The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-30
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY EVENING, August 20.
SECOND BRANCH.


Present-Messsrs. Altmyer, Baird,
Caldwell, Clator, R. ]. Crawford, R..
Crawford, Hubbard, List, Lancaster,
McAdams, OBrien. Phillips, Sseger,
P. Smith, J. g. Smith, Sheppard, Vie
WIG Weisgarber and President Forbes.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
The ordinance assessing . special
water tax, with the amendments made
thereto by the First Branch being the
special business OF the evening, it was
taken up, the amendments concurred in
and the ordinance adopted.
An ordinance amending an ordinance
in relation to the gas works Of the city
of Wheeling, appointing Jas. Maxwell,
Mortimer J. Pollock and j. G. Smith,
trustees. was read three times and
passed.
Petition of T. P. Brockardt & Co.
for a reduction in water tax was read
and referred to committee on water
works for report.
Sergeant Conant presented the name
of Lawrence Haller for confirmation as
Deputy Sergeant. The appointment
was confirmed.
Petition Of city clerk for case to be
placed in his Office for the preservation
of books and papers was referred to the
committee on Real Estate with power
to act.
The committee on Fire Department
reported the following:
RESOLVED, That the Board Of the Fire
Department be and is hereby instruct,
ed to purchase a heavy express wagon,
to be used in exercising the horses,
hauling supplies, &c, under the direc-
ton of the Board of Control, and that
a sum not exceeding 500 be and is
hereby appropriated for the purpose
Adopted.
Resolved, That the bill enumerated in
the report Of the Chief Marshal for the
month Of July, 1871, amounting to
S2l4S9. be paid Adopted.
Resolved, That the sum Of $500 be
and is hereby appropriated for the pur-
pose of purchasing a supply Of feed for
the horses OF the Fire Department for
use during the coming fall and winter,
the money to be drawn when required
upon the order Of the Chief Marshal
and reported by him to Council.
Adopted by a majority vote.
Resolved That the committee on
Water Works be authorized to pur'
chase one dozen metres for the purpose
of ascertaining the kind most suitable
for use in this city. Adopted by yeas
Is, nays 4
Resolved, That a special committee OF
four, two from each branch, be appoint,
ed to confer with the special committee
appointed by the Board Of Supervisors,
in relation to the city appropriating
$500 towards the erection OF wooden
truss bridge at the foot of Sixth street,
provided the citizens and Board of Su'
pervisors each appropriate a like sum.
Adopted.
Messrs. O'Brien and Baird were ap
pointed such committee.
A communication from Superintend
ent of Wafer Works, asking that the
Street Commissioner have wooden
sewer from the foot of Sixth street
Fourth ward. put over the creek bank
to prevent washing out the pipe that is
being laid to the Crescent mill. If moi
done soon, the Superintendent says, the
work he has done will be lost, The
Superintendent was ordered to do the
work.
A report was received from the com
mittee on Streets and Alleys, with res
olution directing the Street Commits
sioner to receive bids and contract for a
good and sufficient sewer from Wash
ington to Jefferson, on the east side o.
Main street, First ward, at cost moi
exceeding $4,000, and, adopted.
! Resolved, That the sum Of 500 be
and the same is hereby appropriated
for the purpose of repairing the Sixth
street bridge, the work to be done under
the supervision Of the Street Commits
sioner, and that the contract be giver
to Mr.. John Clator, he giving writer
guarantee to keep the bridge in good
repair for six months. Adopted by
majority vote.
| Resoiued, That the Street Commits
sioner be ordered to pave Sycamore
Gum and Vine alleys, from Fifth stree
to the track OF the Hempfeld road cas-
OF Seventh street, provided the cost doe;
not exceed $1,000. Referred to the com
mittee on Streets and Alleys.
| Resolved, That the committee or
Streets and Alleys be directed to report
the expediency of q sewer across Chap
line street down Marshall to Marke
street, also the kind of sewer and cost
of the same. Referred to committee on
Streets and Alleys.
DR.. Baird offered the following:
Resolved, That a special committee
of six, three from each Branch, be ap
pointed by the Council to inquire into
and report as to the propriety OF build
ing a city building for the use OF the
City Councils, the Municipal Court and
the officers OF the city. And fly them
deemed advisable 30 to do, that they
report as to the most suitable location
for said building, the probable cost o.
the ground, and also the cost Of the
building, and the term on which loan
can be negotiated for the payment Of
the same.
The resolution was adopted and
Messrs. Baird, y. J. Crawford and
Weisgarber were appointed the mem
bers OF the committee on the part ofthe
Second Branch.
The Health Officer made his report
and presented a resolution looking to
the payment Of bills OF watchmen and
others, which was passed, and the re-
port was received and filed.
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