The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-15
cry COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
SATURDAY EVENING, August 9.

SATURDA EVENING, August ..
SECOND BRANCH.
The Second Branch of the City
Council met in called session.
The President being absent, J G.
Smith was called to the chair.
Present-Messrs. Boring, Delaplain,
English, McAdams, Pollock, J. &.
Smith, Simpson, Sheppard, Sweeney,
Scott, Jingle Tolliver, and Weitzel
The reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with.
The President stated that the meet
ing was called for the purpose of fixing
the grade Of the street to Market street
bridge and the grade OF Fulton street.
The following petition from gilbert
son u Fisher, and twelve others was
read
In the present grading OF Market
Street it appears TO he the design 10
have the grade run ont at the south
side OF South street, your petitioners
think it would make an unseemiy de-
preston on Market street at the mouth
OF South, and they therefore respectfully
ask that an ordinance he prepared by
the committee on Ordinances establish
inga uniform grade from thesouth side OF
John street to the north side of Market
street bride now being erected; and that
the committee on Market street bridge
be authorized to proceed in the work Of
filling up Market street according to
that grade; and YOUR petitioners will ever
pray &c.
Accompanying the above was pro.
file OF the proposed grade made by the
City Surveyor, showing the descent to
lie one foot from the bridge to John
street, distance of 400 feet.
Mr.. English presented the follow
ing:
Resoised, That the City Surveyor :
report on the gradcIrOm Market street
bridge to John street, and on Clay street
from the bridge eastward, he adopted.
Adopted.
RcSoivsd, That the committee on Or
dinances be directed to draft an ordi-
nance in compliance with the same.
Adopted. ....
\ petition was received from Horn
brook d Trimbe and others asking
that the curling on the east side Of
Market street from Quincy to Clay
streets he reset and referred to the
committee on streets and lltys.
A petition was received from J. II.
Charnock and other residents on Full
ton street from Quincy to Walnut, ask.
ing for new grade on that street, and
was referred 10 the committee on
| Grades.
An ordinance toprohihit the erection
OF wooden buildings on the square
bounded by First, Main, Second and
Water streets was taken up and passed.
( On motion the Second BraLch of
. Council adjourned
! FIRST BRANCH.
Mr.. Wilson called the First Branch
| to order.
/ Present-Messrs. Culbertson, Blair,
Harrison, Shallcross, Sweeney, Scham-
bra and Harrison.
/ The minutes Of last meeting were
read and approved.
+ An ordinance TO provide for 'thcrccorl
OF grades; also to assess taxes for $50,
read as recorded and signed.
The petition of Culbertson u Fisher,
/ ". W. Miller, and others, for passage
Of an ordinance to change grade from
John street to Market street bridge, and
Surveyors report Of elevations, depres'
siOnS, &c, in connection Herewith, was
received from Second Branch and read.
T After considerable discussion in favor
and against the petition and the action
OF the Second Branch in relation there
( to. Mr.. Hall moved the following rc-o.
! luton:
/ Rcs0h"i That the farther cousidcra-
/ ton of the resolution be postponed until
/ the consent OF the property holders on
/ each side OF Market street, from John
/ street to the bridge, and on Clay street,
be obtained in writing to the proposed
or similar change OF grades on those
streets. Adopted.
| The ordinance to prohibit the cree
ton of wooden buildings in the square
bounded by Second, Main, First and
Water streets was received from Tie
Second Branch and concurrel in.
On motion, First Branch adjourned.