The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-14
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY EVENING, Sept. 18th, 1870.
SECOND BRANCH.
The Second Branch Of Council M
in regular session.
Present-Messrs. Allison, Borins
Caldwell, Connolly; English, Hool
Hammer, Laughlin, Maxwell, McAc
ans, Pollock, J. G. Smith, Simpson
Sheppard, Sweeney, Scott, Tolivel
Weitzel and President Baird.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
The committee on Accounts reportet
bills to the amount of S7O2.26 and tn,
resolution ror the payment of the SAM
was passed. They reported adversel,
to the payment Of the bill of Lewis
Baker & Co. for printing receipts fol
the collector of assessments because
the printing pertains to the persona
convenience OF the collector. They
also refused to pass on the bill of R. T
Friend d Son for chairs furnished the
police court rooms by order OF the
keeper of the lookup believing it with
out law and improper for the city to be
run in debt without the order OF the
Council. The report was adopted.
The committee on Markets reported
a resolution for the payment of $l3 to
George L. Francis for repairing hose
for Second Ward market house, which
was adopted.
The Treasurer made the following
report of moneys in Water Works
fund:
Paid since last 2Oo I3
Received. l,iio 10
Due Treasurer. .,...........s2 .s2,Os2 q
The report was adopted.
The committee on Streets and Alleys
offered the following:
Resolved, That the petition Of the
Board Of Supervisors of Ohio county to
construct a sewer from the Court House
to Market street, under the supervision
of the Street Commissioner, be granted
Adopted
Resolced, That the sum OF SlT be
paid James Townsend in full OF account
against the city. Adopted
Resolced, That the sum of $50 be
appropriated to remove slip on Balti-
more street. Adopted.
Resoived, That the sum of 500 be
appropriated TO pave the gutter on the
east side of the pike al the head of
Washington street, and TO make plank
walk along the same. Adopted.
Resolced, That the Street Comnis-
sioner be directed to repair the paving
in the alley running from Fourth to
Market street, between John and Quin-
cy. Adopted.
The committee on Fire Department
the following:
ResolOed, That the bills reported by
the Chief Marshal for the month OF
August, 1870, amounting to 81, 49,, be
paid. Adopted.
Resolred, That the bill of Joseph
Greer, amounting to $2S 30, for services
as curator, &c, at Hope Hose house,
be paid. Adopted.
Resolved, That the proposition Of W.
Y. johnson, Esq, of Bellaire, Ohio, for
the purchase Of old Hope engine, car
riage and hose for $3.50 be rejected.
Adopted.
Resolred, That il is inexpedient at the
present time to change the ordinance
regulating the Fire Department Of the
city. Adopted.
The committee on Water Works re-
ported the following:
Resolced, That the petition Of q. w.
Eckhart for reduction of water rent
be rejected. Adopted.
RESOLVED, That the petition of Mar
Gus Lester for the reduction of water
rent, be rejected. Adopted.
Rcsoived, That Anton Raymann have
a reduction of 5000 on his water rent
for the year 1870. Adopted
Resolred, That the water rent of
Reilly, Barnes IL Hobbs be fixed Al 500
for the year 1870. Adopted.
ResolUed, That the bills embraced in
this report, amounting to to, be
paid Adopted.
The Street Commissioner reported
that he had expended $l0l7 during the
past month, which was expended as
follows: