Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-04-10
wednesday Morning, April 10, 1851.

,.y-CrrY CoUxcIL.-A regular meeting
cf1be Giry Council was held at the Council
Chamber last evening.
The report of the Committee on accounts
ws, read and the usual number Of monthly
hill. were ordered 10 be paid. The matter
n showing the late clerk compensation
tor.4tra labor was discussed by Messrs
wilkinson, Lo.au and Claror. The latter
gentleman called the ayes eul noes, and
the extra compensation WAS allowed by
two thirds vote.
Tn. Committee on Wa:cr Works report
81 tina, il would cost $1,000 to supply
,he Island with water and that the annual
f,,o,,s that would be derived from the
same would not exceed $3.50. The Com
r;,,ee asked to be discharged from the
rnr,ber consideration Of the subject.
urpIair sai8 the Committee bad over
estimated the cost of supplying tue Island.
I. would mol cost mere than half that
amount.
Mr.. wilkinson moved that the whole
matter be referred back to Mr.. Blair for
report as to cost, &c.
Mr.. Blair said he objected to that. He
said he hrd no notion Of measuring the
whole Island and going into every mans
house TO see whether be would take the
water or not. He said the city was very
collections about the Island people about
tax times, but on other occasions they
r,s,euot cared for. lie didn't knew but
That the Island would take notion TO Sc
cede ii she didn't get her rights, and as all
were opposed to coercion, she would just
walk right out.
The Committee were discharged from the
consideration of the subject.
The Committee on Fire Department re-
ported that it was not altogether safe to
remove tue bell to the lower end of the
Market House-that it WAS inexpedieut to
build tire-cisterns on the Island, or to en-
large the 4th Ward Hose house. The
matter in relation TO the cistcrns on the Is
land was laid upon the table; the subject
of to the extension OF thesFourth Ward
Hose House was referred, aud tue balance
Of the report was adopted.
The WhaIimIstcr reported that the
wherf needed repair; that lac was in con-
slant trouble about the landing of boats
upon the property of c. d. Knox, from
which be could not collect the wharfage.
Mr. Jacob said that while Mr.. KnOx's
right Of property was undeninble, he had
no right To wharfage. He moved that this
he reiterated tOa Committee for report.
The City Sergeant made his quarterly
report. The amount of fines imposed uu-
riag the last quarter was 1882, tue amount
collected was SIsl. Report received.
\ memorial from JHntes q. Acheson, on
behalf OF the llempfeli Railroad, was
read, stating that it has required all the
money made Ivy the road to keep it going,
and in consequence asks the city to fore
bear, for the present, the collection of
taxes upon the real estate of the Company.
Referred.
Mr.. Blair offered resolution that the
sum OF five thousand dollars be npproprin-
ted towards the extension of the water to
the Island, provided the work can DO done
At credit of ten years, and at rate of 6
recent. interest.
Nr. Blair said his object in Offering the
resolution was to test the question wheth-
er there was disposition to supply the
Island with water.
Mr.. jacob said that stranger would
suppose from hearing the gentleman talk
that the Island WIS in u desert-that there
was no water in or on or around it. He
regarded it us an exaggerated case of
drouth.
The resolution was rejected. So was a
motion by Mr. Blair TO take up the matter
OF building cisterns on the Island.
On motion the council adjourned