all been
exhausted.
Clerk Thouer reported further thai
City Collector Myles had paid into ~
ceiver Woeber's Office to date, SO, 6VB 81
taxes collected under the so cent levy
and 81 ,O24 O8 taxes collected under the
10 cent levy; total, S24, 720 90. Both re-
ports were ordered filed by both branches
Councilman Albert g. HadliGhii-ot the
Second ward, was granted license &c
keep a saloon at No. 1855 Market street
with Samuel and g. W. Welty as bis
suretieH.
Thomas j. Costello was granted {
license to keep saloon OF No. l7U
Woods street, with S. 0. Burdatts and
Charles Schmidt as sureties. Walter
Young who has been running a saloor
at this place, was granted u rebate and
his license annulled.
The Committee on Police reported
bills aggregating $500 70, which were or
dered paid. OF this amount Sheriff
steenrod get $22S % for malntalningcity
prisoners at the Jail, aud Chief Delbruggt
gets $25 for killing dogs from August q
to October y, and $50 for summonins
Council and its committees from August
81 to date.
The Board Of Public Works reported
the following bills payable. which both
branches ordered paid:
McColIoch street from Twenly.nInth TO- i.
Ihifty.thlrl Streets (loG levy ...;.s vi 2
Market street from alley 10 Fourth :.
street (lUr levy)....... ..,....... 10 y
jacob street from FOrtyGith 10 Forty
eighth streets 100 levy ..."........aa ?,2U6 q
| Wharf improvements (Clly's contingent T., =.
tuuIl,n".u....,.,," ...,...''.'..''' 50 U
Seventh street, MAin to Market general a., az
fund.- ,...................,, .,,,, 100
Chaplne street from Twenty seventh 10
Ttitty.thlrd street general fund.- "...... % q
Jonathan FaVIne, repairing tho tldaI
walk general luud)...". "...",.""'""..'Y y II
TotAl............,'..'s' .''''a''"'''G-pS'pi' q
The Board Of Public Works in fur
ther report returned the petition Of MIR
W. s. Goshorn asking 70 DO recon
pensed for damages alleged to have beer
sustained to some Of his propertyin the
| gannnd tcard market gOIIAfp nv reason