Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-08-11

CITY CO@nciL-The Mayor being absent On
motion of Mr.. Pennel, N. Wilkinson, ESQ was
elled to the chair. s. ~ "''1
The Clerk, after reading the minutes. reod
th e, ordinance providing for the payment and
collectionsof the city taxes Mr.. PanneI moved
snat the time, Q5th of August,) payment be-
lore which, by the ordinance, securesa discount
VI q per cent, be extended to the 1st of Sept
NlI: 0osnoTn called the ayes and noes on this
follows: 90
Ages-Arthur, Colts, Cecil, Dillon, Exley,
Greer, Jetters, Norton, PANEL, Pendleto1'
Sweeney, scatterday, Wilson Andrew, Wilson
JAS, Wilkinson.
Noes Bickel, Goshorn, Hubbel, Knote.
The report from the Committe on Accounts
was wa. read and adopted. The account of Smith
by Council to be paid.
reported. Mr.. Goshorn moved TO Law the report
on the table, alleging that the city had no
money to expend for theimprovements recon-
mended in the report. The ayes and noes were
called and stood as follows:
1yes--Messrs. Arthurs, Exlev. Goshorn
Greer, Jefers, Knote, Pannell, Pendleton, Swee-
ney' Scatterday, Wilson, Andrew, and Wilkin-
Noes.-Messrs Bickle, Cots, Cecil, Dillon,
Hubbard, Norton and Wilson, Jas.
The report of the Street Commissioner was
read. Mr.. Dillon made very forcible comment
upon the condition of Quincy street at its east
ern extremity and strongly appealed to Council
toa an appropriation.
| Mr.. Pendleton moved an appropriation of
| 5000.
Mr.; Knote arose and reviewed the history and
condition of this street, He was opposed to
MIR. Pendletons motion, believing that an appro-
priation of 5000 would do no good. He was
! opposed to these Insignificant appropriations,
oecauseit was wasting money and effecting no
good. he was sick of this thing of issuing
ponds and thereby entailing interest and debt
on ourselves and posterity.
Mr.. Knote offered the following as n snbsti.
tute for Mr.. Pendeton's motion, viz:
| Ordered, That the Street Commissioner be
andis hereby directed to have water course
opened on the North side of Quincy street. from
9TH street to the summit of the HILL or SO far as
may be necessary, of sufficient capacity to car.
| ry down the water on said Quincy street and
have the said water course paved in cheap and
| substantial style.
Mr.. Pendeton amended Mr. Knote's substitute
as follows:
Ordered, That 5000, or so much thereof as
may DC necessary, be expended on that portion
lot Quincy street between Jones' Alley and the
summit of the street, provide d the same can
be paid for in bonds of the city at one year after
date, with interest, or the same to be expended
under the direction ofthe Committee on Streets
and Alleys, who shall not expend the same, or
any part thereof, unless they are satisfied that
said expenditures will accomplish the object.
This order was passed with the one wear clause
| stricken out
The wife of Thos. w. Hays was ordered to be
released from Jail, inasmuch as HAYS and his
wife promised to leave the city.
Petition of Henry Moore and Michael Reilly.
on behalf of Wheeling Hospital, praying reduc-
tee on Water Works. Petition of j. N. Tim
mer also referred; ditto, j. Mckee; do, P. SWEET
ger; do, 2. w. Frende; do G. Franzell
Petitions for LiceRSe.-Thos E. Askew for
I'd class Coffee House, granted. Petition Of j.
lStock6rldge for an ordinary at the Sprigg House
ives granted.
Mr.. N. L. Dorsey was allowed 5000 by the
Finance Committee, for services rendered as clerk
to Assessor, and for making up the tax books
Petition of Hhos Cochran referred
Report on the condition of the Guards Fire
Company, reporting $I02 80 as their indebted
1 ness, was read and adopted.
! The Committee on Water Works reported.-
a long debate sprung up on the recommends
nons concerning the laying of pipe from First
to Preston street, on Market and Fillmore Ste
dc. Mr.. Norton amended the recommendation
for six inch pipe by moving fora four inch
pipe. Mr.. Pendleton moved to refer-defeated.
The question then came up on Mr.. Norton's
amendment. Carried.
The following resolution was read and passed.
Ordered, That the Committee on Market
Houses require the butchers occupying stalIsin
the market to have their scales so adj listed as to
secure accuracy in the weighing of meats; and
that the Committee have such repairs and alter
atoms made in said stalls as they may deem fit.
i The petition fDetwiller & Co. was lost.
The Hay Scales in the 9th Ward were or
dered to berepaired. Council adjourned.
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| Elopements- have heard lately of seve-
raj of these romantic events, the heroes and
heroines of which were residents of the vicini.
j ty of Pittsburgh. Some of them were in s'high
life" and someamong the middle class. They
did not come up to that high degree of roman
tic interest that would justify a publication of
the particulars, and the "pnricnts" of the senti-
mental parties, in consideration of the weather,
j wesuppose, soon settled down toa state ofquie-
tude.