The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-04

| tuesday evening. The chair was %
cupied by His Honor, Mayor McClel-
Ian. The Clerk called the roll and
the following members answered to-
their names: Messrs. Blair, Culbertson,
Hall, Harper, Mcclure, Pannell, Rine-
hart, Simpson, Schambra and Wilson.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
The Mayor called Mr.. Wilson to the
chair and retired.
Resolutions of respect to the memory
ofthe late William G. Battelle, Esq,
were received from the Second Branch
and unanimously concurred in, (Pub-
lished in yesterday mornings paper.)
The ordinance in relation to the As
SCISSOR of real estate, personal property,
&c, was read and signed.
| The report of the Special Committee
appointed to inquire into the e1pe-
diency and necessity OF memorialiZing
the Legislature in relation to the quail.
! ticatiOn and election of members of
Council and other city officers, was re-
ceived from the Second Branch with the
5th section amended by striking out the
words ''or any deputy under him." also
further amending said section by ad-
ding thereto the words "should the
Council deem it best to adopt that
mode"
On motion of Mr.. Blair, the conside-
ration of the amendments was laid on
the table.
On motion, the action of the Second
Branch in confirming the nomination
of Robert Junkins as deputy Sergeant
in Second Ward, was cOncurred in.
A message was received from the
Second Branch stating that said Branch
was ready to go into joint session for
the election Of Assessors of real estate
and water rents, and on motion, the
members present proceeded TO the
chamber of the Second Branch. and on
returning therefrom, the following
resolution was received from the Second
Branch:
Resolved, That the Committee on Fire
Department be authorized to settle with
Mr.. William Exley for repairs done on
4 the First Ward hose house, and report
TO Council
Mr.. Blair offered the following rs an
amendment:
ReSOLUed, That the resolution from the
Second Branch directing the Committee
on Fire, Department to settle with Mr..
William IGxley. for repairs done on First
Ward hose house and report to Council,
be referred to a special committee of
two from the First Branch and three
| from the Second, for the purpose or In
vestigating the whole subject connected
with said repairs; the authority of
Council for making the contract; the
; extent of the repairs, and such other in
formation as the committee may deem
proper and pertinent'to make and re-
port to Council.
, On motion, the resolution OF the Sec
ond Branch thus amended was adopt
ed, and returned to that Branch for its
action.
, The Chair appointed Messrs. Mcclure
, and Hall on the part of this Branch.
The official bond of E. Day, Treasurer,
$ ] rp0aiUp6 frNHn the Second RFAnHh.
= and it appearing from amessage accom-
D panying it that the sureties on said bond
had qualified as to their sufhciency and
ack nOwledged their signatures before
the President OF the Second Branch, and
not in presence OF said Branch as re-
quired by ordinance, the action OF the
!, Second Branch approving said bond
!, was nOn-concurred in.
A resolution instructing w. G. Smith,
g City Surveyor, to make Immediately Il
r survey and report relative to new
4 bridge over Wheeling Creek at or near
Market street; also TO report the lOcalt-
3 ties on both sides of the creek; the
= streets adjacent; the elevation and
4 grades of the same, with his views as to
the bridge most suitable and it's cost,
was received from the Second Branch.
The resolution appropriates ono hun
dred dollars for the expenses of said
survey and report.
On motion the resolution was laid on
the table. ,4
, Tho petition of n. C. Shallcross, city
Weigh Master, asking that the approach
to the coal scales on the Island and the
scales in the Alb and 9th Wards be re-
paired, and also calling attention to the
: bad condition of he scales in the 5Ih
: Ward, was received from the Second
| Branch and laid ON the able.
, A report ofthe Committee on Markets
was received from the Second Branch,
Offering the following resolutions which
were CODcurred In.
ReSOLved, That the bills enumerated
therein) amounting to Sill 81 be- paid.
ReSOLVed, That IL is not expedient to
change the manner OF renting the fish
stalls.
A report from the Committee on Fire
Department was received from the Sec
: oud Branch, and their action adopting
A the following resolutions appended
Thereto COncurred in,
RESOLVED, That Jonas Crumbacker be
t paid 81 in full for services rendered at
the AIbeneum fire.
ReSoLVcd, That VIM. Hare be paid Sc
: for gum washers furnished Hope Fire
( Company.
RcSoLUcd, That Dillon, Thompson s.
Co.. be paid $4,000 for brass clamps fur
nisbed tor the gum hose.
ReSOLUcd, That the Committee on Fire
| Department be directed and empower
ed to advertise and sell to the best adj
and reels that in their Judgment will
3 not be required for service after the in
+ PRODUCTION OF the two steam fire en-
gines, and also all the old worn out
leather hose. ~
} RESOLVED, That the committee be en-
powered to purchase a stove and pipe
for the Atlantic Engine House.
ReSOLUed, That the constitution. by
laws and organization of the Vigilant
Steam Fire Engine Company be ap-
proved.
The petition of William GOetz, to re-
pair the Fifth Ward scales, was receiv-
ed from the Second Branch and laid on
the table.
Bill of P. L. Kimberly, amounting to
, $l1 So, for coal furnished the pest house,
was received from the Second Branch
and its action ordering the payment
concurred in.
, 4 resolution to release Marshall &
Gilbert from weighing the coal furnish
ed by them to the Glass Works of
Sweeney, Bell & Co., was received from
, the Second Branch and non-concurred
, in.
Petition of Annie Seton to give theat-
rical representations for one month for
: 500, was received from the Second
Branch and its action granting the petit
, ton cOncurred in.
Mr.. Mcclure offered the following
resolutions, which were adopted and
} sent to the Second Branch:
, ReSOLUed, That the Committee on
Real Estate be instructed to inquire
what rights the city may have in the
! for public use and so recorded, called
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