The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-16
THE CITY COUNCIL
Bushes through its Routine Bust,
ness in Short Order.
EXTRA PAY FOR CITY ASSESSORS
Extra Uncxpcnded Balances for Street
Funds Turned over to Complete tho
NtcColloch Street Improvement.
Preparations for Voting Under tho
new System.

The City Council met in regular oi'
weekly session last night. In tie sec
ond branch, in the absence OF Presi
dent Jepson, Mr.. A. G. Hadlich was
called to the chair. Clerk Thoner call
ed tine roll, showing one short OF a quo
rum. A motion had just been passed
to enforce rule 40. and bring in the.ab
sent members, when Messrs. Kline and
Zefgler appeared. giving the required
quorum. The minutes OF the last regu'
lar meeting were then read and ap'
proved.
The regular order OF business was
suspended and the report OF the Board
Of Equalizations and Appeals was taken
up, and read by the clerk. The report,
together with its various resolutions,
was passed unanimously. The report
as read, shows decrease in the assess
ed valuations OF 81, 047, $50 IS.
A resolution by Mr.. Bailey. author.
izing the clerk to employ an assistant at
cost not to exceed $50 to make the
necessary changes in the assessors
books caused by the action of the COM
mittee on equalization and appeals, was
unanimously passed.
The resolution OF the first branch in
reference to the enforcement OF the
franc building ordinance between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, on Mar
ket, was read by the clerk and ap-
proved by the second branch after an
explanation by Mayor Seabright.
The board OF public works asked that
the various sums left over on street i'm.
proyements, amounting to 1895 81, be
applied to the deficiency on the McCol-
loch street improvements. This was or
dered by unanimous vote.
The report Of the city clerk. showing
the balance unexpended OF appropria-
tons for the present year to be $19,-
1863 05 was made, also the report OF Tax
Collector John A. White, showing col
lection OF taxes as follows: 1891, 5O-cent
levy. Sol, 72S 10; 1891, 10-cent levy, ST.
961 So; 1892, 50-cent levy, S23,692 Is;
1892, l0-cent levy, $4,6S6 SO. Both re-
ports were received and ordered filed,
in each branch.
An ordinance giving permission to
the Wheeling Railway Company to lay
a switch across Water street, between
Forty-frst and Forty-second streets, was
passed unanimously.
The committee on police brought in
a report recommending payment OF
bills amounting to $26S 60; passed.
The committee on real estate recon-
mended payment OF bills aggregating
$50 90; ordered.
The city receiver was instructed to
prepare papers for lease OF city prop
erty on Market and Eighteenth streets,
to James Burns At Sl5.
Bills from the Board OF Public Works
aggregating s., OBS 50 were ordered paid.
The committee on health reported
bills amounting to SOP 81, which were
ordered paid; also bills agRregating
$40 Il from the committee on scales.
The committee on equalization and
appeals recommended that Assessors
Yahn aud Handlan be paid $50 in addi-
ton to their salaries for work on the
reassessment This was allowed.
Chairman Robinson, of the committee
on streets. alleys and grades, reported
a resolution to give right OF way on
alley Il and across McColloch street for
a tramway for the LaBelle iron works.
A motion was made to refer it to the
committee on railroads, which was lost
by vote OF to g. 1t was finally laid
over until the next meeting.
A resolution was read from the COM
mittee on elections to lay off and desig-
nate various voting precincts through
out the city. The committee, together
with the city solicitor, was ordered 10
prepare new ordinance to concur
with the new election laws.
A resolution was adopted in both
branches to extend the limit during
which the per cent discount on 1892
taxes shall operate, TO November 80.
1t was ordered that the telephone
company put phone in the residence
OF the superintendent Of the city cleo
trio light plant.
The petition OF John W. Glasscock,
praying that the curbing in front OF his
residence, on the Island. be raised to
grade, was referred to the committee
on streets, alleys and grades.
A petition TO extend Alley 80 to the
city limits was referred to the Board Of
Public Works.
The first branch concurred in all acts
OF the second, excepting in the matter
OF the lease of city property to James
Burns, which was referred to the COM
mittee on real estate.
Both branches adjourned at 10
o'clock.