The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-26
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
CITY COUNCIL.
Second Branch.

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An adjourned meeting of the City
Council was held last evening. LII the
Second Branch, President Forbes Occu.
pid the chair. At roll.call the following
members responded: AIessrs. Altmycr,
Baird, Clator, Caldwell, Crawford r.,
Hobbs, Ha2lctt, Hubbard, List, Logan,
Lancaster, 0lcAdams, 0'Brien, Phillips,
Steger, Smith p, Salisbury, Sheppard,
Viewig, Weisgerber and Waterhouse.
The reading Of the minutes OF tho last
meeting was dispensed with.
+ The Finance Committee asked further
time to report on the subject OF negotiat.
ing loan. Granted.
The Committee on Railroads reported
an ordinance entitled ian ordinance
authorizing and empowering tho Balti.
more g. Ohio Railroad company to extend
It's track over certain streets ofthe city Of
Wheeling to tho depot Of tho Hempfeld
Railroad company"
Tho ordinance was read o first time
and before Its second reading, u remon.
STRANGE signed by property owners along
the proposed route, was also presented
and read.
On motion the ordinance wns taken up
by sections.
The first section describes the route as
follows: Commencing on the South side
of Wheeling creek, thence across said
creek to the northwest side Of the Main
Street bridge, thence across Main street
crossing the southeast corner ot Main and
John streets, thence up John street, south
Of the track Of Citizens Railway Com.
pany to and across Fourth street into the
depot Of the Hempneld Railroad Com
pany on the south side Of John street.
Mr.. O'Brien offered u substitute for the
first section but it received no second.
Tho section as reported by the Committee
was adopted.
The second section granting the right
Of way to said Railroad Company over
the route described, imposing restrictions
as to speed Of trains, watch TO he main.
tanned at crossings, &C., was then adopted.
The ordinance was read q third time by
its title and adopted.
The Committee on Lights, TO which the
bills OF the Gas Company for the months
Of January and February were referred
for examination, reported in favor of their
payment. The Committee asked further
time to report on bill Of the Gas Company
for setting post, and W. ". Miller tor
said post. They also offered a resolution
authorizing them to contract with suita.
bic person to light and clean the lamps in
the Eighth Ward. Adopted.
The petition OF sundry persons to have
large water pipe put down on John street
was read and referred to the Commit
tee on Water Works for report.
The petition Of property holders on Lo'
Gust street to have 1t filled up to grade
was read and granted.
A communication from Thomas II
Whims in reference 10 the condition o.
certain alleys in Centre Wheeling, was
read and referred TO the Committee or
Streets and Alleys with power to act.
The Clerk was authorized to purchase
stationery for his Office.
The First Branch non.concurred II
striking out 10 and inserting5 per cent or
Ordinaries' licenses. The Second Branch
receded from its original action, and con.
Cured in the action Of the First Branch.
A resolution authorizing a settlement
with S. F. Faris, Collector, by the Finance
Committee, was received from the Firs
Branch and conCurredin,
A resolution that Hll salaries Of city OF
flcers commence on the LIST OF Februar,
was received from the First Branch AMI
concurred in.
A preamble and resolution in relation
to members ofCouncil becoming security
on bonds Of city officers, was received
from the First Branch and laid on the Ia
bic for the present.
An ordinance repeating an ordinance
in relation 10 securities on official bonds
was read. On the adoption Of the frs
or repeating section, the yeas and nay
were demanded.
The result was yeas 8; nays IA. So th
section was not adopted, and the ord
nance was laid on the table.
Tho resolution received from the FirG
Branch in relation to members Of Councl
becoming suretles on official bonds, wa
taken from the table and read.
Mr.. 0'Brien made the motion that tina
portion Of the resolution referring TO with
holding bills from the Collector, be StricR
en- out, but It did not prevail.
The. Second Branch then concurre
with the action Of the First.
An ordinance attaching the territory r
Gently annexed to tho city, not within N
, Eighth Ward, to the several Wards ot th
city, was read three times and adopted,