The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-27
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, Jan. 70.
SECOND BRANCH.

The Second Branch of Council met al
their chamber this evening, on the call
of the Mayor, for the purpose of organ
iziug.
The Mayor called the Council to or
der. --
The following was read and adopted
! WHEREAS, 1t appears from certificates
of election for members Of the Second
Branch of Council, held in this city on
Monday, January oath, 1870, the follow
ing members of said Board were elected
First Ward-A. j. Sweeney, William
E. Connolly, John Scott and c. W. B.
Allison. ...-
Second Ward-J. G. Smith and George
Hook.
Third Ward-George Baird, Mortimer
Pollock, l.. S. Delaplain ADD Samuel
Laughliu.
Fourth Ward-John w Boring, George
r. Tingle, Robert Simpson, James
! McAdams and B. +. Caldwell.
Fifth Wdrd-Joseph Salisbury, James
Maxwell, Benno Hammer and Joseph
Tolivar.
i ClItR UuTu-DcTudIu Ol0CA
Smith and w. d. English.
Serenh Wdrd-J. B. Sheppard.
Resolred, That The foregoing members
are hereby declared duly elected mem
bers of tho Second Branch Of Council.
All the above with the exception OF
! B. f. Caldwell, from the Fourth Ward,
and Porter srith, from the Sixth
Ward, being present they took upon
themselves the oath of Office.
The following was read and adopted :
WHEREAS, 1t appears from certifi
catCs IF election for city officers and
mem bers Of Council, held on the Gath OF
January, 1870, the following gentlemen
were Only elected: For Mayor, Samuel
Mcclellan; for City Clerk, II. &. Feeny;
for City Sergeant, Henry Conant; for
Treasurer, E. Day; for Superintendent
of Water Works, John w Cummings;
for Street Commissioner, Conrad Leen-
hart; for Wharf Master, Joseph For
syth; therefore,
Resolred, That the foregoing city Of.
ficers arc hereby declared duly elected
to the respective offices for the present
year.
Mr. George R. Tingle, of the Fourth
Ward, was elected temporary President.
The President announced the business
in order TO be the election of a President
of tho Second Branch of Council.
Mr. English nominated DR.. Baird.
Mr.. J. G. Smith nominated j. Swee-
pey.
A ballot being taken, A. J. Sweeney
received votes, George Baird IL votes,
and George r. Tingle vote. DR.. Baird
having a majority of the votes cast was
declared elected President of the Second
Branch of Council.
DR.. Baird was then qualified and en-
tered upon his duties as President of
the Second Branch.
Mr.. Shauley said there had heretofore
been much dissatisfaction at the man
ner in which standing committees bad
been appointed. He would therefore
offer the following:
Resolred, That there be special COM
mittee of three from the Second Branch
and two from the First Branch ap-
pointed to assist the Mayor and Presi-
dent of the Second Branch in appoint
ing the standing committees for the
current year.
Adopted, and Messrs. ]. G. Smith,
George R. Tingle and J. B. Sheppard
were appointed on the part ofthe Second
Branch.
The official bond of Samuel Mcclellan,
Mayor elect, was read and approved.
A. J. Sweeney and J. G. Smith are the
sureties.
Porter Smith, from the Sixth Ward,
and was qualified.
The bond of Henry Conant, City Ser
geant elect, was read and approved. c.
Knox and Samuel Mcclellan are the
sureties.
The bond of Joseph Forsyth, Wharf
master elect, was read and approved.
Messrs. Crawley aud Armstrong are his
sureties.
The City Sergeant took upon him the
oath of office.
The bond of Conrad Leonhart, Street
was read aud approved.
John Reid, ST., is his surety.
B.F. Caldwell, of the Fourth Ward
aud took upon himself the
oath of office.
Mr.. Tingle moved that the clerk snip
ply the Second Branch with copy of
the city ordinances each, they comply
ing with the rules in relation thereto.
Carried.
Messrs. Maxwell, Sweeney and Ali
son were appointed the committee
raised by the above resolution, on the
part of the Second Branch.
On motion of Mr. Connolly the Clerk
was directed to read the proceedings of
the last meeting of the Council.
The minutes were approved and
signed.
Messrs. Leonbart and Forsyth took
upon themselves the oath of Office.
The resolution adopted by the Second
Branch in regard to appointing COM
miltee to assist the President and Mayor
in the appointment of standing commit
tees, was returned from the First
Branch with an amendment which was
concurred in.
Mr.. Maxwell offered the following:
Resolred, (The First Branch concur
ring,) That when the Council adjourn
it be until next Tuesday evening, and
that the special order of business be the
election of city officers. Adopted.
Mr.. Maxwell offered the following:
Re,olred, (The First Branch concur
ring,) That committee of three from
the Second Branch and two fnom the
First Branch ba appointed to report