The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-24
. CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
Ono OF tho Shortest OF Sessions,
Lasting Thirty Minutes.
ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
Tho Islanders I,cquost Referred to
tho Committee on whnrves-vnrl.
Gus Committees Bring In Their ITO.
ports-Mr. SlIIlIGnn sustaIns Ills
IlolmanIo RoputatIon-othcr BnsI.
ncss Transacted.

Tho city council met last oYenlng in
regular session, The roll call in tho sec.
ond branch showed fourteen mOmbers
present, ono shor! Of a quorum. In tho
upper chamber eight members were
Z present, ono short OF enough TO transact
business.
After a few minutes no ono turned
up, and Mr.. Hupp moved 10 adjourn,
Mr. Maxwell lnterpOsod with state.
mont that thoro was some business that
should DO transacted. and he hoped the
motion would be voted down. Only ono
man, Mr.. lIuop, voted to adjourn.
Officer WilkiO said the telephone had
been brought into play, but mono Of tho
abscntees could DO found. Finally Mr..
Hamilton, Of the Second branch, turned
up and n quorum was present. About
tho snIno limo Mr.. q. a. Robinson, OF
tho upper branch, appeared aud that
body also had Il quorum.
Tho committee on petitions aud re-
monstrances recommended that license
be granted to George Lundmesser to
keep coffee house ut 1912 Market
street. Council passed iayorably on tho
recommendation.
Tho scales committee reported bills
aggregating S35 So, which w9re ordered
paid by council.
The committee on accounts reported
they had examined the city clerks
books, also his annual statement, which
was ordered printed in pamphlet form
and in the daily press. Council took
occasion to thank Clerk Thoncr for the
able and painstaking manner in which
the business OF tho clerks office has been
discharged during the past year. The
per diem OF tho members OF tho COM
mittee on accounts, amounting TO SS5,
i was ordered paid.
Mr.. Millignn raised an objection be-
cause tho number OF hours which tho
members had served was not stated,
but finally voted for tho resolution.
Property owners OH Linn street asked
Tor electric lights on that thorourhiare.
The petition was referred to tho gas
board.
The Islanders council committee
made request for the right to locate 4
ferry at the foot OF Twelfth street to run
to the foot Of Ohio street. Mr.. Max
well moved 10 refer to the committee
4 on wharves with power to act. The mo-
ton prevailed.
a resolution authorizing tho commit
tee on streets. alleys and grades and the
city engineer to establish n grade on
Linn street was referred TO the commit
tee.
A resolution 10 pave Grand View
street was referred to tho board OF pub
lie works. Petitions and resolutions for
minor improvements were referred to
same board.
a petition for reduction OF assessment
was referred 10 the board Of equaliza-
. ton and appeals.
Tho application OF 7. ]. Rempe to
keep coffee house was referred to the
committee on petitions and remon-
strances.
In the first branch the ferry boat mo.
ton was CHANGED, and the committee
zon wharyes will make their report to
council before acting. Mr.. P. B. Dob
bins presided in,the first branch in tho
absence OF the mayor.
Council adjourned at $50 o'clock, tho
session having lasted only thirty min
utes, one OF tho shortest on record.