The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-04-22

CITY CoUNc1L.-In the First Brancn
Of the Council on Tuesday evening,
His Honor, Mayor Mcclellan occupleu
the chair. The Clerk called the roll,
and the following gentlemen answered.
to the names: Messrs, Carnahan' CuI-
bertson, Hall, Pannell, Quarter, Kline
hart, Sweeney, Simpson and WILSON,
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, approved and signed. ,.,
Mr.. Wilson, from the Committee Oh
Ordinances, reported an Ordinahce as
sessing taxes for the year 1907 "nlcn
On motion OF Mr.. Sweeney, the first
and second sections were lald on the
table until the report OF inc Commlttee
on Expenditures should be received.
| The other sections were adopted ana
sent to the Second Branch Tor It's action.
| On motion Of Mr.. Pannell, the reso-
luton fixing the compensation of the
Ogerseer of the Chain Gang at SO per
day while actually employed, was laid
| on the table.
The petition Of Lewis Berger to trans
fer his coffee house license to John
Smith, for the unexpired portion of this
license year, was received from the Sec
ond Branch and its favorable action
thereon conCurred In.
The petition Of Christian Siebke for
license TO keep a coffee house of the
first class the remainder of this license
year, was received from the Second
Branch, and its action thereon concur
| red in.
The report Of the Committee on Gem
eteries in relation to the condition OF
the fence around the Peninsula Gene
terry, and recommending that 1t be re-
paired; also, that tho course recommen-
ded by the Finance Committee for the
collection of amounts due on lots, be
adopted, was received from the Second
Branch, and its action adopting the re-
port and authorizing the repairs to be
made at cost not exceeding $50. was
concurred in.
The report of the Committee on
Wharves on the petition OF G. D. Knox
and others tor reduction of wharfage to
the steamboat Hope, was read. The
Com mittee state that the Ordinance on
the subject gives them no power to
grant the prayer of the petitioners.
while they would be in favor OF giving
the relief prayed for, If they had juris.
diction over the matter. The report oil
the committee was adopted, and sent
to the Second Branch for its concur.
renee.
The report from the same committee
in relation to renting piece of ground
TO Philo L. Kimberly, near the Balti-
more e. Ohio Rail Road depot, to
be used for coal yard purposes, was
read. The committee recommend
be granted, and that the lease run
for i've years from the LIST OF May next,
on the following terms: All buildings
erected thereon to be subject to the dl'
| rection of the Committee on WharVes.
and that the petitioner pay the LIST year
$500, and give peaceable possession al
the ex EXPIRATION OF said lease. The re
port of the Committee was adopted.
The same Committee submitted u re.
port under q resolution directing themto
have the Wharfmaster report in regard
TO wharfage charged steamers, which
! was received and ordered to be filed.
The Committee report that they had
called on the Wharfmaster with the re-
quest, to which he responded by hand
ing his monthly statements, which &C
cOmpanied the report OF the Committee.
Mr.. Hall offered the following: Re.
SOlved, That the Committee on Ordi-
nances are hereby instructed to report
an Ordinance giving to the Committee
on Wharves, with the approval OF
| Council, the power to regulate the rate
of wharfage on regular packets.
ResolUed, That the Committee on Or
dinances are hereby instructed to re-
port an Ordinance abolishing the office
| OF Weighmaster. Adopted.
The ordinance assessing taxes for the
year 1869, was returned from the Second
Branch with an amendment that the
tax on wharf boats be $3.50 instead OF
5000 as reported in the ordinance and
adopted by this Branch.
On motion the First Branch adhered
to its action and asked tor Committee
| OF Conference. His Honor appointed
| Messrs. Wilson, Hall and Culberlson
| . aid committee.
On motion the First Branch adjourn
ed.