The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-26

acted.
The city council met last night In
regular session and the meeting result
ed In the transaction OF considerable
Important business. In ahe second
branch President Maxwell occupied the
clEfir. while across the hall. IN upper
tendom." Mayor Caldwell presided, y
quorum answered tine roll call In Doth
branches. Minutes OF preceding meet
ings were road and approved.
The city clerks report showed bal
anccs OF $4,000 AZ in the various city
funds.
The committee on real estate reported
bills agHregIlng $50 10, The east abut-
mcnt OF she Market street bridge was
recommended 10 be leased to House a
HoimannAt an annual rcntal Of $40, The
bills were ordered paid, and the second
revolution was rejected after spirited
dhicusslon,
The committee on health reported
bins amounting to 500. including Dr.
Walden's smallpox bills, $40, MI
Britt objected 90 thepayment OF the lat
ter bills and claimed Il was an effort
"a play on q crippled treasury and q
crippled lnw"j Mr.. Frew favored pay
ing the bills! Dr. Walden had done
his duty we'll while health officer, and
In addition the same class OF bills pre-
sented by the present health officer
have been paid by the city. Mr.. HGhne
spoke in the same strain. Mr.. Hnnill-
ton held the claim,to be just and eq,ilt-
able Other gentlemen spoke on She
same sGbjcpt. \ motion that the bills
be paid with the provision that this
EssttIes DR.. wHlden's cii4ms against
lthe CITY in full, was made, and was
/ adopted. II to TO- The original Mo-
ton was then adopted. i6toS.
The health committee reported further
bills, 1876 81. and also reported on the
garbage contract bids. recommending
tihEt the contract be awarded Charles
Becker at 81. 100. The bills were order
I'd pnfd. but the garbage contract reso'
lHtIon met with strong oPpos. ton AlT.
Williams moved that Beckcr's name be
stricken ont and J. ". McCracken's be
substituted. at his bid. Sl0.596 SO. Mr..
Frew wanted to know whose was Che
lowest bid; it was Thomas Coffee's nj
$500. Mr.. Elliott said In the course
OF a speech favorlng Becker. that in
81 Collector Clark collected 1855 cart
loads: Becker In '95 collected 6,033 cart
loads. an increase Of 3,397 cart loads. A
letter from Health Officer Jepson Ger.
tifyIng that there had been no COM
plants while Becker collected gar
bage. was read. Mr.. Ham
ihon spoke IN favor OF awlTi-
ing the contract to Mr.. Coffee.
hfr. Bender said Becker was the only
garbage collector the city ever had"
Mr.. Campbell spoke in favor OF Becker.
Tho motion TO award the contract 10
McCracken was lost by the following
vote:
For Observation-Disclosures Britt.
Hahne. John Hess, Kern, Rstzer, Tdy-
lOr. Wendell, Williams, wins; total,
TO-
Against Mccracken-Arnd,. Bender,
Campbell. Elliott, Frow. Hamilton,
Potter, Uselton, Ctermohlen. Water
house. Wills, Maxwell: total, 10.
Mr.. Hamilton moved 10 award 60
Thomas Coffee. but II, TOO. wus de-
fcated, a vote was next taken on the
bid OF Albert Beuly, $500; defeated, Q
20 II.
John Coffee had the heSt whIrl, but
he was voted down the same old way.
G. F. Naber's bid at Sl0.2i3, was next
voted on and defeated. II 10 II.
Mr.. wnterhouse moved Conrad's bid
be accepted, but u was defeated. Will
lam carney's bid was next rejected, 10
10 IL.
The original resolution. awarding the
contract TO Becker. was called for and
resulted. Il to .. As u two-th!rd's ma
jorIty was not given. the matter goes
over to the next meeting when a sec
ond bare majority will give the con-
tract to Becker. The vote was as fol-
lows:
For Becker-Arndt. Bachman. Ben
der. Campbell, Elliott, Frew. Hamil-
ton, Potter. Taylor. Uselton. Utermoh-
len, Wills, Maxwell: total II.
Against Becker-BrSbt, Hahne, Hess,
Kern. Retzer. Waterhouse, Wendell,
Williams, Wills: total, ..
A resolution providing for me use OF
at least twelve garbage carts during
June, July, August and September.was
passed.
The ordinance committee reported
several new ordinances for consider
alton OF council. The first was the
wharfage ordinance. reducing rates OF
Wharfage as outlined IN the intealISen,
Ger yesterday. The ordinance was read
once and was laid over. The ordG-
nance 20 prevent cattle from running
at large In the Eighth ward. was read
and laid over. The bicycle ordinance
was read and laid over.
The first branch did not concur In the
action OF the second regarding tho Wal
den bills and committee on confer
ence was asked. This committee met
and the FIRST branch receded from rs
objection % the action OF the other
branch. The first branch then concur
red formally.
The report OF the special council COM
mfttee TO investigate the affairs OF tie
city gas board then came up. II Is
given In full elsewhere.
Mr.. Hahne Introduced n resolution
providing for the purchase OF an Gd-
dEIotal horse for the fire department
and 1t was adopted. The horse IS for
the Chemical company, one OF whose
horses ls worn out,
The police committees rccommcnda =
ton for the payment OF bills for he'll
NETS, etc. was favOrIbiy acted upon.
Mr.. Bcndcr'S resolution 10 take up tho
William Crogan claim against the city,
WIS passed. Referred to the committee
on claims.
Tho resolution passed by the o'l!o
Valley Trldes ard Lfbor ASSEMBLY.
asking for an eiGht.Gour day at thc
several municipal Industrial establish
merits, was read an;l wus referred to
the committee on ordinances.
At 1850 D. m. Acting President Ham
ilon announced the tabh OF the Sec-
ond branch MS cleared. Seccnd branSi
members then nOckch over 10 the ilrSt
where che special gas works invest!-
cutting committee. Export was bcshS