The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-10

John Stanley, for disorderly conduct
in Center Wheeling, was fined IS and
costs.
CITY CouxcIL.-The regular monthly
meeting OF the City Council was held
last evening.
SECOND BRANCH.
The President being absent, Mr.. MIL
Ter was called to the Chair.
Present-Messrs. Bare, Boring, Craw-
ford, Hughes, Lady, Long, Miller, Nc
Courtney, Newlin, PIaTr, Stanley,
Salisbury. simpson, Smith and
WheeleT-l5.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
were read and approved.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
An ordinance assessing water rents
for 1858, sent to the LIST Branch and
there amended, was taken up.
The question was upon concurring
in the action of the lst Branch, and,
upon motion of Mr.. Hughes, that nc
tion was concurred in.
The ordinances was then read by Its
title md passed.
RESIGNATION.
Tho Chair reHd communication
from Mr.. J. NJ. Ewing, member from
the Fourth ward, rendering his resig-
nation.
on motion OF SIR. Shsniey, the resIg-
nation was accepted.
The special order Tor the election OF
sanitary officers for each ward, was
taken up.
Mr.. Hughes moved to lay on the ia-
Bile, and offered AN amendment TO the
resolution, striking out SANITARY off,
GERS for each ward" and inserting |
"health officer for the city,"
Tim ChniF stated Tint without a
pension OF the rule, the resolution
could not be received and acted on.
Mr., Hughes then moved to suspend |
the rules, and the Chamber agreeing.
the amendment to strike ont and insert |
was agreed to.
REPORTS.
The Committee on Accounts reported
monies received by the city, during
the month OF May, from different
sources; also bills amounting to 1854 Sc,
that they be paid.
The Committee on Lights reported a
bill of the Gas Company, amounting 10
s63 10. recommending its payment;
also favOrably in regard to placing
lamp posts in front of the st.
and on the south side of John
street; unfavorably in regard to
placing lamp posts in front of the Col
ored Church, Seventh street, ON the cor
ner of Fifth and Union streets, on the
corner of alley b and Water street, on
street, at alley =, on the corner
Of Seventh and Zane streets, and in re-
gard to additional posts on the Island
and one on the corner Of Chapliue and
streets.
MIR. Hughes moved that the report
be adopted with the exception OF the
resolution recommending the placing
of lamp postin front OF st. Mathews
Church.
Mr.. Stanley offered an amendment
to the resolution objected to by Mr..
Hughes, providing that the Committee
on Lights be directed TO erect lamp
post at the corner OF Centre and Fourth
streets. Rejected.
Mr.. Hughes offered an amendment
that the lamp post be erected on the |
same terms as are required OF other |
churches, which was adopted.
The report of the committee, with the |
resolutions embraced therein, as
amended, was then adopted.
. The report of the Street Commission,
er for the monthIof May was received.
recommending the making of certain
repairs to the streets and alleys; also
stating that the Board OF Supervisors
had agreed to pay half the expense of
repairing the bridge over Jonathan's
Gut; also recommending the payment
of certain bills for work done, amount-
Ing TO Ass S7H.
Mr.. STANLEY moved to adopt the re.
port.
Mr.HuEhes offered an amendment re.
quirinG the repairing of n certain por-
ton of Main street to be done by boul-
derinE. the Street Commissioners having
recommended that three strings Of
limestone be spread thereon.
Mr.. Long offered an amendment to
the amendment, providing that Chap
line street from Biddle to First, be in
clnded. Rejected.
The amendment of Mr.. Hughes was
also rejected.
1T The report Of the Superintendent of
WAFER Works, for the month of
May was received. rarnmmsnfliHH
~, lS OF bills to the amount Of
S62 90. Adopted. %
PETITIONS.
Apetitiou of the clerks of tho U,.,
Ing Post Once was received Sa,,Iss
forth that owing to some difssnI.S' t sLS
tween the city authorities orS -
Post Master about the amount Of me tne
rent assessed against the Post 0EsNs
they had been deprived of Vats- g,
six weeks, that they used but one small
faucet, and that they considered Inc az.
therefore prayed a reduction of ms
same.
Mr.. Stanley moved that the ASSESS
ment be reduced to SIS per year.
Mr.. Long moved that the petition b.
referred to the Committee on Waite
Works with power to act.
Considerable discussion followe,
and a disposition was developed TO re
fuse the prayer of the petitioners be
cause, as il was alleged, the Post Mas
ter had written every insulting let
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