Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-03-16

EN City CouHciL-The members came
slowly and solemenly, exhibiting about the sau
apparent look and feeling ss would a scho
boy Creeping unwillingly to school" TIL,
came In as If they didn't expect to have at
fun, but were acluated by grave sense
duty which was plainly written on: their bomel
conntenances. For long time the rights
hogs in this parochial district, were freely di,
cussed by various members; when one cit
father bad occasion TO observe in answer to
direct question, that he was forty years old,
which another city father said sab 4" and
fected to be much astonished
Then MIR. Brady was called to the chair an
the clerk proceeded to read the minutes of Il.
business transacted at the last meeting. Duriin
the reading of the minutes the Mayor appeared
and took his seat
The Committee on Streets and Alleys report.
ed adversely 70 the petition of various persons,
asking for street improvements and indemnlh.
cations for work done. A discussion ensued on
the report of rather windy character The
various petitions acted upon by the Committee,
were referred and laid ON the table. No detin.
lite action was had.
The report of the Committee on Salaries was
taken up. The report favored the adoption Of
the same salaries were paid last year, except
as to the Wharf Master, who was allowed ten
per cent on his collections instead of nine
Fifty dollars were added to the salary of the
Street Commissioner. The salary of the Over
seer of the Chain Gang being called at 81 90
day, Mr.. Wilkinson desired to know "if toating
around one man with ball to his leg consti
tuted days service" An affirmative answer
was given.
A yoluminOus petition from about dozen
young ladies' ofCentre Wheeling, asking lamp
post at the corner of First and Chupline streets,
was read. The petition went on to describe he
Egyptian darkness of the place, the danger OF
getting stuck in the mud, &c. One reason
urged for the erection of the lamp post was,
that many of the citizens of South Wheeling
attend divine service in the city, and very many
of the citizens of Wheeling attend either divine
or some other service in South Wheeling. The
fair petitioners promised to vote for the members
when women are allowed to participate in the
elective franchise.
a petition from Gen. Feeney asking lamp
post at the new Custom House was read.
A motion to place two lamps on Hampden
street was made.
The petition Of Gen. Feeney was granted af.
ter about an hours discussion, in which light
and darkness were compared; personal cXpaHn-
tons were made, the general government de-
nounced and defended, and everything else con-
sidered in detail. 1t was conducted on the
Capt. Rice he gin treat principle, and was
very trying to the patience Of the quiet mem
bers. The young Indies post was also passed.
Also the two posts on Hampden street.
The petition Of Joseph Brown was granted.
So was Adam Blum's, aud Nicholas Hagg's-
Petition of N. L. Dorsey was referred to the
Com. on Finance. Barbary Truss set forth that
she was left widow two years since with five
small children, and was recently fined for mis-
demeanor. She asked remission. Referred.