The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-10-12

OF Rhineholt Meyer, TO lease city lot
on Madison street. Referred to CON-
mittee on Real Estate.
or Henry K. List, for curling in
front of his new house on Main street:
Referred to Street Commissioner with
power to act.
Of citizens of Third Ward, against
the construction of sewer from jail
and court house and to have the action
Of Council rescinded. Granted.
OFF. E. Beam, for reduction Of water
rent Referred to committee on Water
Works.
OF Henry Ebeling and others for
crossing over Chapline street at alley D:
Referred to committee on Streets and
Alleys with power to act.
The ordinance authorizing the City
Collector to appoint a deputy having
passed the First Branch, communica-
ton was received from j. NJ. Warden
appointing Alex. Updegraff, as Deputy
Collector. disappointment was con-
Cured in and Mr.. Updegraff came
forward and look the oath Of Office.
Mr.. English announced that John
Scarborough had settled everything with
the securities and offered the following
Resolued, That the City Attorney be
instructed to discontinue the suit
against Mr.. John Scarborough and hi:
securities.
Mr.. J. G. Smith stated that there
had been no settlement with the Finance
committee, though he believed there
had been with the securities.
The resolution was laid on the table
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That the committee or
Water Works be authorized to direc
the ten inch water pipe to the Seventh
Ward to be continued in a line west
wardly 30 feet from its present ter
minus, and until it reaches the centr,
line OF South Zane street, extended,
thence northwardly in the centre o
said South Zane street to Ohio street.
Resolced, That the committee OF
Water Works, with his Honor tn
Mayor of the city, be and are hereb,
authorized to Immediately take the
necessary steps to condemn right o
way (if necessary for the laying o
said pipe to said South Zane street
give security or do whatever may b
necessary in the premises.
The Superintendent Of Water Work
was directed to use the l0-inch pipe h
has now on hand
The following was adopted:
Resolued, That the City Sergeant be
directed to cut off the gas from City Hal
and Justices office in the Second War
market house, unless the occupants Sc
cure to his satisfaction the prompt pay
ment by them of the gas which the.
NAV hereafter consume; and he is ais
authorized to collect from such occu
pants the amount heretofore paid by thu
city for the gas they have consumed.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved That the committee o,
Finance be instructed to take the neces
sary steps to negotiate the bonds author
lied by the Legislature to be issued b.
the city to purchase the gas works.
The following communication wa
read:
TO his Honor the Mayor and Council q
the City Of Wheeling.
GENTLEMEN The contract made b
the joint committee composed Of tn
committees appointed by the City Coun
Gil and the Board of Trustees OF tn
town Iof South Wheeling, has bee
ratified by the people OF the town c
South Wheeling, at the polls, at a
election held for the purpose, on Thurs
day, October 6, 1870.
II it pleases the Council to recon- m
for completion the business necessar
for an extension of the corporate limit
of the City of Wheeling so as to il
clude the town of South Wheeling, tn
committee on the part Of the town {
South Wheeling will meet them at an
designated time.
Respectfully, &c,
w. C. HANDLAY.
President Board OF Trustees Town {
South Wheeling.
October llth, 1870.
The communication was received an
referred to the Special Committee her,
tofore appointed on this subject wit
power to give the notice required by la
for extension Of city limits
On motion the Second Branch az
journed.
FIRST BRANCH.
The regular monthly meeting of thi
Branch OF Council was held last nigh
His Honor Mayor Mcclellan in til
chair.
Present--Messrs Baer, Blair, Culber
son, Harrison, Hall, Quarter, Shal
cross, Schambra, Sweeney and Stone.
The minutes of the previous meetin
were read, approved and signed.
Mr.. Quarter offered the followin
resolution, which was adopted
Be ii Resolved, That the Council G
the city of Wheeling authorize tn
Mayor to give to A. j. Pannell, Esq
full power of attorney to vote upon an
subject that may be brought before tn
meeting of the stockholders of tn
Hempfeld railroad company, to be hell
on the first Monday in November, or a
any adjournment Of the same as tn
representative Of the stock OF said roar
owned by the city Of Wheeling.
The report of the committee on Ac
counts was received from the Second
Branch, and their action concurred in
The report OF the committee on Street
and Alleys was received from the Sec
ond Branch, and the third resolution
recommending the grade of Locus
street to be fixed, ordered to be recon
mitted for examination. The rest o
the report was concurred in.
The report ofthe committee on Water
Works was received from the SeconC
Branch, and their action concurred in
The report of the committee on Fir,
Departmental relation to the building