The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-30
THE CITY COUNCIL.
A Special Session at Which Much
Business Was Done.
THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE
Was Passed by Unanimous Consent
I'm Both Branchcs.-TheW Water Board
Authorized to extend Water Mains
to Fulton-Tho Bloch Railway
Switch Ordinance Also Passed.

A special meeting OF the city council
was held last evening. Two important
ordinances we're ushered through in
short order; they were the appropria'
ton ordinance for expenditures for the
first three months OF 1894, End in the
ordinance authorizing the extension o.
city water mains to Fulton. There was
no opposition to either. The third or
dinanco was one granting rights tc
Bloch Bros Tobacco Company, for
switch. The meeting lasted but TWEEN
ty.fiye minutes, and goes on record a:
one of the best business sessions OF the
present remarkable body.
The roll was called in the second
branch at o'clock and disclosed the
presence OF fifteen Minutes. President
Waterhouse was in the chair. In the
Npper branch ten members, quorum
were present, Mayor Caldwell presiding
The finance committees report was
read BY Clerk Thoncr, who by the way
was in unusually good voice, It reports
an appropriation ordinance. The ordl'
nance provides for the expenditures oil
the city during January, February and
March OF the coming year, not exceed
ing one.iourth ofthe aggregate npproprl'
ated for the twelve months ending Dc
cember 81, 1898, among departments as
follows: Fire department. health de-
pariment, markets, city gas works, city
water works, police department, city
prisons, scales and weighing, real estate
cemeteries, salaries, collection OF taxes,
and contingent expenses. In addition
to the above 81 500 is appropriated for
the balance on the Island combination
chemical apparatus and hose wagon
Markets get Sl,2l0 additional for the
new roof for the second ward market
house. Board OF Public Works contin-
gent fund, Sl5OOO $3.50 goes to the
payment Of the stone bridge indebted
ness; 81 $50 on the compromise loan in
terCSt.
The ordinance went to its first, second
and third readings, and was unanimous
" passed. 1t was then sent to the up
per branch, where similar action was
taken.
A communication was read from Sec
retarv Shellhase. OF the water board,
with an ordinance empowering the
board to furnish water to the town oil
Fulton. The terms and conditions are
to be agreed OIL by the board with the
Fulton authorities. The ordinance after
going through three readings was pass
ed without. dissent Same action was
taken in the first branch.
The ordinance giving the Bloch Bros.
Tobacco Company authority to con-
struct and maintain switch on Water
street and Fortieth street to connect
with the tracks OF the " heeling Bridge
& Terminal Railway Company, was
passed in tho first branch, and carried
over to the second branch. In the sec
ond Mr.. Cruise suggested that three
inch planks be used between the tracks
instead OF two-inch ones as provided in
the ordinance. He moved that plank
ing be used which will be on a leve
with the top OF the rails. The amend
ment prevailed, and then the ordinance
as a whole was adopted. The first
branch concurred in the change made
by the second.
Council adjourned at S:25 o'clock.