The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-11
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY, January 10, 1871.
SECOND BRANCH.

lUESDAht oouuSiy ~
SECOND BRANCH.
The Second Branch met in regular
session.
Present-Messrs. Allison, Boring
Caldwell, Connolly, Hammer, Laughlln'
Maxwell, McAdams, Pollock, Sails
bury. Porter Smith, J. G. Smith, simp,
son, Sheppard, Scott, Jingle, Tolllvar'
Weitzel
The President being absent Mr..
TingIe was elected President pro TEN.
The minutes Of the preceding meet,
ing were read, approved and signed.
A communication from the First
Branch, announcing that the propo'
sition for paving the streets, passed by
this Branch at its last meeting, was
rejected, was read, AMI the Second
Branch adhered TO its former action.
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills to the amount of $3.50 As, and a
resolution for their payment was
adopted.
The committee also recommended
the payment Of the bill Of Geo. Jetlers,
$500. Adopted.
The committee on Appeals, TO whom
Was referred the petition of Cambell d
Harden, reported the following:
RESOLVED, That the petition ofMessrs.
Campbell L. Harden be rejected
Adopted.
The Treasurer reported balance Of
S431 % to the credit of the Water
Works fund. lie also reported that
since the passage of the order by the
Council setting aside the revenues from
the Water Works to be applied to the
object stated in the order, exclusively
he had redeemed forty bonds, with In
terest accruing thereon, amounting tc
$40, 500 81. The amount OF Interest
paid on unredeemed bonds is ST, ITO q
making total Of SAG, 40 l9.
The City Sexton reported eleven IN
terments in the Peninsula Cemetery
during the month of December.
The Committee on Fire Department
reported the following:
Resolved That new floor OF season
ed oak lumber be placed in the United
engine house, the size of said lumber
to be 5 and inch width, and . inches
thick, we'll tared on edges and bottom
the work to be done under the direction
of the Board Of Control. Adopted.
ReSolved, That the Committee OF
Fire Department be instructed to sci
the bell at the Hope hose house, ant
apply the proceeds Of such sale, 10
gether with the additional sum OF S35'
hereby appropriated for the purpose, II
the purchase and erection Of an alarm
bell, to be placed on the new engln
house for the Atlantic in the Fourtl
ward. Adopted.
The committee on Lights reporte
the following:
Resolred, That the petition for
lamp post in front of Wheeling Femal
College, be rejected. Adopted.
Resolred, That the petition for a lain
post in front of Evangelical Luthera
Church, be rejected Adopted.
The bond OF WIN. II. Harrison, n
Assistant Fire Marshall, was approve
and accepted.
The Board of Control reported th
names of the persons selected to b
members of the Fire Department. Their
is no material change from last year
The appointments were confirmed.
The committee on Water Works re
ported bills for the month Of Decem
Der amounting to 1866 80, and recon-
mended the payment of the same. The
recommend reduction in the water as
sessments of Reed d Kraft, William
Balch, w. J. Duffield. Ed. Young, St
Vincent College, Hughes, Thompson
Hibberd, j. +. Wilson, NJ. Reilly, Hen
nv Daub, Catherine Ritz, G. Meniel a
Co., Terrace Auber, Thomas Marshal
and Joseph Stage,r and the rejection o
all other petitions. They also recon-
mended the payment OF the bills OF A
J. Pannell and Luke Fitton. The re
commentators were all adopted. Tn,
committee also state that Mr.. Warden
City Collector, states that the water as
sessment for 1870 amounts to SIS,
69l -; that he had paid the Treasure
sd, 344 -; commissions S1OS 6l; Ieav
ing a balance uncollected of Sl9,63S A
The Street Commissioner reported
work for tie month Of Decembe
amounting to S9G63l, expended a
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