The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-09

C1Tf COUNClL.-a regular meeting
of the City Council was held last night.
THE SECOND BRANCH
came to order at II o'clock, DR.. Geo.
Baird, President, in the chair.
The petition of Marshall & Ebert, for
weigh scales, was referred; that of the
Whitaker Iron Works, for repair of
Webster street, was referred.
On melton of Mr.. Hughes, the Street
Commissioner was instructed to Mead
amize Main street, between Jefferson
and Washington.
The report of the committee on
Lights, recommending the placing of a
number of new gas posts in different
portions of the city, was adopted.
The report of the committee on Ac-
counts, recommending the payment Of
bills to the amount of about $500, was
adopted.
The report of the committee on Wa
ter Works, stating the condition of the
" institution" recommending the pay
ment of bills to the amount of 1920 ;
recommending reduction of S25 in the
water rents to the City Railway. The
latter recommendation was lost; the
bills were ordered to be paid.
The committee on Fire Department
reported that they had contracted for
two new steam fire engines, one to be
placed in the Fourth Ward Hose House,
said company to be recognized as the
Atlantics," and that the other be
placed in the First Ward Hose House,
said company to be re-erganized as the
"Vigilsnts," and that the petition OF
the parties asking compensation fol-
services rendered at the Atheneun
building, in preventing destruction OF
property, be granted.
The question being on the first reso
luton, Mr.. Hughes moved to amend ii
by inserting "Hope" instead of Trough
and Ready" Hose House.
Quite number of members spoke on
the subject, some advocating that the
change should be made as the principal
business interests of the city lay nearer
the Hope than the Rough and Ready
Hose House; that in case of fire on
Main street, in the midst of the leading
business houses of the city, the engine
could be gotten out and water let on II
ten seconds, while if placed in the
suburbs of the city sad havoc would en-
sue. Those favoring the Rough and
Ready Hose House set forth the
manufacturing interests of the Third
and Fourth Wards, the large number o.
factories, &c, and that in a few min
utes the engine could be run into thu
heart of the city.
On motion of Mr.. Miller, the resolu
ton was amended SO as to provide fol
the appointment of special COMMITTEES
of FIVE, three from the Second and tvs
from the First Branch, to select suta
BILE building for the engine in the Fourth
Ward. The chair appointed on sale
committee Messrs. McCourtney, Nolar
and Stanley on behalf of the Second
Branch. So amended, the resolution
was passed.
The second resolution coming up, Mr.
Nolan moved to strike out Independ
ence" and insert Hope" Hose House
Lost, after debate, by a vote of aye
and nays. The resolution was adopted
The third resolution was adopted.
The Clerk, in obedience to resolu
ton of the CoRncil, reported list o.
persons who had not paid their coffee
house license. The First Branch hal
passed an order instructing the Cit,
Sergeant to enforce the ordinance, ant
forth with close up the coffee-houses o
all delinquents. The Second Brancl
concurred in this action.
The report of the Street COMMISSIONS
was read, and appropriation made +
meet expenses incurred during tn
past month.
The petition of John Carney, askin
for ten cents additional pay per var,
for stone furnished city per contract
was referred.
Mr.. Hughes moved that the M.yor G
the city and the President of the Secon
Branch appoint committee of one fror
each Ward to distribute coal to til
poor; said coal to be given only to pei
/ sons known to be needy. Carried.
| Adjourned to Tuesday evening mex