The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-12

Council was held last evening at the
City Buildings. The President of the
Second Branch was in the chair and
called to order.
The roll having been called and a
majority of the members being present,
the minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills TO the amount of 81, 357 6s, recon-
mending them to be paid. The report
was adopted.
The chair then read a bill presented
by Joseph Manners for acting as watch
man on the wharf under Conrad Maier,
former wharfmaster. A motion was
made and seconded to refer the bill to
the Committee on Wharves, which was
lost. A motion to reject was then put
and carried.
The Committee on Lights reported
that several gas lights had been placed
at different points throughout the city,
and expressed the opinion that several
proposed improvements in the lighting
OF the city should not be made. The
report was adopted by sections.
On motion the Secretary of the Gas
Company was allowed to make a state
ment to the Council, in regard to some
bills of the Company against the city
ing finished his statement, on motion
the bills were laid on the table. a mo-
ton was then made to take up the bills
which was lost.
The Committee on Fire Department
reported in relation to the new Hose
House for the X. IL. r. Fire Company,
that the bill of Franklin Cohen for
building the same should be paid. Re
port was not adopted.
The Committee nm Annals rnDOrtad
that the assessment of certain proper
ties should be reduced, recommending
that the city Assessor should be in
structed to make the reduction. A mo-
ton to recommit the report, with res
olution authorizing the Committee on
Appeals to make an equitable altera-
ton IN assessment, was lost. On mo-
ton, the original report was reeommit-
ted, with instructions to the committee
TO report at the next meeting of the
Council in regard to all cases of appeal
from assessments.
The report ofthe Street Commissioner
was received, recommending that GER
tain bills to the amount of S64O OF, for
work done upon the streets, be paid
On motion, the report was adopted.t
The report of the Street Commissioner
on the cost OF grading and paving the
wharf, stating the whole cost at 81 1867,
was received and filed.
The report of the Committee on Water
Works for the month of November,
recommending certain bills to be paid
for work done in Water Works depart-
ment, and reduction in certain water
rents, was read and adopted, with the
exception of few recommendations,
the most important of which was a
resolution to pay Mr.. John Cummins.
Superintendent of Water Works, $3.50
extra pay for suPerintendingt the laying
of the 20-inch water pipe. The ques-
ton being oC the adoption of this por-
ton of the report, il was adopted
against considerable opposition.
PETITIONS.
The West Virginia Glass Works.
asking reduction of water rent. Refer
red for report.
NJ. Scheverin, asking to change coffee
house license. Granted.
John Okenheimer, to change coffee
house license from ID to 1st class-the
rules being suspended for the evening
was granted.
Rudolph SchafTer, to change coffee
house license from I'd to LIST class. On
motion, laid on the table.
j. & q. Mendel, asking to be allowed
Tor cnrbing put down in front of new
buildings. Referred to Committee on
Streets and Alleys, with power to act.
Jas. ii. McAIeChen and others, asking
crossing in front of 9Th Ward School
House. On motion, the Street Com
missioner was directed to do the work.
Booth, Battelle Il Co., asking reduc-
ton in rates of wharfage. On motion,
referred to Committee on Wharves for
report. "
Mr.. Humphrey and others, asking
gas posts on corner of eth and John
streets, and on the corner of Pumphrev
alley. Referred to the Committee on
Lights.
Mofat Il McNabb, asking reduction
OF water rent. Referred to the Commit
tee on Water Works.
John X. Botsford, asking reduction
of taxes. Referred to the Board of APP
peals.
Isaac Fox, asking reduction of water
rent. Referred.
Dunlevy Il Co., asking privilege to
construct a railway across the foot of
Franklin street to lighthouses Action
OF First Branch, granting, approved.
RESOLUTIONS.
a resolution was offered that the
Street Commissioner be authorized to
advertise for proposals for stoning the
street, and adopted.
n resolution that the apparatus of
the Fire Department shall not hereafter
be use for any other than fire purposes.
Laid on the table.
Geo. w. JefIers was authorized to re-
wise the city ordinances at a cost of
A resolution was passed authorizing
the appointment of committee to dis.
tribute coal to the poor.
a resolution authorizing Street Com
missioner to set curbstone and establish
grade was referred to Committee on
Grades.
The Council adjourned.