Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-14
mr.. RECORDER
| VOTE No"
SAID COUNCILMAN EABRlGHT oF
BENWOoD, AT THE CotNCh
MEETING LAST NIGHT.
/. SEABRIGHT EXPELLED
From Nembership in the
Mr., schramm Was Recognized as
m Member of COunci1 by the
Mpyor-Dr. BarlOvve Appointed
Health office - Bills ordered
Paid-A Quiet Session.

The Benwood Council room was
| crowded last evening with curious spec
tators anxious to see what turn affairs
would take. L.,
At 8 O'Clock. the Hour for opening
| Council. only Recorder Porterfeld and
Councilmen Schramm, Miner, Seabright
and Whalen were present. Shortly after
that hour Deputy Sheriff Cunningham
entered the room, and served Recorder
Porterfeld with a notice and copy OF
the injunction granted Mr.. Schramm.
At $50 Mayor Sheppard and Council
men Stewart, Hall. Kelly and Gately
came in, and Council was called to or
der by the Mayor, who stated that he
had been served with a copy Of the
injunction restraining him from not
recognizing Mr. Schramm as a member
of Council, and that he had the greatest
respect for the Court. and would recog-
nize Mr.. Schramm as a member Of
Council.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read. Mr.. Miner moved to strike
! them off the book, but the motion was
voted down, Messrs. Seabright, Schramm
Miner and Whalen voting for the mo-
ton. and Messrs. Gately, Stewart, Hall
Kelley and the Mayor voting no Mr..
Gately then moved to strike out the
! section relating to the election of Mr..
| Blake to succeed Mr.. Schramm and ap-
prove the remainder. The motion pre-
vailed. Before voting, Messrs. Miner
and Seabright insisted LAT the en-
tire minutes should be stricken off, as
the session of July 29th last was il
legal.
Then came the climax of the even
ing. Mr.. Gately offered a resolution re-
citing that Mr.. Seabright had conducted
himself ia a manner unbecoming a gen.
tleman at the last session of Council
by accusing the Mayor of perjury and
dishonesty, and moved that Mr.. Sea-
bright be expelled from the Coun-
ell. His motion was seconded. A mo-
ton to lay on the table was defeated,
and on the original motion the ayes
were: Cately, Hall, Kelley, Stewart and
Mayor Sheppard; noes,Mine ,Schramm,
Seabright and Whalen. When the re-
suit was announced there was a faint
cheer or two from the people in the
rear of the room. but Mr.. Seabright re-
manned in his seat.
Mr.. Miner suggested that the Council
lay aside personalities, and get down to
business. His views seemed to meet
with favor. and Mr.. Gately moved to
appropriate $500 to be paid to the
South Side bank of Wheeling on the
street paving debt. At the suggestion
of Mr.. Miner the motion was put in
writing by Mr.. Gately. AT this point
the rules were suspended and the Mayor
told Mr.. Miner that he (Miner) was try
ing to delay matters and cause the South
Side Bank trouble. The motion was
put and carried, Messrs. Miner, Whalen
and Schramm voting no. Mr.. Seabright
arose and said: "Mr. Recorder, l vote
no on that motion"
The matter OF the delinquent tax list
was discussed and Marshal Furbee said
that ne would submit the list at the
first meeting of Council in Septem-
Der.
DR.. Mcdonald sent a communication
rendering his resignation as health ON