The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-04
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY, January 3, 1871.
SECOND BRANCH.


special session.
Psrssnt-Messrs. Allison, Boring
Caldwell, Hook, Laughlin, Maxwell,
McAdams. Pollock, Salisbury Portor
Smith, ]. G. Smith, Simpson, Sweeney.
Scott, Tingle, Tolivar, Weitzel and Pres
ident Baird.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
The petition of Reinhard Habig for
,asvs 10 transfer his coffee house Ii
,snse to Peter Habig was.granted.
The petition of Messrs. Kinghorn &
% for a reduction Of water rent, and
also tha, OF Major Loring for the same
were read and referred to the committee
on Water Works.
The committee on the extension Of
the CITY limits reported bill to be pre-
sented to the next Legislature looking
10 having such extension made. The
only difference made in the limits Of the
r;ty from the published boundries is
that the farms OF Hugh Nichols heirs,
outside OF the Zane Survey is left ont
of the proposed city limits. They also
offer the following resolution:
Resoleed, By the City Council OF the
city of Wheeling, that the proposed
bill ITO amend the charter and extend
and prescribe the limits of the city Of
Wheeling. and to repeal the charter OF
the town OF South Wheeling, drawn
and presented to Council by the special
committee for extending the city limits,
is hereby approved, and the Mayor and
Ere ,ident OF the Second Branch are di-
rected to memorialize the Legislature at
its coming session for an extension Of
the city limits by the passage of bill
substantially in the form proposed by
said committee. Adopted.
The bill reported by the committee
prov;des for four members of the Second
Branch of Council from South Wheel
inc. which is to be called the Eighth
Ward, And two for the First Branch.
The total number of members in the
Second Branch cannot exceed thirty
The bill provides for reapportionment
of members of the Second Branch be-
fore the first OF January, 1873.
A. J. Sweeney presented his bond as
Assistant Fire Warden, which was ap.
proved. George R. Tingle and Joseph
Tolvar are the securities.
The special committee appointed to
negotiate tor the purchase of the Wheel
ing Gas works, reported tina. they had
conferred with the officers Of the Gas
Companv. The Gas Company submit
ted proposition at which they would
.ell their works, and one at which they
would furnish gas IN the future The
price asked for the property is SIT,
1854. This the committee consider too
hish a price. The Company propose
10 furnish gas in the future at 81 so per
thousand to the city and all other Gus
toners, They therefore recommended
the passage Of the following resolutions
Rssolred, That the proposition Of the
Wheeling Gas Company to sell their
property to the city at the prices asked
for the same be rejected Adopted.
Resoiced, That the city Of Wheeling
will not accede to the proposition made
ny the Wheeling Gas Company, dated
December 2Sth, 1870, proposing to fur
nish gas to the city and it's citizens for
ten years from and after January 1st,
1861, at the price asked for the same.
Adopted.
Resolued, That the time has come
when the city of Wheeling has the
right, which it now demands, to pur-
chase the lots or grounds, works, ap-
paratus fixtures and property of the
Wheeling Gas Company, at the price to
be fixed, ascertained and determined by
the award IN writing of three persons,
to be chosen, the first by the directors
Of the said Company, the second by
this Council, and the third by the two
thus chosen in accordance with the
18th section OF the act Of the legislature
Of Virginia passed March 18th, 1850,
entitled ian act to incorporate the
Wheeling Gas Company" and that this
Council is now ready and desirous to
proceed to the appointment of arbitra-
tors in the manner provided by said
act; and the Mayor Of the city is d.
rected to have copies OF this and the
forgolng resolutions served upon said
Company and requst said Company to
appoint the first arbitrator as provided
by their charter.
Resolved, That the committee on
Finance are hereby instructed to pre-
pare or cause to eprepared BY counsel,
an ordinance to negotiate loan to pay
for the Gas works and to create sink
ing fund for the redemption Of the
same, and to secure the payment OF the
principal and interest thereon, upon the
revenue to be derived from such works
and that they report the same to Coun-
Gil al the next meeting thereof Adopt
ed.
The Clerk reported the collection Of
taxes returned delinquent for the year
1869. The amount collected was
S527.6l which had been deposited in
the city treasury. Received and filed.
The following resolutions were adopt
cd:
Resolved, That the clerk OF the city
be and is hereby ordered to place the
delinquent tax bills of 1869 in the hands
of the Justice in the several Wards
where said delinquent tax payers reside,
with instruction to proceed at once to
collect the bills with the ten per cent.
penalty allowed by law, the clerk taking
receipt from the Justice for said bills.
Resotvsd, That the clerk be and he is
hereby directed to bring suit at once
against Jas. NJ. Wheat 4 Co., for inter
est due on taxes for the year 1869, or