The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-15
RESOLUTIONS.

Referred to committee on Ordinances.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That the committee on
Water Works be and is hereby directed
to inquire into the expediency Of pur.
chasing coal for city use by contract. and
report to Council. Referred to com.
mittee on Water Works.
Resolved, That the city Health Officer
be instructed to place cards on all
houses where smallpox exists, warning
the public of the fact Laid on the
table.
Resolved, That the committee on
Water Works be authorized to purchase
sufficient four inch water pipe to con.
vey the water from Sixth street to
Eighth street to the works of j. IL.
Hobbs, Brockunier d Co., said commit
tee having the power to make said pur'
chase from other parties than j. Ham
ilton e. Co., of this city, provided they
cannot furnish the same by the lst Of
January next, without delaying the
furnishing of pipe already ordered for
the Fourth and Seventh wards, and the
work to be done as soon as possible.
Referred to the committee on Water
Work with power to act, after consul
tation with the City Solicitor.
ReSolOsd, That the Street Commits
sioner be authorized to raise the cross
ings, where necessary, on Main street,
from Jefferson street north, at cost not
exceeding $50. Referred to committee
on Streets and Alleys.
Resolved, That the Street Commits.
sioner be instructed to place a stone
crossing from the east side Of Elm street
across Zane street, in the Seventh ward.
Referred to committee on Streets and
Alleys.
ReSolved, That the Street Commits.
sioner be instructed to set the curbstone
on Fifth street, between Union street
and Market alley. Referred to COM
mittee on Streets and Alleys.
Resolced, That the Street Commits
sioner be instructed to notify all per.
sons in the Eighth ward who have OBJ
structions on the sidewalks, caused by
the lay Of water pipes to their premises,
to have the same removed within six
days, and if the same is not done at the
expiration Of six days, the Commission
er shall cause the same to be removed
at the expense of the party causing said
instructions. Adopted.
Resolved, That the Health officer be
authorized to make, in the daily papers
of this city, the publication provided for
in section 20 of the Health Ordinance.
Adopted.
ResoIved, That the committee on Or
dirances be instructed to report an Or
dinance providing for the annual ap-
pointment by Council of City Surveyor
and City Solicitor, whose salaries shall
be fixed in the same manner as provid-
ed in the case Of other city officers.
Adopted.
On molten the Second Branch ad,
journed.
FIRST BRANCH.
A special meeting Of this Branch was
held last night, Mayor LETTERS in the
chair.
Present-Allison, Booth, Boring,
Butterfeld, Harrison, Handlan, Kelly,
Pannell, Reister, Stanton, Schambra,
Shallcross, Wilson and Wiedebusch.
The reading of the minutes was dis.
pensed with.
The resolution from the Second
Branch, in relation to building a bridge
over the Ohio river for railroad pur-
poses, was concurred in.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance
In relation to the Gas Works, was read
q third time and passed.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance
in relation to the compromise bonds Of
the city was read third time and
passed.
An ordinance assessing the special
water rent for 1871 was read the third
time and passed.
The report OF the special committee
appointed to consider the proposition
for building pest house for the city,
recommending the building OF the same,
was received from the Second Branch
and concurred in.
The resolution from the Second
Branch, in relation to the city buying
the lot in the Eighth ward, was con.
CURED in.
The petition of Culbertson e. Fisher
and others, from the Second Branch,
was concurred in.
The petition of the Norway Iron
Company and others, from the Second
Branch, was concurred in.
Mr.. Shallcross offered the following,
which was adopted.
Resolved, That the committee on
Real Estate be requested to report to
Council the action OF said committee in
regard to leasing the property OF the
city, and the collections made of rents
already due from tenants occupying the
city property.
The committee on railroads reported
the proposition OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company in regard to
establishing additional machine shops
in the city, and in consideration thereof
ask the city to release them from pre-
sent and future taxation.
A long debate followed, in which
Messrs. Allison, Blair and Stanton
opposed the report and Messrs. Boring
and Wilson in favor.
Mr.. Blair offered the following
which was voted down:
In addition to the amount already
expended by said Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, in said city of
Wheeling.
The ayes and nays were called on
The original resolution as reported by