The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-15
LOTS OF MONEY SPENT
Paying Bills by tho City Council
Last Night.
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEBT SETTLED.
Over 100000 ordered Paid by coun-
cll-oHlcer shanlcy's Discharge from
tho Force Approved---Tho Stone
Bridge Commission Criticised.


The City Council spent only two
hours in yesterday evenings session,
but in that short time voted over $780,
900 to pay outstanding bills. OF this
amount s5O,947 80 was the balance due
on tho electric light plant, and s. 1881 20
was payment on account of the stone
bridge. When Paige. Carey, & Co, the
bridge contractors, failed some weeks
ago, the stone bridge commission esti-
mated that 5000 would complete the
bridge, but to provide for contingencies
asked Council for $1,000, which Council
granted. ofthis amount 1t has already
spent s56Sl 81, and the bridge is not
yet finished. The commission got from
the finance comm. tee, however, an APP
preparation Of $4,000 over and above
the contract price Of the bridge, aud
can now, II it wishes, extend, beautify
and ornament the bridge regardless Of
cost, and without worryingIas to where
the money 10 to come from
When Council met last night the
rules wore suspended and Thomas Hal
pin, ex-propfietor of hhe Little
Square," of odoriterousl memory, was
granted license to keep q saloon. He
will operate the Arlington saloon, for
merly run by William II. Handlan.
MI. James P. MAXWELL, Of, the Second
branch, handed in his resignation. and
Mr.. Mckinley moved thatitbe accepted.
Mr.. Hadlich was in the char, and Mr..
Jepson suggested that it might be
better if the Democratic side would
allow the Republican side to take the
initiative. Mr.. Irwin said no would be
sorry il Council would lose Mr.. Max
wells services, and he was opposed to
accepting the resignation, Mr.. Nc
Ginley's motion was carried and the
resignation accepted, Mr.. Irwin voting
no. Messrs. Frank Mcneil, Charles
Copp and William Stewart were nomi-
mated to fill the vacancy. On the first
ballot Mcneil got five, Copp six and
Stewart FIVE votes. ON the second Nc
Nell received 8, Copp 8 and Stewart 4,
and Mr.. Copp, having a majority Of the
votes cast, was declared elected.
COMMITTEE REPORTS ACTED ON.
The action of tho health committee in
the smallpox epidemic prevention
scare was approved. The suspension
OF Officer Stanley was made permanent
and the officer discharged from the
force.
The resignation OF William Kenney,
hostler at the Vigilant engine house,
was accepted, and the appointment OF
Richard Beuter in his stead, confirmed.
The action OF the fire committee in or
dering an Ahrens steam fire engine was
approved.
The electric light commission report
ed that it had found the electric plant
and the entire system built according
to contract, and recommended the pay
ment OF the balance OF the contract
price. The report was accepted and
the electric light commission dis
charged.
Tho board Of gas trustees requested
IN appropriation Of SIC, 900 for an addi-
tiOnal dynamo at the electric light
plant there being many requests Tor
more lights and the present dynanos
being taxed to their utmost capacity. :
The bill OF Judge Thayer Melvin for
SIPS, for services rendered the city in
the Delbrugge VS.. McNichol case and in
the natural gas controversy, was or
dered paid.
The city solicitor was directed to
draft an ordinance forbidding the
throwing Of waste paper and rubbish on
the streets.
70 the committee on railroads was
referred the petition OF Bell Bros, to
place a switch across Thirty.eighth
street to their coal yard.
Assessors Yahn, Phillips and White
were granted a payment OF SIPS each on
account. Assessor White being sick,
Mr.. Robertson suggested that Mr..
Joseph Sage, who had come within one
vote of being the Democratic caucus
nominee for Mr.. Whites place, DO APP
pointed to act while Mr.. White was dis
ahled, Mr.. Klein said that the other
asses ors said they could get along for
couple Of weeks yet and that Mr..
Whites illness did not interfere with
their work. Mr.. Klien and Mr.. Irwin
thought it would be well to wait awhile
before appointing another mIln. Mr..
Robertson withdrew his motion, and
that settled the mattor.
A resolution of DR.. Caddles Of the
frstbranch, was taken up in tho second,
and DR.. Caddle was permitted to ex-
plain it The doctor said Chat the
northwest corner OF Sixteenth and Nc
ColIoch streets was q dangerous place;
the D. & o. railroad made ashort turn
at that corner, and many accidents had
happened there. He showed>a plan,
providing for the taking away of part
OF tho graveyard to widen the street at
that point, TO make 1t less dangerous.
The matter was referred to th6scommit-
tee on streets, alleys and grades and the
city solicitor.
The following departm enttbills were
ordered paid: ~
Board OF Public l2G %
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Fin, W:;: q sSS g
E$ a. = }s q; iS Il sssi:; lG is
Wheeling Mining and Manufacturing
Company .......,..s.... ,2SJ ~
Van Dom Iron Construction Company LOO 90
= b. FFAnEhCtn. bS9 W
Main street stone ridRe...,...........s, bGSl u
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