The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-11

snnch by the mayor and the second
branch by President Maxwell,
Slrc.ecn members answered TO their
,,mss IN rho roll call OF tho second
s,,nrh, after which the minutes OF the
,rylous meeting were rcld BY City
c.,rk Dnnneaberg and approved.
III, arst business was the adoption Of
Ne city clerks report FOR the year end
IN. November !, 1896, which hhA been
pHntrd heretofore and shows nppro-
pr!1.Ions amounting TO si2iS5s g: ex-
psndIturrs, IS20,52S y; balances 9Srl 49,
n Amount paid by tho city collector 10
receives on general fund, iA,foS 81; ten
cen, levy fund, si5,Gl1 20, asaii
After tho adoption OF the above re-
port Mr. Campbell moved 10, suspend
The rules and take UP the report OF thu
e.y charter commission and tho mo-
ton was carried. whereupon the clerk
read the report. review OF whSh has
been printed in these columns hereto
.ort. In connection with tho report, the
committee presented two bills, which
are to be presented to the Legislature
at It's next session, described In the
report as follows:
"purlng the deliberations otyour COM
nssiJR upon the subject OF ottcnses
and the punishment thereof, q discuss
lon arose upon the fact that there Is by
tn laws OF the state q triple 3urisdlc-
ton over the oneHses OK fallen women,
which may not In all instances be eS-
s.CiScd for the public welfare: one OF
these jurisdictions being vested In JUS
ties OF the peace, another IN the Grim
!aal court OF Ohio county, and the
, ta!ni In the police court ot-the city.
Il the two former jurisdictions, fees
are received by officers. In the police
court they are recoverable, but as they
aust ba paid into the city treasury, no
city officer haR personal Interest In
making fees. by direction Of your
commission, Two bills have been pre-
pared Tor submission 10 the legislature,
separate from the city charter, prov!d-
lag for such amendments To tho state
Law as Wi, whenever che ordinances OF
the city shall prescribe penalties COM
Eersurltr with those authorized TO be
imposed by the justices OF tho peace,
aEd by the criminal court, give TO the
poSce court OF the city exclusive Jurts-
dlctton OF such o!fenses- committed
within the city. The said bills are filed,
but not printed, with this report"
The commission also rendered q bill
covering the expenses OF lts dellberR-
,!oaT, as follows:
West Virginia Printing Co., print
!ss first revision, 90 pnges. with
vide spacing ana numbered lines SIS 90
la,e!ligeNcer Publishing Co..pInt-
Ing 200 copies Second Revision,
Including preface and report... Il %
Villain Ersk!ne, legal andcierical
Work, under cortrGct,.....t.!.. 7O2 90
The type OF the edition now reported
70 council IS, be held by the printer,
. HeCrssary, for two Weeks, ind no has
agreed 10 Furnish any additional num-
Il. OF thousands OF copies that may be
:eqv!red for the use OF thu public, at
tie price Of twenty dollars per thou
nrl. charging @ reasonable additional
tc1l for making changes, Il the council
tsall see at to require changes.
Concluding, the report OF the COM
t-.ss!on rends ns follows:
Your commission respectfully rec
onmerds the adoption OF the following
resolutions;
l. Resolved. That the BILLS submit
led by the charter committee with their
report, amounting 10 k79l, be paid.
:: Resolved. That The city collector
be Instructed TO prepare and submit to
c.uncil drift OF an ordinance pro-
EIciAE for the submission Of the char
Ter, as reported by said commission. 10
vote az the people at special cleo
Il1r % he held on December -, 1885.
such ordinance TO be so drawn that
The provisions With respect TO the cleo
lion OF the chief or police, and those on
he subject OF civil service be Gcpnrnte-
" voted on by the people.
}. Rssa.yed, That there be printed
Tor the use OF the people iive thousand
a!d!i'rEa! copies OF tho charter rs re-
pirt-d by the charter commission.
All Of which Is respectfully submit
I'd r. W. HAzLETT.
Chairman General Committee.
At the conclusion OF the reading Of
he above, Mr.. Render moved 10 take Mp
the resolutions contained In: the re-
box, separately, which wlspdone and
he resolutions were all adopted un-
aH.mOus!y.
Tn" date OF the special election was.
upon motion Of Mr. Campbell. set for
me fourth Tuesday. or end Of Deem
''! ard thus the matter was decided.
y Letter from the chamber of COM
nrFCe vas read. asking that. the coun-
CT ADOPT tho resolutions Of the charter
commission as presented, and COM
H"A!irg the commissions action. II
"Li received and flied. -
Sir. tiender I,rsigns.er,t
Following the adoption OF the char
Ter cjmmssIon's report, Mr.. Bender.
Councilman from tho Sixth ward, pre-
'e7;ci his resignation, which Ras ac-
ceht@d, EEl upon motion OF Mr.. Lind
ray. Mr.. Charles carp was elected in
MS place and appointed member OF all
committees Of which Mr. Bender was
member. & r
". Il. Stops applied for q transfer
o. the I!C0nHe held by John W. KempIe,
u run q saloon on Market street, op-
lnH!" tho DostoHlce, which was COM
h.ti with.
inc reports OF the various committees
we're then read and approved, Bills or
a''h amounting NJ follows:
sIuLra'a, Alloys md Grndes......,....$ n 90
Ir.mn.iFr Committee .....,,............. 2l2 e.
nc department. ....,................ 1877 %
,t''"F'eH .'.,,...,'., .....,,..,,...!. " Is
& .hlrs ,,.......... .,...............!..l ~ 60
IiSSrW EEtatG ...,........,.....m....., 10 60
"O"rd OF Public Works.............., III 10
ihtai ............... ................$2.tH 40
I's' ordnance committee presented
u. .L ordinance regulating Tho election OF
vac city we!sher. which WAS adopted.
an ordinance from tho same commit
~" recommending that council Instruct
In' chief OF police TO arrest the con-
nHHt1rs and mUt0rmcH, operating cleo
ire ears within the city limits. without
a'HH"rs. ON and inter January !. 1897
was passed by the nrst branch end con-
,,H.jrrl In by the second. although Mr..
hi'FhoUto wlg OF the opinion that