Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-09


connection of Gentiles with religious cere.
monies and preparations are falling into
disuse.
DSCIrT COuxCrI,-A regular monthly
meeting of the City Council was held at
tn Council Chamber last evening.
The Mayor announced that the special
order was the consideration of the report
in relation to the repair of Zane street
across the Island. The Bridge Company
proposes to appropriate $1,000 towards
the object. provided the city will appro-
pirate like sum. The matter was passed
by.
The contract for keeping the hay scales
was awarded to John Robinson.
The Committee on Lights reported in
favor of placing gas lamp at the corner
of Fifth and Zane streets. Adopted.
The Committee on Salaries reported in
favor of allowing the city officers salaries
as follows: To the City Treasurer, $500;
to the Clerk, 500; to the Street Commits
sioner, $500; to the Clerk of the I'd Ward
Market, $3.50; to the City Sergeant, 81 $50,
he paying his deputies to the City Sexton,
$500; to the Curator of Market Square,
$500; to the Superintendent of the Water
Works, $2,S6O, he paying two engineers
and one fireman; to the Wharf Master, 10
per centum upon the amount collected by
him; Fire Wardens, 81 so per day Over
seer of the Chain Gang, $3.50 per day
Sanitary Committee, Sl,5O per day to the
City Sergeant for summOning Council and
attending each meeting of the same, So,
and for summoning each committee, ST.
The report was adopted.
The report of the Committee on Water
Works was received and the usual bills
ordered to be paid.
The Committee on Petitions and RemOn-
strauces reported that they are not pre-
pared to favor the remission of fines i'm
posed upon certain persons for leaving
open their coal gratings. They also re-
port that tho city officers have not en-
forced tais aud other ordinances as they
should have done. The same committee
also report adversely to the petition of
David Carter, sutler of the LIST Battalion
of Connecticut Cavalry, upon whom a fine
was imposed for selling liquor to soldiers,
and who prayed for its remission. The
report was adopted.
Mr.. Brady offered resolutions instruct
ing the Clerk to make out an exhibit
showing the condition of the revenues of
the city, which were adopted.
The Committee on Fire Depsrtueut,re-
Portsd, iE.fayor of repairing tbe First Ward
Hose House.
The matter was recommitted to the
Committee with instructions to report in
full upon the FIRE apparatus of the city gem
orally. ct next meeting Of Council.
The Committee on Ordinances reported
an ordinance providing for the employ
ment of a city attorney, whose duty it
shall be to advise the officers of the city
aud appear for the city in the Courts. 1t
is provided that the city attorney shall
receive for his general services a salary
of per annum and for his special ser
vices such fees as are paid in advance to
respectable lawyers.
On motion of DIR. Brady the ordinance
was laid on the table.
The committee on accounts reported in
favor of paying the usual number OfmOnth.
ly bills. The report was adopted.
The committee on ordinances reported
that hereafter there shall be two classes Of
lisceuces for coffee houses frat and sec
oud class for the first class liscence Their,
shall be charged one hundred aud thirt,
dollars, and for the second ninety dollars
The ordinance was adopted.
The committee to whom was referred Til
petition of the Independent Order of Red
Men, asking for the privilege Of establish
: ing Cemetery within the corporation, re
ported adversely to the said petition. Tn
report was adopted and the petition re
. jected. r. c,ys5 T vZzaa3 sN1gH
On motion of Mr. Pratt the committee OF
: Cemeteries were instructed, to inform Ger
: tain persons Who are preparing grave yarr
) within the city limits, that they will not b
( permitted to make i6tsrmbnts therein.
3 The Street Commissioned called attsn
ton to the necessity of resetting some q