The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-08-20

CITY CoUEcIL.-FTrst BrdRcH.-An
adjourned meeting of the City Council
was held on Tuesday evening at the
City Building. In the absence OF May
or Brady, Mr.. Blair was called to pre-
side. The Clerk was directed to call
the roll, and the following gentlemen
answered TO their names: Messrs. Car
nahan, English, Ewing, Franzheim'
Hall, PannelI, Quarter and. Wilson, a.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and signed.
An Ordinance establishing the grade
! of Leo and certain other streets Ia the
sixth Ward was read and adopted.
The petition of Belmont Nail Works
and others to have Lee street graded
was received from the second branch
and its action authorizing the work TO
| be done at cost not exceeding % cents
per square yard, was concurred in.
The report of the Committee on FL
nance was received and read, and the
accompanying resolution asking that
they be relieved from any further con-
sideration of the subject, was adopted.
A bill Of Michael Sheeky for services
rendered under direction Of the Health
Officer, was received from the Second
Branch and its order of payment con-
CURED in.
Tue petition of Andrew Thomas to
keep q first class coffee house on Jacob
street, was read and the prayer OF the
petitioner granted.
A resolution authorizing the Com
mittee on Grades to locate the grade
OF Penn street, between Zane and Viz
ginia streets, Seventh Ward, was adop-
ed sent 10 the Second Branch and con-
Cured in.
The resolution empowering the Com
A In p
chase coal scales, was taken up and
on motion of Mr.. Wilson all after the
words Iresolution of .COuncip. was
stricken out.
Mr.. Quarter offered the following
substitute: Resolved that the Com
mittee on Streets and Alleys are here
by empowered TO purchase and erect
the coal scales as ordered by this Conn
Gil in accordance with the ordinance
adopted in reference to the same"
which was adopted and sent to Second
Branch and concurred in.
a resolution authorizing an addi-
tfonnl coal scale on the corner of John
and Seventh streets, which had been
referred in the Second Branch to The
Committee on Ordinances with instruc-
tons TO change the location of the
Fourth Ward scale, was received and
the action OF the Second Branch con-
Cured in.
The special order of the meeting be.
ing the consideration of the report of
the Committee on Finances presented
on the 18th Of July, on motion it was
taken up and the first resolution WAS
adopted.
a resolution was offered that the
blank in the second resolution append
ed TO sAid report be filled by appoint
ing committee of five, consisting OF
two from the First and three from the
q Il
under the resolution the Chair pro TEN.
appointed Messrs. Panneu and Quar-
rier. The resolution was semi TO the
Second Branch, where IL was amended
by recommittiDg the report to the COM
mittee tor statement of all the receipts
and expenditures, and message to
| that effect returned to the First Branch.
| On motion the First Branch adhered to
its original action.
| An ordinance repeating an ordinance
to amend an ordinance in relation to
coffee houses, passed May 10, 1867, Civ
ing one-hulf of fines imposed under il
to the inIormer, was referred TO the
Committee on Ordinances, with in
lstructious to report u proper ordinance
The petItisn OF Christian Barker &C
have portion of his coffee house IL
cense refunded, was received from the
Second Branch, and referred to the
Committee on Petitions and Remon'
stTances for report.
The resolution appropriatiDg twenty
five dollars for repairing board walk
ON Broadway street, Seventh Ward
| WAS referred 10 the Street Commission
| er With power to act.
The resolution, adopted by the Second
Branch, appTopriating sum not eN-
ceeding one hundred dollars to repair
house near the basin, was laid on the
table.
The resolution, adopted by the Sec
ond Branch, authorizing certain repairs
TO be made to the Independence Host
House, WAS concurred in.
The resolution adopted by the Second
Branch authorizing the Committee OIL
Grades to have the grade on Quincy
Street between Seventh and Fulton
streets established, WAS concurfed in.
The resolution adopted by the Sec
ond Branch instructing the Clerk OF the
City 10 publish the Ain section of an
ordinnncs to establish general sys
tem OF wharfage was, on motion laid OIL
the table.
! Bills Tor services rendered by vari.
Gus persons under direction of the
Health officer, amounting to Sl61 so
were received from the Second Branch
and its action ordering their payment
concurred in.
on motion the First Branch adj
journed.
COME one, come all. and see the
match game" this afternoon.
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