Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-05-12


CITY Cou@eiL-CoauciI was called to order
o'clock. The usual prelininaries transpired.
The report of the assessors of water rents was
read, stating the rental value of dwelling,
coffee houses, boarling houses, &c, of tie city,
with view to an equitable taxation of the
same. The report was referred To n special
committee, authorized to fix the rate Of taxa.
ton, and propose revenue.
The report of Committee on Accounts was
read, recommending the payment Of number
of bills Received and resolutions adopted.
Henry Sharp, Street Commissioner, reported
his progress in street repairing, and asking AT
add iOnal appropriation. Adopted.
Mr.. knOte, from the committee appointed to
report ON the gus petition, made report. The
report was quite lengthy, and argued tue legal.
ity, Justice and policy vi the matter. The re-
port concluded with the following resolutions:
Rented, That the City Of Mneeli"g has no
legal authority TO issue bonds for the purpose ut
purchasing the Gas Works aud Of engaging in
the manufacture and sale Of gas.
ReSOtced, That If it has tue right, it is not
eypedicut to pa cIaSe the Charter franchise,
material aud estate Of the Wheeling Gas Com
puny ut prime cUst-tlat is, the entire invest
tnent ut prime cost, deducling nothing for wear
and tear.
= HesoLred, That the City of Wheeling ought not
to Gurlncm her people with obligations airi tax
for the purpose vi guaranteeing 10 tue Wheel
ing Gas Company Gmy TGte Vi profit, especially
not with 50 large i rate as 10 per cent per an-
mum.
Hesolr>d, That the city having made salts.
factory contract with the Wheeling Gas Com
l'auy Tor gas for the city, it is inexpedient 10
abrUgHte the SAINT.
Mr.. Gushorn moved to lay the report on the
table. The motion was lust aud Mr.. RnOte
proceeded to explain the resolutions.
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what the Company's earnings were.
Mr.. KnUte replied that lac depended mainly
upon facts gathered OF his own examination
aud from Col. Nhcate Mr. McCluny and other
well known and uniutcreSted pai ties, upon which
he preferred to rely rather than upon irrespOn-
sIble and intinmmatOry newspaper statements.
There was n nini'iicSt disposition to adopt the
report, when the motion was made To lay ON
the table.
Mr. Plnnc!l said he favored the report, but
desired to lay it on the table to give its UppO-
ncntS time 10 examine the With this
view the motion was renewed and carried.
The committee on Water Works reported,
when discussion took pince. On motion Df
Capt. Wilson, the report was re'cOrnmitted to
the committee
The report of the committee on Grades was
received and filed.
The petitions of Louis Keller aud Anthony
Kramer, praying reduction of license, was re-
tered
The petition of Fretlerika weiner, was refer
rcd.
The petition of James Exley and others,
praying protection To their property Oh Zane 81
from slides on the uemplleld Railroad. ReEe
red to committee Oh Streets and Alleys for re-
port ut next meeting.
The petition of Andwew j. Sergeant, "a Grip.
| plv,) was referred.
Inc petition Of Leopold schelI, "a cripple,)
was referred.
The following petitions were granted:
j. II. Brown, Stevenson & Co, Isaac Packer,
John Wie>garber, Lonis IIuseman, Herman
Renner, Adam Wicsgarber, john irsgarErcr,
Jmhm Vnglcr, WIN. Coleman, Lewis Frnnzem,
Jason Poole, J. H. Foster, Frederick hoffman,
Larry Gillespie, Joseph Blum, Geo Craft, Frank
Unruh, Martin Fink, Z. Meyers, w Yost,
Christian Wagner, f. Kothakcr, Henry Becker,
David Lulz, Phillip Switzrr, Louis Keller, Cath
ariuc King, Geo. Z. Wickham, Vim. MOyst"n.
Eejeeted.-.Jnmes Turton, Michael Swim,
Augustus Rolh John Robinson.
Rete,Ted.- Jacob V"glcuan, Christopher
Shoemaker, "a crpplcJ Independence Fire Com
puny.