The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-10

uaI !uc otFcet commissioner he instruct
ed TO have street crossing put across Clay
street on the West side Of Sixth street,
anu inc curb stone set on the West side
oil sixth street from the corner OF CLAY
street 70 Vino alley. Referred to the
Committee on Streets md Alleys for re.
port.
The following was offered: ResoIUed.
That the committee to distribute coal to
the poor be discharged IRON and aiter this
meeting of Council. Adopted.
The following was offered: RE0lred,
That the amount Of the discount paid by
the men employed by q. Leonhart, Street
Commissioner, since Feb. /, 1871, be paid
10 them upon satisfactory evidence Of tho
amount Of said discount being presented to
the City Clerk. Adopted
Tho following was Odereed: REsolred,
That ]. N. Warden be authorized to pur.
chase the necessary books for record OF
City Collector. Adopted.
The following was offered: Be il Or
daincd by City Council Of Wheeling that
Bonifacius Albrunger be and he is hereby
authorized to sell beer and ale, 10 be drunk
at the place where sold, without paying
any tax or license therefor, on giving
bond in the sum Of one hundred dollars
not TO violate tho law agninst retailing
spirituous liquors. Read three times and
passed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bill OF Lewis Baker & Co. amounting
to $67 25, was returned by the Committee
on Accounts; also, one OF j. NJ. Ewing s.
Co. amounting to $67 so, because no
vouchers accompanied them.
Their payment was ordered.
Proposal Of F. Winzenreid s. Son to
keep the town clock In "extra good order"
one year for rone hundred dollars, was read
and accepted.
The Street Commissioner was author.
lied to purchase boat load Of boulders.
Adjourned.
First Branch.
Mayor JelFers presiding. Absent at roll.
call Messrs. Harrison, Pannell, Schambra,
Shallcross. Stanton and Stone. Messrs.
Stanton, Schambra, Harrison, Stone, and
shallcross subsequently, appeared in their
seats.
Action Of Second Branch was concur
rcd In, In tho following cases:
Receiving and filing report Of city sex.
ton; granting petition Of Robert Luke TO
tap sewer for drainage Of his new livery
stable on Market street; approving the
bond of Jacob M. Warden, city collector;
directing that curbng be set OH 9th street.
from Zane to Clay; directing the Street
Commissioner TO make necessary repairs
on the wharf under the direction Of the
Committee on Wharves; directing the re.
pairs recommended in the report OF the
Street Commissioner, and ordering pay.
ment G Schulz s. Scheele for repair
ing curbing Of Alexander Rogers,
corner Of Main and Quincy streets;
authorizing the Committee on Police to
make repairs In the city Lookup; direct.
ing payment Of bills reported by the su-
perintendent Of water works, amounting
TO $3.50 s., and remitting water tax 10
August Matthews, John Heron, and Jno.
J. Robinson; and authorizing tho Water
Works Committee 10 advertise for pro.
posals for 10.inch water pipe on John
street from Market 10 Fulton; receiving
and filing the report Of the city Surveyor
on grades, and adopting an ordinance re-
ported by the Committee on Grades;
granting auctloneers license to George L.
Wickham; directing tue payment Of
$3.50 "A, accounts reported by the Com
mittee ON Accounts; directing the pay
ment Of bill Of ]. N. Ewing, amounting
TO $G7 90; filing report of Wharfmaster;
directing payment Of bills reported by
the Street Commissioner amounting t0
STA so.
The resolution recommended by tho
Committee on WharveS requesting John
Porter Il Co., TO remove their railway
from the city wharf between End and 3rtl
streets, Centre Wheeling, was referred to
the Committee on Real Estate.
Mr.. Schambra moved to take from the
table the petition of Bonefacius Albinger,
praying license to sell ule and beer with.
out payment Of tax.
Mr. Blair made the point Of order that
Os the ordinance required the payment Of
o tax, 1t was not in the power ol the
Council, without repeal OF these ordi-
nanCes, to grant any man license with
out payment OF the tax.
The Chair decided the point well taken
and that the motion was not in order.
Mr.. Stanton moved to take from the
table tho ordinance heretofore offered by
him, to provide tor the safety Of the sink
Ing fund; but ut suggestion that the FL
nance Committee had the loan ordinance
under consideration, did not insist on his
motion.
A resolution to refund 10 employees of
Street Commissioner the discounts paid by
them since February l, 1871, on city or
ders, was non.concIrred in.
Adjourned.