The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-13

Street Commissioner be authorized to
purchase the boulders in possession of
William Brown, at such price as he
may deem reasonable and proper.
The report of the Committee on Ac-
counts was received, read and adopted.
The report of the Committee on Wa
ter Works was read, and on motion,
adopted with slight amendment. 1t
provides for the payment of different
bills to the amount of $500 to parties in
the city who furnished material for the
purpose of keeping the water pipes,
&C., of the city in good order ana con-
dition.
The report of the Committee on
Streets and Alleys was received reau
and adopted. .;..ao
Streets and Alleys No. 2 was read ana
adopted. ,c,--...
ar vas read and adopted. 1t provides
for the payment of bills by different
narties in the city amounting in the
aggregate to S577.42.
that the Committee on Lights be in
structed to inquire into the exPediency
of lighting Zane street, Seventh Ward,
with gas or oil.
The report of the Committee on the
Market street Bridge was received and
ordered to be referred to the Committee
on Streets and Alleys, without being
read.
The report of the Health Officer was
read and on motion ordered to be filed.
The report of the Committee on the
Street Railway was received. 1t stated
that the Committee had recent con-
ference with the corporators of the
Railway and had agreed upon the fol-
lowing report: That the company
have the exclusive right to use the
streets of the city for the period of 25
years; that il be exempt from taxation
for n certain period &C., &c. 1t was
somewhat amended and the report
| adopted.
The petition of James Dalzell in re-
lation to posting handbills on the diff
ferent walls of the city was received
and read.
Mr.. Acheson presented an ordinance
in relation to the practice above refer
red to in the report OF the COMMITTEES.
The ordinance Furnishes the offense very
severely. Fines of IS and $50 respect
lively are imposed according to the ma
ture and character of the offense. On
motion it was referred to the Commit
tee on Ordinances for report.
The petition of A. C. Partridge was
received, askinga reduction ofhis water
tax. His communication and also that OF
Thomas Hornbrook, in relation to the
mittee on Water Works.
The petition of Atcheson, Bell IL Co.,
asking a reduction of water tax for the
Wheeling Iron Works, was received,
and on motion, referred to the Commit
tee on Water Works.
The petition of John Goshorn was re-
ceived, asking remission of bill of
charges rendered against him by the
city Health Officer. 1t was referred to
the Committee on Petitions and Re-
monstrances for report.
The petition of Alex. McCOurtney
was received, asking coffee house Ii
cense, at less than the usual rates. On
motion, it was referred to the Commit
tee on Petitions and "Reminiscences for
report.
a petition numerously signed by citi-
zens OF Wheeling in relation to the new
steam fire engine, favoring and asking
that the Council furnish horses for the
purpose of hauling the engine to fires
occurring in the city, was received and
read. Referred to the Committee on
Fire Department, with power to net,
provided the cost does not exceed 500.
On motion, the Council adjourned to
meet on next Thursday evening at ~
o'clock.
ADVERTISING is becoming a science
in Wheeling. The circus men and the
negro MINISTRIES understand the value
of publicity. In addition to their dis
plays in the newspapers they also seek
to address themselves to eyes not accus-
toned to the daily prints. The fashion
now is to charter the gable end of a
house or the front of n corner lot, and
make n contract with some carpenter
to build them out of broad boards and
tall scantling an area of advertising
surface varying from fifteen to thirty
feet in height and ever so many feet in
nv,
faces the enterpriSlng circus and min
strel men spread their immense and
flaming bills. All the colors of the
rainbow regale the eyes of the small
boys and girls who throng the side
walks to gaze and comment upon the
scenic displays. The vicinity of the
Post office is the favorite locality for
these exhibitions, especially the corner
near Hubbard's board yards, which is
just now sort of fine art gallery where
men and beasts, "done" in yellow, blue,
green and red, are to be viewed free
gratis. The comments of the urchins
as they gaze upward and sidewise are
frequently very amusing. They criti-
else the general want of correspondence
between the scenes in the bills and the
actual scenes in the shows with great
deal of knowingness. One little fellow
offered to bet another five dollars yes
terday that there wouldn't be any skitf
or river scene in the negro minstrel per-
Torrance when it came off. The young
ster had evidently "been there" before,
and had the romance taken out of him
early in life. While we couldn't help
admiring the little tad's precocity yet
we regretted to believe that thus early
in the boys career had he come to look
on the world as sort of heeting show
where deception and exaggeration were
the winning cards to play for public
favor.
POLICE CoURT.-Samuel Garland, the
unlucky individual who resisted officer
Tracy day before yesterday, and for
that public infraction was knocked
down by the gentleman in blue, was
before the police court yesterday morn
ing. He was fined twenty dollars and
costs. We were mistaken in our state
ment in yesterdays paper as to the
name of the officer who knocked down
Garland while attempting to resist him
when under arrest. 1t was not officer
Mcdonald, but officer Tracy who had
the prisoner in charge, and with whom
the difficulty in question occurred.
MIDDLEToN's Paintings of Wash
ington and Martha Washington,
Clay, Lincoln and others were
shown to us yesterday by the
Agent, Capt. w. j.. Morgan; and we
are happy to say that they fully come
up to what they are represented to be
by our exchanges, where we have fire.
quently seen criticisms and common
dations of them. They are certainly
the finest and most durable parlor or
naments eNtant. The portrait o WASH
ington has been critically compared by
Edward Everett, It. Buchanan Reed
and others, with Stuart's original paint
ing, and the result was creditable to
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