Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-01-27
City Council.
LAST NIGHTS PRocEEDIN5Gl;5s;55' {,

3 The new Council assembled lest night. Pres.
ent his Honor, Mayor brady, aud Messrs b ,ack.
Berger. Echols. Forbes, Goodrich. Gill, Harlman,,
EIalloweli, Hull, Knox, Lamb. Little, Morrison,
Nelson, Sweeney, Tanner, Tharp, Wharton, Will
son, Young. = = y :. - . : ,'anl5. -5
The returns yofsthe late ScharterteIection were
read, and Mayor Brady, the members of Council
above mentioned, and the Ulcers, list OF wbt,fn
we have heretofore published, declared duly elec,
ed, whereupon the'o oath of Office. administered
TO the Mayor, the Clerk and members of councit.
The official bonds of The respective officers were
presented and approved. ses,.s2 -
The Council then proceeded tothe election of
standing committees for the ensuing year. with The
following results. tlsEt sssfaii. sa,.J ~
Those marked thus* are Chuirmen. s-l
On Observation-Disclosures. Lamb, Nelson's,
Black. and Wharton
O" FinGHees.- Messrs Lamb; GilIs5S Morrison,
Nelson and the Mayor. A.. ,,
On AeeOunts.-Messrs Goodriclr>. Morrison and
Little. xu .sss!s5s.s4 sss,.s5
Hallowell%, Morrison. Young, Berger, and The
On Water WOrks.sMessrs. Sweeney, Morrison,
Goodrich, Tanner, Echols and Superintendent of
Water Works. - s'-H lr5i E-'5a4
On Marked House..-Messts.. GoOdroh irta. Hull
and Berger -. - s..3s5 ~, ~
On Public Landings.-Messrs. Forbes, Knoxs,
Nelson. Little ard the Wharf Master.
On Fire DePartment.-Messrs. sweeney., Ber-
ger, Morrison, Tharp and Forbes. -
On Petitions.- Messrs. Echolss, Wilson and
Little. ,y Il Sfsr. Il = gs-.t5-5s-t7 -.5.,,
On Railroads---7Messr Gill, Lambs. Tanner.
Knox and the Mayor. ;ftsiGi1stia
On Salaries. -Messrs. Wilson, Berger. NeIsons.,
Tanner and Wharton 80. $50 : b. 80
On 9th Ward Market.-Members from Fifth
Ward, Gill, Chairman. i 3f "a
On notion the Mayor was authorised to appoint
the remainder Of the Committeeman report at the
next meeting. u rs 1isi
The Sergeant nominated John Bowers and
John G. Vail as deputies. Confirmed.
The following special committee appointed.
to distribute coal to the poor: Messrs. Wilson,
Knox, Nelson, Tanner, and Forbes. . -
Mr.. Wilson introduced a1esolution to the fol-
lowing effect: s5q s9sst '-, {, eas ~ 2
ResOtued, that for the purpose of carrying out
the wishes ofthe people as expressed at the late
election, this Council will not grant license for
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors under any ciFcum-
StanceS.i - Q - 20 Y sAtS - g ~ Il - b
Mr.. Forbes thought this unnecessary, as the
Council was already instructed. The opponents
OF license should now take care that they do not
get intoxicated with success much ssthe license
men did at the other election, and AIRY things to
extremes. f3'I6Ac -
Mr. LGab had voted for license before, ecause
the prime pal recognized in Council by giving
Incense 10 some, and he had Therefore voted for
giving it to all who applied. But now he must in
Difference to the wishesof the people vote, against
it in all cases. sslss5e4 g l''sl' sllS7 sisf'SHI
Mr.. Black said, he was always an advocate OF
the will Of the people as expressed at the ballot
box; he had been such when the people of his
ward voted in favor oflicense, and now no one need
fear tina, he wouIdnot adhere to- Srict observance
of this rule when the great mass, of tn. people
have voted against it. and he oElyawishel That he
could say that tfe skirts Of some ofhia cblegues
from the First Ward were as clear of any violence
10 the will of the people as his on This a
NJ. wilson, said that,the obiectof this resalu=
ton was simply 10 express the CouneiHs consltn1c
ton of the late vote regard to license aud TO SO
express their determination that no persons need
go to the useless expense of fitting up drinking
houses or my places fortte sale oil into3i-
eating Liquors in any form, under the belief that
they might obtain license: e 2'a 81 '..,g
MI. Forbes wished TO know precisely what was
meant by inteIiedtiag drinks. ,sssS .aur
Mr.. Wilson.-sE Everything that makes drssrk
come .iesa. a.. s4f e55' f-3 "a sfulAE yai7S SIR
MI, EshSls4 tything atoee and belong la ~ 4
eer!heGd BERT ss;' '7tsa IS! = % ,sls ,sle
Mr. Lamb asked for the reafing Of The ordinance
on license, from which it appeared pretty clear
that Council has the sole powerto grant license
for the sale Of intoxicating liquors either in drinks
or wholesale or retail; and Mr.. Wilson said he
wished The resolution To apply 10 the vending OF
liquor in every Question was then AL
ed and the resolution unanimously adopted
An Ordinance in elation' lot The manner OF. hold
,inq Chafier election was read and pasSedt TO
6n,I read;np. y =. FitsssssF 81 u y
o1deFsd that the Council stall hereafter meet
regularly on the second Tuesday CT each month.
Ordered that the committee on ordinance report
upon the expediency of collecting, revising and
publishing the city ordinances. =,
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Per Steamer Falls City from !. =
Pearce boxes long middiings 2sI hblss iaFd,
PIP casks shoulders, 20 tierces lard casks SIDES
4tieTces sbouldefs 3 shhds shouldeE boxes;
Forsyth & Heb Rims 636 boxes long tntddllngs'
Ibis whisky: Pryor, Clark & Co, 40 boxes stone;
List & Co, 20 bbis sugar Aiee q BIOS,
bbls pork, box bacCns 4 bbl9Whfsky'5 egsteiss
PerSIeanler "A hin dams fran Lotsiseit MIG
Alec & Bros, sss bbis pork, so tieFces 10, LOO
bales hemp, 1871 bbls lard; + Esafce, sso = pos
kinS, $50 bbls lard los tierces hams saiss
4S bales hemp; SO rolls leathsrs 222 bois hogL' I
box and trunk; G W Henderson, 3 Lays lea l'iets'
l24 through passenge rs.ss sAssssss 8 -.
, BLACK YARNIsH. 3 &.