The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-12
CITY COUNCIL.


Second Branch.
4 regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last evening, President
Forbes occupied the chair in the Second
Branch, and the following members were
present: AIessrs. Altmyer, Baird, Clator,
Crawford R, Caldwell, Howell, Hobbs,
Hubbard. List, Logan, Lancaster, Nc
Adams, O'Brien, Phillips, Steger, Smith,
]. G, Smith, P. Simpson, Salisbury, Shop
pard, Viewig, Weisgarber, and Water
house.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
REPORTS.
The report OF the Committee on Ac.
counts, presenting bills amounting 20
81 ,lGS II, and recommending their pay
ment, was read. They recommend the
bill OF Thomas Hogg and Report Of City
Surveyor, be referred TO the Commit
tee on Streets and Alleys for report ;
and that Gen, Wheat be requested to
make out his bill for tee, in full, giving
day and date. They returned bill OF
Hughes, Thompson i Hubbard for action
Of Council, and it was ordered TO be paid;
also, bill OF W. C. Smith, amounting 10
$45, for work done at Peniusulur Gene
tery, and it was ordered TO be paid.
The several recommendations Of the
Committee were adopted.
The Receivers report Tor the month OF
March was read, and, on motion, received
and filed.
Report Of the Committee on Streets and
Alleys was read. They recommend that
flag footway be placed across Market
street above Washington; that the curb
ing in front Of Jacob Bentz's property on
Main street, be repaired and reset; that
the petition OF T. T. Hutchinson and
Others in relation TO grade Of Fifth street
between Union aud Market alley, be re-
ferred to the Committee on Grades; that
the curbing In front OF Alex. Rogers
property, corner Of Main and Quincy
streets, be set without delay; that the
Street Commissioner be directed 10 con-
tract for srficient q inch oak plank to
relay floor OF bridge across the creek at
Zane street; and that he place curbing on
west side OF Sixth street from Zane street
TO Clay street. The recommendation 10
purchase plank for new floor on Zane
street bridge, was amended by combining
the quantity to that required Tor repairing
the old floor.
The report was also amended by direct
ing curbing TO be set on'the north side Of
Lindsay street, between Fifth and Sixth.
The report as amended was adopted.
Report Of Superintendent OF the Water
Works was read. Bills for labor, &c,
amounting TO $451 80, were presented
and their payment recommended. The
Committee on Water Works recommend
ed the payment Of bills amounting to
S642 81. The committee reported in ia
vor of reducing F. J. Rothackers water
rent seq 80; that Of F. S. Williams be re-
duced SO 90; further time to report on the
petition eff the citizens oil the Fol r h Ward
for new water pipe on John street, was
asked for by the committee; the extension
Of inch water pipe from broadway 10
York street, was recommended; that the
Committee on Water Works change the
size Of the water pipe on Broadway, from
Virginia to Zane, from six.inch to q
four.inch.
The report was adopted.
Two resolutions authorizing temper.
airy loan Of $l2 500, were submitted by
the Finance Committee and adopted.
The Finance Committee submitted an
ordinance TO negotiate loan for the pay
ment Of the existing debts and liabilities
oil the city of Wheeling, and for retiring
all the bonds of the said city Except tine
compromise bonds provided for by an
ordinance passed November q, 1907 and
to create a sinking fund for the redemption
thereof.
The ordinance was read the first time,
and on It's second reading was discussed
and adopted as reported by the Commit.
tee. Before its final adoption 1t was laid
on the table, and resolution was received
from the First Branch that when Coun'
Gil adjourn this evening il be to meet next
Tuesday evening, and that the special or
der be the consideration Of the ordinance
assessing taxes for the present year.
Concurred in.
A resolution instructing the Committee
on Ordinances toprepare an ordinance as
sessing the taxes and licenses for the veal
1871, was received and concurred in.
The Loan Ordinance was taken from
the table, and the Second Branch resumed
its consideration. Before finally dispos
ing Of it, q motion to adjourn prevailed