The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-08-22
Proceeding. of First Branch of Conn


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The following are the proceedings of
the First Branch of Council on Tuesday
night.
Present-His Honor Mayor Sweeney,
and Messrs. Blair, English, Franzheim,
Maxwell, Mcclellan, A. Wilson, and
linn.
On motion the reading of minutes was
dispensed with.
A bill of T. Il. COcayne, amounting to
1890, for services rendered as assistant
to the Health Officer, was received from
the Second Branch, and the action of
the latter was concurred in.
A report from the Street Commission
er on the Zane street sidewalk, Seventh
Ward, was received from the Second
Branch, with the message that it had
been referred to the committee on
Streets and Alleys with power to act.
On motion, said report was amended by
striking ont elm street" and inserting
broadway" and authorizing the Street
Commissioner to have the work done at
price not exceeding that now paid for
curbing on the north side of said street.
The report, as amended, was adopted.
A report from the committee on Zane
Street Bridge was received from the
Second Branch, and the same was re-
committed to the committee, with in
structions to carry out the original or
der of Council under which the commit
tee was raised.
A petition of Martha Beshore was re-
ceived from the Second Branch; its
action in referring the same to the COM
mittee on Water Works, with power to
act, was amended by referring it to said
committee for report.
A resolution appropriating $500 to the
Guards Hook and Ladder Company was
received from the Second Branch, and
referred to the committee on Fire De-
partment for report at next meeting.
A petition of j. NJ. Center, for remis-
sion of water rent, and a petition of
Isaiah Warren and others for the i'm
provement Of certain drain, were re-
ceived from the Second Branch, and its
action in referring the same-the former
to the committee on Water Works with
power to act, and the latter to the COM
mittee on Streets and Alleys with same
power-was amended by referring them
to those committees for report.
A petition from Harper Il Bro, K.
Porter & Sens, and others, was received
from the Second Branch, asking that
boulders or q Nicholson pavement be
placed on Main street, between Union
and Monroe streets. Referred to the
committee on Streets and Alleys to re-
port the cost and the propriety of bould-
ering at this time.
A petition of f. B. Young, for reduc-
ton of water rent, was received from
the Second Branch, ana It's action III re-
ferring the same to the committee on
Water Works with power to act, was
amended by referring the same TO said
committee for report.
A petition of George Hartly, for sec
ond-class coffee house license, which
was laid on the table at the last meet
Ing of Council, was taken up and refer
red to the committee on Petitions and
RESPONSIVENESS for report.
Mr.. Blair offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
,Resolred, That special committee of
three from each Branch of Council be
appointed to inquire into and report to
Council the damage, if any, done to the
building on Market street, in the First
ward. owned by the widow Ditty, by
the leakage of water from the city res
ervoir, or other cause connected there
with.