The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-08-13


Centre street to Sycsmore alley, lao feet,
and the repairing of Coal street, at the
head of Bank street.
The Health Officer reported the city
entirely free from epidemic disease, and
that its sanitary condition is equal to
that of any city of its size in the United
States. The nuisance at Odd Fellows
Hall, he reports as having been tempo
rarily abated by closing the vault, He
makes several other suggestions of minor
Importance.
The Wharfmaster reported the re-
ceipt ofS5l1.50 for wharfage during the
month of July.
The City Sexton reported fifteen in
terments in Peninsula Cemetery during
the month ending July 3Oth, 1869.
The resolutions were adopted.
On motion, the bill of Dillon, Thomp-
son d Co., for gas fixtures, &C., fur
nished Vigilant engine house, was laid
upon the table.
On motion of Mr.. Harrison, the bill
of Dillon, Thompson & Co. was taken
from tho table.
Mr.. Harrison moved the bill be paid.
On this motion the yeas and nays were
called.
Those voting in the affirmative are
Messrs. Bell, Connolly, Harrison,
Hughes, Long, Pratt, Stanley, Shep-
pard, Sweeney-9.
Those voting in the negative are
Messrs. Boring, Clator, Keim, McCort-
ney, Maxwell, Molter, Salisbury, Simp-
son, Updegrsff-9.
So the motion was lost.
The following report was received
from the committee on Finance:
At meeting of the committee it was
ordered that George w. LETTERS, Esq,
proceed to Parkersburg to be in attend
auce as the city's attorney in the case
of the city against the Baltimore Il
Ohio railroad, and that the chairman
make an order on the Treasurer for $50
to defray the expenses, which action
the committee ask the Council to con-
firm.
The following resolution has been
submitted to D. C. List in regard to
the payment of the bonds held by him
secured by deed of trust on the Water
Works, and has his approval. Your
committee would respectfully ask its
adoption, the settlement being, in their
opinion, the best that can be made in
equity for both parties.
Resolred. That the Collector of water
rents be ordered to deposit bis collec'
tions with the Bank of Wheeling, to the
credit of Messrs. Brady, Wheat u
Lamb, trustees, and that the said col
lector, after paying out of tse same
(npon orders of the Council to DO made
heresfter) the expenses OF operating
the water works and keeping the same
in repair, be appropriated TO the pay
ment of the interest and the reduction
of the principal to become due, OF CITY
bonds, constituting what Is usually
known as the water works loan secured
by the deed of trust to said trustees,
dated June E, 1851, and further that the
.aid trustees shall at the end OF eacn
and every month apply what moneys
NAV be to their credit 10 the reduction
of the principal sum, reservlng SUN
Gent amount to pay the interest cou
pons maturing on the LIST OF June ana
ist of December in each year
Mr.. LETTERS report, stating that DC
had filed pleas with the L. s. District
Court at Parkersburg, and that, as the
case of Marshall county had been taken
to the Supreme Court of the United
States at Washington, he deemed 1t best
to await the action of the Court IN that
case before doing anything further IN
the case of the city against the b. q "
railroad, accompanied the report OF the
committee and was placed on file
On motion of Mr.. Updegraff, the report
Of the committee in regard to ordering
the payment Of $50 to Mr.. LETTERS for
his expenses, &c, was referred PACK V
the committee for them to report II THIS
snm was in full for Mr.. LETTERS services
and where they obtained the authority
for the expenditure
On motion of Mr.. Sweeney, the reso'
luton in regard to the Water VOTES
was laid on the table.
On motion the Recommendations o,
the Street Commissioner were referred
to the committee on Streets ana Aiie!'
for report, and the bills for wsrk were
ordered to be paid.
The committee on Real Estate report
! ed in favor of leasing to Elanor Ripiey'