The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-04

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MEETING or oouNcrn-EGrst branch.
-Aspeeial meeting ofthe First Ffanch.
Of. the City Council was held In its
chamber last evening. Preaent-Hls
Honor the Mayor, and Messrs. Alex.
ander, Blair, English, Metcatf, swee.
ney, wilson A., Wilson w. n, and
zlnn, aa t.iesHi l.a aai 81.
The reading OF the minutes Of the last
meeting was dispensed with. = e n
The object Of the meeting was stated
by the Mayor to be to take action in
regard TO the removal OF the Zane street
bridge, and the resolution OF the Second
Branch was concuTred In. (See resolul
ton Ia proceedings Of Second Brhnch!l
The resolution 70 burn the proposals
without opening them for the re-
moyal oil said bridge, was concurfed In !.
The resolution in regard 70 loaningi
the Belmont Iron Works one OF the
Hose reels Belonging TO the city, which
was passed by the Second Branch, was
amended on motion OF Mr.. Sweeney, by.
designating the one at the shop Of the
baltimore q Ohio Railroad Company.
A resolution inquirinR whether Louis
Seabright has any interest Ia \ stall I'M
the Second Ward market, received from
Second Branch, was concurred In. -
A resolution empowering the Com
mittee on Lights 70 receive proposals
foh1nTnishtng oil, wicks, lighting, .ex-
tinRuishlng and keeping in proper or.
der thellamps on Zane street, 7th Ward,
aud TO award the contract 70 the lowest
and best bidder, was noncuFfed In, ~
A resolution 10 authorize the Street.
Commissioner TO have Lee street
graded, bwRUi amended by providing
that IL be done At the rate Of the lowest
bid heretofore received for doing the
work. ~ Sc l1a5 taila ~.
The petition Of James Mclean to tap
the sewer. in Market alley, was REFERRED
70 the Committee on Streets and Alleys
for report. I'D hal liuG -0GSi
Thereport OF the Sexton OF Peninsula
Cemetery was received, and the action
Of the Second Branch CONQUERED, In. ] J..
The petition Of John Reid, Jr., TO cor.
rect an erroneous assessment was re.
celved from the Second Branch and re-
ferred to the Committee on Appeals for
report. i'-' ',.1- 'T"N
The petition OF George wehner for
license 10 open d first class coffee house,
was on motion Of Mr.. Metcalf, non!
concurred in. =" l'5'l -
The petition Of A. Fader for license 10
open . second class coffee house was
ooncutfed Id.
The petition of Dunlap 4 Lady to
contihue the coffee house lately owned
by r. G.. Hardy, deceased, was on mo-
ton OF Mr.. A. Wilson, laid on the table.
The resolution TO distribute coal to
the poor OF the city, was, on motion of
MI. w. p, Wilson, non.concurred In. :,
The report Of the Committee on
Streets and Alleys was returned from
the Second Branch adherlng to its orig
inal action, and the First Branch re-.
fused to yield the amendments made
at former meeting. :"
On motion, the First Branch ad.
jonrned. 10 -, q u
SECOND DRASoH.
A special meeting Of the Second
Branch OF the City Council was held
last evening In It's chamber In the city
dsnO and Messrs. Amick Acker
BBrocG49ier, CLARK, Cocayne, EoH, Ham:
ilton, Hughes, Keim, Miller, Nolan,
Shalicross, Tingle aud Wheeler,
Mr.. Tlngle moved that the reading
o. the minutes OF the last meeting be
dispensed with.
BY request of the President, Mr..
Brady, the Mayor stated the object OF
the meeting. His Honor remarked that
they had been called together TO take
some action In reference 10 the removal
OF the Zane street bridge, he had been
Informed by the contractors for build.
Ing the new bridge that one span OF it
was now ready to be put In position,
and that they were anxious 10 proceed
with the work. Proposals had been re.
cetved from several parties, but the
committee did not feel authorized to
sell the old bridge or contract Tor Its re.
moVal, without further action OF Couu-
ell.
After the Mayor had finished bis re.
marks, Mr.. Shallacross offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Refolped, That the Mayor and Pres.
ident of the Second Branch, in connec.
ton with the Board OF Supervisors OF
Ohio county, be authorized 10 sell at
public auction, misrepresentation Of the
present Zane street bridge, as Il now
stands, the party TO take Ii down with
IN the time that may be agreed upon
by the parties interested, without dam.
age TO the pliers. Adopted,
Mr.. Nolan moved that the proposals
for removing the bridge be now opened
and read, which motion was subse-
quently Withdrawn and motion to
burn them without opening, prevailed,
Mr.. Hughes offered resolution that
committee of one from each ward be
appointed to distribute coal to the sui.
fering poor OF the city during the com.
ing winter. Adopted.
On motion, the unfinished business
on the table was taken up,
The petition OF George Wehner for
license TO open tirst.Class coffee house
wa, granted.
The petition of Messrs. Bailey, Wood.
ward Il Co. to remit taxes on stock of
nails, was referred to the Committee on
Petitions and Remonstrances,
The petition Of James Mclean for
permission to tap the sewer In Market
alley was agreed 10. z
The petition Of s. P. Hildreth In
reference to erroneous assessment of
taxes WAS referred 10 the Committee on
Petitions and RemonstrnnCes,
The petition OF John Reid, Jr., for re.
ductlon OF taxes on stock owned In the
steamer GAINESVILLE, was referred 10 the
Committee on Petitions and Remon.
strnnces with power 10 act.
The report or Philip Heiser, Sexton
ofthe Peninsula Cemetery, was receiv-
ed and ordered TO be filed. rsIl
The petition TO continue the license
Of X. g. Hardy, lately the keeper OF n
trst'class coffee house. but now tleceas.
ed, in the name OF Messrs, Dunlap and
Lady, was granted,
The petition OLA Fader for license TO
open second.class coffee house, was
granted ......
Mr.. Tlngle offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolycd, That the Street Commits.
sioner DO authorized 10 pave with
bonlders, Mulberry Alley from Market
TO Main street.
The resolution was read aud refer.
red TO the COMMITTEES on Streets and
Alleys for examination, and report as
10 cost.
The resolution In regard to grading
Lee street, which was passed by ma.
L.