Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-13
THE MAYORS MESSAGE.
RECOMMENDING A NUMBER OF
NEEDED REFORMS.
Read at Last Nights Meeting OF
Council-A Great Deal of I'M
pOrtant Business Was
Transacted.

pOrLdnJ BUSINESS w DIS
Transacted.
Council was unable to secure a quo
rum on its last regular meeting night,
and last nights session was therefore
the first in four weeks. When Presi-
dent Maxwell raped for order in the
Second Branch at eight o'clock, there
was a full quorum present. The roll
call showed the following absentees:
Bachmann. Bender, Elliott, Frew,
Hess, H., Retzer. The minutes of the
previous meeting were read and ap-
proved.
The report of City Clerk Themes F.
ThOner, showing the financial condi-
ton of the various city departments at
the close of the official year, was read
by the Clerk. An abstract &C the re-
port has been published in the Regis
ter. The annual report was ordered
published in the daily newspapers. a
resolution providing for the publication
of two hundred copies in pamphlet
form, stirred up some opposition. The
only explanation offered by the Com
mittee was that such course was
customary. One member of the Com
mittee favored its defeat. On the mo-
ton to adopt the resolution, the vote
was, aye ), no II.
nfIIc ronOrfoI ,,-ftb Fo,-0~obIo rocOu1-
mendation by committees, were APP
proved and ordered paid as follows
Police, $216.S7; Health, SAILS; Real
Estate. sS9.64; Fire Department
S441.10: The removal of Thomas Rose
and William Bole from the Eighth
ward hose house, and the appointment
by Chief Healy of George Butler and j
w Beck to fill the vacancies. were ap-
proved.
CLERKS REPORT.
The monthly report of City Clerk
Dannenberg. showing the balances tC
the credit of the various departments
was read. The balances were as fol
lows: Board OF Public Works
$172.42; Fire Department, $1,S25.44
Health Department, SS90.5S; Markets
$515.O5; Police, $1.4S210; City Prison
$335.24; Scales, $11S.S4; Real Estate
1922. SO; Cemeteries, $4469; Salaries
$70S.36; Contingent Expenses, 1882
Compromise Loan, $l,250; Water Board
S1S,51494; Gas Works. SI4,04431; Col
lection of Taxes, S529.2S; total, $4O,-
1912.
A resolution was offered by Mr.
Waterhouse, providing that the Water
Commissioners and Gas Trustees be
ordered to furnish an itemized state
ment of their receipts and eXpendi-
lures for 1898 and 1894, as required by
the section of the statutes creating
such Boards, said statement to be in
the hands of the City Clerk within ten
days.
Mr.. Hamilton opposed the resolution
Mr.. Waterhouse stated that it had
been the custom of Boards to overster
their authority in the matter of max
ing appropriations, and the resolution
was offered for the purpose of securing
light upon the subject. Mr.. Maxwell
opposed the resolution on the ground
that it did not come from the proper
committee. The resolution was
adopted.
|. Resolution by the Health Commit
tee, providing that section II, under
duties of the Health Officer, be amend
ed to provide for the preparation and
publication by the Health Officer, ev-
cry three months, of a pamphlet in
tabular form condensed from the
death certificates received by him,
showing number, age, sex, etc, of the
deceased persons, and diseases OF
which they died; and to prepare an
nually a similar pamphlet condensed
from the several monthly statements.
Referred to Committee on Ordinances.
LICENSE TRANSFERS.
The license of Adolph Bott was
transferred from 1922 Main street, TO
1921 Main street; license of Mary NJ.
L.etzkus at 1901 Market street, was
transferred to w. II. Lippencott;
license of J. w. Kemple, Twenty
fourth and Market streets, was trans
ferred to Mary NJ. Letzkus; license of
Walter Terrell at 335 Main street,
transferred to Louis Becker; license OF
John Deurr. 4313 Jacob street, trans
ferred to Jacob Huff.
The commissioners Of the Main
street bridge loan, showing coupons
paid amounting to S41.7O, was referred
TO the Committee on Finance.
Among the bills reported by the Po-
lice Committee. was 500 for extra cler-
ical work by the two lieutenants. Mr..
Waterhouse inquired what the money
was to be paid for. and Mr.. Britt made
an argument in opposition to the pay
ment of the bill. He took the position
that the lieutenants were not entitled
TO the extra compensation under the
ordinance. It's the little foxes that
eat the vines, and we are here to at
tend to the pruning process" He
paid the high privates a handsome
commitment. and said they were en-
titled to as much salary as the lieu
tenants. If it was an honor TO be a
high officer. that was sufficient COM
nensation. Mr.. Britt made charac-
teristic argument for economy. Mr..
Hamilton. of the Committee, followed
with a similar argument. Mr.. Water
bouse moved to strike out the extra
compensation for police lieutenants,
and the motion prevailed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
netition for license for a coffee
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