The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-08-01

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The following business was disposed
of by the First Branch of City Council,
ON Tuesday evening, July aOth:
His Honor, Mayor Sweeney, in the
chair.
Present-Messrs. Blair, English, Franz
helm, Jacob, Maxwell, Metcalf w. p.
Wilson, Andrew Wilson, linn.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The following resolution, passed by
the Second Branch on the 18th inst,
was concurred in:
Resolred, That a joint committee of
the Council be appointed to meet with
the committee of the Board Of Super
visors of Ohio county in relation TO the
Zane street bridge, which committee
shall have power to advertise for propo-
sails with plans and specifications for
new bridge over Wheeling creek at
the east end of Zane street, as we'll as
proposals, plans and specifications for
repairing the present bridge perma-
nently.
Messrs. W. p. Wilson, Maxwell and
McCluney were appointed on the part
of this Branch.
An ordinance for the purpose of as
sessing and levying special water rent
for the city for the year 1867, was read.
The amount Of rents assessed against
the " several persons, parties, firms and
corporations" therein named were separ-
ately considered, and the ordinance
being twice read, was adopted.
The petition of George Hartley, for
license TO keep a second class coffee
house, and asking that $40 paid by him
for fines, be allowed in part payment of
such license, was received from the
Second Branch, and their action in
granting the prayer of the petitioner
was non-concurred in. .....
The petition of Rudolph Shafer, to
transfer his license for second class
coffee house TO Gotleib Ranseher. was re-
ceived from the Second Branch, and its
action in ordering the transfer to. be
made was concurred in, provided said
Ranscher gives satisfactory security to
the Clerk.
The petition of Gotleib Ranscher, to
have second class coffee house license
changed to first class, was laid on, the
table.
The petition of Catharine Fritz, for
remission of water re mt, was received
from the Second Branch, and its action
was concurred in.
The petition of John Crawford to
keep his dray in a certain alley was
non-concurred in.
The petition of Christian Burke, ask
ing that the proportion of tax paid by
him for license 10 keep first class cof-
fee house for one month be refunded
him Che having paid for one year. was
received, and concurred in.
A resolution instructing the Superin-
tendent of Water Works TO make an at
tachment TO the main water pipe on
Fifth street, for the supply of the peo-
pie in "Bsena VISTA" with note, was
laid OH the table.
Mr.. Andrew Wilson offered the follow
ing resolution. which was adopted:
Resolred, That the Collector of Assess
ments be required 10 proceed forthwith
to collect back taxes and interest
due thereon to the city, from the year
lc5I to to the present year. from the es-
tate of Joseph Caldwell, deceased.
The following resolution, received
from the Second Branch. was concurred
in:
Rcsolred, That the appropriation 10
the United fire company shall be $500
per annum, payable quarterly for the
current year; Independence, $500 per
annum; Rough and Ready, 800 per an
anuum; Hope, 500 per anuum. payable
in quarterly installments.
Proposals of the Wheeling Daily REG
IsTER and Wheeling Daily IHtelIigencer,
to do the city printing, were received,
and the action of the Second Branch
was concurred in.
Adjourned.