The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-04
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
special Meeting of the City Council
FIRST RRASCH

FIRST BRANCH.
Aspecial meeting of the First Branch
was held in the City Hall last evening
iu pursuance to a request of sufficient
number of members, for the purpose of
considering the interest of the city in
relation to the Holidays Cove Railroad
Company.
The roll was called, with His Honor,
the Mayor, S. Brady, in the chair, and
quorum being present, the Branch
proceeded to business.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
On motion the petition of Mr.. Moore,
in relation to a sink, was taken up and
referred to the committee on Streets
and Alleys.
Mayor Brady retired from the chair
and Mr.. A. Wilson takes his place.
The report of the committee on Rail-
roads was received from the Second
Branch, and the resolution so amended
as to read "the Mayor is authorized and
directed" which being adopted, the
report was concurred in by the First
Branch.
The appointment of John McAllister
for hauling coal to the Water Works
and the poor was concurred in.
The resolution in relation to procur-
ing palings, &c., for Cemeteries was
concurred in.
The resolution in relation to setting a
curb stone on the east side of Seventh
street was coRcurred in.
The resolution reported from the Sec
ond Branch in relation to instructing
the standing committees to see that the
officers of the city discharge their du-
ties, &c, was concurred in by the First
Branch.
The report OF the committee on Petit
tions and RemOnstrances in relation to
Booth, Battelle & Co., as adopted in
the Second Branch, was nou-concurred
in.
The resolution in relation to the clerk
furnishing copies of the city ordinances
to the officers of the city, was laid on
the tabls.
The report of the committee on Real
Estate, as adopted by the Second
Branch, was cOncurred in.
The report of the special committee on
Bridges, as received in the Second
Branch, was cOncurrcd in.
Branch adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH.
At the special request of the members
OF the City Council, His Honor, the
Mayor, S. Brady, Esq, called meeting
of the Council for the purpose of con-
sidering the relations existing between
the Holidays Cove Railroad Company
and this city.
rue UIerK called the roll and the fol-
lowinRmembers answered to their
names: George Baird, Esq., President;
and Mcssrs. .Raer, Boring, Chambers,
Crawford, Ewing, Grossclos, Hughes.
Lady, Long, Miller, Nolan, Pfarr, Simp-
son, Smith, Wheeler and Williams.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The report OF the committee on Rail
roads was received in relation to the
releasing the Holidays
Cove Railroad Company from the obli-
cations of its charter, compelling it to
construct road to the city of Wheel
ing, and submitted the following rcs0-
luton
ReSolrcd, That His Honor, the Mayor,
he authorized to employ counsel in de-
fence of the city for the purpose of en-
forcing the Holidays Cove Railroad
Company to comply with its obligations
in favor of this city under the law.
On motion of Mr.. Hughes the charter
of the said road referred to was read by
the President.
An amendment was offered to the
resolution that Messrs. Lamb and Par
ker, Esqs., be employed as counsel on the
part of the city to investigate the mat
ter, and advise the counsel as TO the
proper measures to be pursued in rcla-
tion to tie subject.
Pending this amendment Mr.. Parker
appeared and stated that he was pres
ent at the request of the Mayor aud
made some remarks in relation to the
matter, when he submitted a preamble
reviewing the bearings of the case be-
foee the Council, with the following
resolution:
RcsoIred, That -- is hereby au
aud empowered to employ
such persons rs may be necessary to Sc
cure such rights rs are stipulated
in the charter of the Holidays Cove
Railroad Company in favor Of the city
of Wheeling.
Mr.. Hughes withdrew his resolution,
and on motion the blank in the last
resolution was filed with the word
mayor" aud as amended adopted.
The resolution was amended By the
First Branch by striking out the
word " empowered" and inserting the
word directed" so as to read "author.
lied and directed" which amendment
was concurred in by the Second Branch.
The special committee appointed to
examine into the condition of the wire
bridge on Market street, and the Stone
bridge on Main street submitted their
re port, stating that the former was in
a dangerous condition, and was liable
to break down at any moment, and
they recommend an appropriation of
one hundred dollars for the purpose of
the same, believing that that
sum would be sufficient to place it in a
safe condition. They also reported
that the Stone bridge on Market street
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