The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-27
LAST NIGHTS COUNCIL MEETING.
Considerable Business Transacted ~
pert for the Compromise Loan.

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pert for the Compromise Lean.
The members absent from the regular
seml'monthly. meeting Of Council last
night were MessB, Happy, Handlan,
Tracy and Robinson, Of the Fint, and
Craig, Hsdlich, Warehouse, Yahn and
Young, Of the Second,
Clerk ThoneTs semi'monthly financial
report was ordered filed by both
branches; 1t showed that out OF appro-
pTlRtions aRgregatipg 1855, 6S4 65, there
has been expended up 70 date by the
several departments, o total OF $Sl6, 674 81,
leaving balances aggregating SIS, 1855 81,
City Collector Myles has turned into
Receiver WoebeFs hands 66,S0S,75 on
account Of the 80 cent levy ,Rnd Sl3, 06S, ~
on account OF the ~ cent levy.
Licenses 10 keep saloons were granted
TO John q. Kline at No. l4ll Market
stIeeti to ], Henry Felber at No, 100
Woods street,
Ths Board Of Public Works reported
bills payable amounting TO Sl79S,77
which were ordered paid,
The Finance Committee made the
following recommendations; That the
City Collector be instructed to credit F,
Welmer and Jacob Els with the toll
paid by them, as shown by their re-
ceipts, In paymentot their city taxes Tor
the years 1888, 1880 and 1890;
that the City Clerk draw his order for
81 900 payable to City Collector Myles
in part payment on account Of COM
missionson taxes collected In 1889; that
be be authorized to draw his order Tor
500 In payment Of the claim Of Mrs.
Mary Mahoney, as recommended by the
Committee on Claims, and for S65 In
payment Of the claim Of Sarah ST,
Myers against the city alao, recon-,
mended by Claims; that he be instruct
ed TO draw his order on the Receiver ior
$S42 Is In favor OF A, ], Lang for wharf
improvements and marks, These recom1
mendatons were adopted by both
branches,
The Finance Committee recommend.
ed that an expert accountant be engaged
10 examine into the Compromise Loan
trouble. This was approved by both
branches, also the suggestion Of Mr.,
Maxwell, that he be- under the direction
OF the Finance Committee,
The ordinance read justiug the appro'
priations so as 70 make everything ut
Tor the balance Of the year was passed,
An ordinance establishing hack stands
was objected To by Mr., Miller,
Ordinances establishing grades on
Twenty.eight, Merritt, Moyston and EoH
street below F0rty.ffth were objected "
by Mr.. Dawson and Mr.. Maxwell, A
letter was read from Judge Cochran ask
ing that the matter Of establishing grades
on some Of these streets be postponed,
An ordinance declaring that hereafter
the grade OF no street shall be changed
without express order OF Council, and
not then unless all property owners on
the street sign an agreement 10 save the
city harmless. was objected to by Mr.
Maxwell.
The First had a big row concurring
with the Second in naming Chicago as
this city's choice for the Worlds Fair
Communications from Drs. L, D, VIII
son and g. Baird protesting against the
way in which II Il proposed TO enforce
certain provisions OF the Health ordl'
nance were read, and Health Officer
Garrison read q paper on the same
subject, defending himself against the
position taken by the other two doctors,
The First first handled the matter and
adopted q resolution looking 10 o new
Board Of Health. This the Second laid
on the table and referred by resolution,
the matter TO Ordinances for a thorough
revision Of the Health laws Of the city.
This resolution the Flrst sent 10 Health.
When doctors disagree there's pic
mic all around,