The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-10

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duction, resulting in tie vote, ten fol
and ten against. Mr.. Hughes fnail
offered compromise, making it S145t
On vote being taken it resulted as be
fore, tie.
Mr.. Hughes then offered Sl4OO as
substitute. The vote being taken re
suited as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Baer, Hughes, Simp
son, Smith P, Updegraf, Harrison
Shauley, Salisbury, MsCourtney, Shep
pard and Weisgerber-11.
NoEs-Messrs. Clayter, Connolly, Oes
terling. Smith j. G., Maxwell, Long
Molter and Sweeney-9.
The salaries Of the rest of the city of.
fcers were laid over.
The bend of John Scarborough, Col
hector of Assessments, was received and
accepted. Securities, John Hughes, w
w. Miller, A. ]. Pannell and T. P
Shallcross. $4,000.
A petition was received from "Toby"
Vance, praying that he be released from
Jail, promising if he was, he would
leave the city forever. The Council ex-
pressed a general desire for the Mayor
to release him. us .".
A petition from W. D. English aud
others was referred to committee.
A lot of other petitions were referred
to their appropriate committees.
The bill of Richard Nolan, for coal,
was referred to committee on Accounts,
The application of ]. NJ. Ball, to keep
first class saloon, was granted.
The bill of J. Crumbacker, amount
ing to two dollars, was referred to COM
mittee, with power to act.
The bill of William Ramp, amounting
to SIS, was ordered to be paid.
The petition of A. j. Panuell, Sher'
rard Clemens, George busch ard others,
asking permission to open an alley be-
tween Market and Fourth, was referred
to the committee on Streets and Alleys.
Bill of Jonas Crumbacker, amounting
to two dollars, was ordered to be paid.
The petition of j. B. Merge, Jr., ask
ing the correction of erroneous assess
ment, was referred to the committee on
Water Works, with power to act.
The following resolutions were re-
ceived from the First Branch:
Resolred, That the Finance committee
be instructed to sell all the stock of the
city in the Baltimore g. Ohio railroad.
On melton of Mr.. Hughes, it was re-
ferred to a special committee of five
three from tho Second Branch and two
from the First Branch-with power to
examine into the finances of the city.
Re8olred, That the Legislature be re-
quested not to exempt any real estate
from taxation in the city.
A petition from w. B. Reed, agent for
Sefton's Dramatic Troupe, asking to
be allowed to play in Wheeling for two
weeks for $45 as license, was granted.
A petition asking that certain i'm
provements on streets be granted was
referred to committee on Streets and
Alleys.
Mr. Stanley offered the following
resolution:
ReSOlred, That the committee on Po-
lice be instructed to inquire into the
appointment of night watch by EX-
Mayor Brady, and if found correct that
the Clerk be ordered to draw on the
Treasurer for the amount due the said
night watch.
Adopted.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolred, That a committee of five,
two from the First Branch and three
from the Second Branch, be appointed
to inquire into the expediency of build
ing bridge at or near Market street,
and to inquire into the amount of re-
pairs needed on the stone briage.
RcSOlred, That committee of five,
two from the First Branch and three
from the Second Branch, be appointed
to inquire into the cost fgetting a new
town clock.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Nc
Courtney, Pratt and Updegraff as a
committee from the Second Branch.
An ordinance requiring an annual
statement of the expenses of the city,
was referred to committee on Ordinances
for report.
The following resolutions werO read
and referred to the committee on Streets
and Alleys, with power to act:
Re8olred, That the Street Commission
er be required to repair Main street be-
tween Sd and ID street.
ReSOlred, That the Street Commissioner
be required to repair the curb stone on
the northeast corner of Market Square,
Centre Wheeling.
Adjourned to meet next Tuesday even
ing.