The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-13

meeting oil the tlrSt bfanch
n the Council was held on Tuesday
evening, the 18th inst. His Honor, the
Mayor. being absent, Mr.. w. p. Will
son was called to the chair on motion of
Mr.. Quarter, and the Clerk was ,di-
rected to call the roll. a ~ he. F.,
A quorum being present. the min
ntes of the preceding meeting were
read and approved.
The official bond of Alex. McCourtuey,
Market Master, elect, was received
from the Second Branch, and its action
thereon concurred In.
The report of the Superintendent of
the Water Works for thel month of
January, and the resolution of the FL
nance Committee, recommending the
payment of the bills set forth, were re-
ceived from the Second Branch, and
its action COnCurred in. r.p U.Tl -.
The resignation of Samuel j. Alex
ander, member of the First Branch
from the Sixth Ward, was received aud
accepted. Ha..a
The official bond of John Scarborough
was received from the Second Branch
and its action CONQUERED in.
The report of the Street Commissioner
was received from the Second Branch
and cOncurred In.
The First Branch proceeded to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation
of Mr.. Alexander. Messrs w. d. Eng
lish and Joseph FHlkenstein were
placed in nomination. The result OF
tho vote was: Mr.. English q; Mr.. Falk-
enstein 5. So MIR. English was declared
elected, and was qualified by the
Mayor, pro tom.
The joint petition of Messrs Hobbs,
Taylor Il Co. and Cecil, Hobbs IL Co.,
in reference to reduction of water tax,
was received from the Second Branch
and referred to the Committee on
Water Works for report. LII.
The petitions OF Mrs. Alice Parker
and Mrs. Ellen Sullivan for reduction
of water tax were received from the
Second Branch and referred to the
| Committee on Water Works for report
On motion MIR. English was placed
on all the committees that his prede,
cessOr, Mr.. Alexander, occupied.
The petition of NJ. Z. Carr, City Sur.
veyOr, in reference to the maps and
plats of the city in the hands of the
former Surveyor, was received from the
Second Branch and it's action thereon
| COnCurred in.
a resolution in regard to the reduc-
ton of q. w. RobinsOn's water tax was
referred TO the Committee on Water
| Works with power to act.
/ Inc report Vi lub ESpeClalf SOIuulSs
| sioner on the Peninsular Cemetery was
received from the First Branch and It's
action thereon Concurred;in.
| The action of the Second Branch on
the petition of MeSsrs. Booth, BaLtelle
X Co., for the reduction of wharfage on
their VIVA ri boat was COncurred in.
On motion OF Mr.. Blair, the Second
Branch WAS informed that the First
Branch was ready to so into joint ses-
sion for the purpose OF proceeding
with the special object of the meeting.
The First Branch then repaired to the
chamber OF the Second, and after tran
sncting the business Tor which they
met i'll joint session, returned to its
own.
On motion, the Committee nm Ordi-
nHuceS was requested to report an
ordinance providing for the weighing
OF all coal sold within the city limits.
The report of the Committee on AC-
counts was received from the Second
Branch, and its action Concurred in,
The petition of p. II. Moore for per-
mission to dig sink on Quincy street,
near his residence, WAS received from
the Second Branch and cOncurred in.
The resolution that the Committee on
Finance be instructed to report at the
regular meeting OftheCOuncIl in March,
an aggregate or detailed statement OF
the general Indebtedness of the city,
and resources for the current year; and
such other and further Information as
the interests OF the city and this Coun-
Gil require, was received from the Sec
Ond Branch and its action was con-
CURED in.
The resolution adding the superin-
tendent to the Committee on Water
Works; also, authorizing the clerk to
have the committees printed on slips
for the use of members; also, that
the clerk donate one copy OF the city
TO each of the daily news
papers; also, authorizing the clerk to
have tickets printed for the use of the
experimenting the delivery
of coal to the poor, but that those al
ready in the hands of the old committee
be procured by the Sergeant; also, that
u committee of three from each branch
be appointed to examine the bridges
over Main and Market streets, and re-
port, were received from the Second
Branch and it's action thereon was con-
Cured in.
On motion ofMr. Blair, the Commit
tee on Fire Department was directed
TO visit the different hose and engine
houses of the city, during the month,
and report at the next meeting Ofthe
Council the condition OF the Fire appR-
ratus and buildings, and what, in their
opinion, Is necessary TO place the Fire
Department OF the city in efficient
working order.
The Chairman, pro tc1n, appointed
Messrs. A. q. QuHrrIer, w. d. English
and "A. j. Pannell Special Committee
on behalf of the First Branch to ex-
anime and report on the condition of
the bridges.
On motion, the First Branch ad-
journed.