The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-22
CITY COUNCIL.
A special meeting Of the City Council
was held last evening in their chambers

4 special meeting OF the City Council
was held last evening in their chambers.
FIRST BRANCH.
In the First Branch His Honor, the
Mayor, occupied the chair
The following members responded to
their names Messrs Blair, Hall, Laun'
der, Quarter, Schambra, ShRllcrosS, Stone,
Sweeney and Wilson.
The water ordinance was returnedirom
the Second Branch with all the amend
ments made by this Branch concurred IN
except the per cent on the rental value o.
boarding houses. This Branch reconSia'
cred its former action and concurTeu Ill
that of the Second Branch.
The following papers were recelveu
from ,br Second Branch and its action
cOnCurred in: o..-.,.u
The report of the Street Commissioners
resolution authorizing the Street Commits
siOncr 10 ask bids from quarrymcn OF Mar
tinsyillc and Bridgeport, and the purchase
NJ two boat loads of CObble stones; the re.
mort of the Fire Department; the report OF
the Chief Marshal; the report Of the Board
Of Control; the report OF Committee on
Ordinances, rccommitting it to the COM
mittcc; the ordinance authorizing the
Judge of the Police Court TO exclude all
persons under 10 years ofage from attend
ing the sessions ofthat Court rs spectators;
The pe,itiOn Of w. +. Goodwin Il Co, TO
keen three billiard tables and nm ordinary;
the petition of Frederick DolmAn; resO.
luton instructing the Street Commissioner
To haul clay to ill up the south AbutmenI
of the Market street bridge us the stone
work progresses; resolution appointing Il
special committee empowered TO have
conductors put on the city building
(SIr. Schambra was appointed on the part
of this BranCh); resolution authorizing
the Finance Committee TO settle with
John Scarborough, Collector, and report
at the next meeting Of Council; the report
of the Health officer; the annual report
of the Chief Marshal Of the Wheeling
Fire Department, and resolutions accom-
panying; the report Of the Committee on
ADDeais-(tirst resolution was amended
by inserting the following resolution:
ReSolred, That the matter Of taxing the
Government bonds held by certain corpO'
ratlons of the city Of Wheeling, upon
which the Committee Of Appeals obtained
the opinion OF B. Stanton, EsQr., be re.
committed TO said Committee to report to
Council whether there are not good
grounds to relieve some Of the said cor
pOrationS from the taxes assessed against
the same for the year 1869, and how much.
The following was adopted:
ReSolusd, That the Committee on Water
Worke be requested to inquire into the
cost of u water register and the proprlety
of purchasing one for the use OF the city.
MIR. Quarter presented the following
which was adopted:
ReS0lrCd, That the matter Of taxation
of foreign stockholders be placed in the
hands Of the Committee on Finance with
power to act.
The following report of the Committee
on Accounts was presented and adopted:
10 the Honorable Mayor and Council Of tho Cttyg
Wheeling:
GENTLEMEN-In the report made to
your honorable body at its last meeting
bv your Committee on Accounts, in refer
enCe to the work done by the Street Com
missioner, it is considered by this officer
that IN injustice was done him and u re.
Election cast upon him in the manner he
performs his duties. Your committee desire
10 say rs an act Of justice to the gentleman
that such WIS not their intention, and
they on the contrary take pleasure in say
ing that so far it has been entirely satistaC'
tory to the Committee on Streets and AL
lcys as regards the quality OF the work
done. The i0D%HCSS referred to was in the
manner in which the price to be paid for
the work was arranged. According to
Isagcs Of former years, and which the
present Street Commissioner has fol-
lowed, but II small part Of the
work pertaining to the streets has
been submitted to the public for COmpc-
titiOn, and US consequence VIC find in
some cases work not done as low in price
us might be. 1t was to this fact that the
Committee desired the attention Of the
Council especially directed, thinking they
might deem the subject Of sufficient I'M
portance as to order that all contracts
awarded by any official Of the city exceed
ing the sum of $50 should not be done
unless proposals had been asked through
the city papers, and then be awarded TO the
lowest and best bidder.
Respectfully, SAM'L LAUGHLEN,
Chr'mn. Com. on accounts.
Adjourned.