The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-28
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY EEESING, Jnly Nsa

in special session. o.ra.
Present-Messrs. Baer, Bell, Boring
Clator. Connolly, Hughes, Harrison
Long, McCourtney, Maxwell, Pratt, sal
isbury, Stanley, Porter Smith, D. u
Smith, Sheppard, Sweeney, Updegrat,
Weisgerber and President Wilkinson.
TIE President called the Second
Branch to order.
The reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
The chairman announced that the
meeting was called to consider the ques'
ton of the Market street bridge; the
water tax ordinance, and the tex ordin-
ance, and that the report of the commit
tee on the Market street bridge wonld
first be considered. -
The report of the committee contains
the following: -.. -..
The special committee on the Market
street bridge met to examine the vari.
ious bids for stone work and excavation,
and find that Schuhle g. Lutz had the
lowest bid. The bid for building abut-
mel Is s. go per perch; Tor building sup
port walls $500 per perch; building
pier $40 per perch; excavation for foun-
dation As cents per cubic yard.
The committee would recommend the
Letting of the contract of building abut-
ments to support walls and excavatiO on
to Soluble d. Lutz, as the COMMITTEES are
of the opinion that single span bridge
would be great saving in cost and
equally strong, and would recommend
the single span bridge, believing that
the city. would save several thousand
dollars by adopting the single spF
bridge Your committee would ohs
the following resolutions for your con-
sideration:
ReSolred, That the contract for build
ing the stone work for abutments, sup
port walls and excavation foundation
be awarded to Soluble Il Lutz by their
agreeing to and complying with the
terms and specifications as agreed by
their proposals.
Resolred, That the special committee
on Market Street Bridge be authorized
to contract with Soluble & Lutz for the
building of the stone abutments. sup
port walls and the excavation for foun-
dation in accordance with their propo-
sails and bids.
The first resolution being under con-
sideration, Mr.. Hughes offered the fol-
lowing substitute:
Re8olred, That the committee be au-
thorized to contract for the masonry OF
a bridge, provided that the money be
raised upon city bonds at ten years at a
rate of interest not exceeding per cent.
per annum. Bonds to be sold at not
less than par. ....
The ayes aud nays being called on the
it was lost by the following
vote:
AyeS-Mesers. Bell, Clater, Connolly,
j. G. Smith and Sheppard-6.
NayS-Messrs. Boring, Harrison, Long,
McCourtney, Maxwell, Pratt, Salisbury,
Stanley, p. Smith, Sweeney and Weis-
garber-ll.
Mr.. Bell offered the following substi-
tute.
Resolped, That, in view of the condi-
ton of the city finances, it is mex
pedient to let the contract for the ma
sonry of bridge at Market street al
present.
Mr.. ]. G. Smith offered q substitute
for Mr.. Bells substitute, when Mr..
Pratt moved the previous question,
which was sustained by o vote Of IL
yeas TOT nays.
The vote recurring on the main ques-
tion-the resolution reported by the
was adopted.
Those voting in the affirmative are
Messrs. Baer, Boring, Harrison, Long,
McCourtney, Maxwell, Pratt, Salisbury,
Stanley, P. Smith and Weisgerber.
Those voting in the negative are
Messrs. Bell, Clator, Connolly, Hughes,
J. G. Smith, Sheppard and Sweeney.
A vote was then taken on the passage
Of the second resolution and it passed
by the same vote as the first, with the
of Mr.. Updegrafl7s name to
those voting in the, affirmative.
A communication was received from
H. Conant, City Sergeant, announcing
that he had appointed Bernard Brady a
Deputy Sergeant vice II. Severing re-
signed, and asked that he be confirmed.
The confirmation was made unanimous.
A report of the joint committee APP
pointed for the purpose of considering
the proposition to purchase the grounds
of tie North West Virginia Agricultural
Society on Wheeling Island, was read.
1t recommends the purchase OF the
grounds for the sum of $4,000, on a
credit of fifteen years. The report was
laid on the table.
The following resolution, received
from the First Branch, was COncurred
in:
ResOlred, That the committee on Or
dinauces be directed to report an ordln-
ance amending the seventh section OF
chapter sixteen of the printed ordln-
ances of the city, making it the duty OF
the Mayor of the city to issue his proc
lamation requiring all persons to con
fine their dogs. or to have the same ST.
curely muzzled, whenever in his Judg
ment there is danger from hydrophobla,
or when requested to do so by an order
of Council.
Mr.. McCourtney presented IN ordln-
ance repeating the first and second sec
tons of an ordinance levying taxes for
the year 1869, passed April 9, 1862 which
was read three times and passed.
A resolution requiring the City Ser
geant to enforce the sections of the or
diuances in relation to compelling the
owners of carriages or hacks for hire to
have the number of the vehicle painted
on the lamps of their vehicle, was
adopted.
A resolution appropriating $40 to pur-
chase a new cord for the striking weight
of the town clock, was passed.
A petition was received, signed by
o;.;zans of the Fourth Ward