The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-06-15
CRY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TUESDAY EVENING, June ii.

49, Z SECOND BRANCH. A19st'
I The Second Branch met in regular
session.
Present-Messrs. Allison, Boring,
Caldwell, Connolly, English, Hook,
Laughlin, Maxwell, McAdams, Pollock,
Salisbury, j. G. Smith, Simpson. Shep-
pard, Sweeney, Scott and President
Baird. % $50
The minutes of the preceding meet
ing were read, approved and signed.
REPORTS -
The committee on Accounts reported
in favor of the payment Of bills, for the
mouth of May, amounting to $1O5.63
They also reported that they had ex-
amined the report of the Bridge COM
mittee as to amount expended in the
construction O: Market street bridge,
and find the.same to be correct In
the bill of Daniel Bodley, the commit
tee object to" the payment of 20 per
cent. for his profit on the material fur
nished for sewer on Fillmore street and
have deducted the same from his bill.
They call the attention Of Council to
the loose character of the work being
done by the Commissioner through the
city. In thissewer they find the brick
charged 80 cents per 1000 more than
usual, and much of the material is
charged in the aggregate, without any
detailed statement or bill Of items.
The City Treasurer reported the con-
condition of the water works fund to
June lst:.
Balance in Treasury at last report. 81 AS "a
Paid water works bills.................... 6Sl Al
Balance in Treasury, June lists 1856 90
The city sexton reported ten inter-
ments in the Peninsula cemetery during
the month Of May
The wharf master reported 1869 as
the receipts for wharfage during the
month of May.
| The Chief Marshal of the Fire De
partment made very able annual re-
port on the condition of the fire depart
ment The department is composed OF
30 officers and members; 3 steam fire
engines; / hook and ladder truck; B
hose carriages; 9 horses and all neces-
sary equipments appertaining thereto.
He speaks in the highest terms of the
men under his command, and complains
that the want of proper alarm bells
located at closer intervals prevents,
sometimes, the prompt transmission OF
an alarm of fire.
The total expenses of the department
| for the four and half months of the
organization, including salaries, pur-
chase of horses and uniforms and Incl
dental expenses amount to 81, 753.54, a
smaller amount than is shown by any
other department Of its size in the coun,
| try.
There have been ten fires only since
January 2lst, involving a total loss of
SD, l22, on which there was insurance
to amount of 81 500.
He reports that there are l07 fire
plugs in the city and gives their loca-
ton. The report is very able one
and is creditable to the Chief Marshal
and his Assistants. This several recon-.
madations of the Chief Marshal were
referred to the appropriate committees.
The Chief Marshal presented his re,
port of the expenditures for the month
Of May to he as follows: For United,
$50 IS; for Atlantic, $SS so; for Vigi-
+! lent, 500 81; Hook and Ladder, So
making a total of S207 "A, including
S47 Al for oats. The department is
represented as rapidly becoming perfect
in their different duties
The report Of the committee on
Streets and Alleys came in so late and
was sent to the First Branch so sud-
denly that we could not get it.
The committee on water works re-
ported in favor of rejecting the petition
( of Thos. Shallcross for reduction of
water rent; in favor of a reduction of
50 in the water rent charged Lewis
Weisgarber that the petitions of Hemp
field Railroad Company and NJ. III.
Gregg be rejected; in favor of granting
Luke Rider a reduction Of 81 in his
water rent; in favor of adopting R.
Cores fang joint for carrying water
across the river The recommendations
were adopted.
The Board Of Appeals made report
in regard to the meeting of the Board
Of Appeals in 1869 which was adopted
The committee on Fire Department
made report recommending the adop-
ton of the American Fire Alarm Tele-
graph for the use of this city. They
offered the following:
RcsotGed, That the bills enumerated
in the report of the Chief Marshal for
the month of May, 1870, amounting to
500 "A, be paid. Adopted.
Resoleed, That the proposition of
Messrs. Gamenell Il Co., for the cree
ton of the Fire Alarm Telegraph, ac-
cording to the plans and specifications
submitted by them, at a cost of $1,000
be accepted Referred to the commit
tee on Finance for report as to the
financial condition Of the city.
The committee on Ordinances re-
ported an ordinance to provide for keep
ing a record of grades, which was read
three times and adopted. They also
reported, as directed, an ordinance for
weighing lime and recommended that
/ it do not pass.
The question being shall the ordi-
nance be rejected p twas rejected
/ The committee also reported an ordi,
nance to exclude children from attend
ing the police court as spectators,
which was read three times and passed.
1t takes effect Immediately. They also
reported an ordinance requiring persons
selling by sample to first take out IL
cense therefor Rejected.
The First Branch having failed to
concur in the action of the Second
Branch reducing the water tax of
wholesale druggists below that paid by
retailers, the Second Branch receded
from its action and concurred with the
First Branch. In relation to water tax