The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-24

-MHxr1Ns Op.Grry GouNclne4A-spes,
cial geetips of city Council was held
last evening, according to adjournment.
The First Branch conquered in the
GstiOu Of tile Second Branch, granting
licences at the meeting Saturday even
Ing for ordinnries and coffee houses,
except in the following cases: Xxx,
Geo. W. Eckhart, ordinary: 5Cahper
Hell, coffee house, tirst GLASS; Mrs. III.
len Sullivan, coffee house, first class;
Henry SchremP, coffee house, first class;
John +. DonHvan, coffee house, first
class: Conrad Yahn, coffee house, first
class. ~ lsnfh 20 p 10y "'f
SECOND BRANCH.
The minutes for the four previous
meetings were read, III
The special order, the consideration
OF the revised ordinances, was passed
by, and the Second Branch proceeded
to consider further applications for Ii
censeS The following were granted:
-s.,-r. ORDINANCES.
Adam Blum, Henry Neihard, Ed
wards Il Conant, Henry Felsing.
FIRST CLASS COFFEE HOUSES.
VIM. Hnrtensteiu, Daniel Z. Morgan
and Daniel Arnett, jointly, (applicn-
ton was for ID CLASSY \. DeuSch,
Downs ~ Oliver, James Hampton,
Louis Weisgnbber, Fidel Major.
SECOND CLASS CoFTEE HOUSES.
Lorentz Pleiser, Frank Becker, Ro-
bert Rodsheld, Rudolph Shafer, Geo.
Deusch.
y petition to transfer license of Jack
Gibson to LIST Ward was tabled.
The report of the Committee on Mar
ketS which WAS recommitted at pre-
ViuIIs meeting, with instructions to re-
port the cost Of fitting up old City Hall
and Council Chamber so rs to be avail.
able for market purposes, and of pla.
| cling Il sewer ut Market alley, west side
of Market Square, was reported back
with the Information that it would cost
nbout $500 to make the changes contem-
plated i'll the building, and $500 to put
i'll sewer of Pinch enrthen pipe,
| which the COMMITTEES deemed the best
adapted to the purpose.
The recommendation of the commit
tee that they be empowered to have the
work done was agreed to-
y communication from the Commit
tee on Police was submitted, setting
forth that on the 10th inst, resolution
was adopted by the Second Brunch re-
QuirinE the city police TO be so uni
formed US to distinguish them from cit
iZens and Cppropriuting $50 to- each;
which resolution was referred i'll the
First Branch to the Committee on Pc
lice TO report on the propriety of in
creasing IhH Sergeant's pay so as to
enable him to increase that of his
deputies. The committee recommend
that the Sergeant'S salary be in
creased $3.50 per annum, making
it S6,6S0, out of which he shall
shall provide himself an uniform ut his
own expense.
/ MS. Shapiey moved to SO amend the
resolution as TO make tho pay of the
deputies SIS instead of So, but it was
not agreed to, aud the resolution recon-
mended by the committee was adopted.
An ordinance fixing the rates of Ii
CenSeS for coffee houses and ordinnries,
passed by the First Branch, was receiv-
ed and passed by the Second, without
amendment. The only essential change
1t makes in last years rates is that it
increases the rate gu first class coffee
hou: es from Sl25 to $3.50.
On motion of Mr.. Hughes. the bids;
for lettering the streets and alleys were
taken up and opened. The bidders ars
Messrs. Geo. Roberts, ThoS. TurtOn
and Mccoy IL Dunbar, The first
NAMED proposed 10 furnish boards and
paint them for five cents Il letter. The
second for thirty-tive cents each board
and the third for thirty cents each
board, and put them up. The bids mud
samples were referred to- the Commit
tee ON Streets and Alleys, with power
to contract with the lowest and best
bidder.
On motion of the same gentleman it
was resolved that when Council ad-
iourn it be to meet again this. tWednes.
day evening tor the purpose of con-
sideriug the revised Ordinances. Con-
CURED i'll by the First Branch,
Mr.. STANLEY moved that the Street
Commissioner be authorized to curb the
gutter on the east side of Main street.
between Division and Preston, in the
9th Ward. Referred to the Committee
on Streets. &c, with power to act.
Mr.. Battelie offered u resolution fix
ing the Wharfage required OF tow boats
landing nj 81 instead of 81 now required
of ali boats.
Amended by Mr.. Stanley with 81 so,
and agreed To-.
A resolution was offered directing the
CITY Sergeant TO purchase fonr clocks.
one for each council chamber, one for
the clerk office and one for his own
office. Tabled
On motion of Mr.. Chanley, the Street
Commissioner WIS authorized to have
Lee street graded, in the Sixth Ward,
as soon as possible.
Adjourned.
Nothing done in the Second Branch
NJ thls meeting was acted on by the
First Branch, except the resolution re-
lating TO adjournment.