The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-05

CITY CoUNcIL.-An adjourned meet
ing of the City Council was held last
evening. In tho Second Branch the
Chair was occupied by President Will
kinsOn. The Clerk called the roll when
the following members answered to
their names: Messrs. Clator, Connel-
ly, Hughes, Harrison, Long, McCourt-
ney, Maxwell, Moulter, Oesterling,
Pratt, Stanley, Simpson, Salisbury,
Smith r, Sweeney, Shepherd, Upde-
graft and Weisgarber.
Tho minutes OF the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
The special order of the meeting was
announced by the President 10 be the
reception of the estimates of eXpendi-
lures made by the various committees.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys
submitted their estimate ofthe amount
necessary to be expended in that de.
partment during the ensuing year. APP.
pended to the report, was resolution
requesting an appropriation OF ten
thousand dollars.
Mr.. Stanley made the motion that
the report be received and filed.
Mr.. Hughes moved that it be laid on
the table. but, on request, withdrew it.
Subsequently he renewed his motion to
lay it on the table but it did no prevail.
Mr.. Hughes moved to amend the res
olution by inserting twenty-five thous-
and dollars.
Mr.. Maxwell offered as an amend
ment to the amendment that the sum
be fixed at fifteen thousand dollars,
Before reaching vote in either pro-
position, Mr.. Sweeney made the motion
that the estimates submitted by the
committees be read and referred to u
special committee.
The motion of Mr.. Sweeney ELECTED
considerable discussion, when Mr..
McCourtney offered as a substitute that
the estimates reported this evening be
laid on the table, and that the remain
ing committees be requested to prepare
and submit their reports with as little
delay as practicable, which was adopt
ed.
The report of the Committee of Con-
ference, appointed at the last meeting,
on the seventh section of an ordinance
in relation to licenses, was read.
The com mittee reported that they had
agreed to fix the license on whaff boats
at $l75. The report of the committee
was adopted.
TIE report of the City Engineer in re-
lation to the proposed bridge over the
creek, was read. Mr.. Smith presented
the results of his examinations of both
sites-Market and Chapline streets,-as
we'll as the estimated cost of iron and
stone structures. The amount of fill
Ing on the streets necessary to bring
them up to the grade of the bridge on
both sites, was given in detail, as we'll
as the measurement and cost If either
material be selected. The cost if built
of stone was estimated at $S4, O69 40,-l
that, if iron be adopted, at 500, $50 20.
Mr.. Stanley offered the following:
RESOLVED, That the report of Mr.. w.
G. Smith, City Engineer, in relation to
kl,a INo
received and filed, and the point OF
building said bridge be located at Mar
ket street.
ReSoEved, That Messrs. Andrew Will
son and John Mcclure jr., from the |
First Branch and j. r. McCourtney,
Robt. Pratt and W. 81. Harrison from
the SecOud Branch, be and are hereby |
appointed a special committee to adj
vertise for and receive proposals for the |
erection of stone work for an iron |
bridge across Wheeling Creek, at Mar |
ket street-said committee to have au-
thority to employ competent engineer
at compensation to be fixed by Coun-
Gil.
Mr.. Hughes offered an amendment
to the resolution which implicitly au-
thorizes the building of the bridge, that |
the subject be referred to the Commit
tee on Finance and Accounts to report |
plan for raising the funds required to |
carry out the ObJect.ot the resolution, |
but it did not prevail.
The resolution was then adopted.
On the adoption OF the resolution ap-
pointing q special committee to adver- |
tise for proposals and submit them to |
Conncil' the yeas and nays were de-
manded and resulted: yeas II; nays Z.
So the resolution was adopted.
on motion, the Second Branch ad.
journed.