The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-21


dent; Acheson, Clark, Cockayns, Oar
rah, EoE, Hughes, Hamilton, Keim,
Nolan, ShaIIcross, yosler, Wheeler and
The MINUTES OF the previous meeting
were read and, after verbal correction
or two, signed.
The unfinished business appearing
upon the minutes was taken up.
4 repoEt of the expenditures of the
civ rom the Isl Of June, 1867, to the LIST
OF August, 1857, embracing among 9TH
er things = report Of the expenditures
nv the Street Commissioner in putting
down various curbstones and making
other repairs to the streets and alleys,
and a report Of expenditures by the
superintendent Of the Water works
in his department, was read and hled.
The resolution, passed at the last
meeting Of the Council by majority
vote, TO authorize = contract TO be made
with McSair, Kiaft & Co., of Cleveland.
TO build an iron bridge over Wheeling
Creek at the East end Of Zane street,
East Wheeling. provided Ohio county
pay half the cost, was taken up.
A. this resolution involved the e1-
penditurs Of money a two-thirds No's
was necessary 70 give II validity;
ayes and noes were called for.
The vote resulted as follows:
YEAs-CIark, Cockayne, DarTah,
Hughes, Hamilton, heIm, Miller Sns!t-
cr0ss. White, Wheeler and Genke-lI.
SAYs-AcheEOn, Eel and NolAu-S.
The resolution was declared adopte1
by the req uisiie majority
A resolution, passed at previous
meeting by a msjority vote, to give the
contract for unacadamizing the road
froln the east end Of the Zane street
bridge 10 the City Cemetery, provided
the county pay one-half the expense,
WAS taken up. This resolution, ike the
preceding, required Il IIo-thIrds vote.
Mr.. Hughes objected that the city
had no right to make expenditures out
side Of her own limits.
Mr.. Miller quiTed why she bought
the City Cemetery.
: MT. ShAllcross thought, ipAsn uch as
The city had bought the PeninsuIar
Cemetery, she was bound in honor 10
construct q road TO 1t.
The resolution Was put upon It's pas
&c and adopted by a two-th!rds vote.
a report OF the Committee on the
Market Street Bridge was resolved, OIL
ferinR a plan for a stone bridge TO cost
$50 90 and a resolution that the Coun-
Gil take some definite action on the
matter; and that the committee be au-
thoEizsd TO contract for a bridge with
iron arches, they being the cheapest.
Mr.. Hughes moved that the report be
recOmmitied, with Instructions to the
Committee TO take into consideration
the propriety of locating the bridge at
Fourth and Chapline streets. Was car
ried.
a report of the Street Commissioner,
in reference to certain Improvements
on the Island, was received, and refer
red TO the Street Commissioner and
Committee on Streets and Alleys, with
power 10 act.
A resolution, passed by the First
Branch, that a sewer between Fourth
and Market streets be constructed by
certain private parties Offering to do the
same, was cOncuTred in.
The action Of the First Branch grant
ing auction license to VIM. II. Bassett,
was CONQUERED in.
A resolution directing the Sexton OF
the East Wheeling Grave Yard to open
no more new graves: passed In The
First Branch, WIS 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 asking
that Main street, between Union and
Monroe, be paved with boulders, or
that a Nicholson pavement be put
down on the same, WIS received.
The matter was veferred to the Com
DitIee on Streets and Alleys with power
to act.
a bill of T. IT. Cockayne, amounting
to ST5 30 for services rendered as assist
ant health officer, was received and or
dered to be paid.
A petition OF Riley, Barnes & Hobbs,
brewers, asking reduction OF water
rent for current year, was received and
referred to the Committee on Water
Works for report.
\ petition of citizens living on Nor
row street, asking for improvement on
said street not to exceed $50, 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 thu re-
pair OF certain drain, WAS received
and referred to the Committee on
Streets and Alleys with power to act.
a petition of Joseph NJ. Gunler, 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 800 be paid quarterly to the
Guards Hook and Ladder Fire Com
pRuy, the same as other companies was
| offered and adopted.
A petition of +. b. Young, asking
that water rent bs reduced TO cor
respond with assessment on other
! livery stables was referred to Commit
| tee on Water Works with power to act.
An ordinance repeating an ordinance
in relation to coffee houses, passed
May $780,, giving one-half OF fine as
sessed in cases OF violation to inform
er, was read.
A motion to refer to the Committee
on Ordinances was lost
The ordinance was then put upon its
passage. as-Ht
m. i
with the fol lowing result:
AYEs-Clark, Cockayne, Darrah,
Relm. Miller, Nolan, Shallcross, White
and Yenke-o.
NAYs-Achesou, BrockunIer, Eof,
Hughes, Hamilton md wheeler-6.
Not passing by II 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 boulder
ing OF Main street, between Union and
Quincy, which WAS carried. -.
The order in. the case was then
amended so that the work should be
done II the petitioners would agree to
take up and haul to where they may
be needed the stone now being put up
on the said portion of Main street.
Adjourned.
ANroSa retailers OF the various fluids
used domesticalIy or in the arts, there
has long been wanted some simple de-
vice by which liquids could be meas
ured without the waste incident to the
use of ordinary measuring cans, and a
great deal OF ingenuity has been
brought to bear upon the subject. The
great trouble has been TO get up a de-
vice Mt once simple. effective and with
out complication or liability to