The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-13
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
CITY COUNCIL.
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FIRST BRANCH.

This Branch last evening .Hls called 70
order by Ills Honor, Mayor Mcclellan.
TkFClefR called the roll Ehcn thefol'
lowing gcntteman responded: Messrs.
Bacr, Blair, .CuIbertson, Hall, Harrison,
I4aundcr, Quarter, .Rinellnrt, Sllallcross.,
Sweeney, Scllenihra, Simpson, Stone and
Wilson.
The minutes OF the lust two meetings
were rcad, approved and signed.
The bond Of ianGs Z. Reeves, City
Health Officer. Was rCCeiYel from the Sc
cond Branch. anil on lh6tion its action
Nus colcurrcdin. J Z
The official bond OF Walter c. Smith,
City Surveyor, was received from the Sc
Cond Branch and its action conCurrCd in.
Mr.. Wilson, from tile Committee on
Market. Street Bridge made. u report,
showing that $SI2l5.fe, had been ex-
pended.
Mr.. Sballcross offered the following rcso-
! RSsolred, That the resolution aithoriz-
Ing the Committee on Fire Department,
to sell the property Of tile rity, on Union
street, occupied rs I'm engine house be, and
the same Is hereby rescindcd, Adopted.
A resolution wGs received and concurred
in from the Second Branch, authorizing a
committee to be appointed to confer with
a committee Of the Medical Society, In re.
gard TO the Institution, for the Deaf md
Dumb and Blind. Mr.. Quarter was ap'
pointed on the part Orthis Branch.
Adjourned till this evening ut 7o'c!ock'
SECOND BRANCH.
Tn the Second Branch the chair was oc-
cupicl BIZ DR. Baird, President. The roll
was called and tic following members
answered McssrS. Allison. Boring, Cald'
well, Connclly, English, Hook, Hammer,
Laurhlin, Maxwell, McAdams, Pollock,
Salisbury, Stanley, Smith, P, Smith, J. G.,
Simpson. Sheppard, Sweeney, Scott, Tin
gle and Tolivar.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
FS3a S The &qa oiisRlaPi SRPFGSsl d Smith, cig
Surveyor elect and Of DR.. J.iE. Reeves,
Health officer elect, were presented, and
tho surctics having been examined us to
their sufilciency, and the bonds being in
due form, they were approved and Messts
Smith md, Reeves appeared and took tho
inscribed sOaths! M, fEsiIgs ~
"a Capt. Wilson, member Of the First
Branch, was granted permission 10 make
statement in reference 10 the Market
street bridge, expenditures, &c. III
The amount already expended on the
work was stated TO he about s. 900, leav.
lng a balance Of the, $4,000 received
ir6m the county Of about $1,000.
The accounts anl papers presented by
Capt. Wilson. were referred to the Com
mittce on Accounts.
Dr.. r. Ii. Cummins, Of the Committee
appointed by the Medical Society Of Ohio
county TO confer with the Council in re-
latlon to the location Of the Asylum for
the Deaf, Dumb and Blind In this city
was granted permission 10 address the
Second Branch on the subject, 80
Dr.,C. asked the appointment OF Com
mittce % act in conjunction with Q sinli'
lar committee appointed by the County
Medical Society.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Shan
lev and adopted, authorizing the appoint
rneIit bfa Committee Of three from
the Second Branch and one from tho
First. G.
A resolution authorizing u curbstonC
10 lie set on Preston street, passed by a
majority vote Nt the Inst meeting, was
taken UP, and referred to the Street Com
missioner with power 10 act, u the CnStdo
NOT exceed $50. III ts
I The resolution authorizing The employ
mCnt Of Gcn'l Wheat, in n case Of Cald-
wells executors a. The Street Commits
sioncr, for gravel used on the streets, was
received from the First Branch and con
CURED in.
The report of the Committee on Streets
and Alleys, recommending the setting oi
curbstone on various streets, paving gut
tcrs, putting down street crossings, an1 in
favor OF paying the bill OF the Wheeling
s. Belmont Bridge Company for tolls,
renting city scales, &c; also adversely
on several petitions for curbing, was
read. The following resolution was ap'
pended IL, said report: .f.ey.gstse.,
RaiOtued, That legislation be 6bhlnedS II
It should lbe found necessary $50 that
whenever two.tIlirdS Of the Cpropcrty hold
ers on both sides Of my street In any ono
or moro squares within the city Rllal
agree to have said portion Of the street
paved, and shall petition the Council Ia
Tint effect, then the Council shall cause
said having to be done by the lowest and
best bidder, or by the Street Commission
or II the Council 20 elect, and shall collect
the cost thereof per front foot from the
property owners. each paying thc,net cost
Of ,tle paving 70 tho cGntrc Of the. street
Mr.. Sweeney offered an amendment: Pro
yiled, that the holders OfplOperty fronting
ON any street already bOuldercd shall fisl
nav into the tr.aSury such reasonable sum
as nav be assessed on said property by d
Jury to he appointed for the purpose.
< motion 10 lay the amendment on the
table did not prevail, and after cOnstdera'
bic discussion the amendment was de-
ieated. .......,.. .....,
on motion Of Mr.. Allison the resolution
was laid on the table.
The report was adopted. ID,
The President appointed Messrs. lAIgll'
lin and Stanley under the resolution iu
relation 10 the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Asylum, on behalf Of this Branch,
I'hG report Of tho Committee ON Ac
counts was read. The Committee recon-
mend the payment Of bills amounting e
S1 400 OF; also the payment Of s. y: Farts
6ili referred to the Committee at the las
meeting, Tho report was adopted. .
The report OF the COMMITTEES on Ap
nesls wSs read. The Committee ask fur
thnr iirnn 70 consider the petitions reterrct