The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-16
cYTY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
TUESDAY EVENING, Feb. Is, 1870.
SECOND BRANCH.

McAdams. Pollock, Salisbury, Shanley
Porter Smith, J. G. Smith, oimgsn!
Sbeppsrd. Sweeney, Scott, Tingle, Toll
var and President Baird.
The President called the Secon'
Branch to order.
The minutes of tie preceding meeting
were read, approved and 81 gned:
The special business being the eiee
ton of city officers, the following reso
luton was adopted:
| PesolreG, The First Branch concurring
that the special order be dispensed
with for the present. Adopted.
The Joint committee on Ordinances
who were requested to report an ordi
nance consolidating certain offices re
ported an ordinance consolidating TIT
offices of Asse ssor Of real estate and per
sonal property, also the offices Of Collec
tor of Assessments and Collector o
Water Rents; and also the offices o
Clerk of the Market and Curator OF Mar
ket square. The ordinance was read
first and second time.
On motion of Mr.. Connolly the rules
were suspended aud the ordinance reat
a third time and passed.
The Board of Control of the Fire DE
parrment of the city of wheeling 10
ported that they had selected and aP
poi nted tho following named persons tt
| iii the number required by the ordi
nance to establish a paid Fire Depar;
ment for the city OF wheeling, anc
asked the approval Of Council:
Vigilant No. 3-Hostler, Jacob Reitz
Extraman, Chas. N. Stout.
Atlantic No. 2-The hostler having
been dismissed, Louis Schmidt was ap
pointe to fiji The vacancy.
The above appointments makes th'
lDesal tment complete with the excep
ton Of one Extraman for United No.
The Board of Control hope soon to b'
able to report the department complete
and fully efficient for any emergency.
The following resolutions were OF
ferred:
ResOlued, That the committee oil
Streets and Alleys be directed to exam
inc Fulton street from John street Il
the Hempfield railro2d house, and re
port at the next regular meeting Of this
Council, what repairs are necessary tt
put it in good condition and the prob
able cost of the same. Adopted.
Resolred, That the Street Commls
siop,r lie ordered TO set curb stones
around st. Mathews Church, corner o.
Fourth and Centre streets at as early a
day as practicable. Adopted.
ReSslred, That the Street Coamls
sioner lie instructed TO have the curb
stone set on the east side of Seventh
street from John street to Sycamore
alley, and the gutter paved with stone
Adopted.
Resolred, That the Street Commits
sioner be directed to continue the de-
posit of street dirt on Virginia street;
ALEC the filing out of Zane street to
the proper width, and that he ascertain
and report to CouUcil at what rates OF
toll the Bridge Company will allow the
same to pass over the bridge. Adopted
Resolred, That the Street Commits
sioner be instructed 10 have q crossing
placed on Jacob street, south of Divl'
sion. Adopted.
Resolred, That the Street Commits.
sioner he authorized to place curbstone
on - south side of Division street, be
tween Fillmore and the alley, Sixth
Ward. Adopted.
ResOlred, That the Street Commits
siOner be instructed to enforce the ordi'
naucs of the city in relation to obslrnc'
tluns on the streets and sidewalks,
Adopted.
Resolred, That the Collector of Water
Rents be required to meet the Finance
committee and make his settlement as
collector tor the year 1869; and the said
committee make a report 10 Council at
the next regular meeting of the pro
stess of said settlement. Adopted.
Resolred, That the sum of $50 be ap.
propriated by Council to be expended
by the Street Commissioner in making
a cinder path on Huron street from Zane
to Virginia street, and on Virginia
street to Broadway; also on Second
street from Chestnut TO Elm street, Sew
enth Ward. Referred TO committee on
Streets aud Alleys.
A petition was received from the Ia.
suranco Companies of Wheeling asking
that the office Of Fire Warden be abol.
ished. IL wasreferred to the committee
on Fire Department.
On motion Of Mr.. Boring the cleo ton
of Fire WaIdeus was postponed until
next meeting.
On motion of SIR. Shauley the First
Branch was notified that the Second
Branch is ready 10 carry out the special
order of the evening, the election of
city officers.
The ordinance consolidating certain
city officers was received from the First
Branch amerde 10y striking out the
first section, consolidating he offices OF
asst ssor of personal property and as.
SCISSOR Of wat rents
On motion of Mr.. Sweeney the Second
Branch adhered to its action.
A resolution raising committee to
inquire by what authority the b. & o.
raiiroad company occupies the lower
cad OF the city wharf, was received
from the First Branch and cOncurred in.
Messrs. Allison, Maxwell and Simpson
were appointed members of the com
mittee ON the part of the Second Branch.
A message was received from the
First Branch announcing that they adj
hered 10 their action on the Ordiuance
consolidating certain city officers, and
asking for coEimittee of Conference,
MesSrs. Sheppard, Sweeney and English
were appointed.
The resolution adopted in this Branch
in regard to a settlement with the Col
lector of Wafer Rents was amended in
the First Branch by striking ont Fl
uance committee and Inserting commit
tee on Water Works. The amendment
was concurred in.
The committe of Conference returned
and announced that the First Branch
had receded from IFS action and adopted
the ordinance consolidating certain of,
fees.
The First Branch of Council appear.
ed in the chamber of the Second
Branch, and Mr.. Thomas Sweeney,
Mayo pro TEN called the Joint Session
to order,
The first business in order being the
election of an assessor,
Mr.. ShallcToss, believing that the
election of an assessor under an ordi.
nance not spread upon our minutes and
not approved by both branches of Coun-
Gil was valid, rose to a point of order.
The Chair held that the point was not
well taken.
Mr.. Shallcross moved to postpone the