The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-25

!, their hall on last Tuesday evening" pur
a suant to adjournment.
Preseut-Messrs. Blair, Carnahan
a Culbertson, Harper, Hall, Pannell, Rine
D hart, Shallcross, Simpson, schambra
1 Quarter and Wilson.
, The Mayor being absent, on motion
, Mr.. Shallcross took the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and signed by the President.
A report from the special committee
appointed to inquire into the expedien
CIV of m emorializing the Legislature to
amend the charter of the city of Wheel
ing, in relation to the qualification and
election of members to Council, and
also the election and duties of city eff
GERS generally, was received, which was
as follows:
Resolred, Frst-That the charter cleo.
ton of members of Council and city of.
fcers be held biennially instead of an
nually.
lSeoond-That section of the Act of
March IL, 1886, in relation to the qualifi.
cation of members of Council, be Teen
acted.
| Third-That members of the First
Branch be elected for the term of four
years, and members of the Second
Branch for the term of two years.
Fourth-Tbat the Mayer be elected
by the qualified voters for two years.
| FUth-That the City Sergeant be
elected by the qualified voters for the
term of four years, and that he be
made eligible to Office for another
term.
Sirth-That the Superintendent OF
Water Works and the Street Commits
sioner be elected each for the term of
four years.
Serenth-That the Clerk of the city,
Treasurer and Wharf Master be elected
by the Council for two years, and that
other officers elected for the term of one
year be elected for two.
The above resolutions were all
adopted.
A report from the committee on Po-
lice in reference to the night watch
was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the report
was subsequently taken up, and the ac-
ton of the Second Branch approving
the report of the committee concurred
in.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the vote by
which the action of the Second Branch
was concurred in was reconsidered.
Mr.. Blair offered the following reso-
luton:
RESOLVED, That the report of the COM
mittee on Police in relation to the pay
ment of the night watch be recommit-
ted for further report; also, the cause of
appointing said night watch.
Mr.. Rinehart moved to lay the lreso-
luton on the table. Lost.
On motion the resolution was adopted
by vote of to a.
Mr.. Wilson, from the committee on
Ordinances, reported an ordinance re-
pealing an ordinance in relation to
Weighmaster. Also an ordinance in re-
lation to the duties of Assessors.
Adopted.
A second report of the committee on
Police from the Second Branch was re.
ceived in relation to the uniform to be
worn by the Deputy Sergeants, and, on
melton, it was laid on the table.
The petition of P. H. Kimberly to
lease the piece of ground opposite the
B. g. o. r. R. Depot was received from
the Second Branch with tho report of
its action.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the petit
ton was concurred in.
The petition of j, NJ. Ball, asking to
transfer his coffee house license to Ed
Christman, was received from Second
Branch and concurred in.
A resolution instructing the Street
Commissioner to set curbstone on the
east side of Main, between Mcclure and
Bank streets, and resolution to place
a crossing on John street, east side of
Seventh, were received from the Second
Branch and the action of said Branch
cOncurred in.
A resolution instructing the Street
Commissioner to place crossing at the
east side of Eoff Street, across Marshall,
was received from the Second Branch,
and on motion of Mr.. Rinehart, was
amended by striking out Marshall and
inserting Division. On motion, the ac-
ton of the Second Branch in adopting the
resolution, was then amended by refer
ring it to the committee on Streets and
Alleys to report as to propriety anG
cost. ~
A resolution appel nting one Assessor
of Real Estate, Tithables, &C., was re-
ceived from Second Branch, and laid on
the table. A second resolution of the
same tenor was received from the Sec
ond Branch, and also laid on the table.
The following resolution was re.
ceived from the Second Branch and con
Cured in:
ResolUed, That committee of two
from the First Branch and three from
the Second Branch be appointed for the
purpose of receiving and considering
any propositions which may be made
by the Board of Directors of the North,
west Virginia Agricultural Society, or a
committee thereof, looking to the sale
or transfer of the grounds and Other
property of said society, to the city, fol
the purposes of Public Park, and thai
said committee report the result o.
such conference to the Council.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Blail
and Shalcross for this Branch.
The annual report of the committed
on Salaries was received, Second
Branch offering resolution fixing thu
salaries of the several officers of thu
city for the current year.
On motion, the several amounts to be