The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-06-17
CRY COUNCIL PRoCEInGs.
FRIDAY EVENING, ae l6.

Presept-Messrs. Altmye, Baird,
Clator Caldwell, B. .CrawfordIazlett,
Hobbs, Hubbard, Hammer, Ii, Ian
caster, O'Brien, J. G. Smith Porter
Smith, Salisbury, Sheppard, mpson,
Viewig, Waterhouse and hsident
Forbes.
The minutes of the last meetg were
read, approved and signed.
A communication was receiM from
D. C. List Directing to certain ranges
made in the ordinance authoriag the
$35O,0OO loan and read. -.
An ordinance amending the oinance
30 as TO conform to Mr.. List wishes
was read and adopted. The chsges re-
late to having interest paid from ne first
OF June instead Of the first Of Mall, and
to the compensation OF the commission
ers appointed under the ordinane. The
yeas and nays were called on theassage
OF the latter amendment and passed,
Is to4; Messrs. OBrien, j. GSmith,
Simpson and President Forbes wing in
the negative.
The reports Of the assessors { taxes
were read and the assessors boks Or
dered to be placed in chargeof the
City Clerk.
An ordinance amending an ordnance
giving the assent Of the city Of Wheel
Ing to the charter Of the Wheelig Gas
Company was read and adoptd. 1t
annuls the act of assent heretofce CIV
en- by the city to the Gas Company to
occupy the streets and alleys OF the
city with their gas pipes.
An ordinance to repeal an ordnance
entitled an ordinance in relation to the
public lamps and the works andippar-
atus of the Wheeling Gas Company was
read and adopted.
An ordinance in relation TO tie Gas
Works was read, ordered to be printed
and made the special order for meet
ing to be held on Tuesday evenin: next.
An amendment 70 the ordnance
the ordinance authorizing
the S350,000 was received from the
First Branch and concurred in.
A communication from jams NJ.
Maloney, Assistant Superintendent OF
the Market street bridge, asking for
$500, was referred to the specia com
mittee on that bridge.
DR.. Hazlett offered the following res
olution:
Resolved, That special join: COM
mittee of - persons be appointed to
report to Council whether the proposed
loan can he secured in the city of
Mr.. O'Brien offered the following as
4 substitute:
Resolyed, That should D. c. List
decline to comply with the conditions OF
the ordinances Of the city AS they.now
stand, in relation to the loan of $35o,OOO
10 the city, the committee on Ordinances
is hereby directed to report an ordi-
nance at as early a day as possible,
placing q loan OF 100000 on the
Wheeling market and report the same
10 Council at Its next meeting. Adopted.
On motion the Second Branch adj
ourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
A special meeting OF this Branch of
Council was held last night. The Mayor
being absent, Mr.. Allison was called to
he chair.
Present-Messrs. Allison, Blair, But
erfeld, Boring, Campbell, Handlan,
Harrison, Kelly, PanneIl, Schramba,
Stanton and Wilson.
The minutes of the previous meeting
we're read and signed.
The bids Of Messrs. Hamilton Il Co.,
o furnish water pipes and plugs for the
,ity, was received from the Second
Branch and, on motion, returned to that
Branch to know what their action was
Is both bids were Endorsed in the same
manner.
The report of the Wharfmaster, from
he Second Branch, was received and
lied.
The Receivers report for the month
If May, from Second Branch, was con-
cured in.
The report Of the Health Officer, from
he Second Branch, was received and
,oncurred in.
The bills Of Sweeney Il Co., and Ham
lton & Co., were returned from Second
Branch, stating that the Endorsement
IN the bid of Sweeney d Co., was in.
correct, as the bid was awarded to Ham
lton Il Co. This Branch then concur
ed in the action Of the Second Branch.
An ordinance amending the ordinance
creating a new city loan, was received
rom the Second Branch and amended
" striking out the first section. The
est Of theordinance was concurred in.
An ordinance from the Second Branch
n relation to the Wheeling Gas Com,
oany, was read and concurred in.
The petition of Ellenor Talhman,
rom the Second Branch, was concurred
n.
The resolution from Second Branch,
allowing the Methodist Mission Sunday
school to occupy the City Hall free oil
expense, was referred to committee on
Market House for report.
The petition of John McAllister, from
Second Branch, was referred to com
nittee on Water Works.
The petition of w. II. Morton, from
Second Branch, was amended by re-
Ierring TO Street Commissioner with in
structions to act.
The resolution from Second Branch
in relation to publishing the gas ordi'
nance, and to meet next Tuesday night
for the consideration of the same was
in.
The ordinance with Instructions 10
The Gas Trustees, from Second Branch
was laid on the table.