The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-15
ssADDlTIONAL- LOCAL.
City COuncii-Second Branch.

A regular monthly meeting of the
Second Branch of the City Council was
held in the City Hall last evening at II
o'clock.
The Clerk called the roll, and the fol.
lowing members answered to their
names: George Baird, President, in the
Chair, and Messrs. Boring, Crawford,
Eotf, Ewing, Grossclos, Lady, Long, Nc
Courtney, Miller, Nolan, Pfarr, Stanley
Simpson and Wheeler.
Minutes OF previous meeting were
read and approved.
Report of the committee on Finance
coming up under the head of unfinished
business, making the pay of Assessors
four dollars per day, was amended by
substituting five hundred dollars as
their salary, which amendment was
adopted.
The report of the special committee
appointed to examine the condition of
the stone bridge on Main street, recon-
mending certain repairs thereon, was
laid on the table.
The report of the committee on Water
Works for the month of March was re-
ceived and ordered to be paid, and
their recommendations of reduction of
water rents of Dewey, Vance Il Co. of
$500; and that of the Mcclure House
s25, were both adopted.
The committee asked further time to
examine the Central Glass Works,
which was granted.
Report of the committee on Gene
teries, authorizing the Clerk to adver-
tise for proposals for building new
fence around the Fifth WaId Cemetery,
which had blown down, was amended
by substituting the Chairman of said
committee in place of the Clerk, with
power to act, and as amended adopted.
The resolution II in tue report authorizing
the City Surveyor TO survey portion
of the Peninsular Cemetery for the use
of colored persons was laid on the table.
The report of the Committee on
Streets ana Alleys was adopted as u
whole.
The report of the Street Commission
er, showing AN Indebtedness 10 the
amount of S575 was accepted and or
dered to be paid.
The report of the committee on Ac-
counts recommending the payment of
bills amounting to sl24S "a was accept
ed and ordered to be paid. That por-
tiou in relation to the bill of Lewis
Baker, amounting to Slo6 30, was sub
mitted to the action of the Council.
The yeas and nays were called on this
bill, which resulted in 13 yeas and 3
nays, 50 the bill was ordered to be paid.
The bill of j. VI. Ewing of ten dollars,
for printing subpenas for the Clerk OF
the Municipal COuIt, was rejected.
The bonds OF J. NJ. Warden, as col
lector of water rents, were approved.
The petition of Howe & Costello for
a reduction of fifty dollars on one hun
dred, for licenses per day on their cir
Gus, was granted.
The action of the First Branch, allow
ing commissions on delinquent water
rents to the collector of the same, was
concurrcd in.
The bill Of DR.. Mccoy for attending
cases of smallpox, under authority OF
Mayor Sweeney, amounting to s3H.2 20,
was rejected, and on motion of Mr.. Eoff
he was allowed $3.50 per day for sixty
four days, the amount of time occupied
in rendering said service. The bill Of
DR.. Mccoy for vaccinnating seventy-sev-
en- persons was, on motion of Mr.. Boring,
laid on the table.
An ordinance, supplementary to an
ordinance in relation to the Weighmas-
ter of the city of Wheeling, was, as
amended, adopted.
An ordinance in relation to assessing
taxes for the year 1868 in Wheeling,
was adopted.
An ordinance from the First Branch,
in relation to licenses on ordinaTies, cot-
fee houses, &c, was, as amended by the
SaonnI Rronph
Bill of Il. Jacobs for $S5, was passed
by the First Branch and concurred in
by the Second.
The First Branch concurred in paying
the bills of the committee on Accounts,
amounting to sl24s "a, except that of
Isaac Morrison for $40.
An ordinance in relation to prohibit
ing loafng or lettering about engine or
hose houses was, as amended, adopted.
The report of the Finance committee
was read, embracing the liabilities and
resources of the city. I'VE endeavored
to get glimpse ut this document in
order to give our readers aslight synop-
sis of the figures contained in it; but
it was refused until it comes before the
next meeting of the Council.-REP.l
On motion of Mr.. Shanley, the report
was made the special order of the next
meeting.
On motion, the Council adjourned to
meet on next Tuesday evening a week.
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