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

A special meeting Of the City Council
was held last evening. In the second
Branch the chair was occupied by PTesi-
dent Forbes. The following members
answered at roll-call: Messrs. Altmyer,
Baird, Clator, Hubbard, Lancaster, Nc.
Adams, O'Brien, Phillips, Steger, Smith
]. e., Simpson, Salisbury, Sheppard, and
Weisgarber Hsa p
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read approved and signed.
Mayor JetFers submitted q communion
ton announcing the result OF the election
held In the 9Th Ward on the Srd inst, for
members Of Council. Appended 70 1t
was the vote each candidate for the Sec
ond Branch received, which We publish.
ed!in Tuesday mornings paper. @
The following resolution accompanied
the communication: RESOlred, That
Messs. Stephen Waterhouse, John d.
Hobbs, Dr.. r w. HAzlett and Christian
VieWIg, are hereby declared duly elected
members OF the Second Branch Of Conn
eli from the 9Th Ward Of the City Of
Wheeling. Adopted, and Messrs, Water
house, Hazlett, Hobbs and Viewig, came
forward and took the several Oaths o.
Office. -ssa
The President was authorized 70 assign
the new members to committees.
The Second Branch receded from It's
former action on the report Of the Fire
Department, which was recommitted Il
the committee by the First Branch ct Ii
last meeting, and concurred in the action
o! the same. .,Gr
Tho Second Branch adhered tOits &C
ton OF the last meeting, fixing the compen.
sation Of the collector at per cent, and
asked for Committee oil Conference.
The report Of the Committee on Water
Works, TO whom was referred the peti'
tons Of several persons for reduction o.
water assessments, was read. They re
ported iavorably on the following: n
| Wager, Harry Smith, Aug. Reiter, Cath
Martin, Mrs, KrauShroff land G. W. LohSe
against those OLA. Loring, Kingdom 4
Co., W. j. Cots, F. VI. BaSSett, Christie
pher Heinold, james Robinson, T. q 7
thinner and VIM. Adder.
The report Of the committee wa
adopted. :.
The names ofW. N. Tracy and j. N
Perrill were submitted by the City Ser
geant for confirmation as deputies.
The appointees were confirmed
Mr.. Hubbard, from the Committee OF
Market street bridge, submitted verbal
report, and offered two resolutions looking
to ito early completion. Of
The following are the resolutions:
b Il FesoIred, That the Committee Oh
Finance Of the City Of Wheeling, be anC
are hereby instructed and ordered TO pay
or cause to be paid, to the chairman OF thi
special committee appointed under . reso
Of council, on the market street bridge
the sum Of six thousand, three hundred
and fifty dollars, In such sums and o
such times as the said committee may
order and direct 4
RH re,dlred, That the special commit
tee heretofore appointed under . reSolu
tion Of Council on the Market stree
bridge, DO and they are hereby authorized
and empowered 10 make any arrange
ment, or enter into any agreement or con
tract for, and on behalf Of the city o
Wheeling, that said conmlItee may ooen
proper or necessary 70 complete tne SalS
bridge, at q cost not e1ceeolng tne SVn
tract price heretofore agreed 10 be paid b.
the city Of wheeling.
On the adoption Of the foregoing tn
yeas and nays were demanded. ThosI
voting yea were MeSSB. Baird, Hobbs
Hazlett, Hubbard, Lancaster, MoAaama
O'Brien, Phillips, steger, simpson, sans
bury, Viewig, Waternouse, WeHgaFDer
and Dir. Pfesident-lo. -, A.,
Those voting nay were MsSsts. AEny
er, Clator, smith !, T., ana snepPst9I:---a
The petltion OF MessrS. bader q lap
for license TO Keep cohee mouse, WIS Eea t
and under SUSPENSION On 'ne ruie"' wa
granted.
The following was offered: heSaaed
that either Branch OF the Council may re
fer any subject before Il 70 any Of tne 1oln
standing COMMITTEES ior a report WltnoS
the concurrence OF the o1her Branch
Adopted; ~ b., ~.
The following were offered; RESeted
that the Street COMMISSIONS % oroetst
to enforce the provisions Of SEC. ~ o. lhl
Ordinance In relation to streets anu alleya
on all parties owning properly IN trout o
which the city has placed GErp5g anS
there has been no pavement iald. ADOPTED
RtsoEUed, That q special commHtee Q
three, one from the First Branch ana wy
from the second, % SpponteG 70 acL u
conjunction WIN eClty eonc s!vC ~ P ~
tectlng the interests OF inc elLy N Lnl
pending arbitration between inc 1 cisy an
the Wheenng 1as Som G ~. nHgPs SH.,.
RsaOlUed, That the City Clerk adyertia.
for proposals for renting Ihe scales gay ~; - ".
LIST. I'd, 4th, ON, 0t6, Itn ana ON MS S.'I.
and report bios 10 Conncil ~ inc meeunt
to be held next Tuesday evening
Adopted. 80. 49,,
RsSotred, mat inc CLERK Of INC AlAtAe.
be ordered TO declare all stalls yayanL y y
which the rents shall NOT nave Deen pau
within ten days alter they become que