The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-25
A REGULAR MEETING or COUNCIL
Held Last Evening, Ut Which Only Routine
business WasTranSaeted.


Yahn, OF the Second, Mayor Seabright
presided over the deliberations Of the
First and President Cruise over those Of
the Second. In both branches the min
utes Of the previous meeting were read,
approved aud adopted.
Clerk Thoner's regular semi-monthly
financial report was read and ordered
filed by both branches, ItshoWed that
out oil $S59,634 %, the total OF the
amounts appropriated to the several de-
partments by the annual appropriation
ordinance, there has been expended
S249,07 35, leaving balances amounting
to $ll0,651 80, as follows;
Board OF Public Works, 10 cent levy,
$3.50 27i same, contingent fund,
s., l55 81; same, appropriation fund,
$2S,07l ~; Fire Department, 1857 SO;
Health Department, 81 ,08S SO; Markets,
sos 50; Police Department, $500 u;
City Prison, Sl,665 ~; Scales, 1891 90;
Real Estate, 1874 80; Cemeteries, 81 go;
Salaries, S2,6S6 70; Contingencies,
S2,427 90; Compromise Loan, $500;
Loan Of 1881, $1,000 so; Water Board,
Sl2,B57 %; Gas Works, SlS,778 so.
City Collector BrlCe reported total tax
collections Of $l03,9l3 % as follows:
Fifty cent levy, $S7,29l 81; ten cent
levy, $l8,62l 3s. Bills for the following
amounts presented by the standing COM
lnittees named, were ordered paid; Fire
Department, s., 0l6 IS; Accounts, SlS 40;
City Prison, $50 9S; Health, SS3 10. 4
A communication from Auditor P. +.
Duffy was read, In II he stated that
81, 1888 10 OF railroad taxes due the city,
was awaiting the order Of the city. A
resolution was adopted providing for its
collection by the City Receiver,
The Board OF Public Works reported
bills payable to the amount Of $2,6Sl 90,
which were ordered paid.
John G. Haberheld stated In a COM
munication that three houses owned by
him, and located at tho corner OF First
and Main streets, had been damaged to
the amount OF about $500 by reason Ol
the washing down OF mud, etc, from
Coal street. He made claim Of $500
damages, which was referred to the
Committee on Claims.
The Wheeling Railway Company pre-.
Sented an ordinance granting them the
right TO lay q railway track along Four
tenth street from Main TO Market, with
the proper curves, connecting the two
tracks so as to allow the running OF
the Island cars down Main street to
Fourteenth, thence to Market and then
up, 80 as not to interfere with the run.
ming OF the electric cars on Market
street. Tie ordinance was read over
and then Mr.. WarneCke moved to refer
It To the Committee on Ordinances;
this motion was lost by a vote
Of 10 to 0. President Cruise
then asked as to whether there
were any objections to the ordinance be.
ing read u second time. None being
offered by any Of the members on the
floor, President Cruise himself objected,
aud the ordinance went over under the
rules. Mr.. Cruise said his reason for DO.
ing this was that he did not think II
right that so important thoroughiare
M Fourteenth street should be cut up
by railway track without the public
having full knowledge OF what was con.
templated. He objected to second
reading so that the matter might 60 over
and thereby allow those interested 10 ex-
press themselves III the matter.
An ordinance prepared by Solicitor
White, giving the City Water Board
authority To use the court room and
vault formerly used by the civil side OF
the deiunct Municipal Court, as an
office, instead OF the two small rooms at
present occupied by the Board, was
adopted. This Is an excellent move.
The quarters the Water Board has been
occupyingareCramped and inconvenient,
and afford no protection against fire for
the valuable records that IRE kept there.
The new quarters will afford all the
room required by the Board for years to
come, and the vault will be q great con-
venience for the Board.
The following resolution, offered by
Mr.. 0'Kane, was adopted:
Resolred, That the Board OF Public
Works be instructed to have the Work
House prisoners grade and open up Eof
street along the hillside from Tenth
street TO the new reservoir.
The bill OF the Wheeling Mining and
Manufacturing company Of $S3 for the
OF a cess pool for Mrs. Clator, OF
the Second ward, which was before the
Health Committee at the last meeting,
and which was referred to Council with
out recommendation, occasioned con-
siderable discussion In both branches.
It came up first in the Second Branch
Solicitor White made statement about
tho case, and Health Officer Garrison was
called upon to state his side Of the case,
but he was not present, so nothing was
heard from him. On motion OF Mr..
the matter was laid on the
table. The matter having thus been dis
posed Of should not have been consider
ed by the First, but that chamber took
Il up and made an effort to have the
Second rescind the action had, as above
and order the payment Of the
bill, the fear being that unless this was
done the city would become involved In
q law suit. The Second refused to do
anything OF this kind, being Of tile
opinion that either Mrs. Clator or the
Health Officer should pay the bill.
The Gas Trustees returned the resolu-
lion adopted by Council at a recent SEES.
sion ordering the Trustees To put In
repair and have lighted the ornamental
lamps on the west front Of the Public
with the information that this
WORK properly belonged 10 the Com.
mittee on Real Estate. The Second
the resolution to the Board
with direct orders for II TO do the work