The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-04-15

CITY COUNC1L.-4n the t1EBG oFdnCQ o.
the City Council, on Tuesday evening
the chair was occupied by His Honor
Mayor Mcclellan. The roll was called
by the Clerk when the following gen
tlemen answered to their names:-
Messrs. Blair, Carnahan, Culbertson,
Hall, Mcclure, Quarter, Rinehart,
Shallcross, Sweeney and Wilson.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
A statement of John Scarborough In
reference to the non-payment Of taxes
by the Banks, Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, and others, was
read and laid on the table.
A report of the Committee on Finance,
made under an order requiring the va
rious Committees to report the means
necessary to be raised for the different
departments of the city government
for the present year, was read. The
attention of Council was called to the
fact that about $50, 600 were to be pro-
vided for interest, as we'll as the neces-
sity of tlevying special railroad tax,
and for the Water Works loan to be
soon met. g..
On motion, the report was received
and ordered to be filed.
Mr.. Wilson called up the bid of John
McCallister for hauling coal to the Wa
ter Works and poor, laid on the table
at the ilast Injecting. On motion, the
action of the Second Branch awarding
the contract to said McCalllster at 81 20
per 100 bushels to the Water Works,
and 81 25 to the poor, upon his entering
into bond with approved security, was
concurred in.
censes to keepers OF Ordinaries and Cof-
fee houses was read twice, considered,
adopted and sent to the Second Branch.
Mr., Blair offered the following; Re-
solved, that when the Council adjourn
1t be to meet on Tuesday evening, 10th
inst, and that the special order be to re-
ceiye applications for licenses to keep
ordinaries and coffee houses, and that a
list of said applications be published in
the city papers, one week, for general
information as provided for by rule 33.
and that said applications be acted up.
on Tuesday evening, 9th instant.
a report of the Committee on Fire De-
partment Offering a resolution that it is
inexpedient to donate hose and reel to
the proposed Citizens Fire Company,
was received from the Second Branch
and laid on the table.
A report of the Committee on Water
Works was received from the Second
Branch, Offering resolutions recon-
mending the payment Of bills 70 the
amount of 1856 o., and asking further
time to report on the petitions OF D.
Gushing and D. Mas, and lis action
thereon concurred In.
The monthly report Of the Commit
tee on Accounts was received from the
Second Branch and its action thereon
ooncurred in. Appended to the report
was n resolution recommending the
payment OF bills for labor, &C., amount
ranort from the Comnoittee m
Lights was received from the Second
Branch, and the following resolution
appended thereto concnrred in: Re
S0Lved, That the sum Of S26 be deducted
from the Gas Company's bill for SER
vice pipe, and the balance due thereon,
amounting to 1922 Is, be paid.
The monthly report of the Street
Commissioner was received from the
Second Branch and its action ordering
the appropriation ($1S7 3l copcurred in.
The petition of George Coleman and
others for improvements of the sidewalk
on the west side of Sixth street, south
of Linsley, was received from the SEQ
ond Branch and its action referring the
petition to the Street Commissioner
wit b instructions to enforce the ordi-
nance, was concurred In.
The petition ofC D. Knox and others
asking that a reduction be made on the
wharfage charged the steamer Hope,
plying as regular packet between
this city and Matamoras, was received
from the Second Branch, and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Blair was referred to the
Committee on Wharves for report.
Mr.. Sweeney offered the following
which were adopted and sent to the
Resolved, That the Committee on
Wharves have the the wharf master re-
port in regard to wharfages charged
steamers.
Resolved, That no further orders be
issued for coal to be delivered to the
poor of the city.
On motion the First Branch adjourn