The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-08-14
Meeting OF the CITY Cornell.
Aregular monthly meeting Of the City
| rnunc;l uros hal1 Loot ayauinU

Brady, on motion Mr.. ShallcroSs wa
called to the chair
The minutes of fodr previous meetings
were read and approved.
The ordinance in reference to the as
sessment of special water rents wa
taken up, the same having been actet
upon by the First Branch ut n specia
meeting last week.
Mr.. EOff moved that the Secont
Branch concur in the action of the
First Branch. If injustice was done t.
any one in the assessment cf water
rents, they could apply to Council here
after and the error would be rectifed.
Upon this motion the ayes and nays
were demanded, and the following was
the result:
4yes-Messrs. Acker, Brockunier
Clark, Darrah, Eoff, Hamilton, Nolan
Stanley, Yencke-9.
Ndys-Messrs. Amick, Baer, Hughes
White, Shallcross-5.
4 two-thirds vote being required, the
motion was lost.
A motion was then made to reconsid
er, which prevailed, and after consider
able argument it was resolved to con
slider the ordinance by sections.
In regard to the tax Of Acheson, Bel
Il Co., the action of the First Branch
was ooncurred in.
Wilson, Dunlevy & Co., concurred in
action of First Branch.
Hempfeld Railroad. concnrred in ac.
tion of First Branch.
Mcdonald & Mitchell; moved to in.
sert 800 instead of sl25. Lost. Then
moved to concur in action of First
Branch. Ayes and nays were demanded
and the following was the result:
Aycs-MessIs. Acker, Brockunier,
Clark, Eoff, Hamilton, Kcim, Nolan
Stanley, Yencke-9.
Nays-Messrs. Amick, Baer, Darrah
Hughes, White, Shallcross-6.
Carried.
West Virginia Mining & Manuiactur.
ing Company; concurred in action OF
First Branch.
David Kull; moved to insert Sl25 in.
stead of SlO0. Lost. Moved to concur
il action of First Branch. Carried.
Dewey, Vance IL Co.; concurred in ac,
tion of First Branch.
Busby, Little & Co.; coucurred in
action of First Branch.
The ordinance was then put upon its
final passage. The ayes and nays being
demanded, the following was the result:
Ayes-Messrs. Amick, Acker, Brock,
unier, Clark, EofI, Hamilton, Keim,
Nolan, Stanley, Yencke-10.
Edys-Messrs. Baer, Darrah, Hughes,
White-4.
The ordinance was declared passed.
The reports of expenditures by the
city from January to August l3 were
presented, and, on motion, the cOnsid-
Grafton Of the same was postponed nm
til the next meeting Of Council.
The committe on Accounts reported
bills against the city, amounting to
Sl265.52, which were ordered to he
paid.
The committee on Water Works re-
ported in favor Of paying bills of the
Superintendent of the Water Works
amounting to s6O7.3O, and for extra
labor amounting to S44. The report oI
the committee was adopted.
The committee on Streets and Alleys
reported the following resolutions, all
being adopted except the last one
which was rejected:
ResOlred, That the Clerk Of the City
he directed to advertise for proposals
for constructing a three-foOt brick sew.
er Oh the east side of Market street
from Pine alley to the south side OF
Market; and for constructing a three
foot sewer from Washington street tO
Jefferson, on the east side Of Main
street; also FOR grading Lee street, from
Cemetery TO lower end of said street
and report Street Commissioners esti-
mate of cost of such work, with bids, 10
Council.
Resolred, That the Street Commission.
er be directed to reset the curbing at
the corner of Chspline and Third streets,
Fifth Ward.
Resolred, That the city will pay one
half of the expense Of placing a stone
pipe sewer in Market alley, from Four b
to Market streets, provided the parties
property owners-petitioning for said
sewer, will pay the other half, which
they propose to do.
The report of q joint committee on the
Zane street bridge vas read, which rec
ommended the building Of new iron
bridge, with wooden stringers, and that
the contract be awarded TO McNair &
Clafaud, of Cleveland, Ohio, at cost
of Sll, 400, provided the county would
pay half this sum. The committee also
recommended that the Peninsula Gene
terry road be macadamized, aud that the
contract be awarded to Mr.. J. Marshall,
at $50 per perch.
1t was moved TO lay this report on
the table until the committee on Ae-
counts was heard from in regard to the
financial condition of the city. Lost.
A vote was taken upon the report re-
latiDg to the Zane street bridge. There
no: being a two-thirds vote, but a ma
jority in favor, the matter lies over.
And in regard to the Cemetery road, it
was ordered that the work should be
done, provided the Board of Supervi-
sors foots the bill t9
The Street Commissioner reported
bills, which were ordered to be paid.
The Superintendent of Water Work.
asked for an additional appropriation
of s24.70, for expenses incurred in clean.
ing the basin. Granted
The bond Of Dewey, Vance & Co., in
regard to railway track, in the Sixth
Ward. from coal hank Co their mill in
ia Ward Sxas uresenfed nv the reaTn.