The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-26

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1t was also reported that Collector Hall
had turned over to Receiver Forgey the
following: Fifty.cent levy. S2O.76s So; ten
cent levy, I3,COl OF. The report was re-
celved and filed.
The committee on accounts had exam
lned the books OF the city clerk and city
receiver. which were found correct
The committee on markets reported the
necessity OF the rebuilding Of the upper
end wall OF the Second ward market
house. The committee asked for author
Ity to eXpend the amount necessary to
repair the market house. The commit
tee was given authority to eXpend not TO
exceed 500.
The committee on ordinances reported
II inadvlsable to repeal the base ball
license. Council had instructed the com
mlttee TO draw up an ordinance repeating
the base ball license. The committee re-
ported an ordinance fixing the license on
billiard tables, S25 for the first table and
$40 for each additional table. The ordl-
nance was passed by vote OF II to s.
but as this was not quite two-tnirdS
vote, the ordinance will come up In the
second branch at the next meeting,
The committee on petitions and remon-
stranccs reported In favor OF the issuing
" coffee house licenses to the following;
Stevens & Rust. Shaughensey q O'Neill
and Joseph Stanton. The licenses were
granted.
The petitions and remonstrances COM
mIttee reported In favor OF reducing the
iIouor selling license for wholesale drug
glsts to 800 per year.
The committees on railroads and
streets, alleys and grades reported oills'
which were ordered paid.
The committee on salaries introduced
a resolution making the salaries oil en-
ployes In the city engineers office as
follows: Craftsman, S75 per month; rod
man and chairman, $40 per month. The
resolution was passed
The board NJ public works reported It's
ten-cent levy fund payroll, ordered
paid.
Henry Frohme. one OF the city flremen.
presented communication, In which ne
saws his name has been stricken from the
fire department payroll. on the hrst
day OF June there will be due $3.50. which
nc asks shall be paid, and also that his
name be restored to the payroll. mo-
ton TO pay the claim and accede to the
request was made, but Mr.. Higgins de-
sired to have the matter referred 20 the
committee on claims for investigation
Mr.. Kaiser wanted the claim paid az
once. other members spoke and the old
"s,rap" between the fire chief and coun-
eli .,ccmcd to be rcopened, The motion
10 refer TO the claims committee was de-
fentcd. and that to pay the claim was
passed
Mr.. Nesbltt moved that Frohme's name
he restored to the payroll. This was de.
clarcd out Of order,
A petition from McColloch street resi-
dents, protesting against second rail-
way track on that thorouGhfare, was
read.
Mir, Connolly. chairman NJ the railroads
committee, objected to reference. The
matter has passed out OF the railroads
committees hands to the committee on
ordinances The petition was then laid
on the table.
Or. MegralI introduced a resolution,
calling for deposit Of 10000 with the
clty BY any street railway company Sc
curing a franchise, to guarantee the tul-
fillment Of the provisions OF ordinance
granting the franchise, and that the road
be constructed within two years, other
wise the deposit to be forfeited. The
resolution was referred to the committee
on ordinances, u TO ..
RMS were ordered paid, as follows;
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