The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-13
CITY COUNCIL.

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branches or Council was held last evening
In their chambers in the City Buildings.
FIRST BRANCH. !
Tn the First Branch, In the absence Oi
His Honor, Mayor McC lellan, Mr.. Stone
occupied the chair. The following mem
bers were present: Messrs. Baer, Blair
Culbertson, Hall, Harrison, Quarter,
Rinehart, schambra, Stone, Simpson,
Sweeney and Wilson.
The following ordinances were read ana
signed: Ordinance establishing the Craze
OF certain streets on Wheeling Island; ex'
GLIDING children from the sessions OF tle
Police Court; and leVying the water INK
far the year 1870. -. :.
The report Of the Committee on Finance
was received and the first resolution
INC resolution instructing the City
CLERK 10 issue orders To Samuel Mason,
ct a., was received from the Second
Branch and c0ncurrcd in.
Tile following reports were received
from the Second Branch and It's action
concurred in: Report OF the Street Com.
missioner; Of the Wharf Master; Commit
tee on Accounts; Committee on Lights;
City Treasurer; City Sexton; special Com
mittee on VIM. Exley's bill for repairing
the First Ward Hose House; Chief Mar
shall; Board Of Control; Committee on
Fire Department; and Committee on
Water Works. ~ %,
The following resolutions were received
from the Second Branch and its action
concurrcd in: Allowing q. Seibke TO
place stone crossing across South street,
opposite his place Of business; instructtng
the Street Commissioner to place cross.
ing on Main street from the south side Of
Union; instructinS the Committee on
Lights to ascertain II the city can pur-
chase the Gas Works from the Wheeling
Gas Company; authorizing tho City
Clerk to.issue order for the payment of
w. White; appropriatlng $500 to pay the
expense ofcleaning the basin.
The following was offered and adopted :
Resalsed, That the Committee on Wator
Works be instructed TO report to Council
at Its next regular meeting, whether or not
It Is expedient to make provision for the
extension Of the water pipe from the ter
minus of the pipe already contracted for
in the Seventh Ward, and if so, on what
streets, length and size Of the pipe, and tho
probable cost Of said terminus. .t
| / FThe bill Of the Wheeling Omnibas
Company amounting TO $50, was ordered
to be paid. =,
The petitions Of H. A. Davis u sell
paintings, and N. Crawley to retail liquor
were granted. .ls
An ordinance TO amend All ordinance
to establish tile Wheeling Fire Depart
ment was read, and the action Of the Sec
ond Branch concurred in; also the ordl.
nance fixing the grade Of James and
Preston streets.
Adjourned to meet on tho evening Ofthe
10Th inst. h. "'
f# SECOND BRANCH.
In the second branch the chair was &C.
cupictl by Dr.. Baird, President, and at
roll call the following members answered
Messrs. Allison, Boring, Caldwell, Con-
nelly, English, Hook, Hammer, Maxwell
McAdams, Pollock, Salisbury, Smith, J.
G. Simpson, Sheppard, Sweeney, Scott
Tingle, Tolivar and Wcit2ell ,.
The minutes Of'the last meeting were
read, approved IND signed. 80.
REPORT.
Tho report Of the Committee on Lights
in relation to gas post onlFitth street, was
read, and the resolution recommending
that a post be placed at the point indica'
ted was adopted. nu ga
Tho report OF the Committee on Water
Works for the past month, presented bills
for labor &c, amounting to $642 u, was
read. r.l.. bL. ida
The Committee reported adversely on
petition Of Richard Nolan, for n reduction
Oiwater rent, in favor Of relunding 81 W.
to Henry Hall; adversely in petition Of
Enoch Boyd; in favor Oflaying water
pipes on Seventh street above Quincy pro-
vided it does not cost 800; adversely on
petition of Fredk. LobCnstein. ft
The several resolutions submitted by
the Committee were adopted.
The report Of the Committee on Fire
Department WIS read. They recommend
that bills amounting to $445.25 be paid
that the Committee BIO authorized TO pur.
chase 1000 feet Of 81 in leather hose; that
an ordinance be passed amending the or.
dinance creating paid fire department"
establishing hook aud ladder company
to consist Of ono foreman and four extra
men, TO be located in the Second Ward At
the house OF Hope fire. company, to takC
charge Of q reel Of hose that the Superin'
tendent of Water Works examine fire
plug on Morrow street, and il found III
accessible to remove It to better location
on said street; that steamer Atlantic, No
2 be permanently located in tue Fourth
Ward; that, the Committee on Fire De-
rartment be. directed TO advertise for pro-
nOsals for the erection Of an engine house
for Atlantic No. 2 on tho Northeast cor.
ner of Fifth and Zane streets, after the
plan of United engine house; that
copies of the ordinance establishing o paid
fire department be printed. The report
was adopted %f!.. ...al
The monthly report Of the Chief Mar
shall Of the Fire Department was read.
The Chief asks that Committee be ap-
pointed TO examine the charges made
against the Department within the past
few days. ~
The appointment Of John Henry US
hOstler for Atlantic No. 8, vice Louis
Schmidt removed, was confirmed
The report Of the Committee on Ac:
counts, submitting bills amounting To
81, 55G.88 was read. The Committee re-
turned bill Of the Wheeling Omnibus
Company, Of $50, not being certified by
any city officer, which, on motion Of Mr..
Sweeney, was ordered to be paid,
The report wasAdopted
The report Of tho Special Committee
| to which was referred the bill OF William
Exley, for repairs on First ward Hose
House, was read. The Commute recon-
mended reduction Of $40, and that the
balance of &9,117.4O BIO paid with in.
terest from January |, 1860.
The report was adopted. oai.