The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-12

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The special order, the ordinance pro-
vidlng for the appointment of two as
SCISSORS OF the real and personal proper
| ~ of the city, was taken up. Il de-
hnes the 5assessors' duties and pro
.Ytdes Tor q committee of review o.
appeals of HssesSments, consisItaB
OF seven, to- bal appolnted by me
Council. The ordinance was amended
In several particulars and passed, and
returned 10 First Branch. ..sFi
The report OF the Special Joint Com
| iect OF a road and bridge from Fulton.
street, East Wheeling, Co ReuinsuIai
\ Cemetery, WIS submitted, accompanied;
by a resolution declaring that the inn
! provement of Fulton street., and the
erection OF ortdEe across the creek 70
the Peninsula CsmeteEy1s an improve
! tnents that ought't0 6eimRde, if pOSsi-
bkes and instruoting the City Surveyor
TO report the cost OF the Improvement
necessary 70 b made at Fulton street,
and also the probaoSe cost Of construct
ing bIidga across the creek.
Tue committee recommend that .
special committee OF three from each
Branch, be raised 10 confer with The
Board OF Supervisors in relation TO the
subject Of making q road from Marshall
| stree, East-W hseliug, across the Penins
suIa TO the National Road at Fulton,
aud reportt0 council.
| Mr.. Hughes moved to recommit with
Instructions 10 report the cost OF the
| proposed imprOY ana accepted
an amendment proposed by Mr.. Ache.
son, 10 instruct The same committee ~
inquire and report the cost OF repairing
the Zane street bridge and the road
around the hill. Agreed TO.
| The Chairman OF the special Commits
tee on the Market street bridge reported
committee had examined sites IRON
| ChapIins 10 Fourth and from Market
10 Market, and regard the latter as the
proper site, and the commiItee fSyoc
the Immediate erection OF a safe and
durable bridge. Several plans were
before them, Out they were not author
lied by the terms of the resolution APP
pointing them, to recommend any
| plans. sslr a== ~
They ask leave to sit again with
power to employ an engineer to pre-
pare plans aud specifications for sub
stAnIIaI bridge, wholly OF stone or of
iron and stone, with probable cost, and
report To c9Unoil-
Mr.. Nolan moved to discharge the
committee from further consideration
Of the subject tAs
Mr.. Miller didn't see why the gentle
L4au FNhuAGN ll6EuAEkGu@
He had no objections to di.charginG
that Committee and appointing another,
buE he didn't want the subject dis
Mr.. Hughs favored Mr.. Nolan's mo-
ton. II was impracticable to build
the bridge now. The city had not money
TO do it. ItwcaId cost S50, 900 or $50. 900.
Besides ii was but u short distance to
the stone bridge, and the new bridge
was not needed so badly as the boulder
ing of many of the streets in East
Wheeling. 1frecommitted the commit
tee would be at the expense of employ
ing un engineer when nothing would
come of it in the end.
The motion to discharge the commit
tee was los:- Il - %, rgs
Mr.. Hughs proposed that the action of
the committee should be without cost to
MI. miller moved that the employ
ment of the engineer should not cost
exceeding S25. Agreed to, and report
recOmmitted.
A message from the LIST Branch an
nouuced that that body concurred In
adopting the report of the Committee
on Accounts, except as to the account
paid when the proper credits claiued
lowed. Concurred in.
Another message reported the adop-
of the report OF the Committee on Sal
aries, except as TO thee Health Officer.
The First Branch fix his salary at
81 500, it being fixed at that sum by
ordinance. Concurred In. "a
The First Branch propose resolu-
ton that the Health Officer shall not
employ any deputy without approval
of Mayor and Second Branch. Agreed
The First Branch declines to concur
in the resolution reported by Commit
! tee on Streets and Alleys, directing the
employment of the Chain Gang for the
Improvement of st. Charles street.
Second. Branch insisted.
First Branch disagreed to sixth reso-
luton reported by Committee on Streets
and Alleys, directing Street Commits
stouer TO advertise for proposals for re-
pairing Zane street bridge. Second
Branch receded. Il +. ~
First Branch cOncurs in all amend
ments to ordinance in regard to AS
SCISSORS, except that declaring the Com
mittee on review shall Receive no COM
pensatior. Second Branch insisted.
First Branch asked Committee
OF Conference. Agreed to. Com
mittee. Messrs. Hughes, ShalIcross
and Eoff. Committee subsequently
reported in favor of original proviAi ion
allowing Council to give some compen-
pensation If It choose. Report rejected.
Message hom First Branch announced
adoption Otreport., $ IEz --ef, y
Second Branch adhered to its action.
The following petitions were present.
ed and referred.
OF N. s. Richardson, to rent a piece
of lot on river bank, near the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad depot, for shop.
| OF o. j. Rawlings, to set curb north
west corner Market and John streets.
OF B. w. Hoffman and others, to set
curb south side of Market alley, in
front Of residence ofSarah Baldwin.
OF Ann Bolinger, to be relieved from
hpe OF so and costs, imposed by Mu-
nfcipal Court on charge OF selling liquor
| without license.
Of J. L. Stetiel, to repair Sidewalks
corner of Main and JEFFERSON, and set
curb stone In front OF his lot on Main
street. MS f7llv sss.i j I'd
OF Hook and Ladder Company-to
have roof Of building occupied by
them repaired. ad Ef-rz
Petition to have water pipe on Market
street, Centre Wheeling extended down
at least to I'd street, and dire plug pun IN
or some other outlet made to purify the
water. szga a5s5Hu sgsll tss -
OF sundry citizens-to stop Holiday
q Co. from erecting tar factory in
East Wheeling, between Clay and Lind
sey streets,
or Mendell & Co. and.J. a. Smith &
Co.-to be allowed to lay down crossing
on Main street, opposite Mendelps
Resolutions were offered and adopt
| ed. as iolloWs:a si' y Les.s-l'-
For the construction of a sewers East
side of Main street, from Washington
to Jefferson. i,s4'iislsf = 5 is's1ii 'si7s.iss
For paving alley East side of Main,
North of North street., between North
and Bank. Isl srTf "a Eg,ga
Directing the Committee on Streets
and Alleys to report upon the expedf-
sncy o. Matchmaking Monroe street
from Fourth to Filth, and down Filth