The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-24
rI1Ax SURPRISES THEN.

FILAN SURPRISES THEN.
The vote on the resolution was then
started. The first branch members all
voted straight except Mr.. Horstman,
who voted mo-" In the second branch.
as one of the Democratic leaders said
afterward, everything had been fixed
up, and there were no weak knees, but
tho result shows that nothing is hall 80
uncertain rs a dead sure thing"
Everybody voted as expected until that
eminent Fifth ward statesman's name,
Filan, was called. The latter got up
from his seat, walked over toward the
railing and said, "What is the question,
anyway?" He was enlighted by the
clerk, and then before Boss Cruise and
other Democrats could get near him, he
shouted out mo" A buzz OF excite
ment passed over the house. Mr..
Filan's vote decided the day The vote
proceeded and was announced, %
against and 81 for tho resolution. This
broke up the Democrats badly.
Mr.. MAXWELL now move you that
the election Of member OF the water
board be postponed until the last meet
ing OF March,"
Mr.. Milligan offered an amendment,
naming next Tuesday evening, Mr..
Gruce seconded Milligans motion, and
it went through without opposition.
Several members moved that the
joint session dissolve. 1t went through
with rush, the first reassembling and
the second resuming its session.
Mr.. Wheat moved that the rules be
suspended and the bonds Of city officials
be taken up.
THE COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Maxwell moved that a committee
Of ten be appointed, to be composed OF
the mayor chairman OF the Second
branch, and four members each from
tho First and Second branches, for tho
purpose OF forming the standing Coun-
Gil committees, and report at the next
meeting. The motion prevailed
The bond OF DIR. J. w. Mccoy, with
w. b. Mccoy as surety, for $1,000 was
approved,
Chairman Waterhouse, announced as
members OF tho committee on commit
tees, for tho Second branch, Messrs.
Cruise, Brock, Maxwell and Wheat.
Tho First branch members OF the COM
mitiee arc Messrs. Otto, Weldebusch,
Richards and Grimm.
The bond OF F. A. Maloney, superin-
tendent city prisons, $1,000, with Bor-
nard Mehen as surety, was approved.
Weighmaster John Arthur's bond for
$1,000, with James McFadden, surety,
was approved.
The bond Of John KtndteberRer, city
receiver, for $4,000; with Anton Roy-
mann, W. p. Hubbard, W. j. W. Cow
den aud j. O. Hupp as sureties was up.
proved.
Market Master McKeovor's bond
$1,000 was approved.
The joint bond Of tho members Of
the Board Of Public Works, Messrs.
Henry schmulbach, Andrew Hamilton
and Charles Schmidt for $4,000 was
approved.
The clerk reported that Assessors
Carnahan and Dunlovy, lookup keeper
WiIkio, Sexton Dean and Solicitor
White had taken tho oath Of office.
The report was received and approved.
TIE STREET can TROUBLE.
The action which 1t was proposed
Council DO asked to take some time ago
in reference to n settlement Of tho con-
trovcray between tho Wheeling Rail.
way Company and lts striking ON.
ployos, was next considered.
Mr.. Millgan handed In n petition
from the legislative committee OF tho
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assbn-
bly, calling attention to tho difficulties
between the company aud mon, citing
that all honorable means had boon OK.
haustud, and asking that Council take
some action In tho matter looking to.
ward an nmicablo settlement. The
petitioH was received.
Mr.. Robertson introduced n rcsolu-
ton, which stated that 1t was the sonse
OF Council that tho differences In con.
trovetsy be submitted to disinterested
arbitration, namely ono arbitrator from
the street railway company, one from
tho Bsteet car workers union aud u