The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-08-21

The resolution was put upon pas
sage and adopted BY. q two-thirdYote.
A report of the Committee the
Market Street Bridge was receiveootfer.-
ing plan for q stone bridge cost
$55 900, and o resolution that theoun-
Gil take some definite action q the
matter; and that the committed an
thorized to contract for bridge with
iron arches, they being the CHEAPEST.
Mr.. Hughes moved that the reprt be
recommitted, with instructions the
committee to take into constellation
the propriety of locating the brige at
Fourth and Chapline streets. Ws car
ried. - setE
A report of the Street Commissioner,
in reference to certain improvements
on the Island, was received, and refer
red to the Street Commissioner ard COM
mittee on Streets and Alleys, with pow
er to act. .r
A resolution, passed by tn, First
Branch, that a sewer, between Fourth
and Market streets, be CONSTRUCTED by
certain private parties Offering to do the
same, was concurred in.
The action of the First Branch grant
ing Auction license to VIM, H Bassett,
was concurred in. st3sfF4 -
A resolution directing the Sexton of
the East Wheeling Grave Yard to open
no more new graves, passed in the First
Branch, was adopted.
The petition of Mrs. Martha Beshore,
asking remission of water tax, was re-
ferred to the committee on Water
Works, with power to act.
A petition from private parties ask
ing that Main street, between Union
and Monroe, be paved with boulders, or
that Nicholson pavement be put down
on the same, was received.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee OH Streets and Alleys with power
to act. .s -
A bill of T. T. Cocayne, amounting to
SIS 90 for services rendered as assistant
health officer, was received and ordered
to be paid.
A petition of Reilly, Barnes 81 Hobbs,
brewers, asking reduction of water rent
fer the current year, was received ana
to the Committee on water
Works for report. ~.
A petition of citizens living on Nor
row street, asking for improvements on
said street not to exceed $40, was re-
ceived, and the Street Commissioner
ordered to make the repair prayed for.
A petition of citizens living at the
east end of Quincy street, asking for
the repair of certain drain, was re-
ceived and referred to the committee on
Streets and Alleys, with power TO act.
A petition of Joseph NJ. Gunter, ask
ing reduction Of water rent, was re-
ceived and referred to the committee
on Water Works with power to act.
A resolution directing that the annual
sum OF S4O0 be paid quarterly to the
Guards, Hook and Ladder Fire Com.
pany, the same as other companies, was
offered and adopted,
A petition of L. B. Young, asking that
water rent be reduced TO correspond
with assessment on other livery stables
was referred to the committee on
Water Works with power TO act.
An ordnance repeating an ordinance
in relation to coffee houses, passed May
lS, 1867, giving one-half of the fine as
sessed in cases of violation to informer,
was read.
A motion to refer to the committee
on Ordinance was lost. n--
e. The ordinance was then put upon its
passage.
The ayes and noes were called for,
with the following result:
AYEs-Clark, Coeayne, DGrah,
Keim, Miller, Nolan, Shallcross, White,
and Yenke-9.
NAYs-Acheson, BrOckunier, Eoff,
Hughes, Hamilton and Wheeler-6.
Not passing by two-thirds vote, the
ordinance went over to the next meet
ing of Council.
A motion was made to reconsider the
petition of citizens asking the bnlder-
ing of Main street, between Union and
Quincy, which was carried.
The order in the cose was then amend
ed so that the work should be done if
the petitioners would agree to take up
and haul to where they may be needed
the stone now being put npon the said
portion Of Main street.
AdiOurned