The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-29

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SECOND BRANCH,

pursuant to adjournment.
Presents Boring, Harrison, Long, Nc
Cortney, Maxwell, Pratt, Salisbury
Stanley, Porter Smith, Updegraff ant
weisgarber-1L
The President being absent Mr.. Up
degraff mas eieotsa President pro tenn.
There beng no quorum present tn.
Sergeant vas dispatched for absentees
Mr.. Keih appeared in the Council
chamber. -
The reading of the minutes were dis
pensed with.
Mr.. Coanelly sppesred in coancil.
The President pro TEN ANNOUNCED that
the special business in order was the
consideration of the resolutions author.
izing contract to be made with Shuhle
q Lutz for building single span
bridge across Wheeling creek at Market
street. Those resolutions having re.
ceived majority vote and not vote OF
two-thirds Of the members present had
to be passed by majority at two meet.
ings.
The resolutions were taken up and
again passed by a majority.
The vote by which an ordinance,
passed July 81, 1869, repeating the first
and second sections of an ordinance as.
sessing taxes for the year 1869, passed
April 20, 1869, was reconsidered, and
the repeating ordinance was indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. Pratt moved that, in the first and
second sections of the ordinance levying
taxes for the year 1869, the words forty
cents taxation on each 500 valuation
be stricken out, and the words fifty
cents inserted.
The question being on striking out,
the yeas and nays were ordered. Those
voting in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Boring, Harrison, Lsng, Nc.
Courtney, Maxwell, Pratt, Salisbury,
Stanley, Porter Smith, Updegraff and
Weisgsrber-l1.
Those voting in the negative are,
Messrs. Clayton, Connolly, Keim, J,
G. Smith,.
Sc the words "forty cents" were
stricken out. The words "fifty cents
were inserted by the same vote.
The sections as amended and the ordi.
nance were then adopted.
An application was received from
Godfrey Warner asking license to keep
a first class coffee house, and granted.
An application was received from
John Gibson for license to keep a first
class coffee house on Market street, be.
tween Monroe and Quincy, ard granted
A petition was received from Thomas
Oliver asking o release from last years
water tax and referred to committee on
Water Works.
The resolution passed by Second
Branch, directing that rope for the
striking weight be purchased for the
town clock, having been referred by the
First Branch to a joint committee to
ascertain the cost, the Second Branch
concurred in that action, and Messrs.
Maxwell, Clayton and J. G. Smith were
appointed on the Second Branch.
The resolutions sppropriating $1,000
to repair the Peninsula road having
failed in the First Branch for want OF
time, they were taken up and passed
again by the Second Branch.
Mr.. J. G. Smith offered the following
Resolved, That the Deputy City Ser
gsants be permitted to dress in light
clsthing during the hot weather.
The resolution was laid on the table.
An ordinance for levying and assess
ing a special water tax for the year
1869, was received from the First Branch
and was read a third time and passed.
Mr.. Porter Smith offered the follow
ing:
Resolred, That the Street Commits
sioner be authorized to make q sewer on
the north side Of Marshall street, be-
tween Chapline and Market streets.
Referred to the Commissioner with
instructions to report cost.
Resolred, That a special committee be
appointed, two from the Second and one
from the First Branch Of Council, for
the purpose of making all needful re-
pairs on city buildings.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Salisbury offered the following:
Resolred, That the Street Commission
er be instructed to prevent any further
deposit of dirt on the bank of Wheeling
creek on the north side of Market
street.
Mr.. Boring offered the following:
Resolred, That the Street Commits
sioner be instructed to have the cnrb-
stone set on the east side of Seventh
street from John street to Sycamore al
ley, and the gutter paved with stone.
Referred to the Street Commissioner
with instructions to report costs.
On motion the Council adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
This Branch of City Council met last
night at their chamber. pursuant to adj
journment, for the special consideration
of the Market street bridge question.
On motion, Mr.. Sweeney took the
chair.
Present-Messrs. Culbertson, Carna-
han, MeLure, Psnnell, Quarter, Rine-
hart, Schambra, Sweeney and Wilson,
The reading of the minutes Of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
Mr.. Wilson offered the following reso,
luton:
Resolred, That j. N. Warden be
charged with the supplementary list tor
the year 1867. as reported by himself,
and that he also be credited with 1896 sc
reductions made by Council at different
times, and define uent list Of 81 0i6.62