Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-11
STAY T-H0ME
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL SERIOUSLY INTERFERE
VITA PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
The First Branch Without Quorum Again, Last
Night and No Business CON-
pletsd.

1t was half-past eight last evening be-
fore either Branch of Council was called
to order. and then the Second Branch
was three short OF quorum, while the
First had barely enough members on
hand. AT ten minutes of nine o'clock
Mr.. Kcnney came in and made a quorum
In the lower house. The rules were
then suspended and business was com
menced by granting a coffee house
liceuse to Owen Sullivan, Jr., to keep
at No. 1919 Market street; and 10 H..
Stricken, ut No. 10l Seventeenth street.
The regular Semi-monthly report Of
City Clerk Thoner, up to June lOth'
showing total balances OF 1923, sl9.lO,
was read and filed. Accompanying IL
was the report of the City Collector, up
To June 9th. showing collections on ac-
count of the general levy OF Ss4.9js.s2
and on account of the ten cent levy
SI6,Is2.5s. Il total of sl0l, 1870. Or
dcred filed.
The petition Of W. w. Beatty and
others. for the cjectment Of Catherine
NAYS from the pest house, aS a disorder
ly person. went to Health.
4 resolution appropriating Sl.jOO
from the contingent fund of the city,
to pay the balance of 1900 due
James Kennedy. on the lot ut Chap
line and Twenty-ninth street, was taken
up, at the suggestion of the c hair. and
passed. The explanation was made by
the Chair that the sum had not been
provided for by the Finance Committee,
the SlO,Ol2 appropriated for Caldwell 5
run merely covering the Ss,Ol2 which
is the contract price for the work to be
done, and 5000, being the final pay
mcnt on the Kennedy property.
Just As the paper was sent To the
First Branch, Mr.. Tracy appeared and
stated their quorum had been broken by
Mr.. Rawling leaving, and that the
Branch had adjourned. The abSentceS
over there were MesSrs Campbell, Hal
Ter, Handlan. Happy, Schrabe, Wilson
and Zarnitz, in addition to Rawlings,
who left.
President Cruise. upon the annnOucc-
mcnt, took occasion to say that MEM
beers of Council did not seem to apprc-
ciatc their duties, under their oathS of
Office. There was chronic disposition
on the part of gentlemen to stay away.
The Second Branch then proceeded
with business aS follows:
Ordinance granting the right To fIOff-
man X Son to construct a switch on
Water and Twenty-fourth streets; read
first time and laid over on objection
by Maxwell.
Bills: Cemeteries. 80. %; Real Estate,
sl391 10: City Prison. Sl47.l2; Markets
Sl9.GO: Fire Department, SS9.j4. The
Health Officer submitted a bill OF Sl22,
for inspecting for three months past: ii
was referred to the Committee on
Health
The action of the First Branch, at 4
previous session. ordering the sale Of
the Kennedy house. at Chapline and
Twcnty-ninth streets. was concurred in.
A communication from the Health
Officer. calling attention 10 the inter
ruptcd drainage at Chapline and Tween
ty-ninth streets. caused by fill made by
the Wheeling Bridge and Terminal
Railway Company. went to the Board OF
Public Works. for immediate attention. !
\ petition OF citizens on South Elm
street. calling attention 10 lack Of drain |
age on that street, went TO the Board OF |
Public Works.
\ resolution authorizing the City |
Clerk to have the Bridge Loan bonds |
printed, was adopted.
\ resolution by Mr.. Dillingham;. order
ing a telephone placed in the Office OF
the City Engineer, was adopted,
\ resolution by Mr. Emmerth. order
ing the gas main on South Penn street |
extended to the State Fair Crumbs, !
was adopted.
Adjourned.