The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-11-13
Hamilton and Pacific Delaines,
AT 90 cents per yard, at
J.. IL. SMITH g. Co.'s.
Meeting of the City Councii.

J. II. SMITH & Co.'s.
Meeting of the City Council.
A regular meeting of the City Coun-
Gil was held last evening.
SECOND BRANCH.
In the absence of the President, Mr..
Brady, on motion of Mr.. Eoff, Mr.. W.
W. Miller took the chair.
Present-Messrs. Acheson, Brock!
unier, Baer, Clark, Cocayne, Darrab,
Eoff, Keim, Miller, Vogler, Yentke,
Shallcross, Nolan, Stanley, Wheeler.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
REPORTS.
The report of the committee on Fire
Department was read and adopted.
The committee on Accounts reported
bills amounting to $96375, which were
ordered to be paid.
The committee on Grades made
somewhat lengthy report, which was
adopted.
The Committee on Petitions and Re-
monstrances, to which was referred bills
amounting to S34, for removing car
cases of burned horses from the ruins
of Mcdonald e. Mitchell's livery stable,
reported in favor of paying said bills.
On motion of NJ. Shallcross, the bill of
Commissioner Clark, amounting to $40,
was increased to $40, and as amended,
the report was adopted.
The report of the Committee on
Streets and Alleys was read and adopt
ed.
Bills for work done upon the new
gum hose in possession of the United
fire company, amounting to S13.75, were
ordered to be paid.
The ordinance in relation to grading
Zane street, on the Island, was taken
up. At the last session of Council the
ordinance received "maj ority VOTE"
which laid thu same over until the sue
ceading meeting, and should it then
receive a majority vote it would become
law. On motion of Mr.. Shallcross,
last evening, the ordinance was laid on
the table.
The report of the Street Commission
er, enumerating bills amounting to
S4S5.93, was read and adopted and the
bills ordered to be paid. A resolution,
offered by Mr.. Shallcross, instructing
the Street Commissioner to purchase
boulders, was adopted with the report.
The report of the committee on Water
Works, with the Superintendent report,
was read. The latter reported bills
amounting to $769, and the former bills
amounting S444.26. The reports were
adopted and bills ordered to be paid.
PETITIONS.
Petitions of A. C. Partridge, and 9th
er Photographers, for reduction of
water tax, were referred to the commit
tee on Water Works for report.
Of Acheson, Bell & Co., in regard to
the committee on Water Works for re-
port.
OF Dodson g. Brother, and Butterfeld
& Co, for curbing, was granted.
OF Morris Gray, for relief from pay
ing city taxes, referred to Committee on
Petitions and Remonstrances for re-
port.
OfA.C. Partridge, to be relieved from
paying poll tax and tax on bank stock
(he being resident of Massachusetts,,
referred to the Committee on Appeals
for report.
Of NJ. Reilly, for correction of assess
ment of water tax, referred to the Com
mittee on Water Works.
OF Jacob Beck, for transfer Of first
class coffee house license, in the Fifth
Ward, was granted.
OF George w. Robinson, for reduction
of water tax, referred to the comm ittee
on Water Works for report.
OF A. Deusch, for transfer of coffee
house license, was granted.
OfMary Felsing, for transfer of ordi-
nary license, was granted.
OF C. J. Rawling, for correction of
assessment of water tax on the Post
Office, was referred to the committee on
Water Works for report.
OfFrank Udlan, for reduction of water
tax, referred to Committee on Water
Works for report.
Of. G. Collins & Brother, for reduc-
ton of water tax, referred to Committee
on Water Works for report.
OfLouis Kellar, for transfer of first
class coffee house license to julius
Loshe, was granted.
OfE. Ripple, for city lot ON Madison
street, referred to the Committee on
Real Estate for report.
OfLouis Seibright, for a stall in the
Second Ward market house, was rejected
OF James Sweeney and Others, pro-
perty holders on Division street, for
curbing of said street between Chap
line and German streets, was granted.
Of Downs & Oliver, for transfer o.
first-class coffee house license to John
Carey, was granted.
Of S. Horkheimer, for remission OF
tax, referred to the committee on APP
peals.
OF Frederick Dosky, for reduction Of
water tax, referred to the committee on
Water Works for report.
RESOLUTIONS.
, A resolution was adopted that the
city loan to the Belmont Nail Woiks q
two-wheel hose carriage.
A resolution for placing a lamp post
on the corner of Franklin and Market
streets was adopted.
Aresolutisn was adopted instructing
+ John c. Porter to issue drafts upon the
, CITY treasury