The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-22
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City Cesneii-ssesnd Branch.
The City Council held a special meet
ing last evening. he1 ~v75 - r.5u ~
Present-Messrs. Battelle, Baer, Clark,
Cocayne, Darrah, Hughes, Keim, Miller,
Nolan, White, Wheeler and Yenke.-p.
On motion, Mr.. Miller was called to
the chair.
The reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Hughes, the ordi
nance in relation to fire department
was taken up, read, and laid upon the
table. l.s gs. r.s- r- rE
A petition from Edwards g. Conant,
proprietors of the sprigg House, was
read, asking that the rental value of
their house be reduced to an equality
with other houses. The petitioners set
forth that the Ball House pays sls5 Ii
cense, Stamm House sls5, Grant House
$40, and Mcclure House sl60, while the
petitioners are assessed S255. On mo
ton, the assessment was reduced to
Sle5.
The petition of Christian Berkley,
asking for license to keep a first class
coffee house on the west side of Market
square, was read and granted.
The petition cf David Armor, asking
for q license to keep first class coffee
house OIL Water street in tho Third
Ward, was read and granted.
The petition of C. Myer, asking for q
license to keep first class coffee house
on the east side of market square, was
read and granted.
The petition of Mrs. T. Parker, asking
that her license to keep coffee house
on Market street be changed from first
to second class, was read and granted.
The petition of the Wheeling Gas
Company, asking for the removal of
tar furnace belonging to Holiday &
Co., near the Gas works, as being dan
gerous in case of fire, was read and re-
ferred to the committee on Fire Depart
ment and Fire Warden, with power to
act.
The petition of George Z. Wickham,
asking for license to keep an auction
store on the corner of Market and Unien
streets, was read and granted.
A petition asking for the placing of
a gas post on the corner of Fourth and
Madison streets, was read and referred
to the committee OH Lights.
The petition of J. A. Lancaster and
others of the Sixth Ward, asking for
the construction of a sewer on Preston
street to connect with the sewer on
Market street, was read and referred to
the committee on Streets and Alleys.
The petition of Joseph Britt and
others, asking for permission to use
portion of Second street in Centre
Wheeling for brick-yard, was read
and referred to the committee on streets
and Alleys, with power to act.
On motion, the Clerk was ordered to
draw an order in favor Of n. c. Arthur,
agent of the Franklin INSURANCE Com
pany, for $25.25, for a renewal Of pol
icy of insurance on the city building
for $4,000.
On motion it was ordered that the
committee on Markets repair the old
city hall belfry.
On motion the bids for Matchmaking
John and Chapline streets were opened,
aud contracts awarded to lowest bid
der. Thomas Hogg being the lowest
bidder for the work on John street, was
awarded the contract at S1.i5 per perch.
Henry Ramp being the lowest bidder
for the work on Chspline street, was
awarded the contract at $3.50 per perch.
On motion the Street Commissioner
was ordered to employ the chain-gans
in repairing st. Charles street in such
manner as will enable the residents on
that street to have coal hauled to their
houses.
A resolution suspending the collection
of the license assessed on the Sprigs
House until it can be adjusted, was
adopted.
A petition from Edwards & Conant,
of the Sprigg House, asking for license
to keep an ordinary, was read and grant
ed.
An ordinance to repeal an ordinance
relating to coffee houses, passed May ID,
1867, was introduced, and after three
readings was passed. The ordinance
repealed inflicted a fine of $50 Oh keep
ers Of coffee houses who sold liquor con-
trary to the regulations of the city or
dinances, and gave one-half Of the fine
TO the informer.
A message was received from the First
Branch amending the resolution award
ing the contract for McAdamizing Chap
line street so as TO read-"from Cald-
wells run along Jacob and Cbapline
streets to First street, and down First
street to Main street."
Several revised ordinances were
amended and passed. -
On motion the Council adjourned TO
meet Tuesday night, for the considsra-
ton of the ordinance relating to FIRE
department. -