Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-10
CITY


Council met. PRESENT all the membcrsercept
Messr. Lamb, Brady, Tanner. Paul snd
Nelson.
The proceedings OF the las, meeting were
read and approved.
Report OF street commissioner upon the
improvement Of the s,mcis, read and laid on
the table.
Accounts Of aldemen rad and approved.
Mr.. Tanner from The COMMITTEES on ~ hsrves,
on the petition Of Mcssrs. Bier & Trdenick
praying permission to keep a wharf bat. re.
Poredin %iavorof granting said petition. Re
port adopted.
Ga motion the committee on ordinances
was Instructed TO report an ordinance regula.
ting wharf boats.
Mr.. r. Marshall presented q petition pray
ing tina, his oocoua with the city he referred
10 arbiiators. Thos. Johnston. Jr. was ap-
pointed on the part o fcouncil.
Mr.. Echols called up the rpor,of the com
mittce on streets and alleys-oa grading aud
e%urbing. After some debate il was referred
again 10 the same committee. in connection
with the street commissioner. to repor, the
entire oo.i thereof.
Petition Of Rev. WIN. Wallace asking the
use OF the old council chamber ior a school
room, presented and referred 70 a committee
consisting Of Messrs. Hughes, Mitchell and
Echols.
Petition Of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. IL,
presented and rcierrd TO same committee.
Account Of John Davis presented and or.
dered TO be paid.
BOYD Steuet do.
Conrad Rhine
James T.. Wharton "
John Murray reicrTed to committee on &C
counts.
On motion Of Mf. Hullihen the council
then went in O the election OF the officers O
the city not heretofore elected.
Collector Of Water Rcnts-J. G. Wiley
slecisd on The 9th ballot.
Lumber Messares-J. G.. Wiley.
Coal Measnref-J. G. Wiley.
Gusger OF Wines & Liquors-R. Hamilton
Mr.. Rchols offered the following resolution
whereas II Is expected that in a few weel
frm this time petitions will b. presented
the council praying the Licenss Of divers o
4 dinsnoes snd coffee houses in this city:
0 Resolp1d. Therefore that previous 10 Il
sction OF the council thereon ali sach petitio,
|. either for OF sgains, said license be publish.
Ia the newspaper Of this city with the nam
thereto amended.
Mr.. Hullihen moved ss sn amsndment, IN
the Temperance Societies be required 10 o,
Tor the said publications.
Mr.. Hughes suited that he should yo
: against both under the impression that Il
council had no righ, to require such public
"A ton.
= Nc. IIsiiiheh stated that he opposed /
I" resolution because IL was a question that N
long excited much III %feeiiug. aud be drsir
OF 10 place The resolution in It's proper ridiculo
ID light.
= Dir. Sanbom Thought the Temperance s
eieiy had q righ, to publish IL they chose.
IL the council had.
= No. Mitchell zif he should vote again
- both resolution and smendment.
~ Me-. Robinson opposed the resolution on a
he ground hat ~ believed it could BE- iuiuno,
he to ibe cause.
MI Ehols stated that the action was M
Al from the Temperance Society, but an ae,
hisown.
.s Me. hsmilion moved TO lay the r.olu,io
20 on the table. Carried.
me- WIN. y Clarke. WIN. Slsmm. made ami
~tion ios license TO keep coffee bou..s (.
n Wehnef zoe ordinary.
lo Nc. E1hols presented q petition from ei,
is 'nens Of The 9th wsFd pay ins the council