The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-15
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, Sept. IA.
SECOND. BRANCH.


SECOND BRANCH.
The Second Branch met in specia
session.
Present-Messrs. Allison, Boring
Connolly, English. Laughlin, Maxwell
McAdams Pollock, Salisbury, Portel
Smith, j. G. Smith, Sheppard, Scott
Tolivar, Weizell and President Baird
Petition of Henry K. List for per
mission to build sewer was granted.
Petition of Trustees of Odd Fellows
Hall Association for permissionto have
pigeons shot was laid on the table.
Petition of Francis Stanley for Ii
cense to sell refreshments on the Island
was granted.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That the City Sergeant be
and is hereby directed to collect forth
with the licenses granted to parties to
sell on Wheeling Island during the fair
or close them up.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Resolced, That the street commits.
sioner be instructed to take up the
curb and pavement on Market street,
between John and South street, so that
Market street can be filled according 10
the change Of grade.
The special order of the evening be,
ing the consideration Of the petition OF
the snreties of John Scarborough, asking
that he be removed from office, that
business was received from the First
Branch and considered. An opinion
was read from D. Lamb, Esq, stating
shat the Council may safely remove
him from office.
The following resolutions were re-
ceiyed from the First Branch
A paper having been read, signed 10y
w. W:-Miller, A. j. Pannel and Thos.
P. Shallcross, asking the removal OF
John Scarborough from the office of col
lector of assessments, and the appoint
nent of some suitable person a. col
lector of assessments in his stead, il is
therefore,
Resolred, That John Scarborough be
and he is hereby removed from the
Office of collector of assessments OF
this city.
Resoired, That the Council now pro-
ceed to elect collector of assessments
in place Of John Scarborough, re-
moved.
Mr. English moved that the further
consideration OF the subject be post
poned unit! next Tuesday evening
Adopted.
Mr. Allison offered the following,
which was adopted
ReSoiced, That when this Council ad-
journ, it be until next Tuesday evening
A resolution directing the City Ser
gcant to take possession of the books
Of the collector Of assessments, passed
by the FIRST Branch, was laid on the
table.
The following was adopted:
RcSoioed, That the City Sergeant be
directed to prosecute all persons who
are selling liquor on the Island without
license.
On motion, the Second Branch adj
journcd
FIRST BRANCH.
This Branch Of Council met last
night pursuant TO adjournment, his
Honor Mayor Mcclellan in the chair.
Present-Bear, Blair, Culbertson.
Launder, Quarter, Rinehart, Schamhra,
Shallcross, Sweeney and Wilson.
The reading of the minutes of last
meeting were dispensed with.
The ordinance in relation to build
ing frame structures and also govern
ing peddlars, were read for the first pas
sage and signed
Mr. Wilson offered the following
which was adopted
Resolved, That the committee on Fl
nance be authorized to examine the as
sessment of tax on the lots of the heirs
Of Daniel Zane, and see if said lots are
not released from taxes, and report the
facts to Council.
The following resolution was offered
and adopted:
Resolved, That the City Sergeant be
directed to take the bills and books of
the assessment Of taxes on real and
personal property for the year 1869,
now in the possession Of Mr. John Scar
brough; late collector, and deliver them
to Messrs. A. J. Pannell, 7. p. Shall
cross and w. w. Miller.
The resolution removing John Scar
brough from the Office of Collector Of
Assessments for the year 1869 was read
and adopted.
The petition Of Henry K. List, for
permission TO lay sewer, was received
from the Second Branch and concurred
in.
The petition OF Francis Shanlev,
from Second Branch, was amended so
as to read in the Fair Grounds instead
of the Island, ard the license TO I've ten
dollars per day.
The resolution from Second Branch,
instructing the Sergeant 10 collect license
from parties selling liquor on the Fair
Grounds, wasconcurred in
The resolution from Second Branch,
instructing the Street Commissioner TO
fix certain grades, was concurred in.
Adjourned
.
MISSES and childrens heavy oil goat
shanghais, the neatest and most durable