The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-23
CITY COUNCIL.
Second Branch.

SeCoh0 bTAnchs
A called meeting Of the City Council
was held last evening. In the Second
Branch the chair was occupied by Presi-
dent Forbes. At rOll.call the following
members answered Messrs. Bsirl, Cla-
tor, Caldwell, Crawford, r. Crawford, o.
J, Howell, Hobbs, Hazlett, Hubbard,
Hammer. List, Lancaster, McAdams,
O'Brien, Phillips, steger, Salisbury, Shep-
pard, Smith, ], G. Smith, p and Weisger
Der.
The minutes of the last three meetings
were read, approved and signed.
Unfinished business-being the consid-
Grafton OF the ordinance assessing and
levying water rents for the year 1871
was taken up.
The Second Branch having concluded
its consideration Of the ordinance, II was
sent to the First Branch for its action.
The Committee on Water Works re-
commended the adoption Of the following
resolution:
ResOlped, That William Cooper be
awarded the contract for digging and fill
ing the trenches for all that may be want
ed in putting down the water pipes this
season, at the following prices for dig
cling on McAdamised streets, twenty.sey-
en- cents per cubic yard, and twenty'four
cents on streets not McAdamised-the
same to be measured by the Superinten'
dent Of the Water Works, and paid as
per contract, on the order Of the Chairman
of the Water Works Committee, Us John
Hamilton & Co. get their pay Amended
by inserting "City Surveyor instead OF
Superintendent Of Water Works. and
adopted.
THE Committee had been instructed to
receive bids for digging and filling water
pipe trenches, and submitted the follow
| ling, In connection with their report: VIM.
Cooper, 81 and "a cents; James Haley,
% and 25 cents; l.. Clark, 80 and 90 cents
the figures first given, for digging and
filling on McAdamised streets; the last,
on streets not McAdamised,
The following was offered: IbeSpired
That the Committee on Ordinances be
and they are hereby instructed TO report
an ordinance repeating the ordinances re-
Gently passed, giving the Baltimore q
Ohio Railroad Company the use OF John
street in making the connection with the
IIempfield Railroad, and changing the
grade OF John and Fourth streets, and the
said Committee are hereby further in.
struCtcd to report said repeating Ordi.
nanCes to q special meeting of Council
hereby ordered to be held on Wednesday
the 9jd inst, at o'clock, +. N,
Pending the consideration Of the fore.
going resolution tho following Communi.
cation was read
BALTIMORE u Quo RAILROAD,
Presidents OFFICE,
BALTIMORE, August, 81, 1871.
lion. @. W. letters, Mayor Of WeeRng,
Wet Virginia
SIR: have the honor 10 acknowledge
the receipt Of the ordinance passed by the
Council of the city Of Wheeling, July
81, 1871, authorizing and empowering the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company 10
extend It's track over certain streets In
the city of Wheeling 10 the depot Of the
IICmpheld Railroad Company. s,..
beg to state that the Company accept
the same upon the terms and conditions
therein named, and that instructions have
been given TO construct the connection
promptly. s
am, with great respect,
Your Obedient servant,
JOHN KING, Jr,
President pro. tenn.
The vote on the resolution was by yeas
and nays. The only member voting yea
Those voting nay were Messrs. Baird,
ClatOr, Caldwell, Crawford o. j., Howell,
Hobbs, Hazlett, Hubbard, Hammer, List,
Lancaster, MCAdams, Phillips, Seger,
Smith J. G., Smith F., Salisbury, Shop.
pard, WeiSgerber and Mr.. President,
The Board Of Claims having ordered
the case Of TrOwbridge and wife ~. the
city Of Wheeling to be appealed 10 the
Court Of Appeals therefore be It
Resoled By the Council Of tie CITY of
Wheeling, That the Mayor in the name Of
the city execute the proper bond.
BE Il further resolved, That tue city of
Wheeling agrees to save harmless any per.
son or persons who may become security
on said bond. Adopted.
The following was offered: ReOlred,
That the Committee on Fire Department
be authorized TO sell one Of the old hose
carriages not now In use, to the best adj
vantage. Adopted.
The following was offered; RtSOlred,
That the compensation to be paid the
collector Of water rents and assessments
be fixed at ~ per cent. on the amount
collected by him. Referred to n joint
committee for report. Messrs. ClatOr,
List and Caldwell were appointed on be.
half Of this Branch.
Adjourned.
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