The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-15
CITY COUNCIL.


lyEtlg uEu4Iefa 41-1t tEE4 AEz.E-- A4L-
myeT, Cla,or, CadNell, Crawford o. J.,
Crawford r, Hszleti, Hobbs, Hubbard,
Lancaster, List, Logan, AeAd4ns, Sails
bury, Sheppard, Simpson. Smith J. g.,
Smith r., s.ege!, VieEig, WsteyhOuse and
WeiEgeTber.
The reading Of last meetings MINUTES
was dispensed with.
Re4ol5oi, That the Committee On Water
works be and Is hereby directed 10 in.
qgire into the eIpedieICy Of purchasing
coal tor city use By contract, and report 10
Council Referred for report
The petition Of ]. II. Forsyth and 9th.
ers 70 have double crossing put dOwn
acrOss Market street at north end Of
bridge was read. Granted.
Remembrance Of james Smith against
having q smallpox patient put in the
house adjoining the one 10 which be re-
sides was read. Laid On the table.
Petition Of BrOCkhaTd i Co, i1T Teduc-
ton Of waller rent was read and referred
TO the Committee On Water Works Tor
report
Petition OF Culbertson & Fisher and
Others 10 have double crossing put down
ACROSS Market street from South, asO one
across Zane street, east side OF Market;
also one across South street, west side o!
Market, was read aud granted,
Res4osd, That the City Health Officer
be instructed 10 place cards on all houses
where smallpox exists, warning the pub.
lie OF the TACT Laid on the table
The Special Committee TO whom had
been IeieYed the resolution looking 70 the
lmmedl4te erection oil smallpox hos
pital, and also, other papers in relation 70
the same subject, offered the following:
ReG1lt,d, That the Special Committee
on Pest House be and are hereby au.
thOrized to receive proposals, contract for
and gUperintend the erection and furnish.
ing ola building in accordance with the
general plan accompanying this report, 70
be located on the city property on Wheel.
ing Hill not less than two hundred feet
south Of the Southern line Of the city
basin, and not less than sixty feet west Of
Grand View street, 70 be called Grand
View Hospital at q cost not exceeding
the sum Of fifteen hundred dOllara
hhHl5ed, That ii is ineIpedient at the
present time u enter INTO any joint action
with the Board Of Supervisors looking
toward the erection Of a smallpox hos
pital on poor house farm.
(The plan shows building Of two
wards, with two living rooms for family;
built Of wood, and 70 be neatly and
plainly furnhhGd)
The first resolution was amended by
adding the following words: "Or at such
other eligible location as the committee
may select after "GraBd View street"
and adopted M amended
The second resolution was adopted.
The resolution adopted by majority
vote Al the last meeting apprOpriating
81, 100 TO purchase lot d. Long. 10 the
Eighth Ward came upon its final passage
The yeas and nays were demanded and
the demand was sustained.
Those voting yea we're MssrS. Cald.
well, Crawford K, Crawford o. j., Hobbs,
Hszleii. Hubbard, List, Logan, NcAdams,
Smith J. G., simpson, Salisbury, SieWig,
Weisgefber and WstefhOuse.
The President voted nay.
50 the resolution was adopted.
4 communication from ". A. MCLure,
Jast1r u African n Z. Church, inq1iring
I the Hope Hose House property Is fCr
ale, and requesting an answer by mail,
Was read and laid on the table.
The special order u the evening, viz
lac consideration Of the proposition made
W the Baltimore & Ohio railroad COmpa.
ny 10 the city in relation To exemption
rom payment Of taxes, past, present and
Iuiure, was taken up.
Mr. Lancaster male the motion that the
resolution be adopted.
Mr Hobbs offered ~ an amendment
nsert before the first prDyiso the follow.
ng "tley also binding themselves 10
make said shops their only shops Of re.
pair Or construction, west Of Grafton or
.ast u Zlnesyillc," and also after shops
IN this city" the following "Or by con.
or occupying Of shops west Of
Grafton or east Of Z4nesYille, except those
within this city, shall be q forfeiture" &c.
The amendment was voted down.
Mr. y. j. Crawford offered the follow.
ing as an amendment RlEicm that the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company he
required within twelve months after the
contract has been approved Of and signed
by the proper parties, TO erect new shops
arge enough " work five hundred hands
IN them, including the number already in
their employ In their present shops. Lost
The original resolution was adopted
not morethan ten members voting
The petition Of John FrisBell for cOrreC.
lion Of water assessment was read and re.
Ierred to the Committee on Water Works
Tor report
Bill Ol Smith 81 Clark, amounting TO
slOl o., was presented, and $50 OF il or.
Tered To be paid.
The petition Of Frederick Bishop for
license TO sell liquor in Lagrange, 9th
Ward, was read and laid over under the
rules.
A communication signed by Poe Little
asking To be exempted from oil taxation
in the future, alleging as reason his de.
sire TO enlarge his business facilities at the
Post Office corner, was read and laid on
the table.-(3aid communication was ad.
VI CbhSu " buC IuuAlGll VI DHlWhNllICt J
The petition Ol Caroline GOellman for
correction OF assessment was read and re.
ierred TO the Committee on Appeals for
report.
The petition OF Christine Unterzuber
for correction Of assessment was read and
referred 10 the Committee on Appeals fOr
report ..
Petition Of W. L. McAiee Tor correction
Of assessment was read and referred to
The Committee on Appeals for report.
Petition Of A. lieymann for reduction
Df water assessment was read and referred
10 the Committee on Water Works for
report.
Petition Of residents in the Eighth ward
10 have curbstone put down on north side
IF Denny street was read and referred
Tor report.
Petition of B. NJ. EolF for correction oil
yainr auanou ~, q, ~ tgnu roaJ aud FnfureoI Ia