The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-03
THH SPECIAL MEETING
OF Both Branches Of the City
Council Last Evening,
CONSIDERS THE ORDINANCES
Rcapportioains the Members or the
Second Branch aud Changing u
Ward Lime, but 1t lies Over
for Another Reading,

Aspecial meeting Of Council was held
last evening, The call specified that 1t
was called for the purpose Of disposinp
of unfinished business and trausacting
such other business us might properly
come before the body, The Republican
members were present almost to q man,
but the Democratic members We're not
so numerous, and what few were there
were very, very slow in putting in an
appearance, Had II been that quorum
depended on their presence they would
not have been there at all, There was u
good sized lobby present anticipating
some fun, hut in this they were dlsap'
pointed, as tho meeting was u very tame
and unintegesting one,
In the First Branch Messrs, Buck
man, Dobbns, Faris, HalleT, Schultze,
Tracy and Ulrich were on hand in good
time, while AIessrs, Terrell and Del.
brugge, two membefs needed to make a
quorum, did the dodge net out in the
corridors, Presently Messrs, SChrebe
and MetzneF appeared and then the two
promenaders In the hall came In and
took their seats, DR.. Ulrich was called
to the chair to preside. The minutes
were read and approved and then the
ordinances changing the ward line be-
tween the Fifth and Sixth wards,
establishing the Sixth ward voting
place at Webster school house, and
changing and reappOrtioning the menu
bers Of the Second Branch, over which
the Democracy has becn making such
wildly grotesQue kicks and plaintive
howls, was taken up, read athird timeby
their titles and passed; thus meeting
one ofthe reasons OF ex.Judge jacob for
granting IN injunction against the carry.
Ing out OF the provisions Of tho ordi'
nanCes-i. O.: that they were passed by
the First Branch at u special meeting
that was not legal one, for the reason
that the Second was not called ut the
same time.
The First Branch thea adjourned.
III the Second Mcssrs. Allison, Cald.
well, Ebeling, Garyin, Gundling, Har.
tong, Jones, KRAFT, Marsh, Maxwell, Nc
Kown, Prayer, Wheat and President
Gllleland responded to the roll when
first called, One more member was
needed to form n quorum. Auber, the
only Cruise, Davis and llNrrell were out
inthe hall, but declined to enter and
take their seats. The Republicans
smiled ut this performance, possessed
their souls with patienceand waited un-
til Mr.. KGttler appeared. Then the
quartette named entered, The minutes
wore read and approved without oc-
casioning any wait
This done, the chair presented an or
dinauce amending tho city election
ordinance so Us to make 1t conform with
the State election law in respect to the
80.ioot limit provision, the appointment
OF commissioners, Canvassers and clerks,
the kind oil ballots, etc, etc. This ordi'
nance was drawn up by Solicitor Cald-
well under instructions conveyed TO
him in resolution offered by Mr.. Faris,
and unanimously adopted with every
mark OF approval by both branches,
December 4. 1t made very bulky in.
strument.
Mr.. punaway, who was assisting Clerk
Bowers, had hardly commenced to read
the ordinance when Mr.. Cruise felt called
upon 10 make himself heard. lie raised
what he was pleased TO term point Of
order; II was that tho call for the meet.
ing first specified unfinished business"
and that "untinishGd business" whatever
it was, must first be disposed OF. The
chair suggested TINT the unfinished bust
nes0 was probably In the First Branch,
and added whether 1t was or not, the
chair was OF tho impression that the
body could under the rules proceed rs 1t
had started,
Mr.. Grusc smiled and attempted to lot
himself down easily by remarking sar.
castically that probably that was so in
this Council, as 1t was peculiar to IL
sell, or words to that effect, but came to
the front again 10 take issue with Colonel
Caldwell, who had mgde the statement
that It was not necessary to state in the
Cal what business the Council was called
to consider. The Colonel asked Mr..
Cruise for arule to the contrary, and that
gentleman was left hunting for II while
| Mr.. Harrell, his heavy second, rose and
wanted 10 know how the ordinance
came before Council anyhow.
The chair told him that Q resolution
ordering It's drafting had originated in
the First Branch, Mr. Harrell, with IN
l'ye.pot.' emsn0w smile illuminating his
features, announced that anything done
by the First at n meeting for which
tic Second was not called was illegal.
This Jacobian echo necessitated the pro:
duCing Of the record to show Dir. Harrell
that both branches were In session the
night the resolution was passed.
The reading Of the ordinance was then
continued and consumed about three.
ouaI Sers OF an hours time. At its con-
clusion Mr.. HarrCll, who was not en-
tirely sure that there Eas not something
crooked and detrimental 10 tho Dem.
ocracy in having the city election lazy
conform to that OF the State, objected TO
its second readlngand II lies,over under
tho rules.
The next business called up wac An
ordinance Of Mr.. Harrell's providing that
tho money TO DO paid to the city by the
Wheeling Railway Company for the
privilege Of laying its tracks on paved
street In the Eighth ward DO appro-
priated TO pay for the filling up with
broken limestone that mud hole Of vast
dimensions tailed Main street, from
Jonathan's ravine 10 the city limits. Mr..
Harrell has had that mud hole on his
mind for several months. He has
talked to Council about II in
peason mud out OF season; he
has explained It's location, ils depth
and width and has told how detrimental
II was to the city over and over again.
| In other words that mudhole was chest.
nut, Colonel Caldwell made an eloquent
and soul stirring appeal III favor Of tho
ordinance, which Mr.. Harrell did not
know whether to regard Us favorable or
antasoniStic to his part till near LIS con.
Clusion, and III, Allison opposed II on
tho ground OF discrimination against
other wards. The Ordinannp was finally
passed, 10 the relief Of everyone.
Colonel Caldwell called up tho ordins
anCe amending the Wheeling 4 Harris.
burg road'a terminal facility ordinance,
and IL was GdOpted, This Is the ono
allowing the road to change its line at
WhitakVr's mill, at the tunnel on tho
Peninsula and at other points, Two
ANAL amendments were made, ono pro.
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