The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-09-01
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Tuesday EVENING, Aug. 81, 1869.
SECOND BRANCH.

The Second Branch OF COUNCIL met III
special session.
Present-Messrs. Boring, Clator, Con-
nelly. Hughes, Harrison, McCourtney,
Pratt, Salisbury, Stanley, Porter
Smith, J. G. Smith, Simpson, Sheppard,
Updegraff, and Weisgerber.
The President being absent, Mr..
shandley was elected President pro
TEN.
The reading of the minutes of the
preceding meeting was dispensed with.
A report was received purporting to
be from committee on Streets and AL
legs. 1t was referred back to the same
committee.
A petition was received from Catha-
rine Glitch, asking for license to keep a
coffee house of the second class, between
Paper Mill alley and Third street, on
Main street. 1t was granted.
A petition from the First Branch,
granting the use of Hope House to the
Universalist Society, at such rent as the
committee on Building and Real Estate
may determine, was received and their
action concurred in.
NJ. Z. Collins and others, residents on
Linn street, in regard to the water run
ming across their property In wet or
rainy weather. 1t was referred to the
committee on Streets and Alleys.
A petition was received from Patrick
Warden and other residents ON Fillmore
street, asking an extension of the sewer
on that street. Referred to the commit
tee on Streets and Alleys with instruc-
tions to consider the subject of extend
ing this sewer to Caldwell's run, and the
probable cost of so doing.
petition was received from John
Arthur in regard to having the Fourth
Ward scales for the same time as other
city scales are had. Referred to CON-
mittee on Streets aud Alleys.
Mr.. Salisbury offered the following
resolution
ReSolred, That the Market street
bridge committee be empowered to en-
ploy a competent engineer to superin-
tend the excavation and the erection or
the structure of said bridge, and that
they bs further authorized to act In
: I,a
of Ohio county in the expenditure OF
the amount appropriated by said county
for the construction OF the aforesaid
bridge, or to look after any matter IN
connection with said superintendent
that may pertain to the interests OF the
city. And said committe shall report
their action in this matter to each regu-
lar meeting of the Council.
Mr.. Updegraff moved to amend the
resolution by inserting after the words
competent engineer" the words "at
compensation to be fixed by Council"
Carried.
The resolution as amended was
passed, and Messrs. Hughes, Clator and
Weisgerber were appointed said COM
mittee.
A petition was received from John
Bishop, President of Mt. Wood Gene
terry, in relation to sewer built by
Mount Wood Cemetery, and asking the
city to pay a proportion of the expense.
Referred to committee on Streets and
Alleys for report.
A petition was received from Hughes,
Thompson Il Co., asking reduction of
water tax. Referred to committee on
Water Works.
Apetition was received from Boone
Mcclure, attorney for John Mcclure, jr.,
in regard to a parcel of ground lying
across Kinney street, which property
Mr.. Mcclure claims, and asks $50 fer
The petition was rejected.
A petition was received from Frank
Ritter, asking the Council to sell him
the house he now lives in. He offers to
pay the city 500 for the house, and $40
per year ground rent. The house is
over Nolan's coal bank. The petition
was rejected.
A petition was received from j. III.
Stroehlein, asking permission to lay clay
pipes from his cellar to the Market
street sewer. Granted, if the work be
done under the direction OF the Street
Commissioner, and at Mr.. Stroehleih's
expense.
The report of the City Sexton for July
was received and filed.
A petition was received from John
Murine asking reduction IN the
wharfage of the steamboat Science to
correspond with that charged the
steamer Hope. Referred to committee
on Wharves with power to act.
An ordinance fixing the grade of John
street was taken from the table and
adopted.
The following resolutions were re-
ceiyed from First Branch of Council:
Resolred, That all money accruing to
the city for water rents for the year
1869, after the current expenses OF the
water works shall have been paid for
said year, shall be appropriated for the<
purpose of paying the bonds for which
said water works is security.
ReSolred, That the Collector OF water
Rents is hereby Instructed not to re-
ceive in payment of water rents city
orders or drafts, except such orders or
drafts as appertain to said water works
Referred TO the committee on Finance
for report.
RcsOlred, That the committee on Wa
ter Works To and they are hereby d.
rected to report at as early day as pos
sible as to the practicability, best mode
and cost of extending the water from
the Water Works to the Seventh Ward,
and if in the opinion of said committee
1t is eXpedient to extend the water TO
said ward, then they shall report the
cost of placing ten clsterns, capable OF
holding about one hundred barrels of
water each, at convenient points in said
! ward fnr OrOtprfiOn m case of fire