The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-08

Q ffe-plug on The northwest corner q
Fillmore and Preston streets, 9th Ward;
there being no fre-plug cn Fillmore
street. i.
RssvItsd, That the Street Commis.
sioner be authorized TO contract for thf
breaking aud laying Of THREE lines q
stone on Main street from Monroe 70
Union.
/ The petition of Mrs. T. Parker, asking
that her license to keep . coffee house
he changed from LIST to I'd class, was re-
ceived and her prayer granted. ~, 2 .
The petition Of Lawrence Walker
asking that his license to keep coffee
house be changed from I'd to LIST class
was received and his prayer granted.
The application Of Lorsns Pleiser, 20
keep coffee honse in the 9TH Ward
was granted.
The petition of citizens Of the 4th
Ward, asking that the curb be reset on
Zane street, between Sixth and Sew.
enth, was read and the Street Commits
sioner directed to do the work.
The petition of E. Ball & Co., asking
the remission of taxes, was referred its
the Board Of Appeals.
The petition CT Henry Miller, asking
for the protection of his dwelling house
on Eoff street from danger of fire, was
referred TO the committee on Fire De-
partment.
The petition of Martin Carroll, ask
ing for a reduction of water rent, was
referred to the committee on Water
Works, with power to act.
The petition of citizens of the 4th
Ward, asking that the curbstone be
reset on Lindsay street between 9Th ana
9th, was read and the Street Commas
sioner directed to make the improve
ment.
The petition of F. Law & Bro, ask
ing for q reduction of taxes, was re-
ferred to the Board of Appeals.
The petition of Richard Porter and
others, asking that 5th street be paved
and guttered between Quincy and
Hampden streets, was read and the
Street Commissioner directed to make
the improvement.
A communication was received from
John Mcclure, President of the Street
Railroad Company, accepting the ordi-
nance granting said Company the sole
right and privilege of laying track
through the streets of Wheeling, and
asking that the ordinance DC SO amend
ed as to allow them to construct track
of five feet and two inches guage in
stead of a guage Of FIVE feet. .
The first part Of the communication
was filed, and the second part, asking
for amendment, was referred to n spe-
cial committee, with power to act, and
were instructed to take action within
the next forty-eight hours.
The following resolution was offered
and referred to the committee on
Streets and Alleys:
Resolved, That the Street Commits
sioner be directed to set curbing on the
west side of Eoff street from Mill alley
to Webster street, and also lower the
crossing on said street at Mill alley to
to suit the grade.
Adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH
Net pursuant to adjournment.
Present-Messrs. Blair, Connolly, Eng
lish, Franzheim, Maxwell, Mcclellan,
Wilson and linn.
Mr.. Mcclellan was appointed MEM
Der of the Committee oil Printing Ordi-
nanoes.
The application of Henry schrimffor
license to keep first class coffee house
in the 4th Ward, was reeonsidered and
the application granted.
The resolution from the Second
Branch, timing members for non.attend-
ance, was laid on the table.
The action of the Second Branch in
reference to the various petitions for
improvements was concurred in with
the exception of those on Lindsay and
Eoff streets, which were referred to the
committee on Streets and Alleys.
Adjourned.