The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-27
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY EVENING, April 20.
SECOND BRANCH.

| lock, Simpson, Sweeney, d. VI. Smith,
Sheppard, Scott, Jingle and President
Baird.
The business in order being consider
ing applications for licenses to keep
ordinaries and coffee houses, applica-
tons were received from fifty-six per-
sons to keep coffee houses, and thirteen
to keep ordinares.
The rule requiring the licenses TO lay
on the table for one week, and TO he
published, was suspended.
The petitions of Adam Blum, Louis
Beaumberger, Edwtrd Christman, A.
busch, VIM. Goetze, Louis Lingaman,
John McGarrell, Henry Newhard,
Henry Renner, Peter Welty and Henry
Stamn, for ordinary licences, were
granted
The petitions of John Amick, Peter
Bomberger, Philip Bodwing, Henry
Bresock, Joachim Beuter, Geo. w. Eek
hart, Louis Franzheim, Mrs. Mary Gaus,
Louis Huseman, Frederick Housenfeldt
r. Iiabig, Casper Hell, Peter Hassaneur,
VIM. Hartcnstcin, Frank Klari, An
thony Kramer, J. D. Kurner, Louis
Laue, Ckas. ?. Lutz, Adam Lory, Jul
Illus Lohse, c. Mabis, Henry Michael,
Philip Medert, Jacob Newhardt, John
Ochsenkuhn, Thos F. Owens, James
Robinson, August Rolf, Conrad Strobel
Frank Stanley, John Smith, Chris.
Seibke, Theo. Schneider, Geo. Schwarz-
bach, Schultz & Combs, Chris. Schu-
macher, Fred Shipley, Andreas Thomas,
John Vogler Gregory Warner, Chris.
Wagner, Mrs. j. IL. Warnafeldt, Louis
Weisgerber, Lawrence Walter, Conrad
Yahn, A. Fader Fidel Mayer, Louis
Keller, David McManaway, lchabod
Bessie, Frank Unruh, John Carney and
John Smith were read and licenses to
keep coffee houses were granted.
Petition from Mrs. Louisa Thomas,
for free license to keep coffee house,
was laid on the table.
The amendment 10 the resolution au-
thorizing the City Clerk to advertise for
proposals for hauling coal, received
from the Second Branch, was concurred
in.
A resolution from the First Branch
as Il substitute for the resolution ap-
pointing a committee to confer with
VIM. Exley, was concurred in.
4 petition from John Miracle, asking
to he released from the chain gang, was
laid on the table.
A petition from John Nolan asking
permission to erect Il scale at his own
expense at the Hempfeld railroad, was
read and laid on the table temporarily.
Petition of Mrs. j. II. Warnafeldt to
keep billiard tables was granted
The resolution in regard to horses on
the street railway being left without
drivers was reported back from the com
mittee on Ordinances with the recon-
mendation that it be indefinitely post
poned.
The committee on Ordinances, to
whom was referred a resolution relating
to places where liquors arc sold and
drank on the premises, other than
coffee houses and ordinaries, reported
back an ordinance requiring such places
as sell in less quantities than five gal
Ions to procure a license therefor. The
tax Oh each license is $50. The ordi-
nance was adopted,
The committee on Grades reported
grades for Coal street from Bank to
Mcclure streets, and offered an ordi-
nance establishing such grades, which
was passed.
The committee on Lights, to whom
WAS referred report made by the com
mite some time since, again reported
in favor of reduction Of - cents per
foot for service pipe for lamps in the
Sixth Ward. The resolution accom-
panying the amended report, was
adopted.
\ communication was received from
the Street Commissioner i'll relation to
the condition of Vine alley. Referred
to the Street Commissioner, with power
To act
\ petition from certain citizens of the
Fourth Ward in relation to curbing
Vine alley was referred to committee
on Streets and Alleys for report.
Proposals were received from j. Da-
vid Kurner, offering $3.50 per annum
for the Seventh Ward Scales; from
John f. Parker, offering $50 for the
Fifth Ward Scales; from Joshua Lukens,
offering $3.50 for the Seventh Ward
Scales; from F. bold, offering 1878 for
the First Ward Scales; from VIM.
Goetze offering 500 for the Fifth Ward
Scales; from Conrad Never, offering
1919 for the First Ward Scales; from
B. NJ. List, offering $50 for the Fifth
Ward Scales; from Joshua Lukens,
offering $3.50 for the Second Ward
Scales; from John Arthurs, offering
1925 for the Fourth Ward Scales; from