The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-02

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the next National census, but the Law re
quires four weeks notice by publication
previous to an application to the Legis
lature, to change the boundary lines OF
a county, city or town, and this may
prevent favorable action at the present
SESSION, but the change should DO made
as soon as IT, can be effected. We
therefore offer for adoption the follow
ing re -olution:
ResolUtd, That the Mayor and Presi.
dent of the Second Branch of Council
be requested to give the necessary no.
tice and memorialize the Legislature oil
West Virginia to extend the corporate
limits of the city of Wheeling SO az to
include all of the townships of Wash
ington, Madison, Clay, Union, Centre,
Webster and Richie.
Respectfully submitted.
C. w. B. ALLISON,
Chairman Special Committee.
Wheeling, February lst, 1870.
]. G.. Smith offered the following,
which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the proposed amend.
ments 10 the city charter be published
in the daily newspapers Of the city, and
that fertilizer consideration of the report
be postponed until next Tuesday even
ing.
j. G. Smith offered the following:
Resolved, That the committee on ordi-
nances be Instructed 10 report an ordi'
nance making a change in the assess
meuts and collection of taxes for the
city of Wheeling, as follows:
lst. Making one assessor for. water
rents aud real and personal property.
I'd. Have The assessor make his return
of assessments to the City Clerk, whose
duty it shall be to make out duplicate
of all taxes assessed by the city and
pass the same to the city Treasurer for
collection, charging the fall amount OF
taxes to the Treasurer; making it the
duty of him to collect said taxes on or
before the first day of January of each
year, and q / taxes unpaid at the stated
time shall be returned as delinquent,
adding ten per cent for collection, max
ing it his duty to collect it forth with.
Sd. To provide for committee to
audit the Treasurer's account, and make
their regular reports.
4th. To provide for the repeal of an
ordinance creating collector Of city
assessments and water rent.
9Th. To report an ordinance consoli
dating the office of clerk of market and
curator of Second Ward market.
On motion of Mr.. Sweeney, the reso
lutions were ordered to be published in
The city papers.
A communication from the Board OF
Supervisors of Ohio county in regard to
the water tax on the Court House and
Jail, was received aud referred to the
committee on Water Works for report
A resolution adopted by the Board OF
Supervisors in regard to the purchase
of grounds and erecting buildings fol
the keeping of the poor, and asking Q
committee of conference, was received
from A. Caldwell, Clerk pro tenn of the
Board.
On molten q committee of one from
the First Branch and two from the Sec
ond was appointed. Messrs. Stanley
and Laughlin were appointed such com
mittee.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance
entitled an ordinance to establish a Fire
Department in the city Of Wheeling
was read, approved and signed.
Mr.. Hammer presented the following
Resolred, That the Street Commits.
siOner be ordered to place 60 feet OF
new curbing in front of Mrs Z. Beck's
new building on Market street. at cost
of not more than fifty cents per foot
Referred to committee on Streets and
Alleys for report.
The City Sergeant named the follow.
ing as his Deputies and asked that they
DO confirmed:
First Ward-Jossph Chapline; Sec
ond Ward-Robert JuHkiDs; Third
Ward Charles ExIey; Fourth Ward
James Henry; Fifth Ward-William
Dctwiler; siA tia ward-Lovi Reed, Sow
enth Ward-William Richardson.
The appointments were all confirmed.
A bill of S. G. Baylittle, as janitor of
the Guards Hook and Ladder Company
was ordered to be paid.
A petition from John Daily, for license
to keep an ordinary at Daily's City Ho.
tel, and license to keep four billiard
tables at the same place, was received
and the prayer Of the petition was grant
ed.
A message was received from the
First Branch, announcing their concur,
renee in certain acts passed by the Sec
Old Branch.
The Deputy Sergeants named above
were sworn in.
On motion, adjourned