The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-09-01
Referred to the committee on Streets
and Alleys for report.

Referred to the committee on Streets
and Alleys for report.
Mr.. Clator offered the following:
Resolred, That the curbstone be set
on the south side of John street, from
the alley east of Seventh street TO
Eighth street. Adopted.
The bill of C. Leonhart, for balance
due on two houses sold to the city, OF
$50, was ordered to be paid.
The following preamble resolution
were laid upon the table:
WHEREAS, The committee on Real Is,
tate has been directed, by order OF
Council, to advertise and sell at pnDhc
sale to the highest and best bidder, the
lot or piece of ground on Union street,
lately occupied by the Hope Engine
and Hose Company; and also, the lou OF
piece of ground in East Wheeling, late
liy occupied by the Rough and Ready
Engine and Hose Company, and, where
as, the said committee have failed to
carry out said order, therefore, be 1t
Resolred, That the said committee on
Real Estate be directed to advertise the
above described property and sell the
same at public sale without any IN
necessary delay, and report their pro-
ceedings to Council.
On motion, the Second Branch adj
journed.
FIRST BRANCH.
A special meeting of this Branch was
held last night, His Honor Mayor
Mcclellan in the chair.
Present-Messrs. Blair, Carnahan,
Culbertson, Harper, Hall, Mcclure, Pan
nell, Shallcross, Simpson, Quarter, and
Wilson.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and signed.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the tax
ordinance was taken up, and the vote
resulted as follows, on the final passage,
at so cents on the 500:
Ayes-Carnahan, Culberts0n, Harper,
Mcclure, Pannell, Quarter, Simpson,
and Wilson.
Nays-Hall and Shallcross.
Mr.. Blair refused to vote, on the
ground that he did not know what he
was to vote for, the Council refusing to
read the ordinance upon taking it up.
Messrs. Blair and Shallcross offered
the following protest to be recorded:
Ia recording our votes in opposition
to increased taxation for the year 1869,
we offer these resolutions:
First, t. defray the necessary, ordin-
airy expenses of the city for the year
named, an increase of the taxes is not
required; and
Second, The people are less able to
pay the taxes necessary to meet the or
binary expenses of the city government
this year, than they were last, and to
demand of the people what is not really
required in the way of taxation, under
such circumstances, is unjust on the
part of the Council. Signed,
I. p. SHALLCRoSS,
T. j. BLAIR.
Mr.. Quarter offered the following res
olution, which was adopted:
ReSOlred, That the committee ON FL
nance be and are hereby empowered 20
borrow the sum of four thousand dol
lars (S4000) for sixty or ninety days, for
the purpose of paying four notes of
one thousand dollars each, given by the
city in payment of one mOiety of the
steam fire engine, which will fall due on
tho 9TH of September.
Mr.. Mcclure offered the following
resolution:
ResoIred. That this Council do agree
at once to furnish the grade for Ohio
street, between Zane and Broadway |
streets, Seventh Ward; provided the |
citizens on said part of the street will |
pay all costs of furnishing the same;
also, pay the surveyor for locating said
grades.
Adopted.
The report of the committee on Real
Estate, from the Second Branch, was
received and the first and third resou-
tions conCurred in, and the fourth reso
luton referred to the committee for re-
port.
The resolution from the Second
Branch, in relation to the Market Street
Bridge, was received, and after long
debate, was concurred in.
Mr.. Quarter offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolrcd, That the Treasurer of the
city DO directed to keep separate &C
count of all money received by him, aC-
cruing from the revenue of the Wafer
Works, and after paying the expenses
of running the same, the balance, as 1t
is received, shall be applied toward the
payment of the funded debt, known as
the water Works debt" held by D.
c.. List, Esq, and others, and that he
shall report his proceedings, returning
at the same time the bond or bonds he
shall have redeemed, at each regular
meeting of the Council.
The petition of Catharine Glitch, for
coffee house license, from the Second
Branch, was received and concnrred in.
The petition of Captain Murine, from
the Second Branch, was, on motion,
laid on the table.
An ordinance from the Second Braneh,
fixing the grade on John street, from
Sixth to Seventh streets, was received
and concurred in.
Resolred, That the Treasurer of the
city be directed to refuse to receive
from the Collector of Water Rents all
orders drawn By the Clerk of the city,
except they be endorsed, "FrOm Water
Works Revenue"
The petition of J. L. Stroehlein, from
the Second Branch, was concurred in.
The bill of Conrad Leonhart, from the
Second Branch, was received and con-
Cured in.
The resolution from the Second Branch,
requesting committee to be appointed
to INQUIRE into the expediency OF re-
moving the City Building, &c, was
read. and Messrs. Hall and Mcclure APP
pointed on the part of this Branch.
TLorasolption from the Second Branch,