The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-10

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referred to the Committee on Finance for
report
The resolutions appended to the report
were adopted.
The assessor OF water rents submitted
the following condensed report for 1870.
Rental value OF dwellings ...........,..$ SIS So
stores aud shops .... 3t9.Slo
e coffee homes, 1880
boarding houses. ....... 1855
Yard or garden hose, 4; street those, 204;
water closets, 81; private baths, PIP; num-
her of public baths, :; number OF persons
in families, 1852; soda fountains s; horses,
PSI; carriages, Il.
On motion the report was received and
filed.
The Committee on Market street bridge
a report The total amount ex-
pended up 10 the present time is US fol.
lows: Excavation, 81 $685.; masonry,
$l9,047.39; engineers salary, 1896. Is; side
wall, $j13.63; discount on County order,
$4,000; Superintendent salary, S9G2 81
total, $22,31l.O9. The Committee esti-
mate the cost Of the abutmentS and sup
port walls ut about $2S,0O0; and submit.
led the following resolution: ReAOlued,
That the Clerk OF the City be authorized
to issue drafts on the Treasurer Of the City
for the amount Of five thousand dollars,
and that the Committee on Market street
bridge be authorized 10 raise the money
on the said drafts and the proceeds be
used 70 pay Scheele and Lutz, contractors
for Market street bridge as the work pro-
crosses and when completed.
The resolution was adopted.
PETITIONS.
The petition Of McLain g. Bros. for
new curbing on Monroe street in front OF
their new block, was read and granted.
The petition Of Brown & Higgins, for
permission 10 lay water pipe on Mon
roe street from their photograph eStab-
lishment, was read and granted.
The petition Of Jacob Gruber and 9TH
ers, for the improvement Of Monroe
street was read and referred TO the Com
mittee on Streets and Alleys, with power
10 act
The petition of citizens on Fifth street,
for grading said street between Union and
alley, and 10 have curb set, was
read and referred TO tho Committee on
Streets and Alleys for report
The petition Of John ". Boring, to
have eight inch water pipe laid in John
street, was read and referred to the Com
mittee on Water Works for report.
The petition Of Geo. ". Eckhart for
reduction Of water rent, was read and re-
fcrred TO the Committee on Water Works
for report.
RESOLUTIONS
The following was offered ReaHCed,
that the Street Commissioner be directed
to have the side walks Of the Stone bridge
repaired. Adopted,
The following was offered and adopted:
ReS0lrel, that the Sergeant be authorized
to have the new spOuts on the City build
ing painted.
The following was offered: ReAIred,
That the Street Commissioner be instruct
cd To have the curbstone and pavement
taken up at the west side Of Market street,
from South street to the bridge, that the
sidewalk may he filled up to the grade Of
the street. Adopted.
The following was received from the
First Branch: IEESo!1cd, That permission
he granted to John Nolan to erect pri-
vatc coal scale in this city, he paying the
regular fees to the lessee Of the city scales
in the ward wherein be shall erect his
private scale; provided that said scale he
such as is used for weighing coal in the
city, and that it be turned over TO the city
and be under the control OF the weigh
master Of the ward in which it is erected
said weighmastcr giving an additional
bond for said scale and providing q deRu-
~ at the same in charge thereof Con.
CURED in.
The following was offered:
RcSlccf, That a sum not exceeding one
hundred and fifty dollars be appropriated
for the purpose Of removing the slips
which have fallen upon Baltimore street,
between Chestnut and Quincy streets.
Referred To the Committee on Streets
and Alleys for report
The following was received from the
First Branch:
Heaolrtd, That the Mayor and President
Of the Second Branch petition the Legis-
lature, on behalf Of the city, to authorize
the city Of Wheeling TO subscribe 10 the
capital stock Of any railroad company
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