The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-09

The City Sexton reported ten inter-
ments in Peninsula Cemetery during
the month of January.
This Committee on the Fire Depart
ment made the following report:
Your committee on Fire Department
beg leave to offer the following state
ment and report, viz:
The committee met at the Clerks
office on Monday evening last, and or
gapized.
A conference was had with the Board
of Control ofthe Fire Department, in re-
gard to the condition of the apparatus,
buildings, &c, and | am directed by the
committee to offer tue following recon
mendations for your consideration.
First, That the committee be empow-
cred to contract for hose carriage for
the Atlantic Company, as the one now
in use is not substantial enough to ad-
nit of the contemplated change so as to
be drawn by horse.
Second, That the committee be d.
rected to advertise and sell to the best
advantage the ground and buildings
lately occupied by the "Hope" and
Rough and Ready" companies; also all
the apparatus and hose not now re-
quired, with the view of applying the
proceeds to aid in the erection of an
engine house for the Atlantic, at some
point to be hereafter selected.
Third, That the committee be in
structed to consider and report to Coun-
Gil, location and plan and probable
cost of n suitable building fer the At
lantic engine.
The Board of Control was authorized
TO expend sum not exceeding 500 in
constructing gangway, hay loft, oats
box, &C., at the Vigilant engine house.
The resolution of Council on the sub
iect of allowing the members of the Old
Guards Hose Hook and Ladder CON-
pany to retain their uniforms, was con-
sidered by the committee, and am di-
rected to recommend a modification so
as not TO include the hats.
The committee offer the following
resolutions for your consideration
Resolred, That the committee on Fire
Department be directed to contract for
a hose carriage for the Atlantic.
| ReSolred, That the committee on Fire
| Department be and are hereby empow-
cred to advertise and sell, to the best ad'
vantage, the grounds and buildings
| lately occupied by the Hope and Rough
and Ready engine companies; also any
apparatus and old hose not now re-
CURED; the proceeds of such sale to be
applied in the erection of a building for
the Atlantic.
ReSOlred, That the committee be in
structed to report to the Council loca.
ton, plan and probable cost of suita.
! BILE building for the accommodation of
the Atlantic Engine.
ResOIred, That the old members of the
Guards Hose, Hook and Ladder Compa-
ny be allowed to retain their uniforms,
except the hat.
ReSolrcd, That the bills named in this
report amounting to S2l0,97 be paid.
The committee on Water Works pre-.
sented bills and monthly expense &C
count to the amount of S39O.49, and
offered the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the various items nam.
ed in the Superintendent report,
amounting to 1852 %, be paid.
Resolred, That the bills reported here.
with, amounting to S3S 20, be paid.
Resolved, That the petition of the
Supervisors of Ohio county, for reduc-
| ton of water rent on the Court House
and Jail, be rejected.
The resolutions were adopted.
The committee on Accounts reported
bills for the month of January amount
ing to 1888 %, and offered the following:
Resolred, That the following bills
amounting to 1888 90 be paid.
Resolred, That so much of Messrs.
Lewis Baker & Co.'S aud Frew, Hagans
& Halls bills as pertains to notices and
advertisements published by order OF
the collector, be rejected.
The committee, in considering the
fact that the amount now paid by the
city for lighting, extinguishing and fur
nishing lamps in the Seventh Ward, is
somewhat more than it should be, re-
commend that a new contract should be
made for the ensuing year.
The resolutions were adopted, and
the recommendation of the committee,
was referred to the committee on Lights
with instructions to receive proposals.
A petition from Della Purcell, asking
permission to build frame house east
of the National road, was read aad re.
ferred to the committee on Real Estate
with power to act.
Petitions were received from Messrs
J. II. Wernefeldt, Thos. F. Owens, c. D..
Hubbard, ]. S. Jones, Henry, Doup aud
Ann Rudy, asking reduction of water
rent.
The petitions were referred to the
committee on Water Works.
The proposed amendments to the city
charter were taken up and considered,
one at time. The first recommends
tion of the committee, making the cleo.
tions for city officers biennial instead
of annual, was adopted.
The second proposition, proposing q
property qualification for members of
City Council, was argued.
The yeas and nays being demanded,
all the members voted in the negative
except Mr.. Sweeney, so the Second
Branch refused 10 adopt the recommen-
dation of the committee.
The propositions fixing the term of
members of Council, Mayor and City
Clerk at two years, was passed.
The sixth proposition, fixing the term
of City Sergeant at four years, was
amended by fixing the term at two
years, and by making him ineligible,
after having served two successive
terms, for one term, and that portion of
the section making the Sergeant and
his deputies collectors of assessments
and water rents was stricken out. 1t
isproposed to have the election of Su-
perintendent of Water Works, Wharf
Master and Street Commissioners and
City Treasurer occur every two years.
Other city officers are to be elected for
two vearz