The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-13
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Thefesolution in relation 70 paying thG
streets and alleys was taken IRON the q,
bic, and on the motion 10 none concur with
bthaj .acli the First Branchgthe yeas
and nays were demanded.
q Thoseyoting yea were MessrsrC Caldwell
Hammer, Maxwell, 2AEeAaains, Pollock
Smith ]. Smith !. G, Simpson, Sheppard
lsfEeepeS. and TipglG e W. SEE
- Those voting nay lEera .Messrs. BoFlng
Connolly, scoEt, and WeitzeL ,NIa4a.
So tlIe motion to ionIe concur prevailed
On motion tho Second Branch adjourn
ell. .as Y Ky l,stO'1.ie' S'lyII ~
r.. i,,i .a rnlsr nRAsSH..- a ' . IA. r.
Mayor Mcclellan in the chair. : Absent
! al roil.call: MeSsrs. Harrison, Laundcr,
Iaineliart and 6chambra. Z / = q Il
Mr.. Quarter offered the following; non
| ,RtS0Isd9, That tho thanks ofthis Brapcll
ofthe Council Of the tyofWheeling afe
| hereby rendered TO Hon. Samuel McClel'
Ian for the faithful discharge OF his duty
as Mayor OF the city and for The Impartial
manner iRwhich he has presided over tho
Council. i1l. u p1e sl..5ap -
Mr.. Qnfrief put tho question on this
and It wa. unanimously adopted.
The Mayor, responding 70 this compll-
mentary resolution, said hel did not rise
10 utter the unmeaning platitudes that
usually accompany valedictory addresses.
That was H. custom Z he I. thought,
more hOnorcd In tho breach than
in the Observance, StillSE hei said, !
would be doing injustice 70 inYselt were
| not TO say asingl6,EwOrd expressive ol
my feelings ,be(are retiring from this chair,
| / appreciate fully The roG. that has Just
passed, and stillinore do / appreciate The
almost Uniform kindness and courtesy
which lhayG received Ut your hands, md
not only from yorI Ilut lrpm NIL tho Off
cers and citizens Of this city: You Will
aIl recollCct that this Office solight me,
mol i 1t. And uptrammGlEd py patty lafiqlll:!
iatiOns, | have endeavOred to discharge Its
duties withnut iear or favor, and especial.
iythG lutleslotIprGsidlngf otfleer Of this
branch with impartialily. III have CONF
mit,etI errors land who will notl you must
attribute them toign6ranGe md not intGnI
tion; and.I hope each one OF You Will as
cordially forgive and forget any offence !
have given ds checrlGlly ds ,FdB any I'm!
aginary grievance i may have sustained,
Iwish 10 cherish none bnt the inostplcaSr
ing rocolleCtious connected withniy terms
Of office; On office, permit me TO say, tliat
considering the size and population and
material interests Of this city, issecond In
dignity only to tic chief magbtracy 81
thig State yIIlt4s r. UHI4 10 i'li a. r,jt. l,+ 3.
will close these few remarks bysex.
pressing my earnest desire and sincere
wish for the future prosperity. and solid
Happiness Of each and all of yoth: For this
my native city, in which l was born and
bred and grown tomanhood, which since
these eyes first saw tho light, has grown
\ from a amefe town Of q few thousand 10
It's present magnitude Of popplRtion-for
this city, which has twice, unsolicited, be;
slowed upon me undeserving, the highest
honor in her git1-to the generous -patro.
mage Of whose citizens, with Those Of the
surrounding portions o? this State, 1 owe
whatever ] possess Of this worlds goods
yes, for this city thwarted heretofore In al.
most oil Of her. grand designs hf railroad
enterprises by tho duplicity Of corpora.
tions and ,by the meanness !of q rival city
and neigh6oring State, but still thank
God, indomitableaand girded with fresh
energy for renewed efforts 4tor her with
whom my pecuniaryi Interests arc idcnii-
hed-for her l wislr' not merely
material extension, but, God bless
her, such material and substantial
growth In prosperity from her scommercG
and manufactures, as shall advance her
In dignity and importance to the front
rank Of the great cities Of the West.
Mr.SReeney from the Conference Conf
mittee, to whom was referred The subject,
submitted as report the following resolu.
tion embracing proposition to be incor.
porated in q bill to be presented for enact.
ment by the Legislaturo:, II:i.T.ttt
ReS0lued, That whenever the, oyners
representing threc.fohrths Of the property
on each Of the streets in any Square Of
tho city, shall petition % have the street
macadamized or paved in front or side oi
their property, the same shall be done un-
der direction Of the Street Commissioner
and the cost of such paving and macad.
anizlhg shall DO q lien On the property
and shall be collected from the property
owners in such square.
Mr.. Stone moved TO strike out "macad.
a%ifedS ami 50 apEgYElfdas 5q5 paving
After discussion, the amendment was
agreed 10, and the resolution as amended
\ was adopted. -'''.
| /, The ordinance to provide for o. loan fpr
the purchase Of the gas works was taken
up. . " wv. y.
The ordinance as drawn left blank, the
amount Of bonds To be issucd-"not ex.
eding--dollars." Mr.. Sweeney thought
the ordinance should name specific sum
Tor such sum as may be necessary sS
the sum could not be known till the aEhi'
traitors bad agreed. t ikti !
Motions were made 10 fill the blank =
.ByIMf9Q Quarfier Ritlp$ $lh0, ,0001a2
BY Mr.. Stone with $4,000, iso
BY ATr. Hall with 100000.
The first two propositions were put and
voted down. go H. l!i lii1 a7h9 H.ii 20
Mr. Stone moved 10 amend soIit should
read 100000 or such amount as maybe
necessary Agreed to. s Pc ~
| - hu hSNt plnnh no9l AS ap1nVkIlt " wy
Commissioners bonds, .i ililg.! S,ssa.
MI. Blair moved $780, 900 for each Com.
missioner and II was agreed TO. 'H''"'
Mr. Blair, and Mr. Stone suggested the
Commissioners should be allowed Accom-
bond. " ''-' ''' "
Tho blank as,to where tho bond should
| be payable was filed with the Merchants
National Bank Of Wheeling. .,l,s ! o.,t o
Mr.. Sweeney moved In lieu Of the Gil
section (which applies surplus reYenues Il
q sinking fund.- that @Alter paying lliC
interest Y per cent OF the bonds issued
shall be annually placed ID the hands oI
the Commissioners as a sinking Iund fol
the liquidation of thelebt at maturity \
Il becoming appaEent that the ord,
nance had been very crtidcly drawn (thC