The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-22
CRY cousc1ls.-A special meeting of

roofs are being bailt or repaired, wa
passed.
The special object of the meeting, viz
A report from the committee on streets
and alleys in reference to Mulberry alley
and the buildings being built Oh Water
street, on the corner of said alley. The
Mayor of the city and President Of the
Second Branch were authorized to pur
chase five feet of ground Oh said alley
from Messrs. W. T. Peterson and J. K
! Botsford, if it could he purchased ut &
| fair price, otherwise to take measures tc
have the property condemned.
The committee on Fire Department re-
ported that they had been in correspon
dence with the persons i'll Cincinnati and
Philadelphia. AVID were satisfied that
| leather hose Wouih ansH,'' -. ni''
nose. Council then authorized the pur
chase of twenty-five hundred feet OF
leather hose.
A communication from members ofthc
reorganized Hope Fire Company, asking
to be placed in possession OF the appara
tus.of said Company, was referred to the
committee on Fire Department.
The petition of Phillip Metzner and
others, asking permission to bald sewer,
was granted, the work to be done under
the supervision Of the Street Commis-
sioner.
The petition OF Messrs d. Nicoll d
Bro. relating TO the number on their
house, was referred To tine committee on
Streets and Alleys, with power to take
such action in the premises as they may
deem expedient
A communication from the stockhold-
ers of the Centre Wheeling market was
read. 1t asked, that as the hours of hold
inc the markets in the Second Ward mar
ket had been changed from two 10 four
DAYS in the week, two of which occur on
the same days as those tixed by the Cen
tire Wheeling Market Association, the
city be requested to redeem the stock OF
the Association as provided by ordinance.
The subject was referred to special
committee, Messrs Pratt, Williams anu
ShallcrOss
The petition Of Harper n Broiher and
others asking that the foot crossing Oh
the corner of Main and Lnion streets
he referred, was granted
The petition of Christian Shoemaker,
for transfer Of license, was granted that
of J. A. Holiday 6 Co aud others for
the laying of water pipe. ana The cree
lion of fire plug on the corner vi Linds-
ley and Fifth streets, Ms referred to the
committee OH Water Works for report;
that of George w Thompson a5klns that
the Peninsula road, which passes through
three different Townships, be placed an
der the care of one Township, and that
said road be repaired, was read While
the question was being discussed, ines
sage from the First Branch announced
that the communication had been refer
red to a special committee, with lnstruc-
lions to confer with the Board of Super
visors and ascertain whether the road
should be repaired or a new road made
The following named sentlem"n c0nsti-
tute said committee: S. La ghlin. A.
Wilson, A. G. Robinson, Waran and
Pfarr.
The committee OH Water Wu,i, were
instructed to enquire and report rs to
whether the pumps at the Water Works
were capable of furnishing all adequate
VIM. Scroggins was confirmed as
Deputy City Sergeant for the Seventh
Ward, in place of P, Benner. resigned.
Jas. Gilchrist was employed to put OH
record, in the Clerks office of the county
the original plat of the city, as made 10y
Commissioners appointed by the County
Court of Ohio county, January %, 1894,
with their statement, endorsement, &c.
The Clerk of the city was authorized
to issue orders to Thos Hornbrook and
Robt Miller for their moiety of water
rents from April 1st, TO July LIST, 1864,
and any portion that may be behind for
the year ending March 81, 1864
The Mayor was authorized to take the
necessary measures to compromise the
suits pending between B. NJ. Eotf, Exec
utor, and the city, in accordance with
resolutions passed at last meeting of
Council-Mr. Eoff agreeing to pay the
taxes for which suit was entered.
An ordinance to prevent the sale oi
damaged or spoiled meats, and to pre-
vent light weights i'll city markets, was
passed. A violation Of the ordinance
subjects the offender to a forfeiture OF
his right to rent or occupy stall In the
city markets.
A resolution authorizing the commit
tee on Streets and Alleys to construct a
sewer on the east side of Main street,
from Washington to Jefers'u streets, was
referred
THE above action was coMrnrrcd in
by the First Branch, except the question
ofrecording the city plat