The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-13
A BIG GRISE OF BUSINESS
Ground Through by the City
Council Last Evening,

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Ground Through by the City
Council Last Evening,
THE NEW POLICE SWORN IN,
Aud n Number Of Official Donds
Filed, cto,,-,A Fanny Scheme of
Mr., Emshelmer's TO Break the
Back Of Main Street Hin,
A regular semi,monthly meeting Of
Council was held last evening" Mt which
considerable business was disposed Of,
Although the matters presented were
largely Of a routine character, the pro-
ceedings were sufficiently enlivened to
make them fairly entertaining for the
lobby, which was large and miscellane'
Gus, There was another large turnout
OF members, Mr., Faris, OF the First
Branch, and Mr., Kurner, OF the Second,
being the only absentees. Until the
novelty OF being q Councilman wears off
pretty general attendance OF the MEM
beers may be looked Tor at all tho meet
ings, for q big majority Of the present
Council arc new, In four or five months
from now, however, the sergeants on
duty will be forced to go out and Skin
mish for a quorum.
The grind was started in the Second
Branch shortly before s O'Clock, City
Clerk Thoner was engaged in an ex-
haustlng struggle with the lengthy min
utes OF two previous meetings when Mr.,
Seeley interrupted,
THE NEW POLICE.
He moved suspension OF the reading
In order to act upon the nominations Of
policemen made by Chief Of Police Del
brugge and recommended for confirms
ton by the Board OF Police and Fire
Commissioners, Mr., seeley said his
reason for interrupting the regular order
OF proceedings was that the officers were
all assembled waiting to be sworn in,
and the city was practically without
police protection for the time being,
The communication OF the Board, re-
commencing the confirmation us police
men OF the following named persons, was
read:
William ]. Carney, Jacob Deku, John
A. Desmond, Joseph Daum, George W,
Gaus, w, Il. Lukens, james Nichols,
Louis ShalIer, Walter Terrill, Richard
Wilkie, John CruiCe, John Devlin, James
Driller, Henry Frohme, Martin He'll,
Robert MCNichol, Charles Prettyman,
John Shorts and John j, West, and
John w. Donnelly, extraman.
Mr.. Harrell asked to have this list read
over again, which was done for his
special benefit, while the body held its
breath and watched for sundry promised
kicks and protests.
Mr.. Harrell asked II the names OF Bell
and Moran were on the list, and was
told that they were not. Bell is one Of
the most valuable members OF the old
force, aud the understanding was that
both he and Moran had been promised
places on the force.
Mr.. Seeley said that he had been in.
formed that Louis Shaier had decided
that he did not care for the Joys OF a
pOliCeman's lot, and moved that his
name be scratched oil, which was done
by general consent.
Mr.. Bailey moved that John Donnelly,
tho extra man, be promoted to that
place, and was informed by Mr.. Cruise
that no WIS out Of order, as under the
Police and Fire Board ordinance the
name OF the officer appointed to any
place would have to lie before the Board
for ten days.
Mr.. Ellingham stated that there was
no mistake about an understanding to
the effect that Bell was to have place,
and he moved that he be put In Skaters
place. Mr.. seeley made the point that
understandings did not go in this con.
ncction. All that the Council had to
act upon was the paper before 1t.
VOTERS GETTING SENSE.
President Cruise explained that Cap.
tain Delbrugge had supposed that Bells
name would DO reported by the Board,
as hG had informed the Board that Ter.
rill did not care for the place and that
Bell was his nominee for Terrills
place. Mr.. Ellingham again made
motion in Bells favor that was ruled out
OF order.
Then Mr.. Harrell took the floor. He
said he wanted to sound u note OF alarm.
Bad taste and bud policy had been shown
In dropping good officer belonging to
the First ward. Voters were beginning
TO get their eyes open and were wonder.
ing II the change In city politics had
been made 80 that the city might be run
by a very small ring. II this was to be
the case the Democracy wasin bad box,
He merely wished to drop hintto ring
sters that they might expect to have
something drop II they kept on as they
started. Mr.. Yahn assented TO what Mr..
Harrell had said, and Mr.. Harrell, as a
second thought struck him, suggested
that II four or five appointees from the
Fifth ward were dropped 1t would prob
ably even things up. This was applaud.
ed by the lobby.
Captain Del6rugge, who was present,
stated that there was no mistake about
Bell he was surely 10 have Terrill's
place. The reason his name had not been
reported was, probably, that 1t had not
been before the Board long enough.
The appointments were then con.
firmed by both branches, and then they
were marshalled before President Cruise
and sworn in. This ceremony being
over they were at once assigned to duty,
while Lieut. Bob JuHkins and the rest
OF the old force not retained, gracefully
dotted their accoutrements and became
private citizens.
OFFICIAL BONDS.
The reading Of the minutes having
been concluded the rules were again
suspended and q license to keep a
saloon granted to Charles Wagner, IT,,
at No. 1417 Market street, with Charles
Schmidt and II. B. Grimm assureties, and
Ferdinand BiedenbaCh, who has been
keeping at that place, was granted a re.
bate and his license annulled.
Clerk Thoner reported that the newly
elected Boards had fled thir oaths and
bonds. Tho following bonds were pre-.
sented and approved:
+. A. Woe6er j., Receiver, S2O, 900 ;
sureties, Valentine Bellinger, John
Adam Hess, F, A. Woeber, g. G. Han.
nan and Charles Klein.