The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-14

the capitol clock was Just totttnE the
hour of o'clock last night, when both
branches OF the city council had secur-
ed quorums, and midnight when the
session was over. There was a goodly
attendance OF spectators on hand at an
early hour. They were men who had
their eye on liquor licenses for the COM
Ing year.
In the second branch, President Chew
occupied the throne, and the following
members answered to their names: Ali,
Arndt, Beckett. Berry. Bradbury. Blu
cey, Connolly, Fair Gartley. Hahne.
Higgins, Hoe, Klndelherger, Meehau,
Knoke. McISadden. Miller. Nesbltt. Ira
Wis, Megrail, Watson, Meyer. weIsEer-
Der and Mr.. President. The absentees
were: BrOnstrop, Kaiser, Mcdonald,
Paul.
On motion OF Mr. BUGGY. seconded by
Mr.. Hahne. the reading Of the minutes
OF the last meeting was dispensed With
In order to receive the report of the
committee on petitions and licenses.
Clerk Watkins read hts monthly re-
port, which showed: Appropriations,
Sl2,S29 So; expenditures, $50, PAS 81: bal
ance. $tO.0i9 9S.
City COLLECTOR Hall reported having
paid TO City Receiver Forgey the fol-
lowing amounts: 5O-cent levy, $l6.0gl 80;
Decent levy, 1921 Il,
Clerk Watkins then look up the re-
port OF the committee on petitions and
circumstances, aud read the names OF
those who had been recommended for
licenses. The names of the fortunate
ones have been previously printed IN
the Intellgencer. The committees re-
port was adopted without discussion.
a resolution that the bonds be APP
proved In lump. and authorizing the
mayor to take the acknowledgements
any time before May !. was introduced
by Mr.. WeIsgeFber. and also adopted.
This method considerably facilitated
the approvalS OF license which here
totore has been n lengthy and arduous
undertaking. Credit OF the new scheme
IS due TO President Chew.
Following this resolution. a grand
rush OF the spectators was made for the
corridors and the second branch thus
being cleared, officer McGuIgnn then
barred the door.
The committee on accounts submitted
Its report, which audited Sis u; adopt
ed
To Assist the solicitor.
The committee on claims submitted
a report with bills, amounting to s., and
recommended the assistance OF other
attorneys to the city solicitor in some
damage suits against the city. Some OF
the members OF the council thought
that a stated sum should be paid the
assisting attorneys. Other members
showed that II was unprotessional FOR
lawyers to state their fees before a
suit. The report OF the committee was
adopted by n vote of IS to 8.
The committee ON cemeteries submit
ted bill for $lI 70. Messrs. Hoe and
BUGGY OF the committee, did not remem-
Der ever seeing such bill before, and
the report was accordingly referred
back 20 the committee.
The committee on fiTC department
submitted bills auditing 1888 Is; and
recommending the appointments made
by Fire Chief Klieves, since his last
report. The committees report was
adopted without dissenting voice.
The comntittee on health submitted
bills totaiifug $i46 Is, and recommend
Ing payment OF same. The report was
adopted.
department. and $3.50 IS for city prison
were submitted in the report OF the
committee on police and city prison;
adopted
The committee on real estate had n
string OF items aggreGatIng 1921 50: or
dered paid.
The committee on ordinances had an
extensive report. The annual license or.
dlnance was submitted and Charley"
Watkins read It twice, like the veteran
that he Is, without firing. He got his
second wind before he gave the license
ordinance It's second reading, and ever
and anon gave his voice pleasing rise
md fall that acted as a lullaby upon
his doing listeners. The ordinance pre-
Vided n tax on peddlerE, Clairvoyants,
merchandise brokers, bowling alleys,
pool sellers. and others TOO numerous
10 mention" The only amendment was
| offered by Mr.. Berry. who wanted the
West Virginia Fair Association to pay
$50 per week for the privilege OF selling
pools at the fair. The ordinance called
Tor a tax. OF IS per day.
Mcssrs. Weisgerber and Hahne OPP
| posed the amendment, because the pools
were only sold for few days. The
amendment carried by q standing vote
Of IA TO s.
The ordinance granting the board OF
gas trustees 1880 for the month OF
| April, in addition to the amount pre-
Viously appropriated, was adopted I'M
anlmously.
Another long document came up In
the ordinance, defining the duties and
salary OF the city engineer. Its second
reading ran smoothly until section ID
was reached, which provides for the
| employment OF assistants by the city
engineer. Mr.. Miller thought the clause
too Indefinite: It might mean that he
could employ any number OF assistants.
whose salaries would have to be paid
| by the city
The Engineer Ordinance.
Mr.. Hahne moved to amend by in
sertlng that the assistants should not
receive over $500 per annum
President Chew, who had previously
called Mr.. Higgins to the chair. favored
| leaving the clause as It was. It pro-
vidcs that the appointments may be
made by the city engineer but the sal
aries have to be appropriated by couh-
ell. The amendment was lost
The clause fixing the city engineers
salary at $500 per annum. brought
forth an amendment from Mr.. HahnG,
who moved to substitute $1,000. He
thonuht the 81 ,090 saved to the city
would come In handy for the board OF
public works In employing many Idle
men on the streets, This amendment
found the grave OF It's predecessor.
There being no further objections. the
arJlpapce was adopted by unaui-
nous vote. The ordinance now stands
as previously outlined In the Intelligent
Ger.
II was after II o'clock when the ordi-
nance regulating the hours OF the Sec
ond ward market was read. After its
second reading, motion to lay II on
the table was defeated, the South Sldcrs
getting ~ to the 10 In favor of the mo-
lion. The ordinance wasn't adopted,