Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-04-27
City Council.
LAST NITHT'S PROCEEDINGS.

FHg Honor, Mayor Brady, being absent, DR.. Tan
uerwas called 10 preside.
Ordinances regulating the grade of side walk:
and providing that the committee on wharyeS shall
uresctibe the location and manner of mooring
wharf boats, were read anu approved.
RepO1t Of committee on streets and alleys rec
ommendins a large number of Improvements in
each ward, computed to cost $4,000, was submit
ted.
Nj. Yarnall moved that recommendation for
Macadamzng Hampden street be added..to the re-
port Mr. Goodribh, that one for setting curb
stones on the Island from Walkers to the Bridge
lost, and report adopted.
Aspecial committee reported adversely to the
establishment Of night watch, one deputy in
each waJd being sufficient, and recommending
that the salary paid the Sergeant be abolished
adopted.
Committee on Water Works recommended that
the petition of Elias Dew & Co., for the extern
sion of water pipes, be granted adopted.
Report on Nj. MarshalPs account recommitted.
Report OF commtee on landings recommended
thatprivilege be granted TO erect Bethel Chlrch
on the creek bank at the foot of Water street, so
far as the city is concerned, adopted and the CON-
mittee authorized to make suitable arrangements.
Ordinances providing for the establishment of the
Office of Weigh Master. and making it lawful to
sellhay by the bale without weighing, on consent
OF parties, adopted.
Committee on petitions reported adversely 10 the
remission of Geo. Francis fne-adopted.
Committee ak r,
Lutz's fine for selling liquor to citzsn ON Sun
day. on the ground that he did not know he was
selling to citizen. The report caused long and
exciting debate, and on the motion TO reject the
report the vote was as follows:
Ayes.-Messrs. Arndt, Echols. Goodrich, Hull,
Sweeney, Tharp and Wilson,.
N0es.-Messrs. Black, Berger, BotsEorl, Berbe-
TEL Forbes, Gill, Hallowell, Hardman, Lamb.
Tanner, Wait and Yarnall-l2.
The report was adopted by the same vote re-
yersed.
committee on Fire Department reported that
4'VOO teet Of new hose had been contracted for Mt
Oo Cts per foot, and recommended that the bonds of
The city be issued for the requisite a,noupt At e
Il and 10 months-adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Hallowell, ordered that the
sewer emptying into John Stryet near the creek
he removed.
FETITloNs-of Old Dominion Coffee House fl,
remission Of fine, referred. =
VI MIS-. Sheppard. for same, referred.
vi u. W. Eckhart, for same, referred.
=. VIM Morrow, do do
Vi VIM. KIinkler, do do
vi Forwarding & Commission Merchants. ask
ing that they may be classified ACCORDING to tls;,
different grades-refered to committee on assess.
ments. =" assess
VI George Hartman, for paving alley "1.-he
paying one half the cost--granted.
Of Jacob Amick, for remission of tiue-g,an,
Tie Hope Fire Company asked for an appropri-
1"Un Of sl4Oo for new engine.
w. piacd moved that it be made.
:, s, Forbes moved to amend by an appropriation
Oh s. sl4oO for the Guards-lost.
me Inc application ofthe Hopewas laid over until
ny. Ast',-alessrs. Arndt, Black, Botsford, Berger
He'oeFet. Goodrich, Hallowell. sweenev T,nner
Wait and Yarnall,-1l. SWEENEY lannef
m." y w EchOls, Forbs. Gill, Hull, Hard.
A'ln, Lamb, Tharp, Wilson'S. :.