The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-15

anccs aggregating s72,eA %, divided as
follows: ~ Y SO { 4 q
B Board Of Public Works, 10 cont levy
fund, 1881 50; same contingent fund,
81, S75 81; sans appropriation fund,
slo,l74 l7;% Fire Department, 5,0l5;
Health Department, 81, 720 50; Markets
s507 10; Police Department. S5,O5O o..
City Prison, 81 ,0G2 90; SIX Scales and
Weighing, $l37 IA; Real Estate, SiN O3;
Cemeteries, $500; Salaries, 81 oil GS;
Contingencies, $, $50 70; Compromise
Loan, 1908 IS; Loan OF 1857, s., $50;
Board, S0,772 80. si f5, "a,
e Clerk Thonerl reported further that
City Collector Myles had paid into Re-.
ceiver Woeber's office up to and includ.
ing January 10, $74, 029 Is, on account OF
the 30 cent levy and $l4,342 OF on nc
count Of tho special 10 cent levy, s. Both
reports were ordered received and fled
by both branches. @ial ~
2 The Board OF Public Works reported
bills payable 10 the amount Of. 81 72O %,
on account OF the 10 cent levy fund,
and bulls aegregating 81 900 81 on account
OF the general fund, all OF which were
ordered paid. l li3s!
TELEGRAPH POLES TO BIZ oRDERED PAINTED.
The Board OF Public Works in "a
further communication asked that the
Committee on Ordinances be Instructed
to draft an ordinance in relation to all
companies or corporations owning tele.
graph poles, electric light poles, tele.
phone poles, fire alarm poles and natural
gas escape pipes, compelling them to
paint their poles and pipes, from top to
bottom, that they eau be distinguished
one from another, and leave the same
registered \ in the City Clerks office.
The Board assigned as a reason for ask
ing this that there had been considerable
trouble experienced by the Street Com
missioner in ascertaining who the own
ers OF certain Objectionable poles were.
This suggestion was adopted by both
branches. S.! .i q;
The Committee on Health reported
bills payable aggregating 1898 3O;a Com
mittee on Police, $50 20; Committee on
Accounts, S274 40; Committee on Real
Estate S42 80; Committee on Fire De-
partment, Sl90 ST.. all Of these amounts
were ordered paid by both branches.
h The Committee on Fire Department
recommended further, that Fred Thiera,
driver for the Atlantic engine be allowed
$50, salary. lor: the month he was goir
duty by reason OF injuries received by.
being thrown from his engine while re-
spending to ! an alarm OF \ fire. The
recommendation was approved and the
money allowed.
This committee also recommended
that: an arbitration commission be pro-
vided for, provided Mrs. Elliott is will
ing to agree to such a procedure, to de-.
termine the amount to be paid Mrs. ! Ell
lott Tor right OF way through her prop.
erty to the rear OF the Vigilant engine
house. @ III }fs.!,1
: Accompanying. the report of the Com
mittee on Accounts was the annual
financial statement prepared by City
Clerk Thoner, which, on recommended:
ton Of the committee was ordered pub
lished.$ Y It shows in addition to what
was published in yesterdays issue that
the city''s debt was decreased 4 during
1880 by S7,326 20, leaving the city's met
debt January1, 1890, s563, o94 AL The
full statement was ordered printed once
in the three daily papers and the Mfps.
Letter and Graphic. "a; 44 Z Z. NE.
is9si THE OLD COURT HOUSE MATTER. is4i5y
i The Committee on Real Estate re-
ported that it had been offered SIS, 900
for the old Court House property and
recommended that the offer be accepted.
In the argument on the resolution to
sell, it was brought out that some un-
known person had expressed a willing.
ness to. pay SIC, 900 for the property, and
that Messrs. Dickey, Laughlin and Heis-
kell had expressed a willingness 10 bond
themselves Ito expend $50, 900 in i'm
proving the property at once. This
proposition was weighed in the balances
with the 3rumored $4,000 offer, and it'll
was finally. decided to offer the property
at public auction Saturday, January Is.
IN the First Branch on motion of Mr.,
Pollock, the Committee on, Real Estate
was limited to paying SO for the selling
Of the. old Court. House; !. the Second.
Branch concurred in this action. 81
< The Railroad Committee reported the
ordinance granting to the 59NN heeling
Bridge aud Terminal Railway Company,
on the South Side, which was
read once and laid over under. the rules,
objection being raised to its second read
ing by MIR. Craig. Il It seemed to be GEN
misunderstood that this would be
lone ami later, in the evening both
branches adjourned to meet in special
session next Friday evening, when the
consideration Of this ordinance is to be
he special order Of business. q
rwo PAPERS REFUSED SOME ADVERTISING.
3 The. petitions Of the Mus Leitcrt and
Graphtcs to be Sallowed ! to print the
Health Officers annual y report, were
,urned into the Second Branch by the
Health Committee without recommen!
1ation. AFTER a short argument the peti.
ions were allowed BY the A Second
Branch. a Communication from ( Dan |
Ritchie concerning alleged mistreatment
~ the Health Officer, was returned to |
aim With instructions that if he wanted |
o prefer charges, he must make affidavit
o his statements. Il; " 4 III
The / First Branch refused 10 concur
With the Second in giving 4 the INt,ss-
Letter and Graphic the long annual re-.
,ort Of Health$ Officer Garrison. 4 The
lebate on this matter, in the First created
much amusement; lit SwasS suggested to
include the Ohio iValty Manu- aciurer and
he Ohio Vdlley Farmer in the list, The
'etition; was! finally killed BY an unani.
nous vote.
4 M1SCEtLANEoUsa fATTERs. ~ St3
"a resolution was adopted EinS both|
ranches instructing Il the chairman Of |
he Police Committee TOT have IA 3tele-
onelplaced inIthe Island police box.
"a petition for the removal Of a COW,
table nuisance. on!the Island was refer
co 70 the Health Committee. L
:On motion of Mi. Seeley a committee
u three, two from Sthe Second aud fone
rom the! First Branch, was appointed to
onterEwlths a similar committee Of the
]hamber OF Commerce and the Board OF
,ounty Commissioners stoS try and Fin.
luce the Wheeling &, Laka Erie raifrond Ii