The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-02

abblSUlHL JWullOE VI Slty building, SiU
per month.
Assessor, First district, 500 per year.
Assessor, Second district, $3.50.
City Collector, 9 per cent on collections
turned into city Treasury.
MIR. Maxwell offered substitute for
the report OF the committee providing
for the following officers, with the salaf-
les attached:
Deputy scrgcants.. 20
Clty .., 1000
TWlty, so'iGlSor 403
CITY sexton 10
Two market clerks each ,...,,.,.". $50
STaPsrlnten,dGHL TI,Pt Cily rri'on.""""" ~
Que Cook, ely n,soT ] $50
Janltnr Public building" ..,.,.." $50
Az. Assistant Janitor Public Buildlng'""""" a0
cRicI Fire DcpSrtmcit.
Eighteen fullpaId men Cach,,.,,,,. ."""".... Is
The substitute then provides for the
abolition of the Superintendent of
the Board Of Public Works, City Col
lector, Clerk Of the First Branch and
Board OF Public Works, two lookup
keepers, wpivhmaster and one guard at
the City Prison, The substitute allows
the City Clerk one chief clerk at 5000
and two assistant clerks at 5000, rcduir.
ing the Clerk and his deputies and the
Receiver with the assessors to make out
tax bills, collect tho same and attend
Council committees. This substitute
made anet saving to the city Of 81, 800 so,
After some discussion MIR. Maxwell
moved to refer both the report OF tho
committee and the substitute to the
Committee on Ordinances. This failed,
us did like motion to refer to tho
Committee on Salaries. The question
recurring on the substitute it was lost
by strict party vote.
Mr.. Maxwell then moved to fix the
salary Of the police ut $40 per month in-
stead OF 500, us reported by the commit
tee. This was also lost by strict party
vote. On motion Of Mr. Ellingham, the
pay was fixed ut sos per month.
All the ordinances prescribing tho du-
ties OF the offices referred to above were
passed by n party vote, the Democrats
voting for their passage and the Repub-
liCans against their adoption. Mr.. Max
well made motion to blve the assistant
city clerk 5 salary raised to S0O0pGr year,
but it was defeated. When tho Fire
Department ordinance came up the sal.
ary Of the Chief Marshal was reduced
from 81, 200 to 81 900 per year on motion
OF Mr. Bailey, OF the Fifth ward. On
motion OF the same gentleman the sala.
ries OF the engineers aud hostlers were
cut down from $67 80 to $50, and provid-
ing for $2 80 extra per month for the
care Of each extra horse.
The ordinance prescribing the duties
and salary OF the City Solicitor was OBJ
ieCted to by Mr. Maxwell, and according
10 the rules 1t lies over until the RGxt
meeting. Tho Salary Committee abol-
ished the office Of City Weighmastcr
and thrust his duties on the Supeiin.
tendent OF tho Board of Public Works.
Mr. Capps, however, differed with the
committee, and desired the Office re-
stored, and made motion to TINT effect,
fixing the salary OF the Weighnaster at
$500 per year, As the motion nCcessi-
tated the construction Of new ordi-
nance. action ON the subject was deferred.
The entire proceedings Of the branch
wore conducted on a partisan ground,
and the political features Of the session
were only relieved by the reading OF the
pelitions of George ". Mcfarland md
hi il, Davis, Of Newark, claiming a
share OF tho reward offered by the city
for the apprehension OF the nurderers
Of Officer Glenn. The petitions were
referred To the Committed on Claims,
Mr., Brandiass presented resolution
instruclng the Finance Committee 10
prepare separate ordinances for loans for
Inc construction ofa stone bridge over Tho
bridge at Main street, and for the reflnI-
inv Of tho loan Of 1877,
By a resolution offered by Mr.. Grusc
the FinanCo Committee wins instructed
10 provide means for the construGtlor of
a bridge over Caldwell'srun on Chapllne
gtreet at the earliest moment practicable,
A resolution was also passed proyiding,
for the appointment OF special commit.
tee to look into the advisability Of pur.
chasing one or more aliases oil tho city.
On Mr.. Seelcy's motion the Council
rCsCindOd It's action referring tho case OF
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