The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-07
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
THURSDAY EVENING, April 6.
SECOND BRANCH.

pursuant to call Of the Mayor
Present-Messrs. Altmeyer, Baird,
Clator, Caldwell, Howell, Hubbard,
Lancaster, McAdams, UBrien, Phil
lips, Stegcr J. G. Smith, Simpson, Sal
isbury, Sheppard, Weisgarberan Pres,
ident Forbes.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
Messrs. j. II. Hobbs, R. Hazlett,
Veiwig and Waterhouse, members
elect Of the Second Branch from the
Eighth Ward, appeared and assumed
tho oath Of office.
Mr.. Baird moved that the new mem.
bers of Council be assigned to places
on the various standing committees oil
the Council.
President Forbes said he would do
that, without motion, before the next
meeting Of Council.
Mr.. Baird moved that the Second
Branch recede from it's adherance to
the passage Of the ordinance to increase
the efficiency of the Fire Department,
so that the matter might 60 to the com
mittee on Fire Department. ..
The report OF the committee on Sala.
riee was received from the Second
Branch amended so as to allow the
collector o per cent The Second
Branch adhered to its former action and
asked a committee of conference.
A report was received from the COM
mittee on Water Works allowing reduc-
ton of water rent to various parties.
They offered resolutions allowing re-
auctions to Ed. Wager, s.; Harry
Smith, s.; August Ritter. So; Catherine
Martin, $3.50; Mrs. Hartman Kraus,
kopf; Geo. w. Losh, s.. The petit
tons of Major Loring, P. IL I. thinner,
c. Reinhold and others were adopted.
City Sergeant Conant presented the
names of W. n. Tracy and y. M. Per.
rill for confirmation. They were con-
firmed
Mr.. Hubbard, from the committee on
the Market street bridge, made report
Of the condition Of said bridge, and Of
lereu the IOllOWlng.
Resolved, That the committee on
Finance be instructed and ordered to
pay or cause to be paid to the chairman
Of the special committee on the Market
street bridge the sum Of $6350 in such
sums and at such times as the said
special committee may order and direct.
Resolved, That the special committee
heretofore appointed under q resolution
of Council on the Market street bridge
be and they are hereby authorized and
empowered to make any arrangement
or enter into any agreement or contract
for and on behalf OF the city of Wheel
ling, that said committee may deem
proper or necessary to complete the
said bridge, at cost not exceeding the
contract price heretofore agreed TO be
paid by the city Of Wheeling.
After long and very warm discus
sion on the question the yeas and nays
were ordered on the first resolution.
Those voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Baird, Hobbs, Hazlett, Hub
bard, Lancaster, McAdams O'Brien,
Phillips, Steger. Simpson, Salisbury,
Veiwig, Weisgarber, Warehouse and
Mr.. President-l5.
Those voting in the negative were
Messrs. Altmyer, Clator, }. G. Smith
and Sheppard-4. ,-
The second resolution was adopted
by the same vote.
The petition Of Bader e. Lapp for a
coffee house license was granted. ---
The petition Of Chris. Siebke to trans
fer his coffee house license to John F.
Stentezel, was laid on the table for want
OF security. '....,
A communication was received from
0xtoby & Duffield announcing that
their contract for regulating the town
clock has expired, and declining re-
election, and placed on file.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That the Street Commits