The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-15
GUY COUNCIL.
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Council was held last evening beo q

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An adjourned meeting Of the Civ
Council was held last reveningoi beo z
hi ,id5 SECOND BRANCH. 70 f0iitt
& In the Second Branch the chair was
occupied by President Baird. At roll;
call the following members ap9SweTTeq'
AIessr8. Allison, Boring Connolly, En-
gliSh, Laughlin, Maxwell, McAdams,
Salisbury, Smith p, Smith ]. G., Shep.
oard, Scott, Tingle, Tollvar and Weitzel.
The readlngO Of the minutes Of last meet
ing was dispensed with. ,.,'
The chair announced that the special
order Of the meeting was the. considera..
lion Of the petition Of the securities Of
by By Consent Ont lie specially order s;passi
ed for the present. = ...I.,.g5 +. j, IL
The petition Of q: K. List, for permisI'
sion to construct q sewer across Main
street and down Pine alley tothe river,
was read, aud granted.
The petition Of tho Odd Fellows Hall
Association, to permit some rusty man to
DESTROY the birds that rendezvous about
their property, without mourning the
penalty tor shooting within the corpora.
ton limits, was read, and, on motion, lad
on tile table. u ii. ,..r.g s. a..
The petition oE Frank Stanley, for Il
cense 10 sell liquor on the Fair Grounds
during the tair, was read, and, under Q
suspension Of the rules, was granted.
The following was offered l8esoIDed,
That the City Sergeant DO md he Is here,
,by ordered to collect forthwith the II;
censes granted to parties tosell on Wheel.
Ing Island during the be, Fair + Or close them
The following was offered: HtS0lred,
That the Street Commissioner be instruct
ed to take up the curb and pavement on
Market street, between John and South
streets, SO that Market street can be filed
according to the change Of grade, Adopt
The petitiono the securities Of John
Scarborough, together with the opinion Of
D. Lamb, Esqr,, on the question whether
the removal OF said Scarborough would
ieopardize the interests Of the city, or In
teriere with the collection Of money due
by Scarborough from him and his sureties,
was received from the First Branch.
The following In relation to the same
subject was also received: Apaper having
been read and signed BY W. ". Miller, A
], Pannell and Thos. P. Shallcross, asking
the removal Of John Scarborough from the
office Of Collector Of Assessments, and
the appointment Of some suitable person
as Collector Of Assessments in his stead /;
| It is therefore ordered that John Scar.
brough be and he ishereby removed from
the office Of Collector Of Assessments for
this city. And ordered further, that the
Council now proceed to elect Collector
of Assessments in place OF John Scar
brough, removed. u ,.,c,s
Mr.. Tngle made the motion that the
Second Branch concur with the action Of
The First in adopting the resolution.
Mr.. English made the motion that the
further consideration Of the subject be
postponed until next Tuesday evening.
Agreed to. -.r 1a ;,
Mr. Allison moved that when Council
adjourn it be tomeet next Tuesday even.
ing, and that the special order be the con-
sidcration OF repetition Of Scarbrough's
securities Carried. ..f,
The following was received from the
First Branch, and laid on the table: Re
SOlued, That the City Sergeant be, directed
to take the bills and books Of the assess
! ment OF taxes on real and personal prop
erty for the year 1869, now In the posses.
sion Of John Scarborough, late Collector,
and deliver them to Messrs. A. J. Pan
nell, Thos. P. Shallcross and W. W. Mil
ler 5..i.1' -. :. ..-,.-
The following was offered and adopted :
ReaolUed, That the City Sergeant he in
structed to prosecute all persons that he
may find selling liquors on the Fair
Grounds on the Island without license.
81, Adjourned m
~ III, FIRST BRANCH. ~. E..35 y
The Chair was occupied by. Mayor Nc
Clellan. ci, tliu5g. ts EDs rilags
The following members answered at
rolI.call /: MessrS Blair, Baer, Culbertson,
Launder, Quarter, Rinehart, Sweeney,
Schambra and Wilson. gi9 III; 2 absp
The reading OF the minutes Of therlast
meeting was dispensed with. giaA 9G' Z
The Committee! onA Finance reported
back the petition of,the suredes Of MIR.
John Scarborough, Collector Of city taxes,
praying for his removal, with Written
opinion Of Mr.. Daniel Lamb inwhiCh he
held that the action proposed byith
Second Branch would In no wise release
Mr.. Scarbroughs sureties from their liabil-
tiles. They also reported resolution re-
moving Mrs Scarborough from office, and
proposing that Council proceed to elect a
Collector q 10 succeed him, which was
adopted. 3 at ..rr.tf M gIRDlif ,
The ordinance changing the grades on
parts Of Fulton, Locust, Clay, Market,
Preston and Division streets, was taken up
and the action Of the Second Branch con.
Cured in. Nn4 gi 1
A resolution authorizing tho Committee
| on Finance, to examine the assessment oil
the lots of the heirs of Daniel Zane, de-
ceased, and to report to Council whether
they are not released from taxes, 3wOs
adopted! ~ rl7B y7g ~ f M 9rf
The following ordinances were read
as recorded and signed An Ordinance
| to prohibit the erection offrame buildings
lswithin the square bounded by Second,
Nam, First and Water streets, and =" :
IAN Ordinance to amend IAN ordinance
in relation to the license OF hawkers and
peddIers within the city Of Wheeling
passed July 8, 1867. ttH@ '.''lt' ~, ~
I ATesolution directing the City Sergeant
to take possion Of the books Of the assess
ment OF the taxes on real and personal
property for theiyear 1860, now in the
hands Of John Scarborough, late Collector,
land deliver them to his surctics, was
adopted. 3lti 3Nl-. 'l,.L5-...e = ".
The petition Of Henry Z. List to be al
lowed to construct n sewer from his new
house on Main street, down Pine Alley to
the river; and Tie petition Of Frank Shan
tley to obtain a license TO sell liquors on
| the Island during the Fair, were received
from the Second Branch, and its action
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