Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-12-22

~ cry counctz-Tbe Council was called
to orderat 2 O'Clock. The Mayor being still in
disposed was not present, and Capt. Andrew
Wilson was called to the chair. There. were
fourteen members present, not INCLUDING Mr.
Joseph Greer, who was present and manifested
his usual interest in the PROCEEDINGS of the
Honorable Body"
Mr.. knote, for the Finance Committee made
report In relation to the account with n, T.,
! Dorsey, late City Collector The report stated
an entlre3and satisfactory settlement with the
collector, and recommended that The ocronnt
with that gentleman be closed. The renorf vas
was adopted. " -
Inc Committee appointed to provide for the
more correct measurement of stone coal. report
ed that the ordinance on that subject is inf.
hcent The Committee reported an ordinance
naaklng II unlawful Tor any person to sell coal
otlterMlse tnen oy the bushel-providing for the
measurement of coal carts, and compelling n tax
OF twenty-five cents to be paid by the coal haul.
-er TO the measurer Mr.. Pendieton explained
the ordinance, when motion to lay on the table
prevailed
IN relation to the petition of Emma Irwin.
VINO asked permission to buda house on city
lot, me COMMITTEES reported that the city could
not make donations Of city property, either by
lease OF otherwise. Laid on table.
Alr. Jacob, from the Railroad Committee re.
ported, recommending that the city oiferin pay
men. oil ner Indebtedness to the Cleveland and
Plttsourgh Railroad, her claim on the Ohio Trust
Company and the residue in city stock. provide
ed the Railroad Company will give her aco,,it.
table. 80
a largeSnumher of the regular monthly and
other bills against the city, amounting to some
$lSOO, were read and ordered to be maid. The
claim of Robert Marshall, fog work done for the
and was finally rejected.
The Committee on: Petitions and Remonstran-
ces reported m favor of fixing the license on
bagatelle tables at $50 for the first and S25 for
each additional table. The Committee also re-
ported adverse to the petition of James o. Haw-
Wilson. . 80 '4 TO- =
The bagatelle business was discussed Mr..
Clayton thought that dominoes would do more
injury to young men than bagateIle because
they could SIT down and take it easy at domi-,
noes and at bagatelle they had to stand up. =
Mr.. Jeiters thought differently. He said that
men could not drink all the liquor they won at
6agatelle, and consequently the keeper gave
them little tickets, which all players carried in
their pockets and which We're always epticinp
them TO drink. The matter was referred to a
committee on motion ofiMr. Pendeton, and the
balance of the.report was adopted.
on motion OF Mr.. Jacob, Mr.. Pendleton was
cleveland q PIttsburg railroad company.
James Copeland petitioned the Council to re-
iund some money which he had invested in the
city whilst in an intoxicated condition. Mr..
Copeland said in his petition that if the Council
didn't refund they would be held responsible
in that day when VIC might sa is there no bam
IN IN glllledT7ls there no phisicen thar The pc
tition was rejected
The ordinance in relation to the measurement
oil coal, was called up, and Mr.. Pendleton, AFR.
Jacob, Mr.. James Wilson, Mr.. Pannell and others
engaged IN long discussion on the subject,
during which the Times reporter became SOM
nlterously inclined and went off into dreamland.
He was brought back to consciousness by the,
putting OF the question, which was to strike out
the two brst sections of the ordinance. The
motion to strike out prevailed
Mr.. Knote offered resolution directing the
Mayor tonottfy the North Western Virginia
Railroad Company that the Baltimore and Ohio
Company not having declared any dividend to
Stockholders for the current year, the city will
require the North Western Virginia Company
to comply with obligations imposed by the act
OF assembly passed March Tth, 1856. The act
of the 9TH of March required that the city of
Wheeling should receive dividends at a rate of
not less thantsix per centum per annum. upon
hive thousand dollars stock standing in the name
t-ot the city upon the books of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company. The resolution was
laid on the table.
Inc PeuuOn OF Mr.. Manry, who asked to bere-
munerated for damage done to his property by
the grading cfs the Hempfeld Railroad, was.
takeniup. Some contended that, the petitions
could not legally recover damages, while Others
thought that sum Of money should be appro.
priated to him as act of justice. On motion
of. Mr.. Knote the matter was again laid upon
the table. =
Lewis Cook pedtioned the Council to remit a
fine imposed upon him for striking his wife
He said his wife WINS under the infSancs- of II
quor ut the time he struck her. She had now
left him with four children to keep Referred.
Jason Stockbridge, proprietor Of the Sprigg
House, petitioned the Council TO reduce the IL
cense on his ordinary. The petition, set forth
that the Hotel had beet kept open at a heavy
loss, and had not realized the proprietor!s ex-
pectations. Referred
HW-Tae Rigsr was falling very slowly yes
lterday evening, with less than twelve feet water
in.the channel. The Cincinnati and Louisville
IFor 81, ,,.o,.o. Ia, AZ.