The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-17
SECOND BRANCH.

SECOND BRANCH.
The Second Branch Of the City Coun-
Gil met on Tuesday evening, pursuant
to adjournment; President Baird in the
chair. Present, Messrs. Baird, Boring,
Crawford, Dubois, Grossclos, Hughes,
Lady, McCourtney, Mcdonald, Miller,
Nolan, Pfarr, Rolf, Rumble, Simpson,
Salisbury and Smith.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and signed by the President.
The First Branch having refused to
CONCUR in the action of the Second
Branch upon several of the resolutions
contained in the report of the commit,
tee on Water Works, Messrs. Miller,
Hughes and Salisbury were appointed a
committee of Conference.
A report from the City Sexton was
read, showing the number of interments
made in the past month by order of the
Board of Overseers of the Poor.
The report of J. NJ. Bickel, Commis,
sioner of the Peninsular Cemetery, was
referred to the committee on Finance
and Accounts for report. The bill OF
said Commissioner for 1920 for services
rendered was ordered paid.
The petition of the Central Glass Com
pany for exemption from the ordinance
requiring the weighing of coal, was laid
on the table.
The petition of James Cornerford,
asking extension of time for paving, was
granted.
The petition of the Wheeling Hinge
Company, asking the improvement OF
Lindsey street, was referred to the
Street Commissioner with power to act.
The petition of II. c. Shearer, asking
the covering of the water pipe on Quin-
cy street, was referred to the committee
on Water Works.
A petition, numerously signed, for a
sewer in Cherry Alley, was referred to
the Street Commissioner, with power to
act.
The bond of II. c. Shallcross, as
Weighmaster, was read and approved,
and with approval by the First Branch,
Mr.. Shallcross was duly qualified.
The application of I. Hosenfelt for
license to keep first-class coffee house,
was granted on suspension of the rules.
The petition ofLouis Keller, to trass-
fer his coffee-house license to Christian
Burke, and the petition of John Ar
thur for a coffee-house license, were
granted. The petition of Christian
Burke, for refunding cotfee-house IL
cense for nine months, was granted.
The petition of David Mass, for a re-
duction of water rent, was referred to
the committee on Water Works for re-
port.
The petition of A. Cramer for correc.
ton of water rent was ordered to be
granted.
The petitions of Lewis Precht, John.
son & Glass, Frank Falour and IL
Smulbach for correction of water as
sessment, were referred to the Commit
tee on Water Works for report
The petition of the Wheeling Gas
Company for weighing coal on their
own scales, was laid on the table.
The bill of Isaac Morrison was or
dered to be paid.
The bill of Dillon, Thompson IL Co
for $40 was referred to the committee
on Accounts for report.
A resolution directing the removal OF
distractions in the streets, was refer
red to the committee on Streets and
Alleys.
A resolution Mas offered and adopted
instructirg the committee on Ordi'
nauces to report an ordinance relating
to the weighing of coal by manufacture
ers under special contract, and directinE
the city weighmaster 10 suspend action
in such cases till the next meeting Of
the Council.
By resolution, the Street Commission
er was directed to repair the defective
crossings on Madison street.
By resolution, the Mayor was request
ed to notify the City Gas Company thai
the city will take possession of the ga
works at the expiration of their charter
A resolution, directing the Weigh
master to erect offices at the cit!
scales, was referred to the committee OF
Streets and Alleys, for report.
a ,IeSOluIlOuj OucIcu w NIL ShhAOA
authorizing the Mayor to issue procla
matien directing the qualified voters o
the city to vote for or against a new
bridge over Wheeling creek, was subse
quently withdrawn.
A bid of $3.50 for the suspension
bridge over wheeling creek, from j
Bodley & Son, was laid on the table
and on motion the Street Commissions
was authorized to extend the time 70
bids ten days.
The First Branch returned the repor
of.the committee on Fire Department
refusing to concur in the amendment 4
the first resolution of the report a
adopted by the Second Branch. On mo
ton, Messrs. Miller, Salisbury and No
Ian were appointed a committee of Con
| ference.
By resolution, the application of Aug
Roeteger, for correction Of water as
sessment, was referred to the committe
on Water Works, with powdr to net.
A resolution recommending the con
struction of bridge across Wheelin
creek, midway between Market an
Fourth streets, was laid on the table.
On motion, adjourned.
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