The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-29

Tho appointment OF officials by the
ras board were submitted to coun-
Gil and all were approved.
Superintendent S. NJ. Darrah's bond
was for 81, 200, with c. FlOto and 7. NJ.
Darrah, sureties.
Clerk OF Gas Board Will II. Fees
bond was for $4,000, with G. FIoto, +.
Happy and Henry Baer sureties. APP
proved.
Assistant Clerk W. r. Isham's bond
was next submitted and approved. 1t
is for $4,000, with C. W. Seabright and
+. NJ. and ]. A. Holiday as suseties.
The bond OF Frank Moran as clerk OF
the Second ward market was also ap-
proved. 1t is In tho sum Of $1,000, with
J. F. Miller and G. W. SeabriGht sure
ties.
The committee on petitions and re-
monstranCes recommended that Licenses
be granted to Joseph Webb, at 20 Six
teenth street; Fred Goldstraum, 1888
Water street, and Martin He'll at Mar
ket and Twenty-third street. All were
granted licenses.
The committee on ordinances was ex-
pocted to report an ordinance changing
the system now in vogue by which the
assistant city clerk acts as clerk Of tho
police court, and receives $500 addi-
tional per annum for his services in the
latter position. The committee at Its
meeting the other evening decided that
the police lieutenants should hereafter
act as clerks OF the court An mex
pectcd obstacle, suggested by Colonel
Robert White, city solicitor, made this
fail. He informed the committee that
the idea, besides being not practical,
would not be legal. There are three
police lientenants, and it would be a
certain eventuality that all OF the trio
would at times act in the capacity OF
police cour. clerk, consequently in
snort time the books and accounts Of
the court would be in a terrible condi-
ton, as one member expressed it last
evening. Also, bonds would have to be
furnished by the three police lieuten.
ants, another complication.
In the lace OF the solicitors advice
the committee on ordinances met again
last evening, Just before council meet
ing, and framed an ordinance radically
different in character. 1t provided for
change in the old ordinance govern
ing the office of police court clerk, and
substituted for the name "W. H. Fee"
assistant city clerk" The ordinance
before in force had been framed with
Mr., Fee as the object, and not the as-
uistant clerk, evidently not looking to
the contingency that the late assistant
might enter pastures new" The or
dinance was passed unanimously, after
some inquiry by several members as to
the reason OF the sudden change in the
course of the committee.
The committee also reported an ordi-
nance making grades on tho following
streets: Market, below Twenty.seventh;
Thirteenth, in ChurchilPs addition;
North Front, and Ohio street, without
recommendation. The ordinance passed
without dissenting vote.
The board of public works asked that
the city clerk be authorized to pay bills
Tor public improvements amounting TO
S20l9 Is. A resolution covering the
request was passed.
The committee on claims reported
resolution to the effect that the papers
relating to the suit Of Paige, Carey &
Co. be copied Tor use. The copies were
ordered.
The committee on accounts reported
bills for sos 40. Ordered paid.
The committee on equalization and
appeals recommended changes in as
Gessments as follows, which were passed
upon favorably.
Second ward-M. W. Amick, $1,000
to sI1,50O.
Third Observation-Disclosures Com
pany, S14, 800 to $500.
Fourth ward-J. c. seybold, 81 900 to
$500.
Seventh ward-Thomas otwold, IS, 900
TO $4,000; Thomas Prince, $i,700 to
$1,000; John Smith, $4,000 to SIS, 500;
Allen Hubbard, $1,000 to $500.
Eighth ward-John Mitzler, s. 900 to
$3.50; @. Kalbitzer, 81 500 to $500.
The committee on police reported
bills for police SS7, and city prison bills
$50; ordered paid.
The committee on streets, alleys and
grades reported an ordinance changing
grade on Jacob street north Of Twenty
fourth street. Tho ordinance was
passed unanimously. The ordinance
establishing grade on Zane street was
also passed.
The city clerks report was received
and fled. 1t shows balances in various
departments aggregating $50, 95S So; APP
preparations, 1926, 324 so; expenditures,
S56S, 500 81; amounts paid into 50.cent
levy fund, ST. l6S 0S; l0-cent levy, Sl5,-
lS7 II.
Mr.. Hamilton introduced q resolution
to the effect that persons bringing mat
tiers before council committees be noti'
fed Of tho time and place otcommittee
meetings. After considerable discus
zion the resolution was adopted. Mr..
Milligan introduced resolution that
the asphalt at Market and Twelfth
streets be taken up and replaced with
fire brick. 1t was adopted without dis
sent.
City Clerk Thoner stated that he had
appointed Andrew I. Sweeney as as
sistant city clerk in place OF W. Il. Fee,
and asked confirmation OF the appoint
mcnt. The appointment was con-
tiEmed.
Mr.. sweeney'a bond, in the sum Of
$1,000, was approved. Charles NJ. olli-
yer IS the surety.
Mr.. Maxwell offered a resolution that
the umbers against the Market street