The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-15

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The minutes ofsthe previous meeting
were read and approved.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
a resolution allowing assessors Q
real estate 81 per day, not disposed o
at the previous meeting, was taken up
The President stated the q question TO b
on the adoption ofan amendment allow
ing the assessors $500 each for thei
Mr.. Eof movedto lay the resolution
on the table. On this motion the yea
and nays were demanded, and the vot
resulted, yeas A.. nays IL. So the mo
ton was lost.
The resolution, as amended, was theI
adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. s
The Committee on the Stone Bridge
over the creek reported RECOMMENDING
the making of certain repairs. On mo
ton the report was laid on the taDle.
The Water Works Committee report
ed, recommending the payment OF Ger
tain bills amounting TO 1852 p; recon-
mendfug a reduction of $500 in the
water rent of Riverside Mill: and re-
ouesting further time to report upon
other applications for reduction o.
water rents. -
considered by sections, and inc DIE
ord cred TO be paid; the reduction OF the
water rent of the Riverside Mill was
agreed to; also a reduction OF S25 In The
tax upon the Mcclure House gas works.
The Cemetery Committee reported
shat tho City Cemetery needed repair
ing, and recommended that the city
clerk be authorized to advertise for pro-
-. Lit q alan that
The city surveyor be directed TO lay out
certain lots in the same for the use OF
colored people.
On motion OF Mr.. EoR, hereport was
taken up by sections, and the Chairman
of the Cemetery Committee, Instead OF
the City Clerk, authorized 10 advertise
for proposals TO repair. The resolution
to lay out lots for colored people was
laid on the table.
The report of the Finance Committee
was presented, but on motion of MIR.
Stanley, laid on the table for the time
being.
The Street and Alley Committee re-
ported recommending repairs TO the
streets, DC, in various portions OF the
city. The report was adopted.
The report of the Street Commissioner
was received, stating that the bridge
over Jonathan's Gut was in bad condi-
ton, and asking payment OF certain
bills for work done on the streets. The
report was adopted.
The Committee on Accounts reported
certain claims against the city, amount
ing 10 Sl,25s 81, recommending their
bill of Lewis Baker, pub
Usher of the Register, tor printing GER
tain reports of The Board of Health in
both English and German, and a bill
Of ]. NJ. Ewing d Co., for printing GER
tain forms for the Clerk of the Munich
pal Court. without recommendation.
Mr.. Eoh moved that the report be
accepted and the bills ordered to be
paid as recommended by the Commits
tee.
There was considerable discussion as
to the propriety of paying tho bills Of
Mr.. Baker and Mr.. Ewing, and the
motion to pay the bills as recommended
was finally agreed to.
Mr.. Eoff said the Committee on Ac-
counts were in doubt as to the right of
the Council TO pay for reports of the
Board OF Health printed in both Eng
lish and German. The Committee
course on the pnrt of the Council.
10 get the mailer of Mr.. Bakers bill
properly before the Council, Mr.. Shan
ley moved that the bill be paid. In the
discussion which followed, the ques-
ton was raised as to DIR. M'Coy's (Sec.
of Board of Healthy authority to or
der the printing done in the two lam
guagss.
Mr.. EoG moved to amend by author
iZing the payment of certain items on
the bill, which he specified. Tho ques.
ton WAS put upon the adoption OF the
amendment and it was lost.
The motion to pay the whole bill was
then voted on by yeas and nays, and
adopted by 10 ytas to nays.
. H,s.k g
Sir. Ewing.
Mr.. EUtf contended that the Council
had no authority 10 nay it, and that the
Clerk of the Municipal Court should be
required to pay 1t himself. as he could
write out the forms II he chose TO do it,
and II he saw proper to have them
printed in order TO save his own labor,
he must meet the expense OF 1t himself.
Mr.. Shaniey's motion was lost.
AT this stage of the proceedings the
bond.of Mr.. Jacob Warden, collector of
water rents, WAS presented and ac-
cepted.
A petition OF the proprietors of the
New York Circus. praying for n reduc-
ton OF $50 in the amount OF their license
to exhibit within the city limits, for the
reason that the bad weather of the last
two days had prevented them from
meeting necessary expenses, was pre-
sented Hnd granted. The petition was
then sent TO The First Branch, and the
action of the Second Branch concurred
In by that body.
a report of the Committee on Water
Works in relation to the accounts of
Jacob NJ. Warden, Collector of water
rent, was received from the First
Branch, recommending that Mr.. War
den De allowed commission for certain
delinquencies. we understood the
object of the report to be to allow Mr..
Warden commission on the total
amount of water rent assessed for the
year 1867, a reduction in that amount
having been made by Council, and Il
1t. Rep.l
The action of the First Branch in
adopting the report was concurred in.
A bill OF DIR. E. Mccoy, amounting
TO 1907 20. for attending on smallpox
cases during last winter, was taken up.
Mr.. Eof moved that DR.. Mccoy be
allowed the sum of 500 in lieu of the
whole amount of his bill. The ques-
ton was not put upon the motion.
A motion was made to pay the whole
bill and 1t was lost by 4 yeas to IL nays.
MI. Eoff then moved that DR.. Mccoy
be allowed 81 5Oper day for the time du-
ring which he was actually engaged in
attending to small pox cases (64 days..
Agreed to.
Another bill OF the Dr's for vaccina-
ting n persons, was then taken up. q
Mr.. McCortney moved to allow the
DR.. so cents for each case. ~
Mr.. Baird, (Mr. EoH in the chair),
argued against the payment efthe bill.
On Mr.. Boring's motion the bill was
laid on the, table.
An ordinance supplementary to an
ordinance, providing for the establish
ment and regulation OF weigh scales
throughout the city, was read frat
and second time; then taken up by
sections, variously amended aud pass
| ed as a whole.
An ordnance assessing taxes for the