Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-15

aud approved. A'''u
The monthly report of the Committee on
AccOunts recommending, the payment of
accounts to the amount of S35i SO. was
read and ordered TO be paid,
ihe Committee on Water Works repor.
'tu IN favor of paying bills to the amount
OF $64S So. Adopted.
me Committee on Wharves reported
'ast Messrs. Booth, BaItelle l. Go, had rs-
moved their wharf boat to the lower end
OF the landing without the consent of the
wharf Master; that that portion of the
wharf now occupied by the boat was not
paved, aud had heretofore been used for
storing pig metal; aud that in their opinion
the wharf boat should be removed TO the
north end Of the wharf. The COMMITTEES
also recommended the placing Of broken
stone around the curoiUg on the landing,
Huu II the hnauces OF the city would per-
NIT, that portion OF the southern end Of
the wharf be paved.
The Committee on Salaries reported in
FAVOR OF fixing the salaries of CITY officers
AS follows: Treasurer $500; Street Com
missioner $500; Curator OF d Ward Mar.
ket $3.50; I'd Ward Market Master $3.50.
City Sexton 5000; City Sergeant ga, 500
ne 10 pay Z deputies; Superintendent of
Water Works So 4O0-he 10 paw enoi.
neers and fireman; Wharf Master, IA per
cent. on amounts collected from wharfage:
Fire Warden 81 SO per day; and OverseeF OF
Chain Gang 81, so per day when employed;
Sanitary Committee $500 per day when
employed.
The report of the committee was adop.
ted.
The consideration of the wharf boat
question WAS resumed.
Mr. HOUhes SskaI g. ,Lo ...l:--e
petition from Messrs Booth, Battelle L Co,
sigued by all the leading business men of
the city, and a number OF steamboat Can.
tains, asking that the wharf boat be allow.
ed TO remain where it now lies, as it was
the most convenient point for all interested.
Ihe question was argued at length, when
Mr.. Pratt moved TO strike out the clause
relating TO the removal of the wharf boat,
which motion was carried by q vote of l6
ayes to noes.
The report Of the Street Commissioner.
asking an appropriation of $S7 for work
done IN February, was read aud adopted
Mr.. Pia,t offered resolution allowing
Nessrs. Booth, Battelle L Co., to keep The r
wharf boat at the point now occupied by
them, and that they shall not be permitted
to remove said boag without the consent of
the Committee on Wharves and Wharf
%AoS'NA" nc ISSOlukiOu WIS adopted,
The petition OF Messrs. Beck s Reymau.
was referred to the Committee on Streets
and Alleys.
The petition of S. s. Bovar L Co., ask
ing remission of fine for selling as COM
mission merchants without license, was
laid on the table.
A message from the lst Branch report.
ed the adoption of the report of the Com.
mittee on Salaries, with an amendment re.
curing the Curator of the I'd Ward Mar
ket Square, to keep Market Square clean
between Monroe and Jefferson streets. The
81 Branch refused to concur in the amend
meuti also that the LIST Branch had adopted
a resolution providing for the appointment
OF Daniel Lamb, Esq, as an attorney for
the city, TO prosecute certain claims The
I'd Branch concurred in the latter action.
a hunter of petitions for remission of
hnes tor selling liquor 10 soldiers were re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Petitions aud |
Remonstrances.
MIR. Pratt reported to Council an ADJUST
ment Of the coal dispute between Mr.. John |
Nolan and the City-the city having pur-
chased the lands frcra that gent!euao.
A message from the lat Branch reported
the passage of an ordinance providing for |
the assessment of tax on personal pro-
perry, and providing Tor the election of an |
assessor IOE luS same. Inc Al Branch |
passed the ordinance.
MIR. Pratt offered resolution which was
adopted, providing for the appointment of
joint committee to supervise the collec.
ton of the tax provided for in the ordi
nance.
On the question as to whether Market
Square should embrace the whole of Mar
ket street, and that the Curator of said
square be compelled to keep the same clean;
the Is, Branch reported that it had adj
hered TO its action, and that a committee of
conference was asked for and granted.
Ga motion OF Mr.. Shllicross the Mayor
was authorized to release G. W. Vennum
from the county Jail.
Nj Williams stated that as the limited
time for a member of the Council to appear
and be qualified had passed, the seat of Mr..
A B. Caldwell, member of tie Council
from the Sd Ward was vacant. Mr. Viii
liams stated that Mr.. Caldwell had been
prevented from attending the Council ow.
ing 10 an unfortunate accident, and that he
had failed to tender his resignation to the
las: meeting of the Council, owing to the
fact that be had not been notified to attend
said meeting, and on motion of the same
gentleman, it was resolved to fiji the vacan-
cy by an election at the next meeting of the
Council.
The City Clerk was authorized to adver-
tise tor proposals for persons to take charge
City of the Hay Scales.
Ga motion of Mr.. Pratt, it was ordered
that when the Council adjourn, it adjourn
to meet on Tuesday evening next, when q
Lumber Measurer and other city officers
will be elected.
message from the First Branch au-
nourced that portion of the report of the
Committee on Wharves, relating to the
wharf boat, aud adopted by the Second
Branch, had been disagreed to by that
Dody.
Ga motion of Mr.. Shallcross, the whole
matter was laid on the table.
On motion, adjourned.
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