The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-29
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.


An adjourned meeting Of the Second
Branch cf the City Council vas held
last evening at u O'Clock.
The President being absent, Mr..
Stanley was, on motion of Mr.. Ewing,
called to the chair. .s.. ...- ...
The Clerk called the roll and the fol-
lowing members answered to their
names Messrs. goring, Chambers,
Crawford, Eoff. Ewing, Grossclos,
Hughes. Lady, Long, Nolan, Pfarr,
Salisbury, Stanley, Simpson, Smith and
Williams.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The Chairman stated that the special
order for the evening was the considera-
tioa Of the report of the Finance COM
nittee.
On motion of Mr.. Hughes the report
was read, (herstofore published), and
when the resolution in relation to in
structing the Finance committee to sell
SlO0,O00 worth of the city's stock in the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and $4,000
worth in the Wheeling aud Belmont
Bridge Company came up for final ac-
tion, Mr.. Hughes moved 10 lay it over
until the next meeting of the Conn
Gil. He also moved that two
good and experienced accountants be
appointed to examine the report and
learn how the city finances have been
disposed of. He said that to his knOwl-
edge there never has been a clear state
ment of the financial condition of the
city, and ne suggested also that the ac-
-Gount of the commissioner of the sink
ing fund be also examined by the said
accountants. His motions were all car
ried and the matter lays over for the
consideration of the next council meet
ing.
The report of the assessed rental
value of ordiuarieS was received and
adopted.
The Superintendent of Water Works,
John w. Cummins, presented bills fer
repairing the Water Works, amounting
to $50 %, which were ordered paid.
A communication was received from
Stephen Clark, Street Commissioner,
in relation to DR.. Hildreth obstructing
the sidtwalk on Monroe street, in front
of his residence, by digging out in the
same three and a half feet, for the pur-
pose of constructing recess, fenced in
by an iron railing. Yhe Commissioner
claims that it is in violation OF the
city ordinances, and is done without
his permission, and in contraveution Of
his orders, and asks that he be sus-
tained. He also suggested that direct
ordinance he passed prohibiting all
persons from infringing in that way
upon the sidewalks.
A petition was read from DR.. Hill
dreth in relation to the above. stating
the neeaao:+s nl navlRg the above re-
cess made as means of egress and in
gress, aud prayed the Coudcil to allow
him to continue OH with the work.
The Street Commissioner here stated,
by permission, that he was requested to
draw up his report and submit it to
Council at the instigati0n of Mayor
Brady.
Mr.. Hughc: moved 20 allow DR.. Hill
dreth to cover the recess with grating.
Mr.. Boring moved to amend by com
pelling all property holders to do the
same where Il similar recess in the
pavement exists.
Mr.. Hughes opposed this and argued
that it could not be done, and as doing
injustice to property holders.
Mr. Eoff moved to amend Mr.. Hughes
motion by inserting the word entirely"
so as to make it read, "cover it entirely
over with grating" The. amendment
was accepted and the motion as amend
cd was passed.
The First Branch refused to concur
in the action of the Second Branch in
relation to making only one class of
coffee houses, but adheres to the orig
inal ordinance making two classes,
which was finally concurrcd in by the
Second Branch, which makes the class
cs stand as before.
The ordinance in relation to weigh
masters was amended by the First
Branch, designating four hay scales in
the city instead OF three, by placing
one on the corner of Division and Chap.
line sire cts, in, the Sixth Ward: and
also sets the time for it to take effect on
the first day of September instead of
July 1st, 1868. Concurred in.
The petition Of P. II. Moore TO lay a
sewer from his residence on Quincy
street to connect with the sewer corner
Of Fifth and Quincy streets, at his own
expense, was granted, the work to be
done under the supervision of the
Street Commissioner.
The amendment of the First Branch
in relation to authorizing the Chair
man of the committee on Cemeteries
to advertise for bids to repair certain
cemetery, was. concurred in.
On motion the regular order Of busi-
ness was suspended and the following
applications for Licences to keep ordi-
naries and coffee houses were taken up
and granted:
First Class-Jobn Amick, DaAid s.
Amor, Joachim Beuter, Leopold Buch,
Philip Loughlin, Louis Berger, Chris
tian Burtel, Peter Baunberger, Mrs.
Francis Conrad, Isaac Preese, Martin
Fisher, Louis Franzheim, Louis Gaus,
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