The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-09

nance, $500; 10Th, to Collector Of Water
Rents, 4 Tcr cent; TO Collector Of Assess.
ments, 4 per cent. Should they he con.
solidate(l and one collector be appointed
for both, tho amount to be fixed at9i per
cent. All ofwhich Is respectfully submit.
ted .r ' .''
u. 7u Chairman.
The above report was amended by the
adOptiOn of the Recommendation consoli.
dating the offices Of Clerk and Curator Of
the ed Ward Market. at salary Of $500;
and also the Offices Of Collector Of Assess.
ments and Water Rents, at compensation
of 81 per cCntum
Mr.. Quarter offered the following
which was adopted:
ReS0lrei, That the Committee on Ortlt'
nanCeSLe directed 10 prepare an ordinance
looking to tue consolidating Of the offices
Of Clerk and Curator Of the Second Ward
Market, and also Of the Collector and As
SCISSOR If water rents, IN conformity To tic
recommendation Of the report Of the
Committee on Salaries, and report the
same at the next meeting Of Council.
SIr. Blair offered the following which
was adopted:
WHERHAs, The Council Of lust year
had under consideration the subject OF eX-
tending the water from the water works
Of the city 10 the Seventh Ward, and
WHEREAS, The Committee OH Water
Works, was directed by the Council to
employ competent engineer, tOmake u
survey Of different routes proposed, which
survey was made and placed In tho hands
Of said committee u short time before the
expiration of the old Council, hut not re-
ported upon, therefore Ike II
RSOlnaI, That the Committee on Water
Works he directed to report said survey
10 Council, with IL recommendation US u
the best route to carry the water pipe
across the river, size OfpiIW, To what point
in the 7lll Ward, the distance Hnd cos, Of
said extension. .n.
The First Branch then ,tnUk u recess,
there being no business on the table, Antl
was subsequently called to order, when
Mr.. Sweeney offered the following reSolu-
ton, which was adopted:
1IeXOlutd, That the Legislature Of West
Virginia be mcmorialized by the Mayor
and President Of the Second Brunch 10
pass such act or acts amending the char
Ter of the city of Wheeling, whereby the
city shall have power TO enforce its liens
upon real estate returned delinquent for
tie non payment oftaXGS assessed thereon,
by sale thereof
Tho report Of the Special Committee on
the amendment Of the city charter was
taken up section by section. This Branch
cOncurrel in the action Of the Second
Branch on the first section! Mr.. Stone
offered the following amendment TO the
second section: strike out the words zone
thousand dollars" and insert alive hun
lrcd dollars worth Of real or taxable per-
sonal property" .ut.s.
Mr.. Harrison called for the yeas aud
nays on the allOve amendment, with the
following result:
YEAsSALessrs. Blair, CulbertsOn, Hall,
Sweeney, Simpson, Schamhra and stone
u. .. r...
NAYs-NLessrs. Bacr. Harrison, Laun-
der, Quarter and Rinchart-5.
On motion, the previous vote was re-
considered, and the Branch asserting, MIR.
Stone withdrew his amendment
On motion Of Mr.. Baer the action Of the
Second Branch was cOncurrcd i'll,
This Branch cOncurred in the action OF
the Second Branch upon the 81, 4tl, 9Th
and 9Th sections, and OIL motion Of MIR.
Sweeney, the word ''treaSurcr" was
stricken out dissection Z. This Branch re-
fused to concur III striking out the first
line dissection 8, and COnCurred in tho re-
lnaindcr Of the section.
On motion Of Mr.. Stone, the words ms
amended" were inserted a0er the word
recommendation" in tho iirSt resolution,
und the resolution as amended was then
adopted.
On motion, this Branch then adjourned
to meet tomorrow (tlis) evening.