The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-07
BECOND lIRANCIs

from tho Second Branch, ana us AcuOn
thereon C0ncuTrCd in.
Adjourned.
SECOND URANcI =,
In the Second Branch, President Baird
being absent, on motion, Mr.. Sweeney Oc-
Cupied the chair.
The roll was called by the Clerk and the
following members answered: Mcssrs.
Allison, Boring, Caldwell, Connolly, Eng.
llsh, Hook, LaNghlin, Maxwell, McAdams,
Pollock, Smith, (P. } Smith, u. CO. Slump
son, Sheppard, Sweeney, Scott, Tingle,
TOliyar and WGitzel.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
The report Of tho Committee on Streets
and Alleys on the condition Of Fitthstrcct,
north Of Monroe, closed with the following
resolution: RcA0lued, That the Street Com.
missioner be directed with tho force under
his control, to open the cutters on said
street, and make such necessary repairs as
will place It in a pasSAble condition.
On motion the resolution was adopted.
Tho report OF the Committee on Grades
in reference to Fulton, Market, Clay, Pres
ton, Division and Locust streets was read,
together with the following resolution:
IIcsovCtd, That the Committee on Ordi'
nanCcs be directed To DRAFT an ordinance
for the established grades Of different
streets, rs reported by the Committee on
Grades herewith adopted.
A communication from the Street Com.
missioner, asking permission 10 purchase
a boat load Of bOulders was read, and the
request granted.
The report Of the Wharf Master for the
month OF August, was read. TLe@monht
collected was $971,6O.
The report was received and filed
The following was received IRON the
First Branch and COnCUrrCd in:
Rcsolred, That the Committee on Ap.
pcals be and thcyN arc hereby instructed to
order the City Collector TO levy for the
taxes due on the steamboat stock Of
Booth, Battcllc & Co.
President Baird appeared and took the
chair.
The petition Of Mary Ed TO BIZ released
from the payment Of lakes, was read and
the prayer Of the petitioner granted.
The petition Of Horace Gray to be re-
leased from the payment Of taxes, On nc:
count Of age and inIlrmity, was read. and
on the motion granting the prayer OF the
petitioner, the yeas and nays were demand
cd. rr..
The demand was sustained Those
voting yea were: Messrs. Caldwell, Con.
nelly, McAdams, Smith, p, Sheppard
and Tolivar-O,
Those voting nay were Messrs. Allison,
English, Laughlin, Maxwell, Pollock,
Simpson, Sweeney, Scott and Weitzel-9
So the motion did not prevail.
The petition of Marcus Lester TO have
water Tux RENTED, WINS read and referred
to the Committee on Water Works for re-
The following was offered; RDAOlUsd,
that the Committee on Lights be directed
TO place lamp post on the south east
corner Of Market street md alley D, Sixth
Ward.
Referred to the COMMITTEES on Lights
for report.
Tho following petition was read:
10 Ills Honor dI6 Mayor and Council Of
tie CTIvOf IVHeslfng: Having been inform.
cd that John Scarborough, the collector Of
assessments, duly elected to that Office on
the u day 1850, ION whose Official
bond the Undersigned arc the surviving sure
ties of John Hughes, dCCeascd) is in de-
fault, rs well in not making payment into
the Treasury Of his collections Of taxes
levied and assessed for tic use and benefit
OF tic city, during the year 1869, on or be-
fore each second Friday alter those taxes