The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-21
~. c.,,ciI-Firs, Branch.

civ CounciI-First Branch.
A special meeting of the First Branch
was held on Tuesday evening. Present
His Honor the Mayor, and Messrs. Car
pahan, English, Hall, Harper, Mcclure
Pannell,, Quarter, W. P. Wilson. An
drew Wilson and linn.
The minutes of the last Ineeting were
read and approved.
The following resolution from the Sec
ond branch was laid on the table:
Resolred, BY the Second Branch o.
Council, the First Branch eoncurriDg
therein, that the Branches of Council
meet in joint session and proceed to the
election of Health officer.
A communication from J. A Metcalf
rendering his resignation as member o.
this Branch from the 4th ward, wa:
read, and on motion, his resignation
was accepted.
An ordinance for levying aud assess
ing water rents for the year 1868, wa!
then reported, read twice, passed anC
sent to the Second Branch.
This ordinance was subsequently, re
turned from the Second Branch, amend
ed by reducing the tax on each person
in family from IS to so cents, and al
so further amended by reducing the
tax on every additional foot of street OF
grocery hose from 20 TO 10 cents.
On motion, this Branch adhered te
its original action in fixing the levy on
each person in family, and concurreS
in the amendment of the Second Branch
in regard to hose.
The following resolution was receiV'
ed from the Second Branch and concur
red in:
RESOLVED, That the Second Branch OF
Council (First Branch concurring there
in) go into joint session to carry out
the object of the meeting.
Ia accordance to this resolution the
members present withdrew to the cham
Der of the Second Branch. A cemmu-
nication was there read from the Secre-
tary of the Interior in relation to the
payment of coupons on bonds of the
city issued for stock in the B. & o. r. r.
Co., and held by the United States
After due consideration
of the matter, on motion of Mr.. Blair
this Branch returned to its chamber,
when the following resolution, append
ed to the report passed by the Second
Branch, was concurred in:
RESOLVED, That the Finance committee
be authorized and directed to sell so
much of the city's stock in the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, not exceeding
Sl00,00 as is now or may be made sub
ject to its control, and also S5,725 par
value of its stock in the Wheeling and
Belmont Bridge Company, and apply
the net avails thereof to the payment
of the overdue coupons, amounting to
$40 $50, or Oh $l6S, 900 of the bonds of
the city issued to the b. 81 o. r. K. Co.,
and held by the Department of the In
terror at Washington, d. c.
The petition of Daniel Krider asking
permission to have his house remain as
built was granted.
The following resolution received
from the Second Branch was concurred
in.
Resolred, (The First Branch concur
ring), That the Council will proceed to
elect d Sanitary committee Tor each
ward.
The resolution in regard to the City
Sergeant enforcing the hog law, passed
at the last meeting was returned from
the Second Branch, amended by adding
that-"and all other ordinances coming
under his supervision" On motion of
Mr.. A. Wilson the resolution was laid on
the table.
The action of the Second Branch in
granting license to Adam LOry, was con-
cured in.
The members then withdrew to the
Chamber of the Second Branch, and the
Council being called to order were
about to proceed to the election of a
Sanitary Committee for the several
Wards of the city, when misunder-
occurred among the members
of this Branch as to the object of the
Joint session. After considerable dis
cussion it was mutually agreed by the
two Branches to defer the election until
the next regular meeting.
On motion Branch adjourned.