The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-28

The second branch OF. Council met last
evening. In the absence OF President
Jepson, Mr.. Hadlich was called to the
chair. The following members answer-
cd at roll call: Bailey, Copp, Craig, Had
Itch, Klein, Kreiter, MorninGstar, Nc
Ginley, O'Leary, Robertson, Schuman,
Vierhcller, Walther. Weitzell and Zoeck-
Ter. After the reading OF the minutes
President Jepson appeared and assum-
ed his duties as presiding officer.
Under a suspension of the rules the
following licenses we're taken up and
acted on: Petition ofC L. North, trans
ferring the license OF his saloon at 1920
Jacob street, to Owen Sullivan, jr., with
James Nichols and j. II. Lancaster US
suretles, vas granted.
r. D. Sheppard asked that he be al
lowed a rebate on his license and the
same be transferred TO w. II. Lesser
with James Nichols and j. II. Lancaster
as sureties. Granted.
c. +. Hosiord asked the same action
in regard 10 his license, and that it be
transferred to Ferdinand Reibcr, with
J.. T., Wheat and Charles Smith as sure
ties.
A license was granted Henry w.
Stoehr to keep a coffee house at 100
Wood with Fred Happy and Charles
Smith as sureties.
The report oil the Board of Public
Works askingpayu,entof certain month
Iy bills to be paid out OF the ten cen
levy fund was read and granted.
The committee on accounts reported
bills amounting to S3B0.5S, which were
ordered paid,
Bills %aggregating $50. 50 were reported
by the health committee, which were
ordered paid.
On motion Of Mr.. 0'Leary permission
was granted the city health officer to
use a room in the basement OF the city
building for the purpose OF storing dis
infec;ants.
The ordinance passed by the first
branch granting the Wheeling and Git
lzens' railway companies the privilege
Of changing their system OF overhead
wires 10 a single overhead trolley wire
was received from that body and their
action Concurred in.
A communication was received from
City Engineer Hoge, in response TO a
request OF Council, that the total cost
OF moving the temporary bridge TO
Wood street would be $500. The pa.
per was ordered filed.
The petitions Of John r.. Handlan,
asking Sl50 on account OF salary, as he
had completed the work OF assessment
south OF the creek; and also asking that
his salary be raised to $500, we're re-
ierred to the Board OF Equalization and
Appeals.
The Board Of Equalization and APP
peals recommended that the assessors
who revalued the city property be paid
Tor ninety-six days work, $50 each, de-
Quoting such amounts as have already
been paid. Adopted.
Charles Roepke filed a petition ask
ing that he be allowed to replace his
steps at his dwelling in the alley in the
rear OF schmulbach's brewery, which
had been removed by the street COM
missioner. The petition was granted.
The report OF City Clerk Thoner
showing the expenditures in the va
rious city departments to September 80
and the balance on hand was read aud
ordered filed. The balance Of unex-
pended appropriations on handamounts
10 $l55, $685.. City Collector White
reported collections OF the so cent levy
since his last report amounting to SOL
3l2.0l, and OF the 10 centlevy 1855. IA.
Mr.. Bailey offered a resolution that
the temporary Main street bridge be
advertised for sale to the highest bid
der, as the city engineers estimate OF
the cost Of its removal to Seventeenth
street was too expensive. Adopted.
The second branch %Concurred in the
action OF the first branch in the recon-
Ineudations OF the railroad committee.
The resolution OF Mr.. Dobbins, from
the first branch, notifying the Balti-
more * Ohio company to replace the
safety gates at the new stone bridge,
Main street, was concurred in.
The first and second branches went
into joint session for the election OF two
weighers. Is. Charnock was elected
weigher at the scales on T"hirty-eiHhth
street and W. w. Cline at Eorty.eighth
and Jacob streets. 4,
A petition was received from the
Simpson NJ. l. church, OH Eoff street,
asking that m electric light be put up
so AS to dispel the gloom in that neigh
borhood. On motion tho gas trustees
were instructed to investigate and put
up the light if they found the locality
was in need OF one.
A quorum being present in the first
branch Mr.. Farrell was called to the
chair in the absence OF the mayor. The
following members answered at roll
call: Farrell. Caldwell, Dobbins, En-.
sheimer, Grimm, Meyer. O'Kane, Pol.
lock, Robinson, Wiedebusch, Wilson
and Zarnitz.
The most important business con.
sidered in the first branch was the re-
port Of the railroad committee. The
1rst subject discussed was the recon-
menhation that the Wheeling Terminal
u Bridge Company be required to keep
a ilagman in the day time and n watch
man with a lantern at night mt the
point where the tracks OF the company
crosses tho county road near Fulton.
The second recommendation was in
reference to the proposed new Pitts.
burrh, Wheeling & Kentucky depot on
Naler street. The committee thought
the extra ground the plans for the
depot called for would be detrimental TO
public interests, and conflict with the
Wharfage business Of the steamboat
men. The matter caused considerable
argument pro and con, but the recon-
mendations were finally c]oncurred in.
a resolution offered BY Mr.. Grimm,
stating that the B. & o. Company had
not complied with the order OF council
Tor the erection OF patas nj Seyantecnth