The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-23
CITY COUNCIL,
Unusual Amount ofnusiness Trans
acted Last Night.
ELM GROVE RAILROAD ORDINANCE
Referred to Committee for Report at
Next sIeetiug-a Great Number Of
Bills Ordered Paid, Amounting to
Over $tO,oOO-'rhe Telephone Con.
duit Ordinance Passed-Recess was
Taken During the Fire.

last evening, It was the first meeting
OF the city Legislators held since that on
the evening OF July Ii, except tho short
special meeting August l, A quorum
was on hand in both branches before s
O'Clock, and they were down to business
before that hour.
On motion OF Mr.. Cruise the rules
were suspended and the bond OF City
Collector shaffer was taken up, The
sureties were Henry schmuIbach, A, D,
seamop and ], 7, seybold. The bond
was accepted.
The board Of public works asked TINT
bills for several pieces of public works
be paid out OF funds appropriated for
that purpose, amounting to $7624 81,
The bills were ordered paid.
The committee on accounts reported
bills amounting to 81, 1928 70, which were
ordered paid.
The cemeteries committee asked that
bills amounting to $SS So bo paid; thia
was ordered done by council. A mum.
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ferred.
The police committee reported police
bills amounting to $l22 20; city prison
bills sos %: ordered paid. They also
asked that the city clerk transfer orders
from the fire to police department for
horses purchased; passed,
Tho real estate committee asked that
the solicitor he ordered tomake leases TO
the board oil education and Mrs, Hender-
son that the receiver makes lease for
property TO the North End literary so.
clety for five years; that the solicitor
report an ordinance to protect recent
improvements about the city building;
that $ll be paid for five maple trees.
All were concurred in by council.
The committed on petitions aud rem.
onstrances recommended that license
DO granted Busch & Durr at 4S13 Jacob
street. The license was granted.
The committee on scales recommend.
ed bills amounting to $l2 AZ; ordered
paid.
]. I. seybold made kick to council
on assessment on his property, going
into details. Referred to committee on
equalization and appeals. After the
motion was passed Mr.. Hamilton said
it had already been before the commit
tee, but tho latter had refused to reduce
the assessment. Mr.. Hamilton moved
that u reduction Of $500 be made by
council. Mr.. Cruise was not in favor Of
council taking action when the com.
mittee had refused to change. The mo.
ton to refer finally passed.
Consideration OF the report OF the
committee on equalization and appeals
wus deferred uutil the next meeting OF
council.
A petition was read asking that North
Wabash street be surveyed for the es-
Enlistment Of grade. Referred to the
committee on streets, alleys and grades.
A petition was read asking for an.
other electric light east OF the hill; re-
ferred to the gas trustees.
A resolution was introduced provid-
ing that during July, August and Sep
TENDER the ianitor be paid $40 per
month extra for attending to the city's
grass plot. Passed.
A resolution from Mr.. Hamilton, that
the ordinance applying to the Seventh
ward regarding COWS be extended to
tho entire city, was laid over.
William Emmons rendered his resig.
nation as wegher ut tho scales at the
corner OF Tenth and Market. The res
ignation was accepted.
The ordinance providing that the
time for the completion OF the system
OF underground conduits OF the Central
and District Printing Telegraph Com
pany be extended to November l, 1894,
was up in the first branch and passed.
II was being read for the first time in
the second when an
ALARM OF FIRE
brought order to a temporary end, and
council took recess of half an hour.
After reconvening the telephone con.
duit ordinance was taken up in the
second branch, and was read three
times. 1t then came to vote and was
passed.
The real estate committee reported
bills amounting to S9l6 %; ordered
paid.
Tho committee on contracts reported
contract between the city and the
North Wheeling Glass Company for the
use OF portion OF Third street, for tho
purpose Of q pot arch. The contract
was ordered fled.
The city clerk reported the amounts
expended up to July "a. us follows: APP.
preparations, $495,32 So; expenditures,
$224 GOA 81; balances, S2O0,064 20;
amount paid on5O.cent levy, Sill, 447 50;
Decent levy, S2l,809 AZ.
MIR. Dinger introduced resolution
that circus licenses be reduced from
$3.50 to $40 per day, aud side shows from
$25 to $40.
On motion Of Mr.. Cruise, considera.
ton was indefinitely postponed.
Tho bills ordered paid at the council
meeting amounted to $40, lO4 90, as fol.
lows:
Board Of Public Works; 1924 81
Committee on Accom- s.".""....'."...," ,82J 20
Cemeteries Com'nittee IS 81
lOIlCO COlnnlllce''' '''..'''.''''''''','' 10 10
Real Estate Committee .",....."'.'...,.. u W
scUles COtnmiltcO ,.,,"""""''"'''''''''''."" y ~
Real Estate Committee ",...,.,,,'''."...m BIC %
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In the first branch the only logsla.
ton that originated there which did
not come before tho second was the
ordinance granting tho Wheeling q
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