The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-10
Cry CoUNcMs--A regular monthly
Of Councils was held last even

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counts, recommending the payment Oh
bills to the amount of 81, 444,22
The COMMITTEES Oh Fire l'epart
ment reported that they bud 70
ceiyed bids for the building 0, new
hose bouse The committee recommend
od that q committee be appointed to visit
| cincinnati to test the new hose being
manufactured for this city. The report
vas amended so as to authorize the
Mayor and President of Second Branch
of Council to take such measures as they
deem necessary to have the hose tested
So amended the report was adopted.
The bids for the building of new
Hose House were opened and read as fol.
lows: Brody & Hornish $4,974; John
Cloudy s., 900; Edward Clator S4 800, with
slateIroof for $4,775.
The bid was awarded to MIR. Clator,
and the committee instructed to article
for slate root.
The report of the committee on Real
Estate, allowing j NJ Ewing & Co.,
SIC, 80 was adopted.
The committee on Water Works
reported in favor of paying bills
to the amount of 81 1871 be paid and that
the sum of $40 be paid the Superinten-
dent of Water Works for extra work
The report of the Street Commissioner
was read, and s36 "a appropriated to pay
bills contracted for by that officer
The committee on Water Works re-
ported bids for laying water pipes on
Main street down to Division street.
The bids were opened, and read as fol-
lows: Pennock & Totten, of Pittsburg,
at S24 per 100 lbs; VIM. Smith, of Pitts
burg, at SIC per h., Sweeneys q Co., of
Wheeling, to deliver pipes at 43c per h.,
and to make and deliver tree and branch
pipes for 44c per h.; Cecil, Hobbs & Co.,
at 81 "a per 100 lbs; John Hamilton &
Co., at "a 70 per 100 lbs. The report and
bids were laid on the table, and the bids
for trenches were not opened.
Mr.. Brady offered the following, which
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the cordial thanks Of
the members of this Branch of Coun-
Gil be, and are hereby rendered to James
Wilson, Esq, for his untiring and impair
tial department as presiding officer du.
ring the past year. .-g,
The report of the committee on assess
ments was read and adopted. 1t footed
up as follows: Real Estate tax collected,
S35 .6Os,07; Reduction on tax, S2ls, A;
Tax in litigation, 81 1858; Amount de-
linquent $685. amount of assessments
for 1864, S3S, 445,95; total amount collect
ed, S35 ,5l2,24 amount paid over, S35,Sl2,
"a.
The petetion of the National Savings
Bank, for correction of assessment on the
personal property of the institution, was
referred to the Board of Appeals.
The petition of the Managers of the
Chamber of Commerce, asking to occupy
the Council Chamber until the first of
| April, was granted.
The petitions of John Deusch and DR..
Brues for transfer of license, were granted;
that of VIM. Crouch for permission to
keep billiard tables, was granted; that
of U. B. Smith for transfer oflicense, was
granted that of citizens for foot-cross-
ing on John and on Fifth streets, was
granted.
The committee on Fire Department
were authorized to provide a place for
the use of the new steam fire engine OF
the United Fire Company.
The City Clerk reported the annual
statement of receipts and expenditures
of the city, which were read and referred
to the committee on Accounts.
The sum of $50 was allowed for extra
duties performed by Robert Bond as Mar
ket Master.
Before the adjournment of the Second
Branch, Mr. James Wilson, Pre- sident,
took occasion to return his thanks to the
members of the body for their gentleman
ly bearing and uniform kindness to the
presiding officer. He was aware that he
lad but imperfectly discharged his duties,
but was ,glad to say he had received the
indulgence OF his brother members; if he
had erred, the error was Of the head and
not OF the heart Again returning
thanks, the Chairman pronounced the
Second Branch of Council adjourned sine
die,
In the First Branch all the report Of
the committee on Accounts was recon-
mitted to that committee, except the bill
Of John Goudy the contract for build
ing thenew Hose House was not award
ed, and the First Branch adjonrned--but
not sine die.