The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-11
CITY AND STATE NEWS
CRY couscns.-A regular monthly
messing Of Councils was held last night

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Cry CouNc1Ls.-A regular monthly
meeting of Councils was held last hiSu''
THE FIRST BRANCH
o.rs 70 order at eight o'clock, his
Honor Mayor Sweeney in the char.
Mr. Jacob. from committee on ordi-
nances, reported an ordinance relating
to the street railway, which was adopted
The reports from the committees Oh
Water Works, Streets and Alleys Ac-
counts, Except gas bills, which were
rsferred) and the report favorlng reduc-
ton of water rents, were passed
The report of committee on PETITIONS
and Remonstrances, as adopted in the
secopd Branch, was concurred in, and
amended so as to refer the petition of A.
N jacob back to the committee.
The question as to whether the City
Health Officer should be continued in
office was debated for some time, when
it was agreed that committee be ap-
pointed to enquire whether such officer
should be continued, and that the said
officer be requested to appear before
Council at its next meeting.
The report of the Street Commissioner
was adopted.
The cemetery ordinance was laid over.
The resolution Offering a reward for
the men who were engaged in the rape
case, was adopted.
Adjourned till Thursday evening
SECOND BRANCH.
The Second Branch came to order at
eight o'clock, Mr.. S, Brady in the chair.
The committee on accounts reported
in favor of paying bills to the amount
Of s1,092. Report adopted.
The report of the committee on Water
Works, recommending the payment OF
bills to the amount 1884 46, was adopted
The committee on Streets and Alleys,
reported adversely to repairing several
streets, as asked for by petition and IN
favor of authorizing the Street Commls
sioner to made needed repairs IN differ
emit portions of the City, The report
was adopted.
The committee on Water Works re
ported that they had convened and
agreed to deductions of water rents III
several cases. The report was taken up,
when John Reid & Co., were assessed at
$500 Chas. Beeler $40; Norway Tack Fac
tory 600; Grant House $500; II. RoseR-
thai S25; Sprigg House 1925; Baltimore \
Ohio Railroad Machine Shop $3.50; Bus
hey g. Little S25; Schmulback & Co, $40.
The committee on Petitions and Re
monstrances reported in favor of redu-
cling M'Lure House bar-room license
from S4O5 to 1906, to reject the petions of
John Goshorn, A. NJ. Jacob and Alex.
M'Conrtney. The report was amended
so as to recommit the clause relating to
John Goshorn's petition, and so amended
1t was adopted.
An ordinance to prohibit the pulling
of howers aud defseing ornamental trees
in cemeteries, was passed.
A message from the First Branch an
nounced the passage of the ordinance re-
lating TO the street railway.
The Street Commissioner reported pro-
press in the way of making street re
pairs, recommended that the Main street
creek bridge be repaired and strengthen
ed, and asked an appropriation of solo
10 pay for labor performed.
A resolution Offering. a reward OF one |
hundred dollars for the arrest OF the SIX |
men who were engaged in the tiendish |
outrage upon Miss Burkett, was adopted !
Adjourned to Thursday evening