The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-10
CITY COUNCIL

Regular Meeting Of the D0dy-A GFiGt Of
business Gone Through In Short Order.
Appointments Of Chief EElfevsG Referred
Back to the Fire Department Com nlItlso
For Recommendation.
A regular meeting Of the city council
was held last evening. In the first
branch. His Honor. Mayor Butts. pre-
sided, while across the hall in tho sec
ond branch, President Chew was in the
chair. In the second branch nineteen
members were present. The first
branch had bare quorum, nine mem
bcrs.
City Clerk Watkins read his monthly
report. showing the state OF the Clty's
finances to March 0. The report shows:
Appropriations ......,.....".".,....fg6 20 s.
Expenditures OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" 6blOS Is
Balance March S.,...............E35.553 30
City Collector Hall had turned over to
City Receiver FOrgey the following
amounts:
FItty-cent levy ......,................SI,GS1 Il
Ten-cent levy ..........,............ l,SGS 50
Iothl .....,.....''..s ....,'......''$VVOS ~
The committee on police reported
bills which were ordered paid The
monthly report OF Chief OF Police Ben
nett was also transmitted to council; II
has already been printed.
The committee on petitions and re-
monstrances recommended that licenses
be granted to the following: Frank
Darcy. auctIoneer: John Bartolls, cof-
fee house, 270l ChaplIAe street, with re-
bate TO Daniel O'Brien: Joseph Barum,
coffee house. 1929 Main street, with re-
bate to Martin ChIsnell. Two petitions
were presented In connection with the
Barum application: one from residents
In the neIghborhOOd, asking that the
license be granted, and the other from
BArum. promising to run an orderly
house. The several applications were fa-
vorably acted upon The license Of
Thomas Mclaughlin was transferred
from 10 Sixteenth street to 1884 Main
Street.
The committee on streets. alleys and
grades made Its report. II was recon-
mended that the committee on ordi-
nances prepare an ordinance fixing the
duties and compensation OF the city
engineer. The Recommendation was
adopted.
The committee on FIRE department re-
commended that council appropriate
$l050 for the purchase OF fourteen feet
OF ground In the rear OF the NlgLlant
engine house. Mr.. Fair thought the
price was too high: Mr.. Nesbitt thought
the price as reasonable as could be had.
The ground IS for an entrance at the
rear OF the engine house, which Ia ne
Cessary. Mr.. BUGGY moved to refer
back 90 the fire department committee,
as there seemed to be a dearth of In
formation as to the size OF the piece OF
ground. Mr.. kindelberGer said the
ground was II by so feet in size. The
reference to the fire committee was de-
feated Then there was motion to re-
ject the recommendation. which was
passed.
The report Of the chief Of the fire de-
partment, Mr.. Klieves, asking contir-
nation OF appointments, was submit
ted. The chief called attention TO the
fact that the department Is entirely
improVlded with smoke protectors, OF
which at least two for each company
should be purchased. As there was no
recommendation from the fire depart
ment committee on the appointments,
the report was referred back to the
committee.
The LaBella iron works presented
n petition, stating that large add
tIOE TO its plant Is contemplated. AS
the plan. Is located on both sides OF
ThIrty-hrst street. Il Is necessary 10
have the use OF Thirty-tlrst street. be-
tween Wood street and the alley be-
tween Wood and McColloch streets. and
this concession Is asked. The new mill
will employ $50 to 200 men. and the
monthly wage roll will foot up $4,000
The petition was referred TO the COM
mittee on streets. alleys and grades.
Mr.. Miller introduced resolution APP
proprIatlnE 800 for printing the city
ordinances in pamphlet form. AS the
work cannot be done for the amount
named the resolution was referred 10
the ordinances committee.
Resolutions for curbinG, sewers, etc,
were referred to the board OF public
works.
The first branch non concurred In the
action OF the second branch In the mat
ter Of the refusal to purchase the
ground In the rear OF the Vigilant en-
CINE house. A committee on conferences
was named, OF which MeSsrs. Hahne,
Watson and BUGGY represented the
second branch. and MeSSrs. Mcclure,
Baird and williams from the first
branch. As the second branch had
killed the measure. It was rather r.
regular that the matter should come up
in the first branch at all. The con-
ference committee argued to refer to
the council committee on finance. Both
branches acted faVorably on the rec
concentration.
Petitions we're presented asking for
an afternoon market at the Second
ward market. Referred to the commit
tee on markets. Bills were ordered
paid as follows:
Police committee .......................Sl65 81
Streets. alleys and grades. . Ul
Fire department committeeman no 5S