The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-16

CITY CoUSCIL.-SecOHd Branch
The Second Branch OF the City Council
met on last evening, pursuant to adj
jOurnment; President Baird in the
chair. Present, Messrs. Baird, Boring,
Crawford. Dubois. Grossclos, Hughes,
Lady, McCourtney, Mcdonald, Miller,
Nolan. Pfarr, Rolf, Rumble, Simpson,
Salisbury aud Smith.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
were read and signed by the President.
Tho First Branch having refused to
concur in the action OF the Second
Branch upon several of the resolutions
contained III the report of the Commit
tee on Water works, Mcssrs. Miller
Hughes and Salisbury were appointed
a Committee of conference.
y report from the city Sexton was
read showing the number ofinterments
made in the past month by order of the
Board OF OverEeers of tho Poor.
The report OF J. NJ. Bickel, Commits
sioner OF the Pen;nsular Cemetery. was
referred 10 tho Committee on Finance
and Accounts for report. The bill Of
said Commissioner tor Sl2O for services
rendered was ordered 10 be paid.
The'petit!ou of the Central Glass Com
pany for exemption from the ordinance
requiring the weighing of coal, was laid
on the table.
The petition of Jas. Cornerford, ask
ing Cxy5usion of time for paving, WIS
The petition of tho Wheeling Hinge
Company, asking the Improvement OF
Linusicv slTcr!, WAS referred In the
Street Commissioner with power to act.
The petition OF II. &. Shearer, asking
the covering o! the water pipe on Quinn
CY street, was referred TO the Committee
on Water Works.
y petition numCrouSly signed for IL
sewer in Cherry Alley, was referred to
the Street Commissioner, with power TO
act.
Tho bond of II. C. Shallcross, ms
wciGhmas,er. WAS read and approved,
and with approval by the First Branch,
MIR. ShRllcrOsS WIS duly qualified.
The Hrplicatiou of - RusHnialt for
license 10 keep a first. class coffee house,
was granted on suspension OF the rules.
The petition Of Lewis Keller, to
transfer his coffee house license to
Christian BuIklc, and the petition of
John Arthur Tor a coffee house license,
were granted. The petition Of Chris
tian BuTklc, Gor refunding coffee house
license for nine months, was granted.
the petition OF David Mass Tor re-
Guc!ion Of water rent was referred to
the Committee on Water Works for re-
port.
The petition of y. Cramer for cor
recIicn Of wa.e- rent vas ordered 70 be
granted.
The petitions OF Lewis PrGcht, John.
son 4 Glass, Frank FalOur, and Ii.
SmuibaCh tor correction of wafer as
sessment, were referred TO the COM
mitiee on ~rIrr Works for report.
The petition of the " heelinE Gas Co.
for weighing coal on their own scales,
was laid on the table,:
Tue bill OF Isaac Morrison. foI -,
WAS ordered to be paid.
The bill of Dillon, Thompson 4 Co.
for $40 was referred to the Committee
on AcCounts,for report.
y resolution directing the removal o!
distractions in the streets, was referred
= The COMMITTEE on Streets and Alleys.
y resolution was offered ard adopted
instruc;ing the Committee ON O:di-
HnnceS 10 report an ordinance relating
TO the weighing of coal by mHnufactur-
eTs unuers peCinl contract, and directing
the city weIghmaster TO suspend action
In such Gases til Che next meeting ottbe
Council.
by resolution, the Street Commits.
sioncr was directed to repair the defec-
tive crossings on Madison street.
BY resolution, the Mayor was request
cd to notify the City Gas Company that
the city will take possession OF the gas
works AT the expiration OF their charter.
y resolution directing the Weigh
master TO erect offices at the city scales,
was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Alleys for report.
y resolution offered by Mr.. Miller
authorizing the Mayor 10 issue pro-
directing the qualified voters !
Of the city TO vote for or against new !
bridge over Wheeling Creek, was sub !
sequently with rawn.
a bid of $3.50 for the suspension |
bridge over Wheeling Creek, from J. |
Bo1ley Il Son was laid on the table, and |
on motion the street Commissioner |
was authorized to extend the time for |
bids ten days.
The First Branch returned the report |
OF the Committee on Fire Depart |
mentI refusing TO concur in the amend |
ment to the first resolution of the re-
port as adopted by the Second Branch.
IN mo ion, Messrs. Miller, Salisbury
IND Nolan were appointed a commit
ee OF Conference.
i, BY resolution, the application OF Aug.
tcetegerr for correction OF water as
essment, was referred to the Commit
ee on Nater Works, with power to
ct.
A resolution recommending the con-
tructiOn ofn bridge across Wheeling
reek midway between Market nnG
'ourth streets, was laid on the table.