The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-13

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Last niget Mr.. Wilson was absent and
Senator Emsheimer was quick to take
advantage Of that fact. The Branch was
no sooner ready for business than the
Senator made q motion to take up the
ordinance abolishing the Police and
Fire Board, The ordinance was put
through in quick time, The only two
voting against the passage Of the ordi-
nance were Messrs. RaWling and Pollock.
DR.. Campbell explained that Colonel
Miller, President OF the bounced Board,
was unable to be present to explain the
Boards system on account OF sickness.
Mr.. Tracy, who was one OF those who
worked the hardest to establish the
Board, and who has been made Chair.
man Of the Fire Department Committee,
voted for the passage OF the ordinance
and explained It by saying that he did
so because the Board had been proven
to be imperative SO far as the governing
Of the police was concerned, Captain
Rawling wanted to reply, but was ruled
out OF order.
The Board having been duly abolished,
Mayor seabright suggested that II would
be d good idea to act ON the designations
OF the ext commissioners. To this Sen.
ator Emsheimer protested Vehemently,
lie reasoned thRt the Board was abol.
ished, and there was no ono to resign.
He WIS suppressed and the farce OF &C.
Cepting the designations gope through.
The Second Branch took up the ordi,
nance creating the Fire Department on
its second reading, and adopted Il, Tho
companion ordinance creating the 20.
lice Department was read for the first
time In this Branch, but Mr.. Warehouse
objecting to its second reading II went
over under the rules till the next meet.
ing.
The First Branch got Into a sparl oyer
tho annual LICENSE ordinance and failed
to reach the Fire Department ordinance,
The result iar the BOARD Is abolished aud
the two most important departments OF
the city are running on their own hook.
The Fire Department ordinance was,
on motion Of Mr.. Seeley, made to 90
into effect on its passage. There arc u
few peculiar things about that ordinance.
One is that expenditures for any pur.
pose, repairs, supplies, etc, not exceed,
ing 500, may be ordered by the
committee, hut over that amount
the Consent Of Council must he
obtained, This, it can be easily seen, is
liable to give rise to an embarrassing
situation sometime. The Assistant City
Clerk Is made Department Clerk OK.
ofliCio at a compensation Of $40 per an.
mum. He must keep all accounts and
"once q month or oitenerif required" he
and the committee are required to make
to Council "a full statement OF the dis.
blrSementg aud expenditures made on
behalf Of the Fire Department for the
preceding six months" Just what the
idea 10 In repeating over month after
month the expenditures OF the proceed
ing six months, does not appear. The
Clerk will earn his salary preparing
those monthly six months reports,
In the Second Br4nph the ordinance
in relation TO landing calves on the
levee, was further postponed on motion
OF O. H. Miller till tho next meeting.
Later this vote, on motion OF Mr.. O'Kane,
was reconsidered, and again postponed
by a vote OF twelve 10 nine. Considera.
BILE feeling is being worked up oyer this.
The ordlngnGe Increasing the salaries
Of the officials at tho City Prison was,
on motion OF Mr.. Kenney, indefinitely
postponed,
The ordinances making the regular 80
cent levy and the special 10 cent levy
for street paving purposes, were both
read once, and being objected to, went
The amendment to the hawkers and
peddlers' ordinance, as prepared by the
Committee on Markets, 10 the effect that
those who have n full stall or place in
either Of the markets, may run one
wagon on tho street at any time without
paying license, was agreed TO by both
BRANCHES and the ordinance adopted.
The annual license ordinance was
again taken up in the Second and
amended by providing that a hawker or
peddler OF meat, except game, not hay.
Ing a stand in market shall pay 500
license tax, and a peddler Of vegetables
or fruits, $50. This OF course docs not
apply o 'those who sell stuff raised by
themselves.
When the annual license ordinance
was taken up In the First there was fun.
Just as the ordinance was about TO be
adopted, Messrs. Rawling and Pollock
insisted on q pause till they could be
assured that provision was made for
putting the annual license tax OH saloons.
The ordinance was looked over carefully
byseverBl, ingludingscnator Emsheimef,
but nothing definite about salooh
licenses was found. Solicitor White,
who had drawn the ordinance, was call.
ed In and after he had studied II while
he said there was evidently q slip same.
where. On motion Of Mr., Ferrellit was
referred back to the Solicitor TO DO 70.
ported In correct form.
While waiting ON the ordinance, the
First unanimously knocked out the
amendment Of Mr.. RobreCht that any
boarding house keeping transients for
lees than fourteen A4yl must take out a
hotel license.
Senator Emsheimer introduced the
following rs an amendmet: "Amend.
lnent-Any firm coming 10 tho City OF
Wheeling for the purpose 10 temporary
stay In the City Of Wheeling To offer any
bankrupt goods for sale, shall pay tho
sum Of 500 per annum. Resolved,
second, that no such persons shall I'D
permitted to sell their wares Whatsoever
except upon pertinent knowledge OF
residence within tho City Of Wheeling,
W, Va"
There was q very spirited intellectual
Sparrlng match over this, but II was
finally Withdrawn, an amendment ot MI.
Tracy, 10 the effect that au]CllonggTs BOll,
Ing foreign goods shall pay In addition 10
their regular license 2 per cent on sales
made, this meeting the Senator's views
than his own, being adopted.
Tho climax was reached In the First
when Mi. Tracy introduced an amend.
lnent 10 the effect that all foreign ihsuri
anCe companies DO taxed 90 pct Auhum.
Senator EmShelmef represents thirteen
such companies. The events that fol.
the Introduction Of this
amendment are utterly indesCflba.
bic. Senator Enshelmer spoke
l0r O half hour, lie quoted Law, an,
Iwered questions aud RestiCulated A
lu9pGls.Sa y, IvSss,igos was Iniaiiy 81.
IeCted ny Mi. Tracy Withdrawing the
lm0uumnnt and lavidB IL NnlnRfn1 IN