The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-22
CITY CoUNCaL PReCKRDINGs
FRIDAY EVENING, Jan. 81, 1870.
SECOND BRANCH.

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Adjournment.
Present-Messrs. Bser, Boring, Cla
tor, Connolly, Hughes, Harrison
Long, Maxwell, Salisbury, Stanley
J. G. Smith, Simpson, Sheppard, swee
aey, Weisgerber and President Wilkin
son.
The President called the Second
Branch to order.
The minutes of the last meeting wer'
read, approved and signed.
The following ordinance was pre-
sented:
An ordinance entitled CD ordinance es
tablishing and regulating the Fir,
Department of the city of Wheeling
SEC l. Be 1t ordained. That the thirt
section pof said ordinance be amended
and re-ordained to read IS follows:
"SEC. 3. The chief marshal and as
sistaut shall constitute the Board o
Control of the Fire Department of thu
city of Wheeling"
SEC g The words "Board Of Contro
of the" shall be inserted in all othel
sections of the said ordinance before
the words "Firs Department" where
these latter words refer 10 the chief ant
assistants as the Fire Department.
SEC. 3. This ordinance shall be il
force from and after its passage.
The amending ordinance was read 6
first, second and third times and passed
The Rules and Regulations adopted
by the Board of Control of the Fire De.
partmeat for the government of the
Department we're submitted to Council
as provided by the ordinance, and were
read and approved.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolred, That the Board of Control
of the Fire Department be and is hereby
authorized to procure the fire caps,
coats and badges to equip the officers
and men of the Department, and also to
procure the books and forms needed for
organization.
Resolued, That the Board Of Control
of the Fire Department be and is hereby
authorized to purchase two horses and
harness for the Department for convey
ing the hose carriages and to make the
changes necessary to adapt the hose
carriages for horses.
A petition was received from Henry
Daub, asking for a reduction of water
tax. Laid over until next meeting of
Council.
An invitation was received from the
City Council Of the city Of Canton,
Stark county, Ohio, to attend the oele-
brstion of Wsshington's Birthday and
the opening of the Canton water works.
The invitation was accepted.
A bill for S5350'was received from ].
shsllcross for pavement laid 10 front of
Mr.. Barbino's property. 1t was ordered
to be paid.
Bill Of OFT, Hall g. Co.. for goods sold
the United Fire Company, 1915, was
ordered to be paid.
Bill of J. NJ. Brodie, $57, was ordered
to be paid.
Bill of Logan, List & Co., for goods
sold Atlantic Fire Company, SO 95, and
Charles P. Hamilton's bill of $35 for
services as Secretary of same company,
were ordered to be paid.
On melton the Second Branch ad-
journed.
FIRST BRANCH.
This Branch of Council met at their
Chamber last night pursuant to adjourn
ment, His Honor Mayor Mcclellan in
the chair.
Present-Messrs. Blair, Culbertson,
Hall, Harper, Mcclure, Panuell, Schan.
bra, Shallcross aud Simpson.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read, signed and approved.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance
in relation to the Fire Department was
received from the Second Branch and
its action ooncurred in.
The obiec. OF this meeting was to
hear a report from the Finance commit
tee in regard to the settlements of A.
W. Woods, late collector of water rents.
The chairman OF said committee, Mr..
Quarter, not being present, and conse.
quently no report being made, Mr.. Pan
nell stated, as being one of that COM
mittee, there was no prospect Of set
Element, and in his opinion there never
would be unless by suit, as the commit
tee shirked the responsibility of set
Element from some unexplained cause.
The rules and regulations of the new
Fire Department, together with the
resolutions on the same subject, was
received from the Second Branch and
concurred in.
Bill of Atlantic Fire Company, from
Second Branch, was ooncurred in.
Bill of Charles P. Hamilton, Secretary
of Atlantic Fire Company, received
from Second Branch, was concurred in.
Bill of OFT, Hall & Co., from Second
Branch, was concurred in.
Bill of J. NJ. Brodie, from Second
Branch, was concurred in.
Bill of J. P. Shallcross, from Second
Branch, was conourred in.
Bill Of D. Mccormick, for Secretary
of the Vigilant Fire Company, was, on
motion, ordered to be paid.
Mr.. Shallcross offered the following
resolution.
Resolred, That His Honor, the Mayor
is entitled to the thanks Of this Branch
of Council and are hereby rendered fol
his kindness, his courtesy aud impair
TALLY in presiding over it the pas
year. Adopted.
A vote of thanks was rendered to tn,
Clerk for his kindness and affsbility
On motion adjourned sine die.
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