The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-07

sumed the several oaths Of ONCE
Adjourned. .t.i l
First Branch. rs.i
Mayor letters in the chair. Absent at
roll call Messs. Campbell, Pannell, Shall
cross, Stanton and Stone. The two latter
subsequently appeared.
Returns Of the election held In the
Eighth Ward were read, showing the cleo.
ton Of Messrs. W. G. HandlAn and August
Wiedebusch as members Of the First
Branch. A resolution was adopted deClar.
ing their election, and being present the
two gentlemen came forward and were
sworn in.
ACTION OF SECOND BRANCH CONQUERED IN.
Appropriating $40 to repair the building
adjoining the city building;
Directing the Real Estate Committee,
in conjunction with the Health Officer, TO
inquire into the condition ofthe pest house
in the Third Ward;
Directing the City Solicitor to collect
the unpaid notes given by the sureties OF
John Scarborough, and take steps necesSa-
~ to protect the interests OF the city In
connection Herewith;
Instructing the Deputy Sergeant in the
Eighth Ward TO contract for cleaning and
lighting lamps;
Referring TO the appropriate commltI !9,
the question Of repairing the board walk
at the east end Of Quincy street;
Authorizing the Superintendent Of We
ter Works 10 procure lead from st. Louis
for use in laying water pipe;
lnstructing the Committee on eItees
and Alleys to receive proposals ior cleaning
the streets and alleys under the superin.:
tendence OF the Street Commissioner and
report to the council;
Instructlng the City Solicitor 70 9Pply
TO the proper officer OF the United states
Government for the reiunding OIL S4l7
coal tax paid BY the city;
Connrmlng y: N. Tracy an" D. a.. q;
RAD Redn !" tvoisr ~ rent If F Ya0er and
Harrv Smith and rejecting number Of
netitionS Sor same. 7
HnthorizinS the snecial Committee ON
,ha WorIc, sssest briJSe n maize arrange.
m ns Is To- The comnIstinn NJ thesbrid0e AZ
a coat mt exceeding The ORIGINAL contract
nrice. - II I 2 Illr6.
P directing tbc Finance Committee 10
nav "a 40 10 the chairman ofthe Special
Committee on The Market street bridge
IN s,ch snms and At such lime AZ ne
snecisl Committee NAV reouire Il.
Referring 10 the COMMITTEE ON Water
WorLo nTonoaitinn IN eyfend the 4.inch
water nina m The Island from its present
terminns On broadway 9ie feet to York
street. -
Fixing a basis FIR settlement with the
Collector ofwater rents far The tax on ma.
sons and n1asterers which he had neelec.
fed n Collect.
Directinr the cIerI, Of the market 10 de.
clara staIls vacant nm which rents have
mi heen Maid far tan davs after due
~ y 100, 800
-,,nr AlSOAttANhoU''
The report on salaries was taken up.
Gov. Stanton stat edthat the COMMITTEE
on Salaries In reporting compensation
Tor the Collector, recommended TWO per
cent The Second Branch adopted ms
Recommendation. The First Branch
amended by making II two and q half
The Second Branch refused TO concur
and asked for o committee OF conference
This was the only item on which there
was any difference on the report.
Gov. Stanton moved that tho First
Branch recede from its amendment pro-
posing two aud q half per cent On that
motion the vote stood: IN
AYEs-Messrs. Allison. Boring, Butter
field, Cecil, Handlan, Harrison, Kelley,
Stanton, Weidebnsch and Wilson.
% NNYs-MessrS, Blair, Schambra and
Stone. rN '.4t
So the Council receded, and subsequent
y adopted q motion concurring In the
payment Of two per cent.
A petition Of citizens Of the Fourth
Ward, Tor the Judgement OF q reel OF hose
in that ward, granted In second Branch,
was rejected. l'yr a,.a
The petition Of G. W. 0Lse for refund
ing Of water rent YAs recommended.