The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-03


The report of the City Sexton was II
ceived and ordered to be filed.
Report of Wharf Master was receive
and filed. -.r
The petition of Annie Sefton' askinI
to perform with her theatrical compan.
one month for $50, was granted.
The petition of VIM. Goethe, asking
for the repair of scales, was referred Il
committee with power to act.
Mr.. Updegraff was excused from serv
ing on the Finance committee at hi
own request.
The following resolution was Offered
BY Mr.. Bell and adopted:
RESOLVED, That the firms of Sweeney
Bell g. Co. and Marshall d Ebert be ex
empted from weighing coal.
Petition of A. Kramer was referred
to the committee on Water Works.
Petition of John Wooster to keep {
first-class coffee house was granted.
Petition of William Spears for re
duction of water rent was referred t.
the committee on Water Works for re
port.
Petition of John Mcclure, ST., was re
ferred TO the committee on Streets an6
Alleys for examination.
Petition of Hepburn, Eoff and Others
was referred to the committee on Streets
and Alleys fer report.
The bill of J. McCallister, for weigh
ing coal, was referred to the committee
on Water Works, for report.
Bill of P. L. Kimberly, for coal fur
nished to Pest House, amounting to
Sll.s2, was ordered to be paid.
The following resolution was received
from the First Branch and concurred in
RESOLVED, That committee of five be
appointed, two from the First Branch
and three from the Second Branch, tC
fully investigate the amount of repairs
done by VIM. Exley on Independence
Hose House.
The chair appointed Messrs Bell, Nc,
Courtney and Updegraff for this Branch
The following resolutions were offered
and referred:
RESOLVED, That the cOmmi tees on Fire
Department and Water Works inquire
into the expediency of enlarging the
water pipe on John street.
Resolved, That the Street Commits
sioner be requested to place a crossing
on Monroe street.
Resolved, That the Street Commission,
or be requested to place csrbstone on
the west side of Market street, near
Division, and a crossing on Division
street.
Mr.. Updegraff offered the following
Re8olred, That the committee on
Streets and Alleys be instructed to in
quire into the expediency of placing
cast iron crossings on the streets, ia
stead OF replacing them with stone.
Adopted.
Mr.. Sweeney offered the following
resolutions:
Resolred, That the committee on FL
nance are hereby instructed, the First
Branch concurring, to require from the
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund a
full and clear statement of the fund,
showing what sums have been received,
how expended, and on what account.
That said statement shall show the OPP
erations of each year from the creation
of the trust. The statement, when pre-
pared, shall be reported to the Council.
RESOLVED, That the committee on FL
nance are hereby instructed, the First
Branch concurring, to examine the con-
dition of the debt due ID. G. List and
others on account of the Water Works,
and report to Council some plan for its
payment.
Adopted.
An ordinance amending the fourth
section of an ordinance so as to pay the
Overseer of Chain-Gang, such per diem
as the Council may see fit to appro-
pirate, was received from the First
Branch and concurred in.
The following resolutions were re-
ceived. from the First Branch and con-
Cured in:
Resolred, That the committee on Real
Estate be instructed to inquire into GER
tain things pertaining to public lot
belonging to the city, on the Island.
ResOlred, That the Council instruct
the Finance committee to find out the
number of bonds held by the city in the
Baltimore g. Ohio railroad, and sell
them as soon as possible.
The petition of William Wetzel and
others, asking permission to tap sewer
to carry off water at their own expense,
was granted.
President Wilkinson was added to the
Finance committee.
Mr.. Sweeney offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolred, That the arrangement for
the payment for the steam fire engines
be referred to the committee on FL
nance.
Adjourned. .....