The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-11
VERY LITTLE business
Importance Transacted by
Council Last Night,
AND THAT LITTLE KILLED
by the First BrapclI-The YeElng
Garbage Question WIN be in Bet
ter shape Next Tcar--The
Health Officers Case.

ter Shape Next Icar---The
Health Officers Case.
Council met last night in regular SEES
sion with a bare quorum in both
branhcea. In the Second Branch, on
motion Of Mr.. Ellipgham, the rules were
suspended aud Henry Brinkman was
granted permission to remove his coffee
house from ita present location, 4Sl6 ia
cob street, to 1918 Jacob street.
Clerk Thoner's semi,monthly financial
report was read in both branches and
ordered filed, 1t showed that out OF q
total Of appropriations made 70 the seV'
eral departments %aggregaling $S66,4Ss II,
there has been expended q total OF
$3.50, 900 65, leaving a total 81 balances
a~ggrsgatlng $34,4ll 40, divided As iol'
lows: Board Of Public Works, 10 cent
levy fund, Sl,33l IA; same, contingent
fund, $l,66S 81; same, appropriation
fund, SI5,0l4 So; Fire Department,
ST. 70 63; Health Department, $4BO 4Si
Markets, SAL 40i Police Department,
$l,070; City Prison, S42ei Scales and
Weighing, $l05; Real Estate, sos Gem
eteries, 81 Salaries, $3.50 80; Conlin'
genpies, SLIT 80; Compromise Loan,
S'2,S00i City Water Board, S5,42O 65i
City Gas Works, S4SB 40,
Clerk Thoner reported further that
City Collector Myles had paid TO Re-
celyer Woeber up TO December y,
SOS, S94,B0, taxes collected OH account Of
the SO cent levy and $lS,420 53 taxes col
leCted on account OF the 10 cent levy.
This report was also ordered filed.
The ordinance which was read once
Mt the last meeting, providing that before
tho grade OF any street shGll be changed,
the property holders on the street shall
agree TO require no damages, was taken
up on It's second reading, Mr.. Harrell
found fault with the provision wherein
the taking OF property is mentioned.
Mr.. Dawson spoke in favor OF the ordi.
nance entire, and II was finally passed
with IN amendment OF Mr.. DAWSON
striking out all but that part requiring
that the matter OF a change shall BE-
brought before Council.
Chief OF Police Delbrugge named
Thomas TrusChler TO take the place Of
Officer Prettylnan, resigned. Trnschler
was confirmed aud the oath OF Office adj
ministered.
The carriage stand ordinance was again
presented. The frat section was amend.
ed locating the stand between Alley Q
and Chapline street, on both sides Of
Twelfth street and passed.
An ordinance changing the grade on
EotF street from Forty.tfty Street TO
Forty.eighth street, was laid on the table.
An ordinance establishing a grade on
Twenty.eighth, Moysen and Merritt
streets was passed after m amendment
had been added requiring each property
owner on the parts Of the streets affected
to sign an agreement to hold the city
harmless III case OF damage.
The Committee on Fire Department
reported bills amounting to $24l A.,
which were ordered paid, They also
recommended employing J.. O. Dlnaway
as engineer at the Atlantic engine
house, vice Frank Lewis, resigned, Dun
away was confirmed.
The Joint special cammittee appointed
to confer with Governor Wilson report
ed the acts OF that committee, which
have been printed heretofore. Mr..
Secley offered au amendment To the
resolution, asking that II member
from each ward be appointed to act in
conjunction with the Light Committee
and the Gas Trustees with regard to the
matter Of building an electric light
plant, doing away with the appointment
OF o new committee, and referring the
matter 10 the regular Committee on
Lights and the Gas Trustees. Mr..
Seeley's amendment was adopted,
Tie Joint special committee up.
pointed 10 inquire into the complaint OF
the night soil haulers against the Health
officer reported a resolution providing
that the Health Officer DO required to oc.
cupy the office provided for him in the
Public Building and making tho Clerk
OF the First Branch clerk TO the Health
| Officer with authority to issue permits,
/ etc., at a salary OF $3.50 a year. Mr..
Maxwell objected on the ground that
Council can not change the rules and
duties OF the Health Officer during bis
term OF Office.
Mr.. Cruise called Mr.. Brandfass TO the
chair and asked for q suspension Of the
rules to allow the presentation ofthe fol.
lowing:
"WnERRAs, It seems that our garbage
system as now regulated, hardly seems
to fill the requirements, therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the - Committee
be and Ia hereby instructed TO enquire
into the advisabllity OF employing such
a number OF collectors as may DO re-
ouired, paying them q fixed price for
every load delivered at the Cromatory ;
said price to be arranged upon a basis OF
the garbage delivered at the crematory
this year. The Superintendent Of the
crematory TO furnish a certificate to
each collector for every load delivered.
The committee to add such further
regulations as may be required"
Mr.. Seeley moved to refer this 10 the
Health Committee. Mr.. Harrell wanted
the resolution passed at once, and I'm
folded the report OF the Crematory su.
perintendent, showing that one horse
has done the hauling Of the garbage
from tue FlTbt anu rlltu ulbtTlCtb unu
hauling less than half the amount Of
garbage which has been hauled from the
Third district, where the First and Fifth
district contractor has received twice
the money that the contractor for the
Third received. AT this point tho First
Branch sent In word that 1t had I'D.
journed, aud the Second, being unable
10 do further business, also adjourned,
10 the First Branch the ordinance re-.
quiring that all grade changes shall be
acted upon by Council, was laid on the
table, as was tue Quincy stand ordlnace.
A petition was received from Island
citizens asking that the brick pavement
be extended to a point beyond the scales
on Zane street, Tho petition was refer.
red to the Board Of Public Works. A
concurrence was had on the Fire Dc.
partments report.
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Keep 1t puro by taking Hoods sarsapa.
rilla, which Is peculiar In It's curative
power. l2
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