The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-29

MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
SECOND President being
absent, Mr.. Stanley was called to the
chair.
Present, Messrs. Boring, Chambers,
Crawford, Ewing, Grossclos, Lady, No
Ian, Pfarr, Stanley, Simpson, Smith
and Williams-12.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The special order for the evening, the
report OF the Finance Committee, was
taken up, and, at the call of Mr..
Hughes, read. The document has al
ready appeared in our columns.
Mr.. Hughes moved that the report be
laid over until the next meeting of
Council, his object, as stated, being to
allow of the examination, by two COM
petent accountants, of the report at the
next meeting of the Finance Commit
tee, SO that 1t might be clearly shown
how the city finances had been man
aged.
The motion was agreed to.
The report of the assessors of rental
value of ordInaries for 1868, was receiy-
ed and filed.
A bill of John Cummins, Superinten-
dent of Water Works, amounting to
1858 80, was received and ordered TO be
paid.
Commissioner, stating that he had
notified DR.. Z. A. Hildreth not to make
an excavation in the side walk on
Monroe street, between 4th d 9th, and
Notwithstanding the notification DR..
Hildreth had proceeded TO excavate
contrary to law. The report went on TO
state that the practice of making exca-
L hafnGr dfa-
continued In the larger cities, and II
would be we'll II IL were put a stop TO In
this city.
In connection with the report the pc
tition OF DIR. uildreth was read, asking
to be allowed to complete his excava-
ton.
Mr.. Hughes spoke against the prac.
dce of making areas in the sidewalks.
Other gentlemen discussed the ques-
ton pro and con, and motion was
made to lay the petition on the table,
but which subsequently, Withdrawn.
Mr.. Hughes offered resolution au-
thoriziug DR.. Hildreth to construct an
area with an iron grating oyer OF
around IL, the same to be placed there
under the supervision of the Street
Commissioner.
Mr.. EoH offered an amendment,
which was agreed TO, inserting the
word "entIrelyD before the word Gov
er" In the resolution, the effect being TO
block up the area completely.
The resolution as amended was then
adopted.
The ordinance in regard to coffee
houses WAS returned from the First
Branch, that body adhering TO Its ac- |
ton in dividing coffee houses into two |
classes. On motion. the ordinance as
it came from the First Branch was
passed.
The ordinance In relation to the es-
of weigh-scales throughout
the city. was returned from the First
Branch with an amendment establish
lug one more scale on the corner of
First and Division streets, Centre
Wheeling.
the time for 1t to go into operation from |
July lst TO September 1st.
The amendments were agreed TO and
the ordinance aa amended passed.
A petition OF p. II. Moore to construct |
a certain sewer, was presented.
Amotion by Mr.. Eon to refer to Com
mittee on Streets and Alleys for report
was lost, the yeas and nays being de-
manded, by yeas TO ID nays.
The motion to grant the petition was
then agreed to.
ON motion OF Mr.. Hughes, the rules
were suspended and applications for |
license taken up.
The following applications were
granted:
FIRST CLASS.
John Amick; David Armor; Joachim
Ritter: Leopold BuGh; Philip Lawoh-
lin; Louis Berger: Christian Burkle;
Peter Baumberger; Mrs. Frances Con
rad; Isaac Frees; Martin Fisher; Louis
Louis Gaus Mary Gaus
GetZ; L. Huseman; f. Kef-
ner; Charles Harold: Casper Hill
James Hampton: William Hark-
enstein; q. r. Hausenfeldt; Louis
Keller; Andrew Kramer; David
Kurner; Frank Clary: Louis Law;
eIick Hyer; Christian Mabis; Philo
Major; Henry Michel; John Oxenstein;
August Rolf; James Robinson; John
Smith; Henry Shrimp; Conrad Strobel;
George Schwartsbaugh; John Yogler;
John NJ. Warnafeldt; Louis Weisger-
Der; Laurence Walter; Conrad Zahn.
SECOND CLASS.
a Fator; Frank Unruh; Nicholas
wager; August Regeri Frank Baker
after discussion and protest from Mr..
smitb); George Weimer; John Thoner
Z Co.
Lewis Bumberger; John Keime;
Herman Renner; John Blume; Mrs.
+. NJ. Parker; Louis Evelyn; John NJ.
Ball; John MiGarrel; 8. Welty; Joseph
Steck; Geo. w. Eckhardt; Henry New
lart; Louis LingamRn; Henry Stamm.
Tho following applications were also
granted:
Louis Gaus, tranfer of license to pro
1rietors of Mcclure House; George L.
Nickham, auction license; w. NJ. Bas-
lett, renewal of auction license.
The following were properly referred:
Mrs. Parker, for reduction of water
'enI; Joseph Salisbury, for reduction of
water rent; Mrs. Hyer, for reduction of
water rent; Whitaker Iron Works;
Brown IL Higgins. allowance for water
rent; Lawrence Newberg, reduction of
water rent; citizens OF Fonrth Ward,
or removal of distractions on Centre
Itreet.
A message was received from the ,
First Branch announcing that that
body had amended the resolution in
egard to allowing DR.. Hildreth TO COM
,lete his excavation, by striking out
he word grating andinserting "rail-
n.y."
The First Branch adhered to its origi-
lal action.
Mr.. Hughes offered resolution au-
horizing the Street Commissioner to
'lace crossing on Main street, which
vas referred TO the Committee on
streets and Alleys, with power to act.
Adjourned. y
THE Niles Manufacturing Company