The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-05
CITY OeyNClL PRoCERDINtss
TUESDAY EVENING, Jan. 4.


pursuant to adjournment. .r7
Present-Messrs. Bell, Boring, Clator
Hughes, Harrison, Maxwell, Msulter
Salisbury, Stanley, Porter Smith, J.G
Smith, Simpson, Sheppard, Sweeney,
Updegraff and Weisgarber. rfi
The President being absent, Mr.
Sweeney was elected President pro ten
The proceedings of the preceding
meeting were read, approved and signed
The President appearing, Mr.. swee'
ney vacated the chair.
The ordinance creating a paid FIRE
Department in the city of Wheeling wa:
read and signed.
On motion of Mr.. Stanley, the First
Branch was notified that the Second
Branch was ready to 60 into an election
of officers for the Fire Department.
A report was received from the com
mittee on Water Works in regard tc
carrying water across the river into the
Seventh Ward. The following resolu
tions were adopted:
Reselred, That the committee on
Water Works be authorized to employ
competentengineer for the purpose Of
ascertaining the nearest and best route
across the Ohio river to the Seventh
Ward.
Resolved, That che bills of Sweeney &
Co., amounting to S99.s3, be paid.
A petition from the National Savings
Bank, in regard to erroneous assess
ment, was received and referred to the
Board of Appraisers for report.
The Wharf.master reported the receipt
of 1922 .25 during tho month of Decem-
Der, 1869. The report was received and
filed.
The City Sections report was received
and filed.
The bills of C. E. Stifel and George
B. Edwards were ordered to be paid.
A petition asking for a reduction OF
water tax was received from John
and referred to the commit
tee on Water Works for report.
A petition was received from William
Eberly asking permission to transfer his
license to Mrs. Anna NJ. Meyer, and
granted.
A petition from Mrs. A. NJ. Meyer,
asking that she be granted licenses to
keep a first class coffee house was
granted.
The petition of Bair, Lakin g. Co.,
asking for reduction of water tax was
referred to the committee on Water
Works for report.
The bill of Samuel Hicks, curator of
United Engine Company, was ordered
to be paid.
A petition was received from Joseph
Greer asking for reduction of his taxes.
1t was referred to committee on Real
Estate for examination and report.
A petition was received from George
st. Myers asking that SLIPS fine and
costs be RENTED. The petition having
besn granted in the Second Branch, it
was sent to the First Branch for concur
renee. .
Mr.. Hughes called the attention of
the Second Branch to the fact that the
Collector of Assessments had notified
tho Mayor and chairman of the com
mittee on Finance that he had ceased
to make collections, because of the
reduction of the percentage allowed
him on collections, and gave notice that
he would introduce preamble and res
olution on the subject mentioned.
Mr.. Porter Smith moved to take from
the table an ordinance making reap
portionment Of the wards Of the city
with a view to their representation in
Council.
The proposition was lost.
Mr.. Hughes offered the following:
WHEREAS, At the last regular meet
ing OF Council the rate of payment to
the collector of assessments for the year
1869, was fixed at 81 per centum, and
It is deemed insufficient, therefore,
Rescued, That instead or 81 per
,entu o, the rate to be paid the collec-
tor of assessments shall be - per cent
am, for his collections for the year 1869.
THE First Branch appearing in the
Second Branch chamber, the considera-
ion Of the preamble and resolution was
Mr.. Blair, chairman Of the First
Branch pro tenn, announced the business
If the evening to be the election of a
Chief Marshal of the Fire Department.
A quorum of each Branch being pres
.Ht, nominations for chief marshal be-
ng in order,
Mr.. Rinehart nominated VIM. II.
Harrison, of the Sixth Ward.
Mr.. Boring nominated William Win
Ter.
Mr.. Hall nominated A. J. Sweeney.
Messrs. H ,rrison and Sweeney de-
,lined the nomination.
Mr.. Harrison moved that the nomina-
ito is be closed. Lost.
Mr.. Stanley was nominated but de-
clined.
Mr.. Updegraff announced that he had
prevailed upon Mr.. Harrison to with
draw bis declinstion and that he would
be candidate.
A ballot being ordered, VIM. H. HaT-
rison received Ia votes, Mr.. Sweeney 5
votes and Mr.. Winder II votes. No
election.
Mr.. Bell, on behalf of Mr.. Sweeney,
announced that that gentleman had
withdrawn his declension, and would
be candidate.
A second ballot being ordered, it 70
suited as follows; Winder, 9; Swee-
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