The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-03-14
Local and State News.

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CRY CouNcL.-A special meeting of
Council was held on Saturday evening. s.
Brady, President. ia the chair '1AA
The unfinished business Of the last meet.
ing, being the consideration Of the iortli.
nance in relation to the City Weigher, Tin
creasing his fees) was taken up and the or.
dinance was adopted, HE2aE3
The report of the committee on salaries
was read and qga.TAaESsg
1t allows the Treasurer $500 per an mum;
City Clerk $1,000; Street Commissioner
800; Clerk of Second Ward Market $500;
Curator of Market Square $3.50; City Sex
ton $3.50; City Sergeant $4,000, (he pay
ing his Deputies); Superintendent of Wa,
ter Works $4,000, (he employing engineer
and tireman0 Wharf Master l244 per cent.
on MARRIAGES collected and paid into city
treasury. s..sRs 9384
The committee to whom were referred the
communication Of the committee appointed
at the meeting of citizens, asking for ap.
preparation to fit up room fer the recep
ton of soldiersO reported that under the
ordinances of the city such appropriation
could not be made.
The petition of Geo. Bulger, asking to be
released from water tax was referred.
An ordinance compelling owners of board
yards to sbuild picket fence around said
yards was passed.
The petition Of Geo. W. Thompson, ask
ing the right to pass through the Peninsu-
lar Cemetery, was rejected.
The petition of the Wheeling Gas Com
pany asking an advance of $3.50 per gas.
post, was taken up and referred to the com.
mittee on Lights
On motion of Mr.. Hibdreth, the vote by
which the fine of Fred. Naegly was remit
tel, was reconsidered. s.
The members of the First Branch ap
peared in the room OF the Second Branch,
when the joint meeting elected the follow
ing officers. ..-r r-1e
SANITARY COMMITTEE. --...,
First Ward-Joseph Greer. Second
Ward-Geo. E Wickham. Third Yard
Dr.. j. C. Hupp Fourth Ward-Harvey
Hall Fifth Wdrd-Dr. JAS Cummins.
Sirth Ward-John Cloudy. Seventh Yard
Robert Bond. $500
FIRE WARDENs.-First Ward-Joseph
Greer. Second Ward-H G. Crymble-
Third Ward-John Jones. Fourth Yard
Harvey Hall Fifth Ward-Dr. Jas: Cum
mins. Sirth Ward-John Cloudy SevenM
Ward-Robert Bond.
Henry c. Colts and Theodore Gorrell
were nominated as candidates for Assessor
of Water Rents. Gorrell was elected.
For Assessor Of Timetables, etc., the fol-
lowing vote was cast: Jacob E Bier 20;
John Archer /.
John Richie was elected guager of wine $
and liquors. Morgan H. Gregg, being nom
mated. received one vote for this office.
The First Branch retired to their rooms.
The pc tition of j. L. Stifel was referred
to committee on Water Works.
On motion of Mr.. Shallcross the Coal
Committee was authorized to cease distribu-
ting coal to the poor after the 18th inst.
Second Branch sd urned.
In the First Branch the action Of the
Second Branch awarding the contract for
Physician to the Jail to DR. Jas. Cunmins
vas taken up and laid upon the table, with
aview to give Council power to elect ply.
siciau in the same manner as other city Of
fcers are elected by that body.
The First Branch also refused to concur
in the action of the Second Branch COMPEL
ing lumber dealers to fence in their yards.
The MILITARY PRIsoN.-This Institution
al the present time contains near one hun.
dred inmates, the whole under the control
OF Lieut., Knapp.
The three men, viz: VIM. I. Graham, Co,
c, lst Va. Cavalry; Henry Conkle, Co. d,
lst Va Cavalry, and Thos. H. Marshall Co.
G lst Va. Cavalry, who were arrested for
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