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


tlSrlnCll St'feSluent BalTu OcCupleu Lnt
chair, and, ut roll call, the following mem,
bers answered: Messrs Allison Boring
Caldwell, Conpelly,g Hook, Hammer
Laughlin, Maxwell, McAdams, POllack
Salisbury; Simpson, Scott, Smith H..
Sweeney, Smith p, Tipgle, TpllvaF and
Weitzell.
The special committee on extension 'oI
the city limits submitted their report
and also The draft OF . bill which i Is pro
posed 10 submit TO tho Legislature
1t It's next session, and ask for It's enact
ment. Appended to the report, the Com
millee offered the following and recon-
henlcd its adoption; ReSOlrei by the
Councllof the City Of. az heelius, .gIhi
the proposed bill ITO amend the charter
and extend and prescribe the limits ofthe
City of Wheeling, and 70 repeal tle ohar,
ter of thea town1of Southd Wheeling,
drawn and presented 10 Council by the
special committee for extending The city
limits, is herebyapproved, and the Mayor
and President Of the Second Branch arc
directed to lnemoralize the Legislaturc.pt
It's coming session for IN extension Of the
city limits by the passage of bill sub.
stantlalIy, in the form pIoposed, by said
Committee. II " ~
The bin submitted by tho Committee
was read by sections, and ailerI filing thc
blanks MS rs tho number of members in
tho Second Branch which the Eighth
Ward (Soulll Whecling) shall have, was
approved, and the resomton offered iby
the committee adopted BlsEi GsG{E
The official bond ORA. J, Sweeney, AS.
Sistapt Fire MafsllRls Eitli Geo. r. Tingle
and! J9sIj Toliyafs as Isurities, was pre-
scntcd, and being in duo form, was ap-
proved.
The report Of the special committee up.
pointed To negotiate for the purchase Of
Tho gus works, was read. The commit
tee submit rail- the, .eorrespo ondepce ;, be-
schedule Of property owned by the com.
pany with the yalue (Sl77;1S4l l54) placed
thereon by II; dlso Il proposition to fur.
nisll g6s tpi tie clty md private consumers
for 10 years from January l, 1871 at 81, 80
per 1900 feet, less ten percent IL OillsiRe
paid on or before the 10th day of each
month. ..,ss .s.ygg
The Committee Offer thc following res.
olutions and rccoWmgnded theiradoptiOn:
ReSO!redl, That tliG proposition OF the
Wheeling Gas, Company ito sell, their
property 10 the city htthe prices asked
Tor the same, be ereleOtGdN bur tni, 5ln.e H.
RSOlred, That the city ofWheeling will
not accCde To tho proposition made by the
Wheeling Gas Company, dated December
%, 1870, proposing to furnish ngas to the
city and its citizens for ten years from and
Gttcr January !, 1871 at The price asked Tor
the samGI S:Ell 7 IL
ltesolned, That the time has come when
the city ofWheeling has tho right, which
1t now demands, to purchase the lots or
grounds, works, apparatus, fixtures and
property Of the Wheeling Gas Company
ut the priCo to be fixed, \uscertaiped and
determined by the award In writing q
three persons, TO- he chosen, tho first by
the directors Of said Company, the second
kby this. Council, anl the third by the two
tthus cl6sth inaccbrdAnce with tue 18th
Section O' the aetOt The Legislature of Vir.
ginin, passed Ataf6h 1911, 1850, entitled
"an act 10 inC0rItdrUtG the Wheeling Gas
Company" mud that tue Council Is now
ready and lesir0tls TO proceed 10 the ap.
pointmeDt oEarbitrators in tho manner
provided BY said act, and the Mayor Of
the city is directed 10 have copies OF this
and the foregoing resolutions served dupon
saitl Company yand request saih vC0mpany
10 appOi,I tIIGfirst arbitrator ds proSid-
cd by their charter.
Rcsleel, -Thatythe. Committee .Qp'' EFF
nance ate hereby instructed D Sprepnbi or
cause ID be ipttpared'by codhscf, ID 'ortli.
nance to negotiate a loan to pay for the
gas works lndjto create q sinking fapd3 for
the redemption Of the same, and 10 o'sechre
the payment Of the principal and interest
thereon, upon the revenue 70, be, derived
from suCli works, and hAtlthby rGpottt the
same To Council at the next meeting
thereof -........., ,.....,-,- 49,,
The following was offered: RcSOlCed,
That the Clerk DO and ho Is hereby en-.
poweretlto( (cIpl6N & competent person
10 mike u list OF tho delinquent tax bills
for 1900, md that he' receive ten dol.
lar 9s cQQmrpens9n4gQspdi say ri fQr sRalqs service.
Tie Clerk reported the collection of
taxes returned Delinquent fot The year
1860, The amount collected was $52761,
which had been deposited in the City
Treasury, Received and filed. .San
The! following was offered: I1ssdHdI
That tliel Mayor and President Of the See!
ond Branch memorialzc the legislature
Mt It's coming session to amend the charter
of the cityias folloys:y"the Council upon
petitton'ot twO-thifds Of properly owners
thereon, shall have power 10 assess. and
collecta charge On The owners bf any lots
or lands through or by which street,
alley, or public highway, or any part
thereof, shall pass, for the purpose Of de.
fraying the expense ofopcning, construct
ing, improving or repairing Isuch street.
alley or public highway, or part thereof,
TO bc In prortion either o,the front oil the
lot or land abutting on such street, alley,
or highway or part thereof, or 10 the value
of such lot or land rs assessed for taxa.
tion under the laws and ordinances
of the city, rs such Council, may In
each case determinct which charge
shall be q lien on said lots Or, lands, and
collected rs other city taxes thereon 'hre
collected, or In such other tnanner rs the
Council may by ordinance prescribe, "a ,.
Mr.. Sweeney made Tho motion to strike
out the words "upOn tho petition Of two.
thirds Of the property owners 5thereon'
Carried.
Mr. Sweeney made the motion to insert
tho wotds zone -halfg bef5rq the words
StGc c&pease 81 Opening, eohstfuctingt'F
II Tbs fSsoiStioh as amended Us adopted
|, B Tho petition Of fReinhart Hablg 70 transt
fer his coffee house license y Peter HEbig,
and also petition Of last named 70 keep
Coffee house were read and digtahteG = "
The petition OF MesSS, Kingdom & Co.,
for reduction OF, water rent, also, thatlO Of