Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-11

B@ CRY COuHoIL-A regular months
meeting of the city council was held at til,
council chamber last evening.
TheaPresident, Mr. Brady, announced
that the special order of the evening was
the election OF an Assessor of Real Estate
ana the First Branch was notified that the
second BranchtWas ready to proceed with
the election, pending which the regular Or
der of business was taken up.
The Committee on Accounts reported, in
favor OF paying the usual monthly bills
The report was adopted.
me Joint Committee onSalaries reported
the following salaries To the City Treas
rer, $3.50, to the City Clerk, 5000; to the
Street Commissioner, $500; Clerk lot End
Ward Market, $500; Curator of market
square, $500; Sexton City Cemetry, $500;
City Sergeant, So, 450; Superintendent of
Water Works, S2,70O; to the Wharf Mas
Ter l23 per cent upoR the amount collected;
Fire Warders So per day; Sanitary Com.
mittee S2,ooi 0yerseer of Chain Gang So
per day.
The report was adopted.
These salaries are an advance of as per
cent. upon the salaries ofIast year.
The report of the Committee on Coal
Banks was read and adopted.
The Committee on Fire Department rec
ommend the appropriation of $50 for the
repair of the 9Th Ward Hose house; also an
appropriation to put bell upon the 2ud
Ward Hose house; also in favor of making
the annual appropriation to the FIRE COM
panies; also in favor of putting FIRE plug
at the corner of Market aud Franklin SITS.
The report was adopted.
The Committee on Petitions and Remon.
strances reported in favor of allowing the
Alderman of the End Ward 10 occupy the
old council chamber, at the south end of
the market house, free of rent, and that it
shall also be regarded as a central police
station. Tho report was adopted.
A message from the first branch an.
nounced that that body was ready to pro-
coed to the election of Assessor of Real
Estate, and the members of both branches
having assembled in the room of the sec
ond branch, the election proceeded.
John Hamilton, ESQ. Jeffers, and Will
liam S. Goshorn were announced as candi-
dates.
The first ballot stood US follows: Cos.
horn, 10; Jeffers, 9; Hamilton, 8. No cleo
ton.
On the second ballot: Goshorp. 10:
Hamilton, q; LETTERS, Z. Mr. Goshoru hav-
ing received majority of all the votes cast
was declared elected.
The Committee on Ordinances reported
an ordinance providing that no hog, shoat,
pig, or breeding SOW Shall be allowed TO
run at large on the wharf. The ordinance
provides that hogs, shoats, pigs or breed
ing sows found thus running at large shall
be taken up and sold by the City Sergeant.
The ordinance was passed.
The committee also reported an ordi-
nance amending the market ordinance so
as to prevent persons from buying up or
selling, the day previous to market, pro-
visions and produce, the offence to be pun
lshe by fine and imprisonment.
The ordinance was referred back to
joint committee.
The Committee on Coal Banks offered a
resolution appointing John Watsrhoase a
General Superintendent of the City Coal
Banks and allowing him two dollars per
day for the time employed.
The report was adopted.
The committee to whom was referred the |
communication of the Mayor recommend
ing an increase of the police force and the |
appointment of a Standing Committee on
Police, reported that it is inexpedient to
take any action in the premises The re.
port was adopted.
( On motion the condition of the roads
leadlng 10 the various cemeteries about /
the city was referred to the Committee on
Cemeteries.
Several other petitions in reference to
the lawful" condition of the streets and
alleys of the city were presented aud re-
ferred.
The petition of the Guards Fire Com
pany praying that new roof be placed
upon their Hose House was granted:
The 2nd Ward hay scales were awarded
to Geo. Robinson for $780,
Propositions for doing the city printing
were read from John II. Buersner, Campbell |
& MDermott, j. n. Ewing & Co., and |
Allen Cuttings.
The various propositions were referred
to Special Committee with power to
award the printing to the lowest bidder.
On motion of Mr.. Hughes the 2ud Ward
proceeded to the election of a member of
council for tue LIST Ward to fill the vacancy
occNsioned by the death of Geo. G. Ware. |
On the first ballot A. j. Sweeney received |
ID, and A. J. PANEL votes. Mr.. Sweeney
was declared elected. n
Messages were received from time TO
time announcing the concurrence of the
first branch in the above action. 55t
On motion the council adjourned.