Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-11
CITY COUNCIL.
The Routine Proceedings at Last Nights
Session.


City Council. The action taken bear
ing on the electric light question IS de-
tailed elsewhere
The report OF the Committee on Sala-
ries, in the form Of an ordinance, hXlng
the salaries of city officers was read, as
follows: Assistant City Clerk, 5000 per
annum: Receiver, Sl,10O; Clerk First
Branch of Council and Committees,
5000: Solicitor. $1,000; Health Officer,
$500: Sexton. 500: Clerk Second ward
market. $50: Clerk Centre market,
$500: Superintendent City Prison, 500;
Guards and Cook at same, SO per
month: Janit0r, $3.50; Assistant JAM
tor. $3.50; Keeper OF Crematory, e72O;
Assistant, Sl.75 per day; WeighmaSter,
$500; Deputy Sergeants, $50; Lookup
Keeper. 5000; Assistant, $3.50; Chiet OF
Fire Department. 1000; Foreman, En-
gineers and Holsters, 500 per month;
EXtramen, 500 per annum; Clerk oil
Board of Public Works, 5000; Superln-
tendent OF Streets, 5000; Secretary OF
Water Board, 81, 300; Assessors OF Water
Board, S72O; Superintendent OF water
Works, 81, 500.
Mr.. Bailey objected to second read
ing. and il went over.
A communication was read from the
Water Board, announcing the appoint
ment of Mr.. John W. CumminS TO be
Superintendent of the Water Works, at
a salary OF II. 500; OF George Baird to
be Secretary Of the Board, at a salary
.of s. 300: and MeSSrs. Marker and Riley
To be Assessors. at salaries OF S6O per
month each. When the report had been
read. the first resolution, appointing
Mr.. CumminS, at the salary stated, came
ND. and Mr.. Capps asked that the report
Of the Committee on Salaries, be read.
The Chair think | know what that
reDort contains, and | am constrained
10 rule il out OF order. This report has
precedence.
Mr.. Capps-I then move to amend by
striking out 81 800 and inserting Sl,SOO.
There is more work at the water works
now than ever before. The Superin-
tendent used TO get -, 900 for attending
10 three engines. Now there are five
big engines.
The Chair argued that the Water
Board was working under rules, which
REQUIRED that salaries BE- fixed and APP
continents made in a certain form, and
after some discussion Mr.. Bailey moved
today the matter aside until the report
of the Committee on Salaries had been
considered.
The Chair ruled the motion out Of
order.
MIR. CappS-I would like 10 know how
il comes that this Council can do one
thing at one time, and must do another
at another time. Two years ago there
was caucus on appointments and
salaries, aud this question was never
raised, now il comes up and We can do
nothing
This opened up another discussion,
after which there was motion 10 adopt
the resolution making the appointment.
Mr.. Bailey moved to amend by making
the salary II, 800, but was again ruled
ont of ordor. The resolution was then
adopted, ayes Il, noes 6, the latter
MeSsrs. Bailey, CappS. Filan, Hadlich,
Hoe and Walther.
The bonds of superintendent Cum
Minis, in the sum of -, 900, with VIII
liam List and Charles NJ. Ollier as sure
ties: OF Thomas c. Marker in the sum
OF $4,000, with A. Reymann and V.
Billinger as SuretieS, and OF c. V. Riley
| in the sum Of $4,000, with Samuel FL
der and =. Riley rs SuretieS, were APP
proved.
The report of the Board of Public
Works, appointing T. w. Darrah clerk
at salary Of 5000, OF John a. Clark
Superintendent Of Streets at a salary OF
5000, and f. l.. Iloge as City Surveyor,
at the fees fixed by ordinance waSread
Mr. Bailey moved to refer back and
there were several seconds.
Mr.. Kinney asked the reason, and
MFR. Bailey said the salary Of the Super
mtendcnt of Streets had been cut dowr
land the salary OF the Clerk had been
raised. II any laborer vas worthy OF
| his hire. it was the Superintendent OF
Streets, who had to tramp all over the
town and take abuse aud i'll will OF citi
zeus generally. II anything, the salary
ought TO be raised
The Chair-IS there recommended
ton with it?
Mr. Bailey move with instruction
to make the salary ZOO.
The Chair don't think Council cal
instruct. | think we ought simply tC
recommend.
Mr. Bailey-Wcll, If We have to bow
that FAR. make it recommend, then. II
90 that far.
The resolution was adopted.
Under a suspension of the rules The
application OF Joseph Weidner to annu
his liquor license NJ No. g. Twenty
eight street and grant new license a
No 974G Jacob street.
The petition Of p. J. Gavin to have
his license at No. l052 Main street an
nulled, aud the application of Joshua
Rine to keep at the same place, were
granted.
The application OF Hamilton Davis t.
keep billiard room ut No. 1913 Mar
ket street, was granted in the SeconC
| Branch. The First referred il to tn,
/ Committee ON Petitions and Remon
StranccS by a vote of 7 to e.
The City Collector reported total col
/ lectiouS Of S92, 959.37, of which ST, 2SG59
was on account Of iifty-cent levy, and
lSlL97l.Js on account Of ten-ccnt levy.
The City Clerk reported total balances
to the credit OF the various funds of
| $50. 35S.43.
The appointments of the Chief Of the
Fire Department, made through the
Committee on Fire Department, were
read and the appointments confirmed.
Resolutions by Mr.. Jefferson, for the
paving OF McCulloch street, from Six
teenth street to :hc Peninsula bridge;
by Mr. Kinney, for the paving OF Mar
ket street, from Tenth to Fifth; by Mr..
Craig, for the paving OF Jacob street,
from Thirty-third to Thirty-ninth, and
by Mr. O'Leary, TO pave Coal street
from Third to the Ravine. were read and
referred to the Board of Public Works.
Committee bills were ordered paid as
follows:
MaFkcts ............ ..sl'ioo ~
Fire Department OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l66 rs
llealth..-.. ...........-...... .--.- y W
The Committees on Petitions and Re
mOnStranccs, Railroads, Contracts,
Equalization and Appeals, Water Works.
Ordinances, Streets, Alleys and Grades,
and Claims, reported their organizations
THE SOCIAL MAZE.
The Lotus Club gave a most enjoya-
bic hop IN the parlors Of the Hotel
Windsor last night. Prof. ChaS. Kill