Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-10-05
CITY COUNCIL.
LAST NIGHTS PROCEEDINGS.

MONDAY Muir, Oct. 4.
The Council convened at O'Clock. Being
called meeting, the reading of the minutes was
dispensed with. ...I.
Present. his Honor, tie Mayor, and Messrs. Bish-
op, Brady Colts, Echols, Forbes, Hallowall, Ham
mond, Hornbrook, Hughes, letters, Lamb, Mcclure,
Mathews, Tanner, Tharp, Wait and Wckham.
On motion of Mr.. Brady, ordered that his Honor,
the Mayor, be and he is hereby direclee to issue
aProxy, under the seal of the City to Thos. Swan,
ESQ.,, with power TO appoint substitutc) author
zng him to vote upon the stock of the city, in the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company al an an
nual meeting of The Stockholders to be held on the
18th inst, for the purpose of electing Directors
His Honor, the Mayor, stated thai, during the
past week, having found the lower end OF Market
Square flooded with water, he had II ken the res
possibility of calling the attention OF the Street
Commissioner to it, with instructions to take proper
measures to remedy the nuisance, which had been
done 10y temporary drain.
DR.. Tanner. The Street Commissioner had ask
ed for an order to repair this sewer in his last
part. II ought now to be repaired, and the cleans
or of the Market House should be prevented from
sweeping oifal into it. He moved that the Street
Commissioner be authorized to make such improve
mentS in il rs may be necessary. Garrett
The market master, Mr.. Murry, announced that
WincSburs, keeper of Market Space, had left for
parts unknown.
Applications for the situation were read from
Joseph McGill, Jas. Campsy and VIM. Harvey; the
former promised that he would "not follow i'll the
footsteps of his iustrious predecessor" upon the
which he was elected, receiving votes, Mr.. Cam
pSy 4, and Mr.. Harvey 3. -r...
On motion of Mr.. Limb, authority was granted
the Mayor to pledge the revenue OF the city rs Sc
curity for the loan of $4,000, authorized at the
last meeting of Council. = SIT 1ii1E
Mr.. Nc Lure inquired if 1t was design fully de-
tenmined upon, TO ,un the b. and o. Railroad up
Water street as far as Union, some important
interests were awaiting this information.
The Mayor had understood from Mr.. Swan that
The Company would run the track wherever the
interests OF the city required. u,, la I'll
Mr.. Lamb moved that the subject be referred to
tie committee on streets and alleys, with instruc-
lions TO report an early day-caHied. .s.-..
Mr.. Mcclure inquired what disposition had been
made OF the order to make sewer on Monroe street,
in font of the Washington Hail.
Mr.. Forbes. If any such order had been made,
it had never been given to the committee streets
Tie Clerk stated that such an order had been
made in July. .-..
Mr.. Nc Lure urged the necessity of the work be-
ing done before the winter sets in, the property
was subject To much injury in the present condition
Oi the gutter. .'- IT,
Mr.. Lamb moved that the order be modified by
taking it from under the superintendent Of the
committee streets and alleyS-LoSt
Mr.. Forbes moved that curbing be set on
the west side of the new Market Ilousein Centre
Wheeling. ..N.t. ~ be- f..ef1gr ..I..
Mr.. Bishop inquired what would be the amount
tx grading. 5
Mr.. EeAoLs-It was for placing cuTbing around
ihe Market House as TO allow the paveinentS
10 be made and would, ofcourse, have to be done,
Sooner or later, and might as well be done now as
al any other time. --
Mr.. Wickhdm moved that it be referred to the
committee streets and alleys, to report the Cost