The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-06

CITY CoUNCIL.-In the First Branch
of the City Council, on Tuesday even
ing, the chair was occupied by His
Honor, Mayor Mcclellan. The roll
was called by the Clerk and the follow
ing members answered to their names:
Messrs. Blair, Carnahan, Culbertson,
Hall, Harper, Mcclure, Pannell, Quar-
rier, Shallcross, Simpson, Schambra
and Wilson.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and assigned.
The ordinance assessing taxes on IL
censes to keep Ordinaries and Coffee
Houses, and retailers ofspiritous liquors
and foreign and native wines; also, to
amend the 10th and 14th sections OF an
ordinance entitled ''An Ordinance in
relation to Ordinaries and Coffee
Houses" passed at former meetings of
Council, were read and signed by the
Mayor.
The report OF the Committee on Con-
ference, appointed at the last meeting
on the 18th section of an ordinance on
licenses, was read. The committee re-
ported that they had agreed to fix the
license on wharf boats at $l75, and re-
quire them to keep above the bouldered
portion of the wharf.
The report OF the committee was
adopted and the ordinance as amended
was passed.
The report Of the Committee on FL
nance was received, ordered to be filed
and sent to the Second Branch.
The petition of George T. Tingle and
others in relation to the conduct of the
scholars attending st. Vincent's College,
was referred to the Committee on Pet1~
tions and "Reminiscences for report.
The resolution in relation to the COM
pensation of the Overseer of the Chain
Gang, was ION motion taken from the
laid on the table.
Mr.. Mcclure offered the following:
Res0Lved, That many of the property
owners on Market street, between Mon
roe and Quincy, are DESTROYS of placing
the Nicholson pavement on that part of
the street at their own cost, and ask the
privilege of this Council, the Second
Branch concurring, that the same may
be granted;-also, when said change of
paving takes place, the city agrees to
allow in value said property holders in
their equal proportion, the cost at that
time of all the boulders now upon that
part OF the street.
Streets and Alleys enquire into the ex-
pediency of placing curb stone at least
on one side of Penn street, Seventh
Ward, between Zane and Virginia, also
on the east side of Broadway.
The first resolution was referred to
the Committee on Streets and Alleys
for report, and the second was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Carnahan the ap-
plication of George Warner for license
to keep second class coffee house, was
taken from the table. A remonstrance
against granting him license, signed by
numerous citizens of the Sixth Ward,
was read.
On motion the action of the Second
Branch granting the license was nom
COncurred in.
On motion of Mr.. ShallcrOss the ap.
plication of G. w. Eckhart for license
to keep an ordinary was taken from the
table. A recommendation in favor, and
license, were read, and the favorable
action of the Second Branch on the APP
pIication was concurred in.
Mr.. Quarter offered the following:
ReSOLUed, That the Committee on Ordi-
nances be and are hereby instructed to
prepare An ordinance to be presented
at the next regular meeting of the Coun-
Gil, setting forth in effect that from and
after the first day of June next all
property owners will be required to
place paVements and curbing in front
OK their property, where the same is en-
closed by fence or otherwise, at their
expense, and not at the expense of the
city, as heretofore.
On the motion to lay the resolution
on the table the ayes and noes were de-
mand, and resulted ayes 6, noes 6. g
Pending the further consideration of
the resolution the First Branch adj
journed.