The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-20
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
CITY COUNCIL.
FnSr BRANCH.

FIlUSE BltANCli. p .sH
An adjourned meeting Orthc City COun-
Gil wns held lust evening, In the First
Brunch the Chair was occupied by His
Honor, Mayor Mcclellan.
The Clerk called the rUll and the fol-
lowing gentlemen responded 10 their
names: Mcsss, BaGr, Blair, Hall, llarri'
son, Quarter, RinCliart, Schambra, Stinp'
son, Stone and Wilson.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
On motion Of Mr.. Blair, the resolution
instructing the Street Commissioner 10
place II curb on the east side Of Market
street, between Adams md Jefferson, was
taken from the table and the same gentle.
man presented II petition from the pro
pcrty holders in tlI0t locality, praying that
thc curb be set
Mr.. Hall moved that the resolution be
amended by inserting the words that
property holders be instructed 10 remove
all except natural distractions"
The special order Of tlismecting, being
the consideration Of the ordinance u.s.
scssing tax on OrtlinNriCs and COllcc houses,
was postponed for the present, itnot hay
ing been received from the Second Branch.
The ordinance assessing the general taxes
for the year 1870 was taken up anil pass.
cd without any change from the ordi-
nance Of lust year.
The petition Of NIrS. Beck 10 put Il cross
ing over Market street, between the Ger
man Bank and List & uubbarl's drug
store, was amended SO rs 10 read n double
crossing"
The petition OF MrS. Catherine MCDcr.
mot praying Il reduction Of water rent,
was referred To the Committee on Water
Works with power to act.
The license ordinance having been
received from the Second Branch, this
Branch proceeded TO consider it,0nd II was
adopted, without any change, US passed by
tho Second Branch,
The petition OF Catherine Martin pray.
ing a remission Of water Tux, was referred
TO the Committee on Water Works with
power TO act
The petition Of citizens on fillmore street
to have sewer put In SIid street, wAs
referred to the Street Commissioner.
4 resolution was received from the
Second Branch appointing n Committee
Of ono from the First Branch and two
from the Second Branch to confer with n
Committee from the Board OF Supervisors
in regard 10 repairing tho bridge across
CaliwClrs Run. Concurrcd In and Mr..
Wilson was appointed on the part OF this
Branch.
A resolution was received from the
Second Branch authorizing the Street
Commissioner To purchase boat load OF
stone. Action COnCllrrctl In.
Adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH.
In the Second Branch the chair was OC.
cupicd by Dr. Baird, President. The roll
was called by the Clerk, and the following
members answered: AleSSrs. Allison, Bor.
ing, Caldwell, Connolly, English, Hook,
Hammer, Maxwell, MCAdams, Pollock,
Salisbury, Stanley, Smith F., Sweeney
and Tolivar.
The minutes Of the lust two meetings
wcrc read, approved and signed.
The President announced Us special
Committee on Market Street Bridge,
McSSrS. English, Pollock and Connolly.
Tho Committee M Ordinances 10 which
had been referred the petition Of the
keepers: Of or,linariCs and coffee houses
asking that the present Ordinance assess.
ing license tax be repealed, and that
another bG ordained making but one class
of coffee houses, anil that The license be
reduced, reported the same back without
Recommendation.
The Committee reported "an ordinance
assessing taxes for the city Of Wheeling
on licenses TO keepers Of 0rdlnarlcs and