The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-16

> Bond, Is; Murry, 10; MoCortney,
= Gruber, 2; scattering, ]. No election
Mr.. Boring moved that the election
. of Clerk of Market be postponed unit
. next meeting of Council. Lost.
The Council proceeded to the eight
ballot, which resulted as follows:
Boud, IA; hurry, 10; McCortney, IL
n o election.
The ninth ballot was taken will
q like result.
On the tenth ballot Mr.. hurry having
received twenty votes. majority of al
the votes cast,ws declared Clerk OF the
Market.
Nominations for the office of City Col
lector being in order, p. l.. Kimberly
ZIP. Kenny, john ". Mitchell, Joshua
Burnley, J. NJ. Warden and G. W. Colts
were named.
A ballot being ordered it resulted as
follows:
Warden, 25; Burley, z; Kimberly, 3.
Mr.. Wardea having received major,
ity of ell the votes cast was declared
elected City Collector.
For MeasuIer of wood and lumber, ii.
C Colts, SEN, and j. Z. Bier were placed
IN nominations. A ballot being taken
Mr.. Colts received votes aud Mr.. Bier
81 votes. Mr.. Bier having received a
majority of all the votes cast, was de-
clared elected
For Overseer of Chain Gang, j. Henry
Seyering, Noah Price and John Senior
were nominated. A ballot being order
ed, Price received % votes, Severing IL
votes and Sender vote.
Mr.. Price having received o majority
of all the votes cast, was declared elect
ed Overseer of the Chain Gang.
For Keeper Of Lock Up, Alex. Wallace,
James Saddler and William Forsyth
were placed in nomination. a ballot
being taken, Wallace received 10 votes
and Forsythe II votes.
Mr.. Wallace having received major.
ity of all the votes cast, was declared
elected.
For City Sexton, Philip Heiser, Ed.
T. Burt, Miles Teagarden and Michael
Miller were nominated. A ballot was
ordered and resulted in Eeiser receiv-
ing % votes, Burt II, and Teagarden 2.
Mr. Heiser was declared elected.
Cor City Surveyor, j. S. Fairfax and
w. C.. Smith were nominated. A ba lot
being taken, Fairfax received ii votes
and Smith "a votes. Mr.. Smith having
received majority of all the votes cast
was declared elected
For CITY Weigher, John Irwin and
J. NJ Bulger were Nominated. MI.
Irwin received votes and Mr.. Bulger
20 votes. Mr.. Bulger having received
a majority Of all tho votes cast was de-
clared elected.
For the Office of Health Officer, Drs.
Samuel Jepson, James E. Reeves, D. j.
McGinnis, Henry J. Weisel and Ebe-
Meier Mccoy. A ballot being ordered
Reeves received % votes; Jepson 2
votes; McGinnis A votes; W eisel 7 votes.
DIR. Reeves having received majority
of all the votes cast, was declared
elected.
The First Branch retired.
The Second Branch adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
This Branch of Council met at their
Chamber last night, pursuant to ad-
iournment, the object of the meeting
being the election of city officers. The
Mayor being absent, on motion, Mr..
Sweeney took the chair.
Present-MessIs. Bser, Blair, gilbert
son, Hall, Harrison. Launder, Quarter,
RinebaIt, Schambra, Simpson, Shall
Cross, Stone, Sweeney and Wilson.
The minutes of the previous meetings
we're read, approved and signed.
On motion of Mr.. Blair, this Branch
proceeded to the election of clerk.
Messrs. Alfred Caldwell, w. S. Bu-
chanan aud w. II. Chapman were put
in nomination. The vote being taken,
resulted as follows:
Caldwell Z; Buchanan Chapman 4.
Mr.. Caldwell receiving the ajorlty Of
the votes cast, was declared elected.
The application of J. Bessie for the
transfer of John Ramsey's coffee house
license to the petitioner, was taken
from the table and the transfer granted.
The resolution from the Second Branch
in relation to suspending the special
order of this meeting, which was the
election of city officers, until the ordin
ances in regard to consolidating certain
offices be considered, was concurred in.
The Fire ordinance was read and
signed.
Mr. Culkertson offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Rcsolred, That a Committee of five be
appointed, two from the Frst Branch
and three from the Sc md Branch, by
the Mayor and President Of the Second
Branch to inquire upon what coudi-
tons the Baltimore q Ohio railroad &C.
cupy the lower end OF the wharf of the
city, and report the result of the inves-
tgAtion to the Council.
TIE ordinance in regard to consoli
dating certain city offices was received
from The Second Bran Gu and read.
Mr.. Wilson moved TO nOn-concur in
| the first section, which consolldates
the assessors of real estate and water
rents. The vote being taken resulted
in "a tie. Mr.. Blair, in the chair, voted
.or uon-concurr ng, which carried the
motion of Mr.. Wilson.
Section second was concurred in.
Mr.. Blair moved to strike out $50, 900
CITY collection bond and insert $4,000
in section third of tie ordinance. The
motion was lost for want of a second.
Sections fourth and fifth were concur
red in.
The resolution from the Second
Branch in relation to requiring the COL
lee or of water rents for 1869, to meet
the Finance committe was on motion
amended so as TO read water Works
committee" instead of Finance commit
tee, and was concurred in.
The Second Branch Informed this
Branch of its adherence to the original
action of that Branch in relation to the
first sectien of the ordinance consoli
dating the the Office of assessor of
real estate and water rents. This
Branch still adhered 10 its action ia non
concurring. The Second Branch then
asked for committee Of conference,
which was granted, and Messrs. Wilson
and Hall appointed on said committee.
The resolution from the Second
Branch, instructing the Street Commits
sioner to enforce certain ordinances,
was csncurred in.
The resolution from the Second
Branch, instructing the Street Commits
sioner to lay curb stone on Jacob
street, was concurred in.
The resolution from the Second
Branch postpOning the election of Fire
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