The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-08-19


CITY CoUScn.-An adjourned meet
ing of the City Council was held last
evening in the City Building. In the
Second Branch the Chair was occupied
by the President, DR.. Baird. The Clerk
was directed TO call the roll, and the
following members answered to their
names: Messrs. Baer, Boring, Gross
Gloss, Hughs, Lady, Long, Nolan,
Pfarr, Roll, Rumble, Simpson and
williams.
The minutes of the Jaly meeting
were read and approved, and the read
ing of the minutes Of the regular meet
ing this month was dispensed with.
The City Assessors presented their
books, and on motion they were re-
ceived and referred to a committee of
one from each ward. The President
appointed under this motion, LIST Ward,
Mr.. Hughes: ID, Mr.. Pfarr; Sd. Mr.. Nc.
Courtney; 4th, Mr.. Rolf; 5th, Mr.. Long;
9Th. Mr.. Stanley; 7Lh, Mr.. Williams.
The report of the Finance Committee
having been made the special order of
this meeting by resolution adopted at
the preceding meeting, was taken up,
and Mr.. Hughes spoke at considerable
length, approving 1t as far as it went,
bnt affirming that il did not
meet the requirements of his
resolution. WHAT he designed
when he offered it was, that a detailed
statement OF the revenue received from
| all sources, and of expenditures for all
purposes should be made, but the re-
port under consideration came far short
! Of it. Leave having been granted Col.
| Wilkinson, that gentleman gave a clear
and pretty full statement OF the matters
entering into the report.
After further discussion, on motion
of Mr.. Hughes, the report was recon-
United to the Committee with instruc-
Lions to report the receipts from all
sources and the expenditures for all
purposes from the LIST of January 1855
until the 1st of January, 1868.
The action of the First branch in re-
the privies of the school house in WASH
ingtOn township into the river
above the water worEs,-to the
transfer OF Thoner d Co.'S coffee
house license; to the petition OF Z: l..
Kimberly in reference to the washing
of earth from the hill on his property;
| TO the grade on Pennsylvania street,
The petition OF Carl Groetzinger for
ue-rnission to remove dead animals
! from the streets ard alleys was received
from the First Branch, and on motion
was laid on the table.
The petition of Christian Berkle to
have nine months of his coffee house
license refunded, was read, and the
prayer of the petitioner granted:
The petition OF -- for reduction
of wafer rent was referred to the Com
mittee on Water Works for report.
The petition of r. s. Irwin and
others for permission to land their tow
boats and tows at the wharf without
rG rr,E,a RofnNPa6 m
the Committee on Wharves for report.
The petition of DR.. E. Mccoy for
payment OF bill for services rendered
during the prevalence OF the small pox
last winter, was, on motion, laid on the
table.
A resolution appropriating S25 for
repair of the board walk on Broadway,
Seventh Ward was referred to the Street
Commissioner with power TO act.
a resolution instructIng the city clerk
TO have published the section of an Or
dinancS in which the blowing of steam
whistles at the landing Is prohibited.
was adopted.
A resolution instructing the Street
Commissioner to have two strings Of
limestoneplacedo on Seventh street from
John to Zane, and on Zane east to the
bridge, was referred to the Committee
on Streets and Alleys for report as tc
cost.
4 resolution authorizing the Com
mittes on Fire Department to have q
new floor and certain other repairs
made to Independence hose house, was
adopted.
| A resolution authorizing the Com
mittee on Real Estate to expend ar
amount not exceeding S100in repairing
house belonging to the city, near the
basin, was adopted.
| A resolution was adopted authorizing
the Committee on Grades to have thu
grade of Quincy street between Seventh
and Fulton streets established.
A resolution authorizing coal scal'
to be placed at the corner of John anC
Seventh streets, was referred to thu
Committee on Ordinances with instruc
tons to change the location OF the scal'
in the Fourth Ward.
The following bills for services rem
dered under the direction of the Health
officer were ordered to be paid: Jos
Long, $l2; Joseph Levi, $50 so; Johr
Shart, Sc 90; Dennis Brannan, SIG
Thomas Cocayne, $40; John Dolan
S24 so; Pat Maboney, balance, 50 80
Tim DOlan, 81; Francis Cunningham
$22; Andrew McGarrell, $40.
| A communication from the City Sur
veyor in relation to the grades OF Lee
and other streets in the Sixth Ward
was read. An ordinance establishing
the grades of said streets was also reaC
and passed on the second reading.
On motion, the Second Branch ad
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