The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-31
COUNCIL MEETS
Aftcra Prolonged Effort to Secure
o Quorum OF Members.
POLICEMEN HAD TO Be SENT
"" to bring In somo or tho Ab,ontre,.
IN" session was Not Called 10 Order I'M
I'll Amer D OClook-Ii Of Publ,
Works ray.roIi Approved Council Ito.
r"mrsHery Economiu In Turning Down
the psnch Howl Nr,oiution,

N''ci ucSVeTnlc anu prolonged Cf-
fort. u meeting OF tho city council was
held last night, and considerable bust.
ness transacted. tho most imuortnnt
oelnE tho approval OF tho payroll Tor
December OF the board Of public works.
Had not tho meeting been held before
the New Year. the bin could not have
been paid ont of tho 1896 npproprla-
tons, tho balance at the end OF tho
year always going back into the clty's
general fund
At $ O'Clock there was II quorum OF
the second branch on hand, but only
seven OF tho sixteen first branch men
hau appeared on the scene, Efforts TO
secure the presence OF several of th.
nhsentces proved unsuccessful, and
lor Il time II looked us though no
meeting would be held, but Il was seen
10 be necessary 20 have Il meeting. so
pair or police officers were semi ont
10 brinR The first pair OF first branchrrs
tney could run to the earth Mrssrs.
Menkcmcller ana Irwin were caught
ana Drought 10 the building In a short
tine' Mr. Menkemcller being yanEcI
OUT OF inc Opera House
The roll was called In the second
branch AZ $40 O'Clock. President Stath-
err IN the chair. mud developed the prcs-
ence OF the following members:
PreSent-Bnird. Arndt, r. G. Britt,
Campbell, Chew. carp, Elliott, Fair,
Hahne. Hamilton. John Hess, Kern,
Lindsay. Loose. Muegge, Refer Uscl-
Ton. "aeerhoust. Stathers; total. Is.
Ah1nnf--IlH1laNF
Tor. CtermohlIn, Wills, Wendell, Will
ians, Potter. Higgins; total, Q.
In the iirSt branch those present and
The absentees were:
Present-Davison, Ebennr. Farrell
Hallcr. liorkheImer. Mcclure, 2wlcker;
total. I.
A6sent-lrwIn. Kalbltzer. AIcKelvey,
Menkemelier, j. y. Britt. PAUL., Robin
son. Weidcbusch: total, s.
The minutes In the second branch were
READ by Clerk Dannrnbcrg. but nothing
could he done In the first branch until n
quorum was obtained. There was n
slight change made In the minutes OF the
second branch. relating to amendments
made to the health ordinance. At g:l5 D.
m, Mr.. Menkcmellrr arrived and the
first branch lacked only one OF having 4
quorum. and ten minutes later n police
officer arrived with the ninth man. Mr..
Irwin Then the first branch proceeded
10 transact business
In the second branch. the committee
on streets. alleys and grades. reported
regarding the alley on Twenty-rourth
street. the title 10 which Is owned by the
Red Mems Cemetery Association. and
recommended that the board OF public
works make an arrangement with the
IyN, -. .
the alley. The resolution was passed by
council. The committee also reported an
ordinance fixing the grades on number
OF Island STREETS. which was passed.
The board OF public works reported
pay-rollS nggreEating 1919 &c, which
werc ordered paid By council
The special committee on she gunboat
Wheeling" reported resolutions. one for
the appropriation OF SG0e for the pur-
chase Of punch bowl and another for
authority TO change the seal OF the city
Of Wheeling. making The design the pres
ent city building. Mr.. T. G. Britt intro
duccd an amendment TO make the design
view OF the building from Sixteenth
street The amendment prevailed, and
the mayor will procure new seal. the
design o. which will be used on the
Sangway OF the Wheeling"
y resolution Changing the crCmatOry
ordinance. was irtro,R sed By Mr.. Ham
ilton. II fixes the election OF the crema-
tory superintendent ut the first meeting
OF the incoming council. The matter
was referred TO the committee on ordt-
nances. Heretofore the date OF election
OF crematOry superintendent has been
enshroudcd IN doubt.
Mr. ". J. Cots, who recently brought
sensational damage suits against Sew
eral city officials presented bill OF $50
against the city for rental OF his proper
ty at the corner OF Baker and McColloch
streets. The bill had been pigeon holed
by the board OF public works. and Cots
threatens 10 bring suit unleSs n settle
mcnt Is made. The matter was referred
TO the board Of public works and the city
solicitor.
Mr.. ESelon introduced resolution for
the re-lettcring and REMEMBERING Of nil
streets and alleys; referred 10 the board
OF public works.
Bills were ordered paid AZ follows:
Streets alleys and grades, Il %
Board OF public workS................ go 9i
1OlRl ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sbp ~