The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-09

CIty Buildings.
SECOND BRANCH.
Present: Messrs. Brady. President
Archer. Brockunier, Baer, Clark, Daf-
rah, Cockayne, Hughes, Hamilton
Miller, Whyte, Wheeler and fenke'
-I3.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and adopted.
UEPISIsHED BUSINESS
The cotton OF the First Branch IN
amending the resolution In relation 70
Zane street Bridge was on motion,con-
Cured in.
Iation TO the resolution OF the Secono
Branch in regard TO taxes for 1867, the
First Branch making the rate OF inter-
est 10 per cent. instead OF 9, was on
motion OF Mr.. Hughes, non cOncurred
in, the Second Branch adher1ng TO It's
original action,
KEPoRrs or COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills to the amount OF 81 ,079 a, and re-
commended that they be paid. r.,l.
The bills were ordered TO be paid,
with The exception of one for. gas,
amounting 10 SO -, which was referred
TO the Committee on Lights for exam
inAtlon and report. l.l-. - 49,,
The committee also reported q bill
of DR., +. Mccoy, Health Officer,
amounting to Sl72 40, for expenses in
CURED in removing and bnFyinR burnt
horses from the promises of Mcdonald
Il Mitchell, but made no recommends
ton In regard TO the same. .lFag.,.l
The Committee on Grades reported in
regard to the grade OF the streets on the
Island, and recommended the adoption
Of an ordinance accompanying the re-
port. providing for the construction OF
Il system OF sewerage on the Island
< motion Of Mr.. Hughes to Fecetve
and die the report and lay the ordi-
nance upon the table, was lost,
The same gentleman moved that the
report be referred to the Committee on
Streets and Alleys for examination and
report of cost. The motion WAS lost.
The ordinance was then read FIRST
and second time. sT - .lariz
The question was then taken upon
the passage of the ordinance by Its title.
a majority vote was given in favor,
and the ordinance went over for con-
sideratlon at the next regular meeting.
The Committee on Water Works re-
ported a number of bills amounting 10
S6I5 so for work done by employees of
Superintendent of Water Works. The
bills were ordered to be paid. gL l@-
Other bills embraced in the report Of
the Committee on Water Works,
amounting to S24G AZ were ordered TO
be paid. l a.H.. a sf q
The Committee ON Water Works also
recommended reduction of water rents
in certain cases, and the rejection OF
petitions In others. The report was
adopted. -s g--.a4 l5 .Ha.
The bill OF DIR f. Mccoy for expenses
incurred in removing burnt horses,
was received and read. The bill
amounted to Sl72 40. One Of the items
was ii charge made by Messrs. Beck
aud Reed for 81 10 worth OF drinks fur
nished men employed by the Health
Officer. s'a
ON motion Of Mfr. Hughes, the item
OF 81 10 for drinks WIS stricken out.
The remainder Of the bill was ordered
TO be paid.
The Street Commissioner reported in
regard to work done in removing dead
horses, and suggested that he be al
lowed something extra for the same ;
also asked appropriation of 1850 TO
pay bills. -...
The appropriation was ordered, and
the petition for extra compensation re:
Eerred to Committee on Petitions and
RESPONSIVENESS for report.
The report of the City Sexton was re-
ceived and filed. H.
PETITIONS.
Hobbs & Hull, asking grading OF an
alley in East Wheeling-referred 10
Committee on Streets and Alleys for
report. 20. .rra.a ..a....
James Sweeney and others, asking
extension OF water pipe-referTed "a
Committee on Water Works for report.
K. G.. Harding, asking license for
first-Olass coffee houHe-rules suspend.
ed and petition granted. -...slae
Lewis IL Woodmansee, asking re-
duction of water rent-reEerredt to Com
mitiee on Water Works tor report.
Henry Brues, asking reduction o.
water Tent-referred 10 Committee or
Water Works for report.
Bier and Bickel, city assessors, ask
ing Increase of compensation-refer
to Board Of Appeals for report.
Frank Ritter, asking to occupy q
house belonging to city-referred &c
Committee on Real Estate for report.
Crescent Mill, asking reduction o
water rent-referred TO Committee on
Water Works for report.
| a. It. Garden and Thomas Sweeney
| asking conferences with tile Committee
ON Streets and Alleys in reference e
certain curbing in North Wheeling-re
| ferTed to the committee. r
j. IL G. Mendel & Co., asking reduc
ton OF water rent-reierred to Commit.
tee on Water Works for report.
3. b. Ellifritz and others, asking re-
setting of Curbing on street in Centre
| Wheeling-Ieierred to COMMITTEES OF
Streets and Alleys with power to act.
Robert Luke, livery stable keeper
asking reduction Of water rent-=-refer
red 10 Committee on Water Works fol-
report. aI ,.5s .L - E.th
I4-E f. NIsCELLASEoUS. j.. .-.Hs..
A;resolution that the City Clerk bt
authorized 10 employ an assistant &c
record the revised ordinances, was
adopted - E,t.-t ~ aa"A
Aresolution to pay the bill OF James
| HltchFIHt WAS nd0ntptl n
A resolution authorizing Clatiin &
Co. TO place iron beams instead oil
wooden ones to support the flooring Of
the Zane street bridge, provided the
county will pay half the cost, was
adopted. r1 at a,t y o.
| Proposals were received from differ.
ent parties. to build stone walls on the
Island aud at JOnAthan's Gut, North
| Wheeling. ~ F4.-ra 900 -s.f
ON motion, they were referred to the
Committee on Streets aud Alleys with
power to contract with the lowest and
| best bidders. Ht-78 ar-- f $50 Jus,
Mr.. Hamilton offered resolution
that the Street Commissioner be AN,
thorized to set new curbing on Jacot
street, Centre Wheeling, from Division
TO Preston. The resolution was adopt
| ed. ~,
A motion of Mr.. Nolan to reconsider
the action OF the Branch in relation to
the petition of Messrs. Bier and BickIe,
city assessors, was carried.
Mr.. Nolan then moved that 500 extra
compensation be allowed the assessors
The motion was carried. ,5....55-J
AdJourned. H. 6i.--,.l..r.5 a..
SQUIRE JoHNsoN's CouRT.-'Squire
johnson has not been furnishing us
lately with an extraordinary number
of items. But, although not Of a char
ncInr nsnnlI !. M, h ID 1 =, :, .rn...rnr..