The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-06-24
CRY COUNCIL PROCEEDMas.
FRIDAY EVENING, June %.

SECOND BRANCH.
The Second Branch Of Council met
in special session. -,.
Present Baird, Clator, Caldwell, Robt
Crawford, Howell, Hobbs, Hazlett,
Hubbard, Hammer. List, Logan, Nc,
Adams, OBnen, Phillips. Steger, ]. G.
Smith, Salisbury, Sheppard, Weisge1ber
and President Forbes.
The minutes of last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
An ordinance in relation to the az.
pointment and duties Of the Board OIL
Claims was read three times and pass.
ed.
The committee on Market street
bridge, made a report recommending
that a contract for building a good
wrought iron fence, to be placed along
on the walls of Market street bridge, be
awarded to Nesbitt & Brother at 50. OF
per foot and offered the following:
Resolved, That the committee on
Market Street bridge, be authorized to
contract with Nesbitt d Brother for a
wrought iron fence, at the price named.
Adopted.
A resolution instructing the commit
tee on Ordinances to report an ordinance
creating Board OF Equalization was
received from the First Branch and
concurred in.
WHEREAS, The filling of the ap
proach to the Market street bridge is in
progress, and the Street Commissioner
is having the earth for the same taken
from alley Ii between webster street
and alley A; the earth at this place is
very hard to dig, so much so that the
opinion prevails that it would be econ
omy in the Council to order the filling
for this work to be taken from the east
side of Market street, south side OF alley
c.; the hauling would be about the
same and there would be considerable
difference in favor OF this place in the
digging, therefore
Res0ived, That the street Commits
sioner be and is hereby ordered to have
the earth taken from the Market space,
Adopted
Petition Of Peter Dolan for license to
retail liquor, was received from the First
Branch and concurred in.
Petition of Isaac Freeze for remission
Of fine.
Petition from Rev. P. Kreusch and
other citizens Of the Third Ward to
have boardwalk on Monroe street above
Sixth street repaired, was referred to
committee on Streets and Alleys.
Petition of residents Of west side oil
Market square from Union street to
Market alley to have water pipe laid
on west side of Market square, was re.
ferred to committee on Water Works.
Rcsoiued, That the sewer on the south
side of Washington street, running
across Main street down Chestnut to
the Ohio river, in the First ward, be
and it is hereby ordered to be extended
from the northeast corner OF Washing,
ton street and Main street, down Main
street to Adams and down Adams to
the Ohio river. Referred to the COM
mittee on Streets and Alleys.
RESOLVED, That the Finance commit,
tee be authorized to convert into cash
at rate of discount not exceeding nine
per cent. per annum, the notes taken in
payment of licenses under a late order
of Council and apply the proceeds Of
the same to the payment of notes due
in the Merchants ! National Bank oil
$4,000. Any surplus remaining to be
placed to the credit Of the Receiver.
Adopted.
Mr.. Hammer offered the following:
Resolved, That all publications order
ed by the Council of the City of Wheel
ing shall as well be published in the
German paper OF this city as in the
daily papers, hereafter
Mr.. O'Brien offered the following
amendment: "And also in the Sunday
Ne,os." which Mr.. Hammer accepted.
Mr.. McAdams moved to lay the res
olution and amendment on the table
Messrs. Caldwell, Hazlett, McAdams
and Hubbard voted in the affirmative.
Messrs. Baird, Clator, R. Crawford,
Hobbs, Phillips, Steger, S. G. Smith,
Salisbury, Sheppard and President
Forbes voted in the negative, so the
motion to lay on the table did
not prevail.
Mr.. Logan moved to amend by add.
ing the words, land when such publica-
tons can be made prior to action o.
Council on the subject requiring publ.
cation" The amendment was accepted.
The yeas and nays being demanded,
those voting in the affirmative are
Messrs. Baird, Crawford, Hobbs, Haz'
lett, Hammer, List, Logan, OBrien,
Phillips, Steger, j. G. Smith, Salibury,
Sheppard and President Forbes-l4
Those voting in the negative are
Messrs. Clator, Caldwell, McAdams
and HUBBARD.
So the resolution passed.
The petition of c. Baker, asking for a
reduction of water rent was referred to
the committee on Works.
Resolved, That two gas lamps be
placed at each end of the Market street
bridge. Adopted.
RESOLVED, That August Wiedebush
be paid four dollars for the use of the
house in the Eighth Ward to hold the
charter election in. Adopted.
ReSOlred, That the committee
Streets and Alleys be authoriz ed to
enter into negotiation with D Long,
owner of a lot which occupies space
directly opposite the end Of Bolton
street, Eighth Ward, it being necessary
that said lot should be in possession OF
the city to open up Bolton street
through into the Eighth Ward, said lot