The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-24
INTERESTING SESSION
or the City Council Held Last
Night, at Which
MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE
Are Discussed and Disposed Of
The Gas Boards Appropriation
Denied, as Is Chief Dunnlns's
Request for Back Pay.

Council met in special session last
evening after considerable hustllng for
a quorum had been done, The reading
Of the minutes was temporarily sus.
pended in the Second Branch and a
license granted to Morrison L Marshall
to keep a saloon at No, zoos Market
street, with O, W, Welty and Charles
Hortsman as sureties, Mrs. Emma
seidler, who has been keeping this
place, had her license apnulled and was
granted a rebate,
City Clerk Thoper's regular semi
monthly report was presented and
ordered filed by both branches. It
shows that out Of $S66,4S9 90, the total
Of appropriations made the several de-
partments for the year ending December
81, there has been expended a total Of
$751;, 243 OF, leaving a total OF balances
aggregatiug S2O,lsS AZ, divided as fol-
lows:
Board Of Public Works, 10 cent levy
fund, 1881 IA; same, contingent fund,
5000 81; same, appropriation fund, $751;
Ola SO; Fire Department, $l657 ST.
Health Department. $+69 49, Markets,
SAL 40; Police Department, $500; City
Prison, $500; Scales aue Weighing, sos;
Real Estate, $205; Cemeteries, $469;
Salaries. $3.50 50; Contingencies, $S57 IS;
Compromise Loan, $1,000; City Water
Board, $2l44 70; City Gas Works, $4S6 40;
Clerk Thoner reported further that up
to December 20 City Collector Myles had
paid over to Receiver Walber S7l,-
i07 n taxes on account OF the so cent
levy aud $lS,SS2 10 taxeS on account oil
the 10 cent levy,
The Committee on Equalization and
Appeals reported a number Of rebates
aud reductions, including the reduction
Of tue assessment OF the Manufacturers
Gas Company from $4,000 to ST., 900,
which were approved.
THE OLD COURT HOUSE.
The special committee appointed to
dispose ola part Of the old Court House
property, reported that after having in,
v~estigated the matter they had found
that It would he %inexpedlbnt to dispose
Of a part as had been suggested, and
asked'to be discharged, The committee
stated further that considerable inquiry
for the whole property Is now being
made and that a selling Of a part would
impair tho sale OF the whole; they re-
commended that the property be put up
at public auction to be sold to the high
eat bidder, and that not less than sic, 600
be accepted for the sane. The report
with dill Its recommendations was
adopted.
THE PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.
An ordinance was adopted in both
branches providing for the payment oil
the expenses Of the city for the months
OF January, February aud March In
1890. The ordinance appropriates 10 all
the regular departments one,iolrth Of
the total Of the appropriations made to
them this year and in addition thereto,
the sun of$9, $50 in payment Of interest
on tho 1880 loan OF 1877, and 5000 to
the trustees Of the compromise loan
flor interest $1,000 and bonds $500.
This ordinance IL known as tho PRO
visional appropriation ordinance made
necessary each year 10 tide over the
frat quarter OF the year, during which
time the yearly estimates are made up
preparatory TO the adoption Of the an.
nual appropriation ordinance,
The Board Of Public Works reported
bills payable rs lOllowsi
Paving T'wcnty.hESt titcet IRON Main 10
Market, balance, 10 cent levy fund.- : 83S %
pAVlnR Jacob street from FOrty.1ith II
POTty.elghih street 40 cent lazy fund" ~ "
SubStruotltO ChGpllne street bridge over
CRldwells run, general fund .......,..a 100 GO
Paving ChaplIn6 street from Twenty.
seventh to fhirty'third street general
fund ..."m"...,".,.,... ...,r",......".. l,O33 ~
THE NEW SEVENTEENTH STREET BRIDGE.
The Board OF pgblic Works, in a
further communication, asked Tor an