The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-21
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST BRANo

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OF COUNCIL, TUESDAY EvENINa.-Pres-
ent-His Honor, the Mayor, and
Messrs. Carnahan, English, Hall, Har-
per, Mcclure, Pannell, Quarter, w. Il.
Wilson and A. Wilson-1O.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
| The resolution offered by Mr.. Hughes
in the Second Branch and adopted by
that body, providing for u joint session
for the purpose of electing Health
| Officer for the city, was received and
on motion, laid on the table.
| A communication from j. A. Metcalf
rendering his resignation as a member
of the First Branch of Council from
the Fourth Ward, was read, ana, on
motion, accepted. H
Messrs. Blair and FranZheim APP
peared and took their seats.
A report of the Assessor OF Water
Rents, &c, was received, showing the
rental value of dwellings, &c, for The
! present year to be estimated at $500, $40,
exceeding that of last year by SIG, 539.
The report was ordered to be filed.
An ordinance levying and assessing
a water rent for 1865, was read first and
second times, passed and sent to
the Second Branch.
This ordinance was subsequently re-
turned from the Second Branch with
various amendments, and the question
being upon concurIing with the Second
Branch, the First Branch adhered to
its original action in fixing the tax on
each person in Il private family at Zoe,
and concurred in the amendment redu-
cling the tax on street or grocery hose
for every foot additional to 20, from
20 TO 1Oc.
A resolution offered by Mr.. McCourt-
ney in the Second Branch and adopted
there, providing for joint session to
transact the business for which the
meeting of the Council was called, was
concurred in, and the First Branch
proceeded to the chamber OF the Sec
ond.
JOINT SESSION.
The Mayor read a communication
from the Secretary of the Interior in
relation to the payment of coupons on
bonds of the city, issued for stock in
the b. 81 o. r, r. and held in trust for
the Cherokee Indians by the general
Governments
After debate in joint session. the
First Branch returned to its chamber.
On motion, the action of the Second
Branch in adopting the resolution au-
thorizing the sale of not less than $780,
GOO of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
stock, and over 81, 600 of Belmont Bridge
stock, appended to the report of the
HIAdASA6A $'ShAAAAhSSS3 VS.
in. ..s.l
A report from the Committee on
Streets and Alleys, recommending the
granting of the petition of Daniel Criter
to have his house remain as IL is,at
present, was received from the Second
Branch, and the action of that body in
adopting the same concurred In.
A resolution providing for joint
session TO elect sanitary officers for
each ward, was received from the Sec
ond Branch and concurred in.
a resolution providing that the City
"hog law, ;" passed at the last meeting,
and amended by adding "and all other
ordinances coming under his super
Vision.o
Onmotion ef Mr.. a. Wilson, the reso-
luton was laid on the table.
| a report of tue Committee on Petit
lions and RESPONSIVENESS, recommends
ing the granting of coffee house license
| to Adam Lowrie, adopted by the Second
Branch, was received and, on motion,
the action of that body concurred in.
The members then proceeded to the
cham Der of the Second Branch, and the
two Branches, in joint session, were
| about to proceed with the election OF
sanitary officers for each ward, when a
Misunderstanding arising as to the OBJ
ject of the joint session, after consider
able discussion, 1t was mutually agreed
| TO defer the matter until the next
meeting of Council.
The First Branch then returned to
their own chamber, and adjourned.