The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-05
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
SECOND BRANCH.

The Second br2ncn VI bho N
pursuant to adjournment.
Present-Messrs. Clator, Connolly
Hughes, Harrison, Long. McCourtney
Maxwell, Moulter, oesterling, Pratt
Salisbury, Stanley, Porter Smith
Simpson, Sheppard, Sweeney, Upde'
graf, weisgarber and President VIII
kinson.
The President called the Second
Branch to order.
The Clerk read the minutes of the
preceding meeting, which were ap'
proved and signed.
The special order of business was the
reception of reports of expenditures.
1t being ascertainad that there were
but fourl or five reports in, the special
order was laid on the table until the
next meeting of the CoEncil.
The committee of conference in re-
gard to the amendments to the Ordi-
nance levying taxes for the year 1869,
reported that they had agreed on fixing
the tax on wharf boats at Sl75, provided
they keep at the upper end of the wharf.
The report was concurred in.
The City Surveyor reported on the
plan of stone and iron truss bridges
over the creek at Market street, the
hight at mid-span above low water
TO be 50 feet. The cost of the stone
bridge be puts at $4,000 AZ and the iron
bridge at s63, 800 %, and he decides in
favor of the iron bridge.
The report was read and ordered to be
filed.
Mr.. Stanley offered the following:
Pesolred, That Market street be Sc.
lected as the point for building said
bridge.
ReSolred, That Messrs. Andrew Wilson
and John Mcclure, from the First
Branch, and James McCourtney, Robert
Pratt and w. H. Harrison, from the
Second Branch of Council, be, and they
ara hereby appointed, special commit
tee to advertise and receive proposals
for the erection Of the stone work for an
iron bridge across Wheeling creek at
Market street, said committee to have
authority to consult with competent
engineer at compensation to be fixed
by Council, the said joint committee to
report them to Council.
Mr.. Hughes moved to refer the reso-
lutions to the committee on Finance
for report. Lost.
Tho question then recurring on the
they were adopted by the
vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Harrison, Long, Nc
Courtney, Maxwell, Pratt, Salisbury,
Stanley, Porter Smith, Simpson, Upde-
graft and Weisgsrber-1l.
NAYs-Messrs. Clator, Connolly,
Hughes, Moulter, Oesterling, Sheppard
and Sweeney.
On motion, adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
This Branch of Council met at their
chamber last evening, pursuant to ad-
iournment, bis Honor Mayor Mcclellan
in the chair.
Present-Messrs. Blair, Hall, Harper,
Mcclure, Carnahan, Culbertson, Pan
nell, Quarter, Shallcross, Schambra,
Simpson and Wilson.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and signed.
The report of the committee of con-
ference appointed at last meeting to
confer In regard to the amount of
license required of the proprietors of
the wharf. boat was received. The com.
mittee reported in favor of filling the
blank of the ordinance with Sl75, and
the report was adopted.
The report of the committee on FL
nance was received and filed.
A petition from the citizens living in
the vicinity of the Cathedral and the
Lindsey Institute schools, on Fifth
street, complaining about the deport-
ment of the scholars attending the
above schools, and asking the protec-
tioR of Council against these youthful
depred ations.
On motion of Mr.. Blair the petition
was referred to the committee on Petit.
tons and RemonstraDces.
The resolution in relation to the COM
pensation of the Overseer of the Chain.
gang was taken from the table, and Mr..
Shallcross moved to coucur in the action
of the Second Branch, which is to make
him a salaried officer, and a regular
Deputy Sergeant, and on motion of Mr..
Blair it was again laid on the table.
A petition from certain owners OF
property on Market street, between
Monroe and Quincy streets, asking the
privilege to lay Nicholson pavement
on said property, was referred to the
committee on Streets and Alleys.
The following resolution was offered:
Resolred, That the committee on
Streets and Alleys be authorized to place
n curb on the west side of Penn street,
Seventh Ward.
Referred to the committee on Streets
and Alleys for report.
The petition of Gregory Warner to
keep a second-class coffee house was
taken from the table.
A remonstrance was read from a lot
of the residents Of the locality where
Mr.. Warner keeps his saloon, petition
ing against granting the license. The
license was not granted.
The petition of George w. Eckhart,
asking license to keep an ordinary.
The action of the Second Branch was
in, in granting the petition.
A resolution from the committee on
Ordinances requiring all property bold
ers after the first of June to lay the
curb stone in front of their property at
THAR own exnansa UaS raad