The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-20
COUNCIL LAST MIGHT,
A Protraoted Session Notable
for Several Things.
sALARYoFTHE wATER CLERK
Aud other oalcials of the Board TO
BIO Equitably Equalized-The De-
sired City Legislation at
Charleston, etc. etc,

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A special meeting Of Council was held
last night that lasted from a quarter be-
fore 8 o'clock till ten minutes before
midnight TWAS a session remarkable
for several thipgs-rattling debates and
bad mixups, that at times made consid'
cradle disorder and fully demonstrated
that the present Council is and will be a
rival oiths old Councils in more waysthan
one. The meeting was called for the
special purpose oil helping Col, Bob
White out Of a bad hole he has found
himself in at Charleston, and confirming
the appointments Of the Board OF Water
Works Commissioners, Both oil these
objects ralRed a racket,
The situation with relation TO Colonel
White was as follows: A abort time
since the Council passed resolutions pro-
yidlng for special committees to prepare
Legislation that should abolish the NUM-
cipal Court and establish a Mayors
police court instead, pEoYlde the Mayor
with the veto power aud give the city the
right to 20 into the electric light bust,
ness, The special committees were ap'
pointed and Colonel White, as City So,
lIcitor, drew up the three several
acts. The committee approved them
after making few changes and
at the suggestion OF the Colonel,
started them for Charleston the next
morning, where they were introduced
as Senate bills Nos. 100, l0l and l02,
without eyer having been seen or up
proved by COUNSEL The result was,
that the bills have been brought I'D with
a sudden check, after, having Started
through the Legislature, and Colonel
White was forced to telegraph home fol
oogpplEs approval.
President Cruise (Mr. Harrell in the
chair attempted TO give this approval
by Offering the following in the Second
Branch.
Resolued That our representatives In
the Legislature be and are hereby re-
guessed to aid the city OF Wheeling in
the passage Of Senate bills Nos, 100, l0l
and 1O2, as they are Of vital interest to
the taxpayers OF our city and We re,
specially ask that they be considered
and passed as speedily aspossible.
Nf, Seeley raised tho point that this
was not In order, for the reason that the
special committee TO WHICH had been del
egated the duty Of preparing the leglsla'
ton wanted had never been heard from
by Council in u report Of any kind, This
was finally sustained, and Mr.. Cruise
withdrew bis resolution and had II
signed by AIessrs. Handlan aud Had
Itch, Of the special committee, when II
was then presented as the report OF that
committee.
Mr., DAWSON thereupon offered the
following:
10l aud 1902 ase before that body with
out any legal authority from the City
Council Of Wheeling, therefore be II
ReSolved, That our delegates from Ohio
county be- instructed to withdraw said
bills until Council has taken legal ac'
ton thereon,
All this provoked war. Mr.. Davis
on's resolution was finally tabled and the
COMMITTEE report" adopted. A start
Was, made TO have the bills, copies oil
which were on the desk, read first, sec
ond and third time, but when 1t was
seen that objections would DO made 10
the second reading all that was ordered
unnecessary. The First concurred.
The Water Board reported for con.
ilFmation John Cummings as superin.
tendent at Q salary OF $500, George
Baird, IT,, as Secretary at a salary Of
81 400, and Thomas Marker and
John Schellhase as assessors at a
salary Of 500 each per month, The
last Two and their salaries were con.
Armed, also Mr.. Cummings after some.
what OF fight over an effort TO raise
his salary to $l,s0O. Mr.. Baird was
turned down temporarily and the Board
recommended place hissalary ats 81 800.
An ordinance authorizing A. j.
Sweeney 4 Son TO construct and main.
tain railroad track Of the standard
gauge, commencing at the line Of the
Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad property west
OF Chapline street, thence east across
Chaplino street on the south side
OF Twenty-eighth street and curve into
Alley D, thence north on said Alley D TO
the yards Of A. j. Sweeney 4 Son, with
the. right 10 transport railroad cars on
said track, was indefinitely postponed by
a vote Of twelve TO nine on
motion Of President Cruise. 1t
was about the coolest treatment
local Arm ever received In Council, An
effort to have the matter looked into by
O committee was knocked out. Nothing
would suit Mr.. Cruise but q quick death
for the measure.
Tie Joint standing committees on
Lights, Streets, Alleys and Grades, Wa.
ter Works, Contracts, Finance, Markets,
Scales and Claims reported the organi.
cations they have effected aud the re.
ports were ordered filed. The Commit
tee on Markets reported bills agpregatlng
SIPS As, and the same were ordered paid.
On Recommendation Of this committee
the clerk OF the Second ward Market
was instructed TO procure subStan-
tial locks for all the doors In the
upper hall aud SEQ to II that oil
parties using the same clean the rooms
in after using. Failure 10 do this In tho
past has left the rooms in horribly
filthy condition. The clerks Of both
markets were instructed on a further
recommendation Of the Committee on
Markets 10 rigldly enforce sections II
and Is OF the ordinance on markets re.
lating 10 purchasing and selling before
market hours.
A license to keep a saloon at No. D27
Market street was granted James Rine
and j. NJ. Hysang, under the firm name
Of James RIne 4 Co; sureties, Charles
Horstmnn and II. o. Caldwell. Martin
Chisnell, who has been keeping q saloon
at that place, had his license annulled
and was granted rebate.
John II. Clark, the new slperinten-
dent OF the Board Of Public Works, ap.
peated In the Second Branch and took
the oath OF office.
The following communication was 70.
celyed from the Mayors
GgNTLEMEN,-1 desire 10 call your al.
tenlon 10 The iact that during The past
year delegations from Newark, Canton,
Masslllon and other places too Numerous
10 mention, and also the Sons Of Vet
Grams visited our city, aud unfortunately
ioF ME, IL fell 10 my lot aS Mayor 10 eh.
Iortaln tue visitors. ] expended during
the said year for hacks, theatres, lunch.