The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-16
CIV CouNc1l.-A called meeting Of

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tho Fist Branch Of the City Council was
held last evening. The chair was Occi-
pied by HIS Honor, Mayor Mcclellan.
The roll was called and The following
members answered.: Messrs Blair, Cul-
bertson, Hall, Launder, schambra, Shall
cross, Simpson and Sweeney. . y. Z. =
Tho reading ofthG minutes Of list meet
ing was dispensed with. r,.. ...g.,.i,
Unfinished business was taken up, ,
The monthly report Of the Street Com
missioner was read, and the action Of the
Second Branch thereon concurred IN.
The report of tic Committee on Coal
Banks in relation TO their condition and re-
commanding tho purchase Of hose was
read, and the action Of the Second Branch
conCurred In. .-.. .lp.: /,
The report Of tho Treasurer for the
month Of February was read, and action
of Second Branch concurred In. 's,r III
: The report Of the Wharf Master was
read, and tho action Of the Second Branch
thereon c0DCurred In. ysi,,g rg..,.
Tie following petitions were presented,
and referred to the Board Of Appeals;
To tic Honorable Mayor and Council Of the
GtggFIHhAtipg' .mi paLIi f,i
GENTLEMEN: ! would respectfully rep.
resent toyOur honorable body that the
National Insurance Company has been
assessed on $4,000 government bonds
held by said company, April I, 1866, which,
rs VIC understand, Is contrary to law, and
therefore ask that you paGS the proper
order directing the reduction to DO nlaEle,
Respectfully, JollX BIsHOP,
Sc. Nat. Insurance C0
Wheeling, Mdrct 8, 1870! * ~ .
WHEELING, March 8, 1870. 4
70 tic Hon. Mayor and Council Of the CITY
Of Wheeling::g .,sl.I III. ~. Ia.
Your petitioncr, the Franklin Insurance
Company, of Wheeling, respectfully repre-:
sGnts that It has been enormously assessed
for the year 1859, In this, TINT j Is assess
ed with paid up capital Of $S4 POO, when
in truth $4,000 Of said sum was Nnd Is
invested In bonds Of the United States,
which. under the laws authorizing the Is.
suing Of the same, arc exempt from all
State, county and municipal taxation.
Your petitioner therefore asks relief by
the remission Of said taxation on the sum
above mentioned.
er. Respectfully yours, o.,
lyg -...s O. NJ. CoEN, Sec'y.
The bill Of estate Of 2. Jacobs, deceased,
against the city for professional services,
WIS presented, and the action Of the
Second Branch ordering It's payment was
ccncurrcd in. .t's
The petition Of Ann N. Nyer to trans
fer coffee house license TO John Carney,
was read and no action thereon taken I
The petition Of HOsenfeldt for coffee
house license, was read, and under sts-
pension Of the rules, the action Of tho Sec
ond Branch was conCurTed in.
The petition Of John Carney for coffee
house license, was received from tile Sec
0nd Branch and concurred In. 7.aNE
Tho Committee on Accounts, TO whom
had been rec0mmitted the bill Of 5. +.
Faris for further examination, reported
that it was correct, and recommended Its
payment, but as it involved an Gxpendi.
lure OF money action, on the report could
not he first taken in this Branch.
MIR. ShallcrOss made statement in
reference to suit which had been brought
against Henry Sharp, Street Commits
sioner in 1858, by Joseph Caldwell, now
deceased, for gravel used in the streets Of
the city. aa zig Ht...l.
Mr. ShallcrosS submitted the following:
Reaolsed, That James s. Wheat, Esq
be requested to defend the suit referred to,
Of: Jos. Caldwell ~. Henry Sharp, Street
Commissioner, as authorized by resolution
of Council passed October IL, 1903.
Adopted. 5f.e q. ~ l.,aN q,
AIr. Blair brought to the attention OF
tho Council the subject Of numbering the
houses in the city, but no action WINS
taken. ~. -,il : ~. ar'.,, :
On motion tho First Branch adjourned.
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