The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-13
CITY CeUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY EVENING, Oct. ~, 1869.

o'clock, President N. Wilkinson in the
chair.
Present-Messrs. Boring, Clator, Con.
nelly, Harrison, Hughes, Maxwell, Long,
Stanley, Simpson, ]. G. Smith, Sweeney,
Weisgerber.
The report of the committee on Ac.
counts, making provision for the pay.
ment of bills to the amount of $21l2.1s
was read.
Mr.. Hughes said that he knew that
some of the city gas lamps had not been
lighted for consecutive weeks, and at
times other lamps had been extinguish.
ed hours before day, when it was as dark
as Egypt. Upon his motion, the bill OF
the Gas Company was referred to the
committee on Lights.
The bill for fees for Municipal Court
was rejected, and SO amended the report
was adopted.
The committee on Real Estate report
ed in favor Of selling the old hose houses
of the Rough and Ready and Hope Fire
Companies. The report was laid on
the table.
The committee on Grades reported in
favor of grading number of streets on
the Island. The report was recommit-
ted.
The Superintendent of Water Works
reported bills to the amount of Sl94.59,
for current expenses, which were ordered
to be paid. The committee on Water
Works reported bills to the amount of
S469.65, which were ordered paid.
The Treasurer reported that he had
lifted one of the $1,000 bonds held by
D. c. List, and that, until current ex-
penses of water works were met, he
deemed it best not to take up second
bond. The current expenses of water
works would average from $1,000 to
$1,000. The report was received and
ordered filed.
The Street Commissioner reported
expenses of purchasing horses, carts,
&C., to do work on streets, and bills to
the amount of S476.62, for labor per-
formed on streets. The report was re-
ceived, and bills ordered to be paid.
The City Sections report was received
and ordered to be filed.
The Wharf Master reported the receipt
IF S335.75 from wharfage.
The petition of j. g. c. Keim, for or
linary license, was granted; that of
Frank Stanley, for first class coffee
house license, was granted; that of John
). Meredith, for second class coffee house
license, was granted; that of NJ. Fisher,
or transfer of license, to Aug. Math-
,ws, was granted; that of Aug. Rostt-
ger, for transfer of license to f. Clary,
vas granted, that of f. Clary
or transfer of license to Theo-
lare Shultz g. Co., was granted
hat of C. Burke, for transfer of license
10 John Metz, was granted; that of A.
Lyons, for release from water rent, was
that of d. Mas, Ford, Dodson,
Burt g. Co., and l.. Gaus, for reduction
IF water rent, was referred; that of
Philip Heiser, asking that house at city
cemetery be rooted, was referred to COM
nittee on Cemeteries with power to act;
that of d. Kurner, asking that weigh |
scales on Island be protected from in
clement weather, was referred to Street /
Commissioner with instructions to have
repairs made; that Of Joseph Dimmy,
for reduction of taxes, was referred;
that of James Townsend, for remunera-
ton for esettlng pavement, was refer
red, that of William Goetz, for permits
sion to tap sewer, was granted.
Adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
The regular monthly meeting of this
Branch was held at their chamber last
night. His Honor Mayor Mcclellan in
the chair.
Present - Messrs. Blair, Carnahan,
Culbertson, Pannell, Quarter, Simpson,
Sweeney and Wilson.
The confirmation of Levi Reed as
deputy sergeant in place of Bernard
Brady, resigned, was concurred in.
The resolution of the Street Commits
sienor, from the Second Branch, asking
for an appropriation for the purchase of
a boat load of boulders for paving pur
poses, was concurred in.
The resolution from the Second
Branch for placing crossing III Sixth
Ward was concur ed in.
The resolution from the Second Branch
in relation to the payment of DIR. Mccoy
for publishing interments of the city,
was, on motion of Mr.. Blair referred
which motion was lost. The resolution
lays over until the next meeting of
Council.
The resolution and ordinance of the
Second Branch in relation to creating a
paid Fire Department was put upon its
first reading, after which Mr.. Sweeney
moved the ordinance be taken up and
read by sections, which the clerk pro-
ceedei to do, reading the first section,
when Mr.. Wilson moved to lay the or
dinance on the table for the present,
which was adopted.
The report of the CON mittee on Water
Works was received from the Second
Branch and concurred ia.
The report of the committee on Ac-
counts, received from the Second
Branch, was concurred in.
The report of the Street Commits.
sioner, received from the Second Branch,
was concurred in.
The report of the City Treasurer, re-
ceived from the Second Branch, was