The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-14

shall be 10 meet on TUESDAY evening, April
90, TO consider applications for licenses for
ortlinarics and coffee houses. Adopted.
The following was offered: Res0tred,
That the Street Commissioner be directed
TO place double crossing across Centre
street, where Il intersects Fourth, and also
one across Fourth street ut about the cen.
ire Of 81. Matthew'S Church, Adopted.
The following was offered: lGeSO!rett,
that the Street Commissioner be directed
10 plaCca curb stone on the north side OF
Division street, between MarSetand Chap
line; and u crossing over Market street, on
north side Of Division Referred 10 tho
Committee on Streets and Alleys for re-;
port,
:SSTho following was offered: IteMaIctd,
That Mrs. E. Beck, be permitted to place
a new crossing on Market street, from the
German Bank to List & IIubbards drug
store, at her own expense, provided the
same be done under the supervision Of the
Street Commissioner. Granted. .D-.
Mr. Sweeney offered tho following: Re-
SOlnod, That u meeting Of Council shall be
held on Tuesday evening next 10th rand
that the special order shall be the con-
sideration of tho license tax ordinance.
Adopted
The following was offered. LesOlced,
That the Street Commissioner be instruct
ed to advertise for proposals TO furnish
and set such curb stone, and furnish and
lay such street crossings Of stone as may
be ordered by the Council during the cur:
rent year, and that lie shall cause all SAID
work to he done by tho lowest bidder.
Adopted.
Tic following was offered: ResOlred,
Thut the Street Commissioner be instruct
ed to repair the wharf at EOf's landing,
Us It Is now almost impossible TO get u
wagon up or down. Referred 10 the Street
Commissioner with power 10 act.
Tho following was offered: ReS0sued,
That the Committee Of the Fire Depart
mcnt be authorized to select a suitable
piece Of ground IN tho Fourth Ward to
build brick building thereon for tho
steam fire engine Atlantic, and report at
tic next meeting of, COuncil. Referred
to the Committee on Fire Department for
report.
A resolution resembling former order
Of Council to sell the property Of the city
on Union street, was received from the
First Branch and It's acton was non.c0n'
Cured in.
The following was offered: Ipes0Ieed,
That the grades Of the streets on the Is:
land, south of Zane to Ohio street, be fixed
by the City Surveyor. Adopted. -
Mr.. English offered the following: 10.
Voiced, That the Citizens Railway Com
pany be subjected 10 the same penalties
us all others in relation TO letting horses
loose on the public streets, Referred 10
the. Committee on Ordinances.
IT, PETITIONS.
The petition of Priscilla Gillespie for re.
duction Of water rent, wNs read and refer
red to the Committee on Water Works
for report; also, Of ButtCrfcld & Core.
ierrcd tn the same Committee; also, Of E.
F. Moore,-rcferrcd; also, of Catharine
Martin Qor remission Of water tax)t--
granted; also, Of Luke Rider,-referrcd;
also OF F. Striff;-reterrcd; also, Of Mrs.
A. GrallNm,-relerred; also, Of Whitaker
Iron Company.,-refcrrcd; also, OF Cath
arinc Acknowledgement,
The petition Of James Bodley and others
for grading Vino alley was read, and re.
irrred to the Committee on Streets and
Alleys for report. :,
Tie petition Of James A. Lancaster and
others for extension of sewer at the south
end Of Fillmore street, was read, and re-
terred 10 the Street Commissioner with
power TO act .a
The petition Of George T. Tinglc to
prevent school children from annoying
their neighborS was read, and on motion
was referred 10 the Committee oil Peti.
tions and Relnonstrances. ..as..
The petition Of Robert Costaln and
others asking TO have coal scales erected
on Main street, North Wheeling, was read
and referred to the Committee on Streets
and Alleys for report
The petition If Victor SavaugcOt 10
have sidewalk on Mulberry Alley repair.
Cd. was read and referred 10 the Commit
tee on Streets anl Alleys for report.
The petitiOnof citizens residing on OlRy
md Lindsey streets, 10 have curbstOne set
on tho West side Of Seventh, between Clay
and Lindsey, was read and referred 10 the
Committee on Streets and Alleys for re-
port. ii ..
The petition of George Fox and Others
to have james street, South Of Division,
opened and graded, was read aud referred
10 the Committee on Streets and Alleys
for report. .....
Tho petition Of Stephen Clark and
others to have double crossing placed on
Jacob street, North side Of Preston, and
the gutter paved on Jacob street from
Preston TO Division, was read and referred
to the Committee on Streets and Alleys
tor report. % -
A petition oi the keepers Of Ordinarics
and coffee houses Of the 1irst.claSs was
read. The petitioners ask that the pres.
ent ordinance be repealed, and that the
tax on licenses be reduced. They ask
tint hereafter there DO butOnc claSS Of cOl'
fec houses; and assert that the taxes col.
lected from keepers Of ortIlnaries and cof
fec houses arc more In proportion than on
any other species Of property In the city.
Mr.. English offered the following: BBH
ReROlped, That the petition In relation 10
coffee houses DO referred 10 the Committee
on Ordinances, with instructions TO report
IAN ordinance amending tho ordinance en-
titled an ordinance in relation to Crdlna-
RIGS and coffee houses within (hs city Of
Wheeling" in accordance with the prayer
Of the petitioners.
On motion Of Mr.. Allison, the petition
and resolutions were referred 10 the Com.
mittee on Ordinances for report.
The petition Of John Cots for permlis.
sion 10 occupy the house at the Basin,
agreeing that he will attend to 1t, keep the
fGnco In order, gauge and report the water
to the Superintendent, was read, and on
motion was laid on the table.
The petition Of J. ~ Matthews to have
curbst0ne set In front Of his new building
on Main street, was read and granted as
requested;