The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-14
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

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Tie special order of the meeting be
inc rLe consideration of the report of the
conrn.ttee on Wharyes, was taken up
The committee reported the levee in a
deplarable condition. and recommended
that it be paved TO the south side of
Monroe street, that that portion already
paved be repaired, and that the lower
portion be graded and MAdamiZed =
The report was referred back TO til e
committee to ascertain costs, &c.
The committee on Real Estate report
ed adversely to granting the petition of
VIM S. Buchanan for remission of taxes,
and favorable to the leasing of a lot of
ground to John M'Alister The report
was adopted.
A message from the First Branch an.
nOunced the passage of a resolution au-
thorizing Hannibal Forbes, Esq, to
preside over the Municipal Court of
Wheeling in the absence ofJudge Good,
The Committee On Coal Banks report
ed number of bids for hauling the city
coal, four of which were at the same fig
ure The superintendent of Water
Works was authorized to contract with
one of the lowest bidders for hauling
the coal
The special committee on the Suspeu
sion Bridge reported i'll favor of the EN-
ploymeut of an attorney to examine the
charter OF the Wheeling and Belmont
Blidge Company, and the act Of Congress
declaring the bridge a post route, and
ascertain whether said Company have
the right to charge toll from foot passen-
gers residing in the city. The report
was adopted
The report of the Committee on Wa
ter Works, recommended the payment
OF tolls to the amount of S6OS %, and
recommended that a twenty-inCh water
pipe he laid oh Main street, from the ba-
SIN to Division street, and tbat.the com
nittee he authorized to advertise for
PROPOSALS foI manufacturing and laying
the same. The report was adopted.
The report Of the committee on Ac.
counts recommending the payment OF
bills to the amount of SS45.52, was
adopted
The committee on Lights reported in
favor of placing lamp post on the cor.
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Adopted.
Tie special committee 10 whom was
referred the petition of citizens asking
that AZ alley he opened from Monroe to
Union streets. between Main and Mar
ket streets. reported in favor of grant,
M the petition, provided the petition
ers give security for all costs and DANA
CcS
4 communication from the Street
Commissioner recommended the pay
mcnt of bills to the amount Of $3.50,
aud reported the bridge at the loot of
Zanc street in need of repairs. Bills
:ordorcd to be paid; bridge question
referred to committee on Streets and
Alleys, for report.
Robert Bond, ex-market master, re
ported the receipt of S5,54G 81 from stall
rents received during past year
The petition of VIM. F. Goodwin q
Co. for transfer of license, was granted =
that of Henry Felsing for ordinary Ii
censc, was granted; that of citizens ask
mo for the erection of new, safe and
permanent bridge over Wheeling Creek,
on Market street, was referred to a spe-
c;al Joint committee for report that OF
citizens of Centre Wheeling, asking that
Chapline street be paved, was referred
to committee on streets and alleys; that
OF citizens for curbing on Fifth street,
was likewise referred that of citizens
Ter a lamp post on Hampden street. was
ryt-rred TO committee on lights; that of
\Ir Amict and others for improvement
of Fulton street, was referred, and the
street Commissioner was authorized to
czpcrd twenty-five dollars for re-
pair OF said street that of Board OF
Giucatton relating to an alley near the
sixth Ward School was granted that OF
= + NJ Kelyey and others for CURLING
was granted that of Geo DeusCh, ask
,vC. that vLarfmaster he not permitted
% collect wharfage above levee, was re
tered that OF Independent Order OF
Red Men was referred that of Joseph
Ming, for permission 10 burn lime IN the
FIFTH Ward wa referred that OF VIM
Ha-l a C0loT9d man for set OF bar
ats~ vas laid on the table that of cit
5ns Of North Wheeling, for repair OF
Coal stree! was referred that of cit,
ems Of the Island OF Seventh Ward for
repair Of Elm street, was referred that
a NlT COen, tOU pay tor plan OF hose
t5use was rejected
OnmOtiOn OF Mr. ShlllcroSS. the Urea
surer was anthorSed 10 pay 10 tn,
United TlTe Company the sum ct 500
tie usual quarterly allowance.
Nh stanley offered resolution pro
ldrup that elght h0Hr- be day : WORK
lad on the table
lie resignation OF VIM Gibson, SAM
15ry Committeeman Of the sixth Ward
read and accepted