The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-13
CITY COUNCIL PRoCEEDINas.
TUESDAY EVENING, r
December IL, 1871.
SECOND BRANCH.

6HkOND pnhNSns
The Second Branch met in regular
session. ~" ~
Present-Messrs. Baird, Clator. Cald.
well, R. Crawford, O. j. Crawford,
Hobbs, Hazlett, Hubbard, Hammer,
List, Logan, Lancaster, McAdams,
OBrien, Steger, j. G. Smith, Porter
Smith, Simpson, Salisbury, Sheppard,
Viewig, Weisgerber Waterhouse and
President Forbes.
The minutes Of the preceding meeting
were read, approved and signed.
The report ofthe Gas Commissioners
wac reported back from the committee
on Accounts for information as to what
should be done with it.
The report of the City Sexton for the
month Of November, showing that there
were ten interments in the Peninsula
cemetery, was received and filed.
The report of the City Solicitor in re.
lation to lot No. Is, Eighth ward, was
received and placed on file.
The committee on Grades reported an
ordinance establishing grades on Fourth
street and John street to Fifth, which
was read three times and passed.
The City Receiver reported balance
of $l375.4l in the treasury to Decem.
Der 1st.
The committee on Water Works re-
ported in favor of putting in water pipe,
as petitioned for by J. II. Hobbs
Brockunier g. Co. and j. L. Hobbs, as
soon as the contract with the Eighth
ward is completed. The report was
adopted.
The committee on Cemeteries report.
sales of lots in Peninsula Cemetery to
VIM. Richardson, James McGranahan
and Thomas Canadian and asked to
have the same confirmed. They also
reported in favor of paying Walter c.
Smiths bill of $40. The report was
adopted.
The committee on Accounts reported
bills amounting to $344.54 together
with a resolution for their payment,
which was adopted.
The Trustees of the Wheeling Gas
Works reported the operations of the
works to December LIST. The receipts
were $l4, 557.05, and the expenditures
s., $50. 81. excess Of savings over expen-
ditures S7,l75.14 The Trustees pre-
scented a preamble setting forth that
the present gas works are insufficient
to supply the demand, and as the
Trustees are without power to extend or
repair the works without the consent
of the Council, they recommended an
additional gas holder, three five retort
benches; a four inch main commencing
on John and Fourth streets, thence
north on the east side of Fourth to St.
Matthews Church. A six inch main
on Market street north from corner of
John to corner of Market and Quincy ;
thence to corner of Market and John
streets. A six inch. main from corner of
John and Main to corner Of Main and
Quincy. A four inch main running
north from corner of Main and Mon
roe to corner OIL. Main and Union streets.
A four inch main from corner Of Mon
roe and Water street up Monroe to
corner OF Market. A four inch main
from corner OF Monroe and Market to
corner of Market and Union.
They also offered the following:
Resolved That the work be carried
out as above set forth, and that gas
engineer be employed to estimate the
cost.
The report was referred to a special
committee, consisting OF Messrs. Baird,
Clator and Hobbs Of the Second
Branch.
The committee on Railroads made
the following report, which was laid on
the table uutil Thursday evening next,
and ordered to be printed:
To the Mayor and Council ofthe city Of
Wheeling:
GENTLEMEN Your committee on
Railroads would beg leave to present
for your consideration the following
communication from VIM. Kyser,
ESQ, Second Vice President of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
in relation to the making of a contract
with this city for the erection Of shops
on the grounds in the corporate limits
Of the city Of Wheeling.
1t is substantially the same PROPOSE
ton which has been acted on favorably
by the Board of Supervisors Of Ohio
county.
B. & o. RAILROAD.
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