The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-05
CITY COUNCIL.


was held last evening. President Forbes
occupied the chair in the Second Branch
At roll.call the following members an,
swered. Messrs. AItmyer, Baird, Clator
Caldwell, Crawford, r, Hazlet, Hubbard
Lancaster, ATcAdams, O'Brien, Phillips
Steger, Smith, J. G. Smith, P. Simpson
Salisbury, Vicwig, Weisgerber, and
Warehouse.
hereading Of the minutes OF the last
two meetings was dispensed with.
The object of the meeting was stated
to be the consideration Of the petitions
tor coffee house license. They were sew.
orally read and the prayers Of the petition.
ers granted. 1.-THE names Of the appli'
cants have already been published in our
columns.
The petitions Of parties applying fol
license to keep ordinaries were read and
granted. The names of the applicants
have also been published.
The bid Of F. bold for the First Ward
scales was accepted.
The petition Of John ]. Robinson for
correction of water assessment was read
and referred to the Committee on Water
Works for report.
Report Of the City Sexton for April was
read. Received and filed.
Petitions Of Carl Hildebrant and August
us Matthews, Tor reduction Of water
rent, were read and referred TO the Com
mittcC on Water Works for report.
Petition OF Isaiah Warren and others tC
pave a portion Of the alley between Pol.
locks mill and II. K. Lists warehouse
was read and referred 10 the Committee
on Streets and Alleys for report.
Petition OF George E. Wickham for
auction license was read and granted.
The petitions Of Charles P. Lutz, Louis
Weisgcrber, John Ocksenkuhn, Baltu:
Edele, Richard Farley, David McAIana
way, August Matthews, George Swarz
bach, John Marsh, Henry AmiCk, A. B
Rupp, Chris. Wagner, +. E. Stanley
Schultz and Shelly, James Robinson
Henry G. Metz and Louis Ebeling, lol
coffee. housc license, were read, and, under
suspension of rule IS, the prayers of the
petitioners were granted. The names o
these applicants had not been published.
The petitions Of Handlan. Radcliff 6
Co., Th0s. Fahey s. Co., Lewis Nolte, and
Louisa Thomas, for retail liquor license
were read and granted.
The petition Of Robert Luke for per.
mission 10 tap sewer at corner Of Oak
alley and Market street, was read and
Or0Ofn1- film tT,nrly IN 1Na damn ,,uSJnH tk
supervision Of the Street Commissioner
The petition Of VIM. Goetze for license
TO keep an ordinary was read and granted
A petition Of the liquor dealers, asking
that they he allowed to pay their license
In two equal scmi.annual payments, was
read and referred to the Committee on
Ordinances for report.
The vote by which license 10 keep an
ordinary was granted TO Louis Nolte, was,
on motion, rcCOnsidercd, and the appliCa.
ton was rejected.
The following was offered: ReOlCEd,
That Jacob NJ: Warden be allowed ten pei
cent for the collection Of South Wheeling
tax bills which were received from the
town Of South Wheeling by the city Of
Wheeling. Adopted.
The following was adopted: ReSOlxti,
That the City Sergeant be ordered TO no.
tify oil parties taking out coffee house II.
Cense, that under said license they have
not power 10 sell by the pint or quart
to DO drank at the place where sold,
The following was offered: ReSolrtd
That tho Committee on Cemeteries be au.
thOrized to purchase accompanying bill
OF lumber for repair Of cemetery fence,
Adopted.
On motion, the First Branch was noli.
fled that the Second was ready to 90 into
joint session for the election OF Assistant
Fire Marshal In tho Second District to I'LL
tho vacancy OCcasioned by the rCsigna.
ton Of W. II. Harrison.
The First Branch entered the chamber
aud allCr the usual preliminaries, nomila.
tons were called for.
William Manion was named. A com.
munlcatlon from s. G. Baylitts offering
himself as candidate for the position,
was read.
Before n vote was taken, a motion was
made TO postpone the election. .-
A motion TO lay that motion on the
table was made, but did not prevail.
The original motion was then adopted.
The First Branch retired and the Sec
ond adjourned.