The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-24
A TAX INQUISIEOR
Proposed in Council at its
Meeting Last Evening,
THE NEW POLICE CONFIRMED,
Tho Wharf Ordered Repaired-The
Old Court House Sale and the
Caldwell Run Bridge KRock-
cd out-IIoutine Matters,

A regular meeting OF Council was held
last evening. The turnout OF members
was not as large as it has been Of late,
and the session was exceptionally brief,
There was not much business to dispose
OF and it was nearly all gotten out Of
the way.
Mayor Seabright being still absent
from the city, Mr., Terrell was called
upon to preside in the First Branch
City Clerk Thoner's semi,monthly
financial report was read and ordered
filed, in both branches. 1t showed that
out OF total appropriations to the depart
meuts OF $3.50, BS4'B5 there had been ex-
pended up 10 date Sl79,775 20, leaving a
balance Of Sls6,S6O 80.
In a further report made by Clerk
Thoner II was stated that City Collector
Brice had paid into the Receivers office
up to date $S4, 1853 66, taxes collected on
account OF the so cent levy, and $l6,,
l45 65 on account OF the special 10 cent
levy, This report was also ordered filed,
The Committee on Police reported
bills %aggregating 1915 Gu, which were
ordered paid, 0fthese, $l7S 70 was for
Sheriff steenrod, for maintaining city
prisoners in the county jail,
THE NEW POLICE.
The appointments made by Chief OF
Police Delbrugge under the resolution
authorizing an Increase Of eight in the
nolice force. were reported by this com.
mittee with recommendation that they
be confirmed. They were confirmed in
both branches and then the new men,
whose names were published yesterday,
appeared In the Second Branch and took
the oath Of office before President Cruise,
Immediately aiteFward Chief pelbrugge
assigned them to temporary beats aud
they went on duty.
The Committee on Accounts re.
ported bills to the amount Of $l2 50
which both branches ordered paid.
This committee also reported having
examined the books Of Clerk Thoner
and Receiver Woeber, and found them
In satisfactory condition with the fol-
lowing balanceGi
General nd.,......,,,,,....,., -......, ,,.,...,S !, l3 y
Contingent iunu ',"'''"'"t,r'''" i'v99 ~
Ten cent levy fund, ',,.,..'",' '.,'.'''''.'.,''' 2'aoG y Y,
Appropriation fund "W
The Committee on Real Estate re-
ported bills amountingt TO $73 So that on
City Prison, IS 70, and that on Ordin,
ances $3.50, all OF which were ordered
paid by both branches. The bills re.
ported by the Committee on Ordinances
were for making the borings at the Main
street crossing OF the creek, with q view
to ascertaining the character OF the soil
that calculations might be made us to
the probable cost Of q stone bridge. A
bill Of +, L. Hoge, for surveying in con
nectlon with the proposed bride, was in
Cluded. These bills have been before
Council several times, but have never
before been ordered paid, for the reason
that there was never anyone present who
could definitely state :.how they came Il
be contracted. Another drawback IL
their payment was the iaCtt that the state
ment showing the result Of the horings,
the nature OF the soil, etc, has been
missing. II has been found, however
and the money, long overdue, will be
paid to the parties to whom 1t belongs
B,P. NJ. AFfN|ofllhTlVNp
The Board Of Public Works asked
that appropriations amounting. tc
$2,285 II be made out OF the general ap'
preparation fund set aside for the Board'i
use, and 1915 90, out Of the special ten
cent levy fund, to pay for paving ant
, other improvements now being made
and this waB allowed,
The Board OF Public Works reported
! that no bids had been received in re
Spouse 10 its advertisement for bids foI
a Temporary wooden bridge over Cald
wells run at Chapline street, but tha
Mr.. w. ]. Dent, representing the Co
lumbia Bridge Company, OF Dayton
Ohio, happened to heip town and hat
been granted his request To put In a bic
for the erection ola wrought iron birdgt
atthis point. His bid was 1000 for {
substantial structure, and though thii
was in ADVANCE Of what Council had ap
: propriated for the york $500 the Boart
was OF the opinion that Mr.. Dents bic
, should be accepted, and recommended
together with this recommendation that
the extra funds be provided,
Mr.. Wilkie opposed this. HeSaid tina
/, while tho people Of bis ward and The
> Eighth ward, were sadly In want Of
bridge on Chapline street, II was al
, folly 10 spend 81, 900 for a bridge tina
the very next ireshet might sweep away
Another reason was, he said, that an iror
bridge would DO in the nature of per
manent gtruGtlre and would In all prob
ability bring to the front the Caldwell
estate with It's injunction against AMI
such structure, and thereby involve thu
city in another law suit. Mr.. Cruise sec
onded these remarks. Mr.. Dawson
wanted a bridge and cared not whaI
> kind OF a bridge II was so that a safe
crossing should be provided. A sugges
ton that tho opposition shown by the
Sixth ward members was from a feal
that II an iron bridge was, erected al
! chances OF Caldwell's run beingstraight
ened would be knocked out for several
years to come, brought forth o denia
from Mr.. Wilkie.
ga motion to adopt the Boards recon
mendations In relation 10 the iron
bridge was defeated. Mr.. Dawson
then prepared n resolution which aftel
being somewhat amended was passed In
the following shape by both branches:
ReSolred, That the Board Of Public
Works be instructed TO at once prepare
specifications for q wooden, or for an
J iron bridge, TO 10 erected over Caldwell'l
} run on Chapline street, in accordance
with tho amount appropriated by
Council, and that they be authorized "a
contract for the erection Of such q
bridge.
sPRiNKLiNd THR STREETS
The Board ofPubllc Works, inaiurther
communication, called the attention Of
Council 10 the fact that some time ago
the Board requested Council 10 pass an
ordinance making II an oiTense Tor per.
sons 10 Use q hose for sprinkling the
paved, streets or alleys unless rle hose
nozzle is provided with a Bprayer Of
sprinkler.
The Board In this communication said
u0ur brick. paved streets are being
ruined every day by the use Of too much
water thrown upon them. In fact, per.
sons will stand Tor hall an hour or more,
%endeavoring to wash out all the sand
and gravel from between the bricks,
while others use the hose as a pastime.