The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-16

A bill of the City Sexton amounting
to SIS, was ordered to be paid.
A petition asking that gas post b'
put on the cornor of Franklin AND
Washington streets, was referred t'
Committee on Lights for report.
The regular business having beer
gone through with, Mr.. Nolan was ap
pointed by the President to notify the
Fist Branch that the Second Branch
was now ready to proceed to the cleo
ton of Health Officer.
Whereupon the First Branch united
with the Second Branch and proceeded
on Joint ballot to said election, and Oh
the call of the roll of each Branch to
ascertain whether there was quorum
the following gentlemen were put in
nomination
DR.. II. j. Weissel, DR.. j. E. Reeves
DIR. Z. Blum and DIR. E. Mccoy.
After some six or seven Intellectual
ballotings DR.. Weissel was declared
elected. Thereupon the First Branch
retired to their chamber, and the Sec
ond Branch adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
At a regular monthly meeting of the
First Branch of the City Council, held
at their chamber, July 14tk, 1868, tho
council was called to order by his
Honor, the Mayor, whereupOn the roll
was called and the following members
answered to their names: Blair, Car
nahan, English, Franzheim, Hall, Nc
Lure, SEallcross, A. Wilson and linn.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
On motion the ordinance relative to
water rents was called up for consider
alton, and the amendments made by the
Second Branch in relation to Arm.
strong, Holiday & Co. were concurred
in. The action of the Second Branch
relative to the Post Office rent, was con-
Cured in and referred to the committee
on Streets and Alleys, with power to
act.
The resolution to raise the curb stone
East side of Seventh street, from John
street to Zane street, as acted on by
Second Branch, was concurreQ in, and
referred to committee on Streets and
Alleys with power to act.
On the request of the Mayor, Mr.
Blair took the chair, and his Honor re-
tired.
The reports of the committee on Ac-
counts and the committee on Water
Works were concurrcd in; and the re.
port of the committee on Finance as
sent up from Second Branch amended
80 that 100 copies be printed liz pam
phlet form instead of publishing in the
newspapers, and made the special order
for next meeting. The report of Fl
nance committee No. 2, as acted on by
Second Branch was cOncurred in. Also,
the report Of the Street Commissioner,
and the report of the Janitor, were con-
CURED in.
The petitions of Dina Ritiker and
Catherine Martin for release of water
rents were concurred in.
Petition Of Reilly, Barnes 4 Hobbs,
in reference to n reduction of water
rent, was laid on the table.
Petition of Mary Snider was referred
to committee on Water Works for re.
port.
The action of the Second Branch in
relation to the petition of J. L. Hobbs
and others, asking reduction of water
rent, was coacurred in.
The petition of the steamer Rover, as
received from the Second Branch, was
coucurred in.
The resolution, as it came up from
the Second Branch, appropriating s32s
for the cleansing of the Basin, was con
Cured in.
The petition relative to the Citizens
Railway Company, as acted on by the
Second Branch, was concurred in.
Petitions of w. j. c. Anderson, T. II
Logan & Co., and others, were concur
red in.
The resolution relative to crossing
on McLure street.-the proposals fol
scales, and petition of A. McGinnis tt
keep second class coffee house, were
cOnourred in.
Resolution authorizing the City Ser
peant to have the roof of the City Hal
repaired was concurred in; also the res
olution for white washing the Market
House.
The resolution for holding the Conn
ell meetings on Saturdays at > O'CLOCK
p. NJ, Us sent up from the Second
Branch, was laid on the table.
The First Branch concurred IN TIT
action of the Second Branch relative t.
authorizing Hannibal Forbes to suppl!
the place of Judge Good when absent
The amendment in the assessment o
water rent on the Crescent Mills
changing it from $500 to $1,000, was con
Cured in.
On motion, First Branch proceeded Il
the hall of the Second Branch, for tn.
pur pose of electiBg Health Officer, at
ter which they returned to their cham
Der and then adjourned.
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