The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-07-31
City Council.

from one of them.
City Council.
A special meeting of the City Council
was held last evening.
SECOND BRANCH.
The President, Mr. Brady, being abb
sent, Mr.. Miller was, on motion, called
TO the chair.
The reading of minutes was dispensed
with.
The special order of the meeting be-
ing the consideration of the ordinance
assessing the annual water tax, said or
dinance was taken up.
Mr.. Tingle Moved to reinsert the
clause "street hose" (This subjects
street hose to tax The ayes and nays
were called, with the following result {:
AYES Amick, BrOckunier, Baer,
Darrah, Hoke, Nolan, Shallcross, Shan
ley, Tingle, Wheeler-l0.
NAYS-Hughes, Keim, Miller--3.
Mr.. Hughes moved to strike out the
tax of 81 and insert So.
Mr.. ShallcrOss moved to amend by in
sorting s..
Mr.. Eoff moved to- lay the amend
ments on the table. Ayes and nays
were called, with the following result:
4yes-Amick, Brockunier, Baer, Oar
rah, Hoke, Keim, Miller, Nolan, Shall
cross, Shanly, Jingle, Wheeler.-l2.
Nays-Hughes.
The ordinance was then put upon its
passage, and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Hughes the rules
were suspended for the purpose of pre-
senting an ordinance which wonld COM
pei the Citizens Street Railway Com
pany to run the full extent of their
route, and prevent the cars of said COM
pany from stopping short of their desti-
nation.
On motion of Mr.. Stanley the Ordi.
nance was referred to the committee on
Ordinances.
1t was moved that the business on
the Presidents desk be considered while
the members were awaiting the action
of the First Branch on the special ordi-
nance assessing water rents, which mo-
ton was carried.
The proposals for the city printing
for 1867 were opened and read.
Proposals were read from the REGIS
TER and IRtelligencer offices, and, on
motion of Mr.. Hughes, they were re-
ferred to the committee on Finance,
with power to contract with the lowest
and best bidder.
The petition of Christian Berkly, for
a reduction of his coffee house license,
was granted.
The petition of Mrs. P. Dirty, con-
corning damages to her house by wa
ter, was referred to the committee on
Water Works.
The petition of Catherine Fritz, for
remission of water tax, was referred to
the committee on Water Works.
The petition of John Corbet, for per
mission to keep mis- dray in certain
alley, when not in use, was granted.
The petition of Rudolph Shafer, for a
transfer ofhis coffee house license to g.
Rocher, was granted.
The petition of G.. Rocher, to have
license changed from first TO second
class, was granted.
The petition of George Hartley, to
keep a second class coffee house, and
that the amount of fines paid by him
S40-be allowed on license, was granted,
The committee on the Zane Street
Bridge reported i'll favor Of rebuilding
the same, and macadamizing the Gene
terry road. Referred.
The committee on Water Works re-
ported in favor of granting the petition
of the residents on Labelle street, to lay
water pipe to connect with the city.
Recommitted to the committee on Water
Works for further and more explicit re-
port.
A resolution was adopted that the
United fire company be paid $500, and
the Independent, Hope and Rough and
Ready, be paid $500 each.
1t was resolved that the Snperinten-
dent of Water Works be instructed to
make an attachment to the Fifth street
water pipe, to supply the residents in
"Buepa Vista" with water.
After waiting short time for the ar
rival of the special water tax ordinance
from the First Branch, the Second
Branch adjourned.
The proceedings of the First Branch
will be presented tomorrow morning.