Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-27
And Transacted the ROUTINE Bust
ress on Hand and Closed Up the
Record Of the Body with RssOu-
tons Of Thank to the Mayor and
Clerks - Al Address by His
Honor.

called to the chair Only thirteen
members answered to their names, and
the officer on duty was ordered to look
up absentees. In a few minutes Messrs.
Muegge and Hahnc came in, making
q bare quorum. Several other mem
bers came in later.
The First Branch started in with
twelve members. The first business in
each body was cleaning up the arrear-
ages Of minutes, this taking a good deal
Of time in both Branches, and 1t was
twenty minutes OF nine before business
wcs actually commenced.
The monthly report of the City Clerk
was read, showing total balances from
the three months appropriation ofdl-
nance Of S74905.69.
Committee bills were ordered paid
rs follows:
Real Estate. e.. .... ......StZ -
Elections. ............ $500. y 90
[ Finance. o. Gee. &c. $3.50. W
( Streets. Alleys and Grades .. e. 81 90
The Committee on Elections recon-
mcnded several changes in election Off
GERS. and the recommendations were
agreed to.
+ Al this junction Mr.. Hamilton raised
/ the point that there was unfinished bus
F mess en- the table in the shape Of an
ordinance. and the point being well
taken. the ordinance amending the
ordinance N relation 10 the
crcmatory. so as to fix the date for the
election of the Superintendent was
taken up. read q second time and by its
title and passed.
Several members were afraid that
the building ordinance would be taken
up. ard one or TWO enquiries were made
regarding it. when Mr.. Hamilton, who
has always been regarded as the pa
iron saint Of The building measure, said
he had no idea Ct bringing it up. Its
time has gone by Mr.. President
Licenses were transferred as follows:
John Truschel to Albinger BrCs., G. G..
Cans 10 Flowers & Rainey.
Tho Committee on Streets. Alleys and
/ Grades recommended that authority be
, given The Board OF Public Works 90
purchase the Gerke property on the
South Side. for street extension pur-
poses Jacob street, at . price not 20
exceed SO per front foot. The accom-
panving resolution was adopted.
The Committee on GulbCat reported
. purchases made as follows: China,
S20C: glassware, $500; silver. $500, a
total of $500. and the committee asked
that the Clerk be authorized 10 draw
an order for the gross sum.
While the roll was being called Nj.
Hamilton enQured what effect this
would have or the injunction proceed
GI 90 had etronI,, bae, notified that m
OlSt "a i'dU 'il'PiS - ~ - -
/ "ppi'dtioh loI an '"J"'4N ,ioH """'N ~
/ made. Nr. Hamilton said he was sorry
\ no had said ANYTHING
~, - 80. fo,,rd tbot tLo~o ,ras a
ipe4 IL N"S lOuilN tN"C inv go "
b balance OF but S6S3. 30 in the contingent
/ t,.,d o,d SOM ,vouid NOT subtract from
/ 49, 80 80. .,l,.,.,t.,-o bo-+,, nom
srl+otic, ,vas held ah0ut the Clerk S
desk. and il was finally decided that
the order could not be drawn at pres
ent, but the order 10 pay was uuiy
7 passed. just The same.
The Water Board recommended Il
change in Sec : OF chap. ~ OF the ACT
OF 1893. permitting the city 10 sen va
/ ter outside or the city hmltS' ,he
amendment Eelng me insertion Ol tHc
! words nrms or lnulNluuaIS' me d
companying resolution was passed
/ and the Legislature VII DC asAeu 70
make tho change.
\ petition Tor an electrlc llshI on
/ Pierce street was referred 10 the G%s
/ Trustees.
The following resolution YVES oHered
/ by Mr.. r. G.. Britt:
o g n na&s @ 3 30 e , e - So " =
.,-,. - 49,, .
49, Ci,.i, ' az -ba Sacond Br9ncb -
of Council has proved himself ain ef- II
icient ard valuable oHcer. %iWaES 81
E.n tl. an" r'a, me- and WE do 81
s. hereby ibarl, him for IN, able and ."
efficient manner in which ne has dis =
c 6; 'he e'u''Os ""''eS % HIS 3
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8 . = e So y 81 a"
This was unanimously adopted. A
similar resolution Of thanks to Assist
ant Clerk Watkins was also passed. DF
/ the Second Branch.
In the First Branch. after the bust
ness of the evening had been completed,
/ Mayor Caldwell secured the attention
of the Branch and made a very earnest
address. In the course Of his remarks
he said:
ciaI posltioh a. Mayo C' one ~, y.
. wheeling has Deeh one OF the DIlShlesl
/ and most pleasant in my whole exist
I orco and shall 9i-vays lCOl, hack uDO0
dANc' dhV J Si'''li Oh way .ro' '''~N ,'i'O''
il with pride and qualification. l ap-
/ nreciatp the courtesy and consideration
. -.Lfob nc boo,, ebOv-n mo mi only nv
", NJ a. - .I,i. -. I,,+ IN, tho
] lLe membeis o. tHiS pCuH' O"' ny 'N