The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-13

| The committee on Fire Department
reported in favor of purchasing $500 feet
of new hose; purchasing a piece OF
ground on First street, for the site of
hose house for the United Fire Company
procuring specifications and plans for
new hose house for the United Fire Com
pany; appropriating S43.22 to Jos. Greer
for taking care of hose. The report was
adopted
f, The committee on Water Works made
report providing for the payment q
hills TO the amount of $685. adversely
to granting petitions of John Ditty, Jas.
| NJ Ewing & Co, Alex. EustOn, N. d j.
pollock and the Sisters of Visitation for
for reduction OF water rents; IN favor ri
granting the petitions of the Sisters OF
| St. Josephs Hospital; i'll favor OF laying
a twenty-inch water pipe from the water
works down Main street to Division
street; in favor of agreeing to the propo-
sition of the corporation of South Wheel
| inc to lay four-inch water pipe in GER
tain streets, said corporation laying the
| interest on the money expended. The
report was adopted, except so much as
| referred to laying of water pipes, which
was referred to the joint committee on
Finance.
The special committee appointed to
enquire into the matter IN dispute be-
tween the city and the estate of John
Eoff, reported in favor OF Withdrawing
suit, on condition that the taxes from
1860 are paid,
The Street Commissioner reported that
he had received a proposal for Madam
i3inp Fourth Street; that the repairs on
the Market street bridge were being
pushed forward that he was at work
cleaning the streets and alleys; and ask
ing an appropriation of s654,g2 to pay
for labor already performed The COM
municaton was adopted, and money or
dered to be paid
The Committee on Accounts reported
ir favor of paying bills to the amount of
1888, 10 The report was adopted
The petition of Richard Roach for
coffee house, was rejected that of Con
rad Yahm, for license to keep a coffee
house, was granted that OF Michael
Schwin, for transfer of license, was
granted that of the United States Tele-
graph Company, for permission to erect
telegraph poles on Market and Madison
streets, was granted; that OF George I.
Tingle and Others, for paving alley near
Pc',ocks mill, was referred to committee
en- Streets and Alleys for report that of
s. Horkheimcr, for reduction of water
rent, was referred that of Ann Wheel
er, for permission to erect small frame
building on the city grounds above 10.
thacker's brewery, was granted; that OF
Burley & Co, for reduction Of water
rent, was referred; that of Margaret A.
Woods, for a reduction of tax on proper
ty, was granted; that of Mary Madden,
for permission to sell ale and beer with
out license, was rejected that OF Rich
ard Porter, for permission to erect a sta
BILE on the hill side, near his Irsidence,
was granted that of d. Z. D1nel and
Others, for the laying Of water pipe to
supply the wooden factory and hinge aud
tack factory with water, was granted
cost not to exceed $780, that of VIM. &
Peck, for permission to manufacture fan
CIV soaps at his residence in the Seventh
Ward, was granted that of George Wat
son and others, asking that the manu-
facture and storage of tar within the
city limits be discontinued, was granted,
at least so far as it related to the manu-
facture of tar.
The resignation of Mr.. $ b. M'COl-
loeb, Clerk of the Municipal Court, was
received and accepted, and the members
of the First Branch were invited to meet
with the Second Branch to go into an
election to fill the vacancy.
The Street Commissioners was author
IL re- IN 4 In.
sewer on Fifth street, and open the sewer
on Sixth street
The rate af taxation on the Odd Eel
lows Hall building property, was made
the same as last year.
The members of the FIRST Branch APP
peared, and the joint meeting proceeded
To elect Clerk for the Municipal Court.
Mr.. j. ii. Williams nominated w. &
Matthews.
Mr. Saml Laughlin nominated A. H.
Chapline.
Mr.. w. P Wilson nominated Isaac
Colts, Jr.
On the first ballot Chapliue received
II votes Matthews IL, and Colts i.
On the second ballot Mr. Chapline re
ceived 10 votes, Mr.. Matthews 10 votes
and Mr.. Colts vote. Mr. Chapline was
accordingly declared elected Clerk of the
Court
[The members of the First Branch re
tired
The ordinance providing for an Even
ing Market was taken up and passed, l.
1t provides that the markets shall lac held
on Tuesday and Friday that il shall
open at four o'clock and close At eight
o'clock in the summer, and open at three
O'Clock and close at seven o'clock III the
winter
A message from the First Branch re-
ported an amendment to the report OF
the committee on Fire Department, strik-
ing out the clause authorizing the pur-
chase of $500 feet Of new hose, aud IN
structing the committee to ascertain the
relative cost and durability of leather and
gum hose.
The committee on Real Estate were IN
structed to take legal advic- as to the
occupancy of buildings erected on city
grounds, and to secure to the city the
right to enter and possess the same at
any time.
Mr.. Franzheim was granted permits
sion to intersect the city sewer on Mar
ket street with private sewer,