The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-12-22
CITY COUNCIL PRoCERDINGs
TUESDAY EVENING, Dec. 81.
SECOND BRANCH.

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to adjournment.
Present:-Messrs. Baer, Boring, Clator
Conelly, Hughes, Keim, Long, Maxwell
Moulter, Salisbury, Stanley, Porter
Smith, J. G. Smith, Sheppard, swee
ney, Updegraff and Weisgerber.
The President being absent, Mr.
Stanley was selected President pro tenn
The minutes of the preceding meeting
were read; approved, and signed.
A resolution directing the Street
Commissioner to place stone crossing
over Chapline Street, north side OF Mar
shall Street, adopted at the last meet
ing by majority vote, came up and
was adopted.
The report of the settlement of the
Finance committee with Capt. Woods,
city tax collector, not being in the pcs
session Of the Second Branch, on mo-
ton the Second Branch proceeded to
consider the unfinished business on the
table.
The action of the First Branch and
the Mayor, in regard to the purchase OF
the Gas Works and in spreading the re-
port of the proceedings thereon had
upon the minutes, was concurred in.
The committee on Salaries to whom
was referred the question of adjusting
the salary of the Collector of Water
Rents and Collector of Assessments, OF
real and personal property, reported the
following:
Resolred, That the salary of the Col
lector of Water Rents be fixed at 81 pei
cent. of the gross amount collected Dy
him.
Re,olred, That the Collector of AS
sessments of real and personal property
be allowed 81 per cent. on each dollar OF
the gross amount collected by him.
A division of the question was called
for so that the vote could be taken on
each resolution separately.
Mr.. Hughes moved to amend by
striking out the 81 per cent. in the first
resolution. On this question the yeas
and nays were called.
Those voting in the affirmative are
Messrs. Baer, Connolly, Hughes, Porter
Smith. Sheppard, Sweeney, Updegraf'
Weisgarber-s.
Those voting in the negative are
Messrs. Boring, Clator, Kein, Long,
Maxwell, Moulter, Salisbury, Stanley,
J. G. Smith,.
So the motion was lost.
Mr.. Baer moved to lay the report on
the table. The yeas and nays being
called, those voting in the Affirmative
are Messrs. Baer, Connolly, Hughes,
Keim, Porter Smith, Updegraff and
Weisgarber-7.
Those voting in the negative are
Boring, Clator, Long, Maxwell, Moul
ter, Salisbury, Stanley, ]. G. Smith,
Sheppard and Sweeney-lO.
So the motion was lost.
Mr.. Hughes moved to recommit the
whole subject to the committee. The
yeas and nays being demanded, the mo-
ZION was lost by the same vote as the
above.
4 call for the previous question being
sustained, the vote on the main ques-
ton was ordered, and the first resolu'
ton was adopted-yeas 9, nays 8.
The second resolution being under
consideration, the yeas and nays were
demanded. The resolution was adopt
ed.
Those voting in the affirmative are
Messrs. Boring, Clator, Long, Maxwell
Moulter, Salisbury, Stanley, J. G
Smith and Sweeney.
Those voting in the negative are
Messrs. Baer, Connolly, Hughes, Keim
Porter Smith, Sheppard, UPdegratf and
Weisgarber-7.
Artsolutioa. appointing committee
to consider the expediency of appoint
ing au assistant for the city clerk was
concurred in, and Messrs. Updegraff,
Sheppard and Weisgarber were appoint.
ed as members of the committee on the
part of the Second Branch.
The report of the Finance committee
in regard to thessettlement with Alfred
Woods was received from the First
Branch, accompanied by a resolution
directing the City Clerk to bring suit
against Alfred Woods and his sureies,
unless settlement be made on or before
January 4th. The resolution was amend.
ed by striking out the words January
4th and inserting February 4th. The
resolution as amended was adopted.
A resolution was received from the
Fisst Branch ordering special meeting
on Tuesday evening, January 4th, and
making the election of officers of the
Fire Department the special order OF
that evening, and amended by striking
out the words January 4th and insert
ing December 25th. The resolution as
amended was adopted.
A petition was received from Lewis &
WCodmax see, asking permission to erect
a lamp in front of the Grant House and
attach the safe to the gas main with
out cost to the city, and was granted.
The amendment of the resolution in
regard to salary of Collector of Water
Rents, making four per cent. the amount
to be paid, received from the First
Branch, was concurred in.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolred, That the Street Commission
er be directed to Ieset ami make secur;
the cuubstoue on the north side of Uuior
street west of Main.
Resolred, That the Mayor aud Presi
dent of the Second Branch be appointed
a committee to distribute csal to tn,
poor of the city. Lost.
A resolution from the First Branch