Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-29
CITY COUNCIL.
TIE NEW GAS OFFICE AND OTHER OFF,
GALS CONFIRMED.
The Expected Resignation Of MEMBER
Did Not Observation-Disclosures
Business Transacted.

Members Of Council were trifie late
in putting in an appearance for last
evenings regular session, IL being fully
eight O'Clock before a quorum were
present in both Branches. The pro-
ceedings were almost entirely OF rou-
tine nature and devoid Of popular liter
est, for the most part.
In the Second Branch the reading of
the minutes was laid aside and
the joint bond of the Gas Trus-
tees-eIect in $4,000, was taken up
and approved. A report was then
read from the Trustees, stating that
they had organized by electing h. II.
Dunlevy President, and that Samuel
NJ. Darrah had been chosen Super
intendent at a salary Of 81, 500 per year,
w. II. Fee to be Secretary AZ salary
of 81, 400, w. r. ISham, Assistant Secre-
tary, at salary OF 5000, and j. i.
Wilkie TO be collector at salary OF
5000. The bond OF Superintendent
Darrah, In the sum of 81, 900, with Chris
Floto and Thos. NJ. Darrah as sureties;
Of Secretary w. Ii. Fee, in $40, 900,
with Chris Floto, Henry Baer
and T. Happy as sureties; OF
Assistant Secretary w. K. Isham, in
$4,000, with c. w. Seabright, j. A.
Holiday and E. NJ. Holiday as sure
ties, and of Collector j. B. Wilkie, in
50, 500, with John L. Miller and Albert
L. Wilkie, as Sureties, were all read
and approved, and the officers sworn in.
The bond of Frank Moran, Market
Master IN the Second ward, in $4,000,
with John F. Miller and c. w. Sea-
bright as suretles, was approved, and
the official sworn in.
The Committee on Petitions and Re-
monstrances reported u favor of liquor
licenses for Joseph Webb, at No. 20
Sixteenth street, aInulling the license
Of 2. j. McGrass az the same
number, for A. f. Goldstrum at No.
1888 Water street, annulling the license
OF Howard Lynn at the me place, and
for Martin He'll, at Market and Twen-
ty-third streets, annulling the license
Of w. j. Warden at the same place,
and the licenses were all granted.
The Committee on Ordinances re-
ported an amendment TO Sec. 6 OF the
Police Court ordinance, providing that
the Assistant City Clerk be Clerk Of the
Police Court. This was just the re-
verse Of the recommendation made by
the Committee at Monday nights ses-
sion. Yesterday morning the point
was raised that the proposition of the
Committee to have one of the Police
Lieutenants act as clerk Of the
Police Court, without compensation,
would be Illegal in that it cOnficted
with the State law, which required that
'city official" act as Clerk Of the
Court. Col. White, City Solicitor, pre-
pared an opinion on the subject, and in
view of this the Committee held another
session yesterday and reconsidering its
action of Monday evening, reported the
original proposition making the AsSis-
tant City Clerk CO o6iciO the Clerk Of the
Court The ordinance was passed by
the Second Branch. The First Branch
concurred.
The ordinance establishing the grade
of Market, Twenty-Seventh, Thir-
teenth, North Front and Ohio streets,
introduced at the last meeting, objected
to by Mr.. Cruise and laid over, was
taken up and passed.
Bills payable were ordered paid as fol-