The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-04

First Branch.
The resolution in relation TO putting de,
!, linquent taSsbl bllsin bands9l justices wa
returned RfF0m Fist Branch by whichsil
was referred to the Finance Committee
with power TO act, ii Action oI First
II Branch cohcurred In. ~ q -
The resolution authorizing the clerk 70
) employ competent person TO make list
; OF delinquent tax bills, was returned from
, the First Branch now concurred In, asthe
mittee. , y . " ''
Adjourned.
FIRST DRANoH.
Mayor Mcclellan in the chair. The iol.
lowing members absent at TolE lEcall = =,
AI#H, Bier, HaiTisop, HSiIder' RIheI
4 hart, and Stone. MIR. Stone subsequently
appeared in his seat. ,,,. .,,-,sr
Il The report Of the committee on the pro-
:. posed extension OF tho city limits was re-
ceivcd from the Second Branch, accomr
panied by q DRAFT Of o bill to accomplish
! the object, accompanied by o resolution
approving the bill, and directing the May
or and President Of the Second Branch to
memorialize tho Legislature 10 pass 1t.
4 After some discussion, In which Q good
deal ofhostility to the proposition ofthe
committee was developed, on motion ol
Mr.. Wilson the report was hid on the "a,
BILE. ,TnGIiall1M ", ISUutIl6,
[ The report of tho special commit ltee TO
conier with the Gus Company on the sub.
/. ject Of purchasing the Gas Works came ~
up from the Second Branch. 4 r,,ig ,-ii
The report sets forth that the committee
had conferred with the officers Of the Gus
4 Company, who had submitted two pro.
N ,Iposiions., One. was the schedule ol
the works with prices lat which the! Com.
pany Was willing to sell without arbtLra'
tion-the total price asked, being $l77y-
1874 80, exclusive Of material on hand.
The other, was. q proposition TO furnish
gas TO both private consumers and City ioI
ten years at the uniform rate OF - 80 per
thousand feet, Or the usual 10 per 4 gent pfi,
50 62.Fli II a. -. ..rt !.
li The Committee think the valuation Of
property, (Which does not include ,tfali;
chises, greatly In excess pR lts real yalqls,
4 II not, great, injustice has been done tile
city the valuation Of the. property for
taxation, that being in the aggregate
4 l$lO2217, including stock on hands,
4 Icfedtts, &ci y ......
The, committee think the other propo.
sitiOn, TO furnish gas ten years at 80
should not be entertained for reasons set
forth ut length The resolutions rse9ni
,mended by the committee, were all adopt
cd almost unanimously. They laarC 10
lsubstauce as foIloWs!.si ~ '.s -. 'ihlill, ".
1st. That the proposition Of. the Gas
Company to sella!their property ut the
\ schedule OF prices submitted ($177, 1850 be
rejected. ,5.ii
and, Rejecting the proposition to fur
nish gus Tor 10 years at,$aS0. 1fH NJ IA
3rd. Declaring that tho time has come
when the city has the right, which 1t now
demands, TO purchase the Company's
works, Sc, ut a priceto be fixed by arbi.
traitors us set forth in the Oompany's
charter, and that the Mayor be directed
4 70 have copies Of these resolutions served
Itlpon the Company and request the Com
pany toAppoint tic first arbitrator, an.
other being 9ppoiptable BY, the Council
and the uiirTl BY these two l' 'l''.l. ~.
E4tli.. Directing the, Finrnce Committee
i u, pTGpuIG I'LL SulIuauSStV AotSOlA0t9 .
loan to pay for the Gas Works and create
o sinking fund for tho redemption Of the
same and TO secure the payment of pm.
pal and interest thereof upon the revenues
10 be derived from tho works, the Com.
mittee to report at the next meeting 81
Council. III IA, .j4Si ~ .IH /.
The action of the Second Branch was
concurred in, in the following cases; Y, = =, y
Approving the bond Of A. j. Sweeney,
Assistant Fire Marshall IsruiFl 'rdfu mo
4 IGranting the petition OF Rinehart Ha-
,Ebeck to have his coffee house license trans-
lcrred 10 Peter 1Iabeck. ,oag,glf s,u .t,uir
A report from the City Clerk was re.
ceiyed touching the collection OF delin-
quent taxes of 1850, and referred 10 the
Finance Committee 70 nuke q list Of bills
TO be placed In the hands Of the justices III
1.-THE several wards for collection. ~.
A resolution from tho Second Branch
proposing to memorabilia the Legislature
t0amGnd The charter so the Council may
require property holders TO pay halt tho
expense 6f improving oil unimprovcd
streets, aileys,, or other highways, on
Which their propcrtyfronts. ~ "' Ir'
Mr.. Sweeney offered as un amendment
that the proposed amendment TO the char
ter should provide that when three-fourths
of the property owners in any square pc.
Ftitioned TO llaye o. street paved, then II
4 should, bio done under direction OF tho city
authorities at the expense Of the property
owners. '>,Jf
Mr.. Sweeney's amendment was adopted
and sent back 10 the Second Branch. H.
The report OF the Committee on Exten.
sion of City was again taken up, on mo
ition OF Mr.. Wilson. i,,eig. bgs .f s-r-,
Il LATr. Blair offered the following rs an
amendment to tho resolution Of the Com.
mittec c;.,cy,r,ie.l ; 4.
PIVcided, sthat the subject of extending
tho limits of!tlie city shall first be pre-.
sented to the citizens Of Wheeling for tho
expression Of their Niewa as 10 said extern
sion, the question 10 be voted on ut the up.
1btoachingcharterelectionA p b IS o u
Rejected BY, the following vote: ...,,
AySIM sS.5jd b 7BBlaif 7Bta sChqpOrf, sTet9fy
No-Messrs Culbertson, Hall, Quarter,
Shalcross, Simpson and Wilson.
SubseguentlyI Nj Quatrief moved ID
consideration, but 1t was not entertained.
On concurring In tho action Of the Sec.
ond Branch, inadoptipgthe resolution pf
the CommiltGe, directing thai tile Legh.
Ilatute bc hienioNalizCd ID favor of the eSs
tension of the, city limits proposed in the
report Of the Gommittce, the vote re-
sulted;rl .1etHl - ioaE
I Ayes-Messrs. Gulbsrtson, Hal, Shall
cross, Simpson, and Wilson.
Nocs-Messrs. Blair, Quarter, Scllam-
bra, Stone, and Sweeney. nae '''''H ''1
"a majority being required 70 CONCUR,
the Mayor decided II lost, and being re.
quired 10 cast the deciding vote, votcdno
i n. a AZ. N.Il