Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-04-15

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lportant improvements insthe streets-oue
in the vicinity of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Depot, provided the said company
agrees to pay one half of the expenses
another on Chapline street and some ten 81
fifteen more improvements With estimate Is
of probable cost. Thereport was adopted.
| The committee on Water Works recon-
mended the payment of the ueuaI Water
Works accounts. Adopted.
The joint committee on printing recon-
mended the adoption of the proposition of
Campbell 4 M'Dermott to do the CITY
printing and advertising as that is only the
finn prepared to do all the work. The
committee also award the city advertising
10 John II. Buersner of the SiuGts Zeitun0.
An ordinance defining the duties and
liking the compensation of the city Weigh
master was read and passed.
An ordinance to prevent the erection of
wooden buildings (less than ten feet hight
IN the square bounded by Quincy, Centre,
Sixth aad Seventh streets, was read and
passed.
The committee on accounts made re-
port recommending the payment of the
usual monthly bills, amounting in all to
S1,ls5 43. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Hughes the bill of
DR.; Mccoy was ordered to be paid. The
be paid.
The committee on wharfes reported an
ordinance increasing the rate of wharfage
nifty per cent, which was read a first aud
second time and passed. The committee
also recommended the paving of certain
portions of the wharf.
MIR. Cloudy, the chairman of'the oomno;t.
tee, said the wharf was never in as bad a
condition Rs twas at present, and it was
getting worse every day.
Mr. Clator said we had already unite
enough good wharf to accommodate all
the boats that were coming to the CITY
He said the repairs proposed would involve
an expenditure of $4,000 which was more
money than the city was able to lay out in
that direction. ilf1sSs'
onlmotion of Mr., Bickell the portion of |
the report of the committee in relation to |
the proposed improvements was recon.
mitted.
A message from the First Branch an.
nouneed the refusal of that body to concur
in the hog ordinance.
Mr.. Buchanan said that the ordinance
was absolutely necessary to protect the
freight upon the landing. The hogs have
got SO that they know a steamboat whistle
as well as the Veriest landing habitues, and
-hey rush to the landing as soon as they
near boat coming. % motion com.
nittee of conference was raised on the
lubject.
j. Leslie and Gaus 4 WaruafeIt, koep.
FRS of billiard tables, petitioned for reduc-
ion of license. Referred.
A. II. Detweiler l. Co. asked permission |
Q construct railway from their Touring
Mill to the river. Referred,
A petition was read complaining of the
llthy condition of the alley running east
md west from Sixth and Seventh streets.
between Zane and John. The petition was
eferred. -
The mother of the fat child, now on ex-
libition at Lafayette Hall, asked the priyil-
eye to exhibit free of license Granted.
a petition from sundry butchers was
cad, complaining of the increased rent for
he stalls in the market houses, and asking
be repeal of the ordinance proposing the
Increase The petition was referred to the
Committee on Market Houses for report at Ii
he next meeting.
Certain property holders prayed for the
;rading of certain portions of Preston and
Fillmore streets. Referred.
Tue resignation of Henry O. Cots, as
lumber and coal measurer was accepted.
The contract for hauling coal to the
Water Works aud to the poor was awarded
o John McAllister, he being the lowest
[Whea nothing is said TO the contrary,
he reader will understand that the First
branch concur in the action Of the Second
Brituch.