The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-10
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CITY .oonnslIehsldI a.1sgnlar. meeting

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City Council heldI a Irregular meeting
last evening at the Council Chambers.
reroSf.tt N WIS & r-eecseiyed from the Com
mittee on Accounts Certain bllls
amounting g, ~ 92agere allowed 1ne
report was ladopteEi.ss al III Essii5 5lll
ssiA bill of Mr. Gondy, amounting 70
SI3, WAS allowed by Council laia7slsaf
The report of the COMMITTEES on lire
Departments iYasrEecef wed winch sta
ted That bids had been resolved for
buildinga new Hose House The Com-
Hlittee also recommended that a Conn
mittee be appointed Ito visit Cincinnati
to test the new hose made for thec1ty.
II was resolved sin lieu of the above
recommendation that the Mayor ana
the President of the Second Branoh take
such measures as they may deem proper
to test the hose in question: with TINS
change the report was adopted. - -
hieSsrs Brodie &H0rntsh offered 20
build and complete a hose house tof
81. gT4 90. Mr.. John Cloudy offered 70
build the house for ", goo CO. MI isu-
ward Clayton offered to bn1ld n 1ou ~
for 4,600 co. orwith slate rool ITO i,. ". ~.
"A motion to lay the su5jee on the Ia
HE was lost A.7mOtion TO aHard the
contrRct to the lowest bidder, he giving
satfsfiscfory security, was tadopteds II
WINS resolved that the COMMITTEES be 1n-
structed to article for slate roof y -
The Committee on Accounts made'a
suecfal report rs to. why the city was
oskeCl to I5ay franklin Goeni the sum OF
$50 foe specification. The account
WINS rejected. tiIs7i 10 .sniif4 fntta Si''f
The report of the Committee on Real
Estate was received, which allowed y.
NJ. Ewing the sum Of $3.50 for repairs
on the Reds Hose House. Adopted:
+. The report of, the Committee on Wa
ter Works was received allowing bills
TO the amount ofi$i,39I 90, which were
adopted. Several reductions in water
tax were allowed. u 1910 1Hilli ~
The report of the Street Commission
err was received. 1T reported the fulhll-
nent of certain oTderSaof the Gouncli.
and asked for AN appropriation o.
1892 42 for labor perfoFmedl AdcpIed.;
A supplemental report was received
from the Committee ON Nv ateF Wofksi
which stated that bids bad. been recety-
ed for tlf, Iayinr, of water pipes on Main
street. VIM Smith, of Pittsburgh, Of
fered a substitute for his bid OF the 9TH.
On motion, recommendations asilaid
ON the table. stif tiIl bpLilzA 7lti - 4. =
:, Hennoek q Tappin, OF Pittsburgh of
fered 70 I'LL the contracted $2f per 100 lbs.
Wm. smith; OF Pittsburgh, offered to
fill the contract at re per lb. i-eS
Sweeney "a Co., OF Wheehng, offered
to fill the contract at 41Sc. per ID. ~ - .
{. Cecil, Hobbs d Co, of Wheeling, of
fered TO fill the contract at 4 24-lOO
per lb.1flt 81 t1.n la iY,tIisH 9lil ~ Lt,2-'
John Hamilton & Co., of Wheeling,
offered to fill the contract at a 7-lOc.
Der lib. .,s fssl'---s - 4sl.-- iei.sf lnly
ON motion the whole matter was laid
on the table. st{g-tE
The Report of YIN. Hamilton, Col
lector, WAS received, which presented
the following exhibit for 1854; Real Es-
tate tax S35, 66s OF; reduction on tax,
S21s, "a; tax in; litigation, 81 rs, 20;
amount delinquent SS,93, Oh. Amount
Of assessments for 1864, SIS, AS SSi total
amount collected S35, SD "A; amount
paid out S35, sl3,24 as per statement,
The petition of s. p Htldgeth. Cash
Ter. National Savings Bank. for redps-
lion OF assessment on bank properly,
was referred 70 the Board ofeAppeals. u
The petition of, the Cham berg of Com
merce for priFilege to use the upper
chamber until April LIST, was granted.
The petition of John busch TO change
his license from LIST to I'd class, was
The petition OF Thomas iBrues to
| transfer his license to EDWARDS d Coz
nan, was granted. y.- Is H1iilnzi-l.i.
| The following resolution was unhnt-
m0usly adopted: az -1,-a.il - llaliJ
| 1ResoEred,:- That the cordial thanks Of
! the members OF THIS ltnes Zu1 6tfiIltll VI
the Council be, and they are hereby
returned to Jas. Wilson, Esq, fori his
courteous and impartial department. rs
presiding officer during the jpast year,
The petition of w. Is. Crouch to keep
n billiard saloon was granted. d ssq!-a
The petition OF u. b. Smith to trans
I fer his license to John busch was grant,
ed. 5il.-- t...tt ~ f5fiI.sass. f..15li
"A Recommendation for a flag cross
ing on, john and Fiflh streets was re-
ferred TO Committee Irii 81 .-Jl4-ut III
It was ordered that the Committee on
Fire Departments be- authorized to
erect n suitable temporary building, OF
secure one already built, for the use OF
the new, steam tiEe engipe.li 81 -. 800
A communications was received from
4 the City Clerk, submitting two reports,
md asking which one shall be publish
ed. The whole subject was referred TO
Committee on Finance. 900 stIis .zlL
\ The sum of $50 was allowed to Mr..
Bond for, duties as Second Ward Mar
| ket Mnsler. -, ~ ~ a. 6.5,45is ~
| Tie President returned his thanks 70
the Council for their forbcarance, kind
moss and, courtesy during the past year,
after which the Council adjourned sine