The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-12
The Fair--BoothS to Rent.
City AND STATE ITEMS.
CITY CoUNcILs.-The regular month";
~ meeting Of City Councils was held
FIRST BRANCH.


" meeting of City Councils was held
last night.
FIRST BRANCH.
The First Branch was called to order
at IT o'clock, his Honor, Mayor Sweeney,
in the chair.
The sixth resolution of the report of
the Committee on Water Works, in
creasing the water rent of E. Booking
from 5000 to $3.50, (rejected by Secand
Branch was adopted.
1.-THE Second Branch adhered to its ae-
toni
The petition of John Newhonse, for
licence to keep coffee house, was re-
iected.
The GU stion OF authorizing the Mayor,
to transfer deed of Episcopal Church
was laid on the table.
The resolution relating to mark cts
was laid on the table.
The other action of the Second Branch
was all concurred in.
SECOND BRANCH
S. Brady, Esq, in the chair, came to
order at IT o'clock.
An ordinance amending the ordinance
relating to the collection of taxes, was
passed 1t fixes the rate of taxation at
ten per cent.
The report of the COMMITTEES on &C.
counts, providing for the payment of
bills to the amount ofS1 ,062, was adopted.
The report of the committee on Water
Works was adopted, and 5000 81 appro-
priated to pay the expenses incurred
during the past month. The committee
were authorized to have a six inch wa
ter pipe laid on First street, between
Main and Market and have a fire plug
placed in front of the United hose house
also to contract with the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad company Cat the rate of
$1,000 per year, for supplying shops.
cars, etc, with water for five years.
The committee on Zane street bridge
reported that they had adopted w. d.
Burton's plan of repairing said structure,
and, that as said work was completed
gu appropriation of 81 ,4Sl was asked for
to pay for same. The report was adopt
ed, and the appropriation made.
The committee on Fire Department
reported that they had taken the uni
ted engine house off the hands of the con
tractors, and asked that they be author
lied to purchase bell to be placed in the
new engine house. The report was
adopted, and the committee were au-
thOIiZed to purchase bell
The Street Commissioner reported
that the streets had been Thoroughly
eleanse6, and that the repairs on the
wharf were progressing favorably. An
appropriation of 1902 so was made to
pay bills
The City Sergeant reported that MIR.
WIN. Hamilton, Collector for last year,
refused to give up the books. A COM
mittee of two was appointed to walt
upon Mr.. H. and obtain the books, as
they are city property and should De
preserved for reference.
The Mayor reported that in obedience
to a resolution of Council, he had waited
upon President johnson at Cleveland
aud invited him to visit Wheeling, and
that his Excellency had declined, owing
to his programme having been previous
ly arranged.
The Mayor was authorized to transfer
the deed of the Episcopal Church to
John May berry and others of the Bap-
list Church.
Mr.. Chris. Cline was appointed Fire
Warden for the Third Ward.
The petition of John Newhouse, for
license to keep coffee house, was grant
cd; that of city insurance companies,
asking the passage of an ordinance to
prevent the erection of planning mills ex-
cept near river or creek bank, was refer
red; that of citizens of Centre Wheeling,
asking repair of Webster street was re-
ferred; that of b. NJ Eoff and 9TH
ers for extention of water pipe
was granted; that of John Reed and
others, asking that q steam fire engine
be purchased for the Rough and Ready
Company, was referred; that of John
Parker and others, for repeal of ordinance
assessing tax on market wagons, was
tabled; that of j. w. Brodie and others,
for grading of alley, was referred; that
of Andrew Gillespie, for reduction OF
water rent, was referred; that of j. NJ.
Clemens, for remission of water tax, was
referred.
On motion it was resolved that only
the printed ordinances in relation to
markets be in force from October first.
TThis would abolish evening market |