The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-13

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY
CoCSCIL.-A special meeting of the
City Council was held last evening.
Unfinished business was first in or.
der.
The ordinance granting certain priv.
ileges to the Street Railway COMPANY
was taken up aud, after some discussion
was ordered to be printed, and the ac-
ton deferred until the next meeting OF
the Council.
An ordinance was reported making
the OveTseer of the Chain Gang a
salarled officer. The salary was fixed
at sixty dollars per month, and passed.
An ordinance was reported in rela.
ton to wharves and landings, forbid
ding any person from establishing a
wharf boat or landingI without Ii
cense. Laid on the table.
An ordinance was taken up in rela-
tlon 10 hXing a salary for the officers
OF city elections. Laid on the table.
Inc special committee on brid ses re-
commented that the plan of j. S. Fair
faxtor building the Marketstreet bridge
be adopted RecOmmitted.
Mr.. Hughes stated in connection
Win the above that the Council had al
ready appropriated more than three
years of he revenue of the citv,
a petition was received to refund the
fine ofthe colored boys for firing pistols
on the ith, which was referred TO the
Committee on Petitions and Remou-
strances.
Mr.. Browns petition for license to
Keep a Pawn-broker's establishment
was laid on the table.
a petition was received from, c;t;-o,,
of Churchills' addition askinD that
Inc sidewalk leading from Quincy TO
Fulton street be repaired. The Sfreat
Commissioner was ordered 10 make ths
repairs Immediately.
a petition of Messrs. NIaier 4, Mo
hInIey, LOT incense to keep wharf boat
was t5he II, up. a spirited discussion
ensued. The yeas and naVs wer,, call
ed for apd resulted us follows; Yeas q
nays7 Z. The license was granted
The First Branch sent down raso1u-
ton recommending that a committea
be appointed to inquire whether or moi
1t was not dangerous to permit certain
explosive fluids to be kept around
loose, and inquire into the expediencv
OF building warehouse for its storage.
Referred to Committee on Ordinances,
Inc furnishing of the material for
accadeinizing Zane street in the bound
aries OF the 9TH Ward was awarded 10
Mr.: james Kennedy at 81 371<, on his
contract.
The contract of grading n curb IN
the east side of Market stTeet hatwaon
Jefferson and Adams, was awarded ms
follows: The grading to Miles Tea
gardner, at 40 cents per yard, and the
cuFbing to AdOlphus Gouchv, ar IS
cents per yard.
Mr.. w. w. Miller was elected to fiji
me Inc vacancy occasioned by the death of
Mr. Houston, from the 4th Ward.
a resolution was offered that the
committee on the Fire Department be
authorized to contract for two new
steam hIe engines, similar to the one
now in the city. Referred to the Com
nittee on the Fire Department for re-
port. All
The Guards Fire Company renorted |
that their engine and hose vy,s IDsar-
and asked that they ma fur
nished with the necessary rigging an,I
turned into n hook and ladder con-
oany. Referred to the Committees IN
Fire Department, for report.
A resolution that the Second Ward
Market house be whitewashed, was
passed.
A petition in reference to repairing
;prigg House alley, was referred TO the
on Alleys, with power to act.
j. II. Baird asked leave to repair the
LEY connected with his lot. Leave
vas granted.
Mr.. Rogers of the steamer Greenback
resented petition for reduction of
Adjourned. 1-.l-..-.... d. !