The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-11
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Proceedings OF Second Branch Of the
City Council. r..s.. .,r..,. ~

A regular monthly meeting OF the
City Council was held last evening in
the, City, Hall, at 7 o'clock, and the fol-
lowing business was transacted:E1 -
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Eoff taking the chair, when the
clerk called the roll and the following
members answered to their names:
Messrs. Baer, Boring, Chambers -Craw-
ford, Du Bois, Eof, Ewing, Grosscloss,
Hughes, Lady, Long, MCourtneS, Mil
ler, Nolan, Rumble, Stanley, Salisbury,
I Smith, Wheeler and Williams -ag
The inmates ofthe previous meeting
were read and approved hae -cr-,a ,
DIR. Baird, President, here took the
! chair = ',n .sE. .rg-r gISTN +
TIE report of the committee on Fire
Department was received and read. 1t
says all the machines are in good condi-
ton with the exception of the Rough
and Ready and 76, and concludes with
the following resolutions: 1st, That
tho "76" he repaired, which was adopt
ed; I'd, That two engines, two reels and
all the condemned hose be sold, which
4 was recommitted to the committee; 3rd,
That the committee he instructed to
make contract for two additional
steam engines, which was laid on the
table; 4th, recommending an ordinance
to prevent lsaflng OF lettering about the
engine or hose houses, which was adopt
ed. The report then, as a whole, was
adopted, as amended.
The report of the committee on Ac-
counts, amounting to S42S.5S, was or
dered to be paid. l...a..
The report of the committee Oh Lights
was as follows: 1st, that lamp be put
on the south side Of John street. be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets, which
was adopted; 2d that a lamp be put on
the corner of Union and Fifth streets,
which was laid on the table. The COM
mittec made no report in relation to
placing lamp in front of the colored
church, on account of there being no
gas pipes laid in that locality. The re-
port as amended, was adopted.
The report Of the committee on Mar
kets, which embraces an ordinance reg
ulating the amount Of rent to be
charged for stalls, &c, was received
and adopted without amendment.
The report of the committee on Sal
aries in relation to the payment of Of
'ieers Of the city, was received and
ameuded. 1st, that the City Sergeant
receive the same pay as last year. I'd,
4 that Assessors receive the same pay as
heretofore, and the report was adopted
as amended. ..-e...-....-' ~
The, rOpert of the Superintendent of
Water Works for February, amounting
to Se32..39, and the recommendation of
a reduction of the water rent of George
Robinson, on his glass works, of S25,
was agreed to and the report adopted.
The report of the Street Commission
er, showing expenditures amounting to
SGG87, was ordered paid; but the petit
tion of John McDerlnot and Others, in
relation to the grading of Zane steeet,
was referred to the committee OH Streets
and Alleys. r
/ i PETITIONS. N .'
That of John Purcell to peddle was
referred to the Mayor and President OF
I'd Branch with power to act; that OF
Drs. Turner, Cummins and Lunsford,
for curbing on Market street below
Monroe was ordered to be set; that of
John Frazier tohaul four loads of hay
and corn through the city cemetery,
was granted; thatof David Levy for
curbiug in front of his residence, was
granted; that Of G. X. Campbell and
others, for curbing on Pennsylvania
street, was referred to the committee
for report; that of citizens in the 9th
ward in relation toa sewer, was refer
red to the committee on Streets and
Alleys for report; that of Crumbacker,
Dolan and Others, ia relation to grading
of Vine alley, was referred to the
committee on Streets and Alleys for
report; that of tue .proprictors OF the
Grant House, in relation to increasing
the :size of their seweHG was referred
to tho same committee with power to
act; that of the owners of the Central
Glass Works aud citizens residing on
John and Fulton streets in relation to
laying of water pipes, was referred to
the committee on Water Works for re-
port; that of the Riverside Iron Works,
signed by Dewey, VanceE& Co., for a
reduction of water rent, was referred to
the same committee for. report; that of
George w. Eckhart 10 keep an ordinary
in The First Ward, was granted. u
RESOLUTIONS.
Ihat 10 relation TO contraet iOr the
paving Of certain portions of Main
istreet was referred to the committee on
Streets and Alleys; that to compel all
persons to pave streets in front of their
!. residences, was laid on the table; that
in, relatien 10 having a new crossing
laid on Sixth street, north side of Clay
;. street, was referred to the committee
on Streets ana Alleys for report; that
iRrelatioa 10 having a lamp placed on
! the Nsoutheast corner of Seventh and
Zane Streets, was referred to the CON-
mittee on Lights; that in relation to
grading and paving all the alleys in
tho Fourth Ward, was laid on the table;
that in relation to placing FIVE addi-
tional lamps on the Island, was refer
tred to the committee ON Lights that
inrelationto allowing the Collector of
Assessments a per centage on certain
delinquent bills named, was referred to
the COMMITTEES on Finances: that in re-