Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-04-14

Of Peoria, ~, 10 return ior mip u that city
tan, this city some time sgo, The motion vas
carried On motion ofAf jacob. the ordinance
Concerning the assessments, requiring merchants
and others ~ state under uall The value VI Their
stocks, vas ordered ~ Be Published once IN tly
daily paperA
The report u the Committee On Accounts was
read, recommending payment Of rertain &C.
counts, Aui passed
I 1hs report oilhe Committee on Water Work.,
Sas real and ry!srr,l back iOr lIrlhlf consider
alton,
/ GA motion Of ~ Norton, cS.Mayor CAD
well, (gho wAi prtsost outside the BARI was in
Uited t,a seat inside. The Committee o. the
/ Fire Department reported recommending tho
usual appropriations 10 the respective lTe CON-
panies
Mr. pannel wanted to knox II the gas cr.
penses oi the several companies were charged
| up 10 lhcm and deducted from these apptopTia.
lions Mr.. Biekgl answered that they we're
posted 10 their accounts on the Clerks books,
but that they we're not deducted Ium these ap.
preparations
On Nessrs Jacob, Pannc and Sweeney ma.
king some reuarks a, to these items Of expense,
Mr. Hubbard suggested that the companies had
better be charged ior the water used ~ putting
ont thc fires.
iIr paunell said he vas an almirer Of wit
but the suggestion Of the gentleman Mr.. Hub.
bard was not wit and he did not regard it,
such remarks were often made for popular #.
feet lie (Mr PanuclD was not opposed to
liberal policy towards the companies, but want.
ed all these items OF expenses to be properly
classified and cared tor Me- Jacob spoke to the
same effect
Mr. Hubbard, in reply appreheudcl there
was no real difference O opinion among the
Council on this subject, but that he dislikpd this
constant picking al such items every month.
Mr. Knote thought that such bills should
properly come before the Fire Department.
The repor. and recommendations Of the Com.
mittce we're read aud received,
Report Of The Street Commissioner was read
and It's recommendation adopted.
The Chair appointed as the Committee on the
Fire Department, McssrS Sweeney, Bickcl,
Seatterday, Hubbard and Clayton
Apytition from the Agricultural Society was
read, asking for nm exemption from rent for the
Fair grounds. Mr.. Bickrl inquired Il they would
be permitted to enlarge their grounds. Mr..
Hubbard that they be restricted. The petition
was granted
Petition Of Joseph MctiIll was granted. Pc
titiOns Of Frank Hogler and David RoernCr,
were granted. Petitions Of George Bowers aud
others referred to Committee on Market Houses
Petition Of \. j, Scrgent, granted. Petition of
John Murray aud others, referred to Committee
on Streets and Alleys TOT report Petition ofM
Gwin, granted. Petition Of g. L. Cranmer aud
Others, was granted. Petition Of j. r. Greer,
referred to Committee on Streets and Alleys, and
the Committee on Grades for report Petition
of Fredrika Weincr, referred to Committee on
Petitions and Remoustrances
On motion Of Mr.. Bickel, the Comnitte on
Water Works were instructed to lay pipes from
EolI street to Division street, to the buildings Of
Jas. Sweeney.
Mr., Jacobs called the attention Of the Council
to the expenditures aud liabilities which the b.
& D. K, r. had made aud contracted in the mat.
Ter Of the n. W. Va. K. r., to the detrimcnt Of
the Stockholders. lie mir Jacobs,) offered the
following resolution.
II being suggested that the Board Of Directors
of the Il. & o. Il. X. Co., or Il minority Of them,
have perverted or illegally used the the funds
= and credit Of the Company to purposes not con-
/ templatcd in the Charter, to the great injury
and loss Of the stockholders 1t is ordained, that
qurc and report To the Council, nj the earliest
practicable day, what action it is proper this
city as large stakeholder in that Company,
should take in regard to that matter
Mr. Hubbard called up his resignation and
that Of Mr. Lewis, as Chief aud Assistant I'm
gneers of the Fire Department Offered on
previous EVENING" The designations were
accepted.
Petition of John Robson referred to Com.
: mttee on Petitions and "Reminiscences for re
! port,
Mr. Jas, Wilson moved that the Clerk be iii.
rectcd to notify the Fire Companies of the res.
snations Of McSSrs, Hubbard and Lewis, so
TINT they may elect other officers.
Mt, \. Sweeney offered the following pream.
bic aud resolutions:
WHEREAS, A public meeting of the citizens Of
Wheeling has requested the City Council to
appoint committee from itself, TO cooperate
with committee appointed by that meeting,
for the purpose Of bringing prominent before
the General Government the claims Of this city
as point at which to locate the proposed Ma
tional Foundry, and whereas, this Council
heartily approves the action Of said meeting,
and believes that the city needs only preSen.
{ talion Of her claims thereto to secure said Sc.
lection, therefore, Rssoirei,
/ That Committee of Five be appointed by
the Council to take such concurrent action with
the committee recently appointed by public
meeting Of citizens, as shall DC deemed neCeS.
Sary and proper TO secure tue location Of the
! proposed National Foundry in the City Of
Wheeling,
The resolutions were unanimously carried
= The Mayor appointed McSsrs jacob, Greer,
Swecny, LETTERS and \. Wilson as said commit
tee,
rhe Council adjourned to Tuesday evening
next.
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