The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-18
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY EVENING, May II.

The Second Branch met IN speciai
session.
Present-Messrs. Allison, Boring,
Caldwell, Connolly, English, Hammer
Maxwell, McAdams, Pollock, Porter
Smith, J. G. Smith, Sweeney, Sheppard,
Tingle, Tolivar, and President Baird.
A communication was received from
the Board OF Supervisors, in regard to
the Hempfeld Railroad, announcing the
passage of the following:
Resolved, That the city of Wheeling
be requested to appoint a committee OF
its Councils to confer with n like COM
mittee on the part of this Board, for the
purpose of protecting the interests Of
the city and county in the Hempfield
Railroad; said committee to report
what action, if any, is necessary in the
premises. =,
The committee, it was resolved, shall
consist of three from the Second Branch
and two from the First Branch. The
committee on the part of the Second
Branch consists of Messrs. Allison, Pol
lock and Tolivar.
The committee on Streets and Alleys
presented communication, stating that
so much of Mulberry alley as lies be
tween Market and Main streets GER
tainly has been used by the city for
thirty-five years as public alley, and
that, in addition to this, the property
owners on the alley are ready to release
any rights of possession they may have
to the alley. The committee therefore
offer the following:
Rcsoloed, That the Street Commits
sioner be instructed to boulder Mulberry
alley from Main to Market street, and
from Mulberry alley to Monroe street,
placing on the north and west side OF
the same such tagging as may be neces-
sary to make walk eighteen inches in
width. The resolution was adopted.
A communication was received from
the First Branch announcing that the
FIRST Branch adhered to its action i'll re-
card to having the Atlantic engine
placed in the Hope hose house, on
Union street, and asking for q commit
tee of conference. Messrs. Sweeney, j.
G. Smith and Caldwell were appointed
such committee on the part Of the Sec,
Ond Branch.
The committee on Grades reported an
ordinance fixing the grades of Virginia,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Broadway, York,
Huron, Wabash and Goodrich streets,
which was read three times and adopted.
They also reported in favor Of open,
ing an alley between Broadway and
York streets twenty feet wide. They
recommend that as two streets in the
Seventh ward are called Ohio street
the one next south of Zane shall here
after he called Goodrich
The petition of Mary Swift to keep
four hogs on Lindsey street, was laid on
the table, as was also the petition OF
James Townsend for damages done 6y
changing grade.
Permission was granted Della Pur-
cell to erect house on the east side OF
the National road, at the head OF
Franklin street.
4 petition was received from cit
liens on Main street asking that new
crossings be placed across Union street
from Wildes book store. Referred to
committee on Streets and Alleys
A petition was received from citizens
of the Second ward asking that steam
fire apparatus be placed in the Second
ward hose house which was referred to
a committee of conference.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were III
troduccd:
Rcsolced, That the committee on
Streets and Alleys he instructed to eX-
anime the alleys in the Fourth and
Sixth Wards and report their condition
to Council and also to report what
would he the cost Of paving and grading
the same so as to secure proper drain
age Of said wards. Adopted
Rcsolred, That the Keeper Of the
Lookup he ordered TO cleanse the lock-
up and whitewash the same Adopted.
Resolyed, That the City Sergeant he
ordered to furnish ice water for the use
of members of Council at each meeting
hereafter until the 18th day of October
next. Adopted.
Rcsolgcd, That the lamp-pOst on the
corner of Market and South street be
temporarily removed, it being in dan
ger of being damaged by the work now
going on at the Market street bridge
Adopted.
Resoiced, That the Street Commits
siouer be and is hereby authorized to
place q double crossing over Jacob
street, north Of Preston. Referred to
committee on Streets and Alleys for
report.
Elijah Day, City Treasurer elect, pre-
scented his official bond which was APP
proved by Council, and he took upon
him the oath of office. d. Schambra,
T. II. Logan, \. q. Robinson and |.
Ii. Williams are his bondsmes.
The committee on Appeals reported
that they had taken counsel of B. Stan-
ton. Esq, in regard to petitions for re-
dress, received from certain insurance
companies, from erroneous assessments
made in the year 1869, and offered the
following:
Rcsoiccd, That all the aforesaid petit
tons embraced in the report recommit-
ted to your committee be rejected.
Adopted.
Resoiccd, That the fee Of B. Stanton
Esq, of $40 for his written opinion on
the subject be paid Adopted.
The opinion Of Mr.. Stanton is that
the Insurance companies, having failed
to make the application for relief to the
Board of Appeals within the time pro-
vided by law, acquiesced in the eXces-
sivc or erroneous assessments, and can
not therefore obtain relief For the
future guidance of the assessors, he