The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-09

Branch Of Council. Adopted.
Resolped, That the Street Commits
sioner be directed to place line oil
stone tagging, fifteen inches wide, the
length Of the property Of Victor Sauna
geot, on Mulberry alley from Main
street westward toward Water street.
Adopted.
The bill of Thomas Young for four
perch of limestone, 50, was ordered to
be paid.
The Board of Control Of the Fire De
partment presented report Of the ex-
penditures Of the department during the
month of October, as follows: United
No. /, 1929: Atlantic No. 2, s63.5S
Vigilant No 8, S9l.l5; Hose No. ],
SAG. rs, making total Of $255.l9. The
Board of Control present the name OF
Louis Woodmansce, residence al Grant
House, as foreman of Hose Co. No |,
Second Ward, in place Of Henry Shulz,
left the city. The appointment was
agreed to.
The committee on Fire Department
offered the following:
Resoived, That the bills embraced in
the report of the Board OF Control Of
the Fire Department for the month Of
October, 1870, amounting to S2j5. l9, be
paid.
A contract between the city and the
Norway Iron Company, for making the
superstructure of the Market street
bridge, was read and the following res,
olution was adopted:
Resolred, That the sum of $4,000 be
appropriated, and the clerk Of the city
be directed to issue the orders for the
same, to be used to finish and complete
the Market street bridge over Wheeling
creek, the orders to be made payable 10
the Norway Iron Manufacturing Com
pany, and placed in the hands OF the
committee on Market Street Bridge to
be paid, according to contract, to said
company, as per contract.
The contract was then unanimously
adopted.
The following resolution was adop-
ted:
RESOLVED, That the Street Commits,
sioner be hereby ordered to fill up the
well made on the south side of Wheeling
creek for examination Of the ground for
the foundation of the south abutment OF
the Market street bridge.
Several ordinances were read, found
to be correctly recorded and signed.
The Street Commissioner was directed
hereafter to put down curbing and cross,
ings on the first come first served order.
On motion the Second Branch ad.
journed.
FIRST BRANCH.
The regular monthly meeting OF this
Branch was held at their Chamber last
night, his Honor, Mayor Mcclellan in
the chair.
Present-Messrs. Blair, Culbertson,
Hall, Harrison, Launder, Simpson,
Schambra, Shallcross, Stone and vii,
son.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
The report of the committee on Fl
nance was read, together with the fol.
lowing resolutions:
ReSolyed, That the lots Of ground in
D. Zane's addition to the city of Wheel,
ing, numbered from one to eleven inclu'
sive, the property Of the heirs OF D,
Zane. deceased. were exempt from tax
alton by the State of Virginia, so long
as they were the property Of said Zane
or his legal representatives; and that
this Council hereby notifies the Clerk Of
the City to that effect.
Resolved, That there be referred to a
suitable committee the matter Of me
moralizing the Legislature Of West
Virginia for authority TO make a loan
for the purchase of the Gas Works.
On motion Of Mr.. Blair, the above
resolutions were laid on the table.
The report of the committee on Water
Works was received from Second
Branch, and its action concurred in, *
cept in the third resolution, in relation
to the reduction Of the water rent Of
P, E. Beam, which was nou-concurred
in.
The resolution from the Second
Branch, appointing c. P. Warden depu
ty collector, was received and concurred
in.
A resolution from the Second Branch
appropriating $4,000 for finishing the
market street bridge, was received and
amended as follows 4: Provided that nc
money be paid on the contract to the
Norway Iron Works as advances foI
work upon the creek bridge, until the
said Norway Manufacturing Company
shall have entered into bonds with good
and approved security for the compile
ton OF the bridge in accordance with
said contract.
The report OF the committee on Ac'
counts, was received from tine Second
Branch, and concurred in.
The report Of the committee on Streets
and Alleys, was received from the Sec
ond Branch. and concurred in.
The report of the Street Commissioner
was received frum the Second Branch
and corcurred in.
The report of City Sexton, from Sec
ond Branch, received and filed
The report of City Treasurer was re,
ceived from Second Branch and con,
Cured in.
The report of the Wharf Master, from
Second Branch, was received and filed.
The petition OF the Board ofSupervis,
ors was received from the Second Branch
and concurred in
A communication from the citizens OF
Fulton, asking the city to repair the
bridge connecting Fulton street with
the Cumberland road. Mr. Shallcross
was appointed on the part of this
Branch to examine the said bridge.
The petition of Butterfeld d Co.,
from Second Branch, was concurred in.
A resolution from Second Branch in