The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-23
CITY COUNCIL PRoCEEDINGs.
TUESDAY EVENING, August %.

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TUESDAY, EVENING, August q.
SECOND BRANCH.
The Second Branch of Council met
in special session.
Present-Messrs. Baird, Clator, Cald-
we'll, R. Crawford, o. J. Crawford
Howell, Hobbs, Hazlett, Hubbard,
Hammer, List, Lancaster, McAdams'
OBriep, Phillips, Steger, j. 6. Smith
P. Smith, Salisbury, Sheppard, Weis-
CARRIER and President Forbes.
The minutes OF the previous meetings
were read, approved, and signed.
The unfinished business being taken
from the table, the ordinance as.
sessing special water rents was read
three times and passed.
The committee on Water Works re-
ported in favor Of giving VIM: Cooper
the contract for digging and filling all
the bitches and putting down all the
water pipes needed for this season.
Mr.. O'Brien, on leave, presented the
following:
Rssolred, That the committee on Or
dipances be and they are hereby in
structed to report an ordinance repeal
iu- the ordinance recently passed, giving
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany the use Of John street, in making
the connection with the Hempfeld rail-
road aud changing the grade of John
and Fourth streets; and the said com.
mit,ee are hereby further instructed to
report said repeating ordinance to a
special meeting Of Council, hereby Or
dered 10 be held on Wenduesday even
ing, the 23d inst at half past seven
o'clock.
The following letter from the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company was
read:
BIZ CORR, PRESIDENTS OFFICE,
August 81, 1871. J
Hon. G. w. letters, Mayor Of Wheeling,
West Virginia:
SIR have the honor to acknowl.
edge the receipt of the ordinance pass
ed by the Council Of the city Of Wheel,
ing, July 9th, 1871, authorizing and
empowering the Baltimore Il Ohio Rail
road Company TO extend its tracks over
certain streets in the city Of Wheeling,
to the depot OF the Hempfeld Railroad
Company.
| beg to state that the company &C.
cepts the same upon the terms and con,
ditions therein named, and that in
structions have been given to construct
the connection promptly. | am, with
respect,
Your Obedient Servant,
JOHN KING, Jr.,
President, pro tenn.
On the passage OF the resolution Mr..
O Brien demanded the yeas and nays.
Those votin. in the affir,
native are Mr.. O Brien.
Those voting in the negative are
Messrs. Baird, Cla,or, Caldwell, R.
Crawford, 0. J. Crawford, Howell, Lam
caster, McAdams, Phillips, Steger, J. 6.
Smith, ?. Smith, Salisbury, Sheppard,
Weisgarber and President Forbes-2O.
So the resolution was lost.
The following resolution was adopted:
RssoIrCi, That the committee on the
Fire Department be authorized to sell
one of the old hose carriages not now In
use, TO the best advantage.
The Board Of Claims reported the
following, which was adopted.
WHEREAS, the Board Of Claims have
ordered the case Of A. S. Trowbridse
and wife against the city Of Wheeling
to be appealed to the Supreme Court Of
Appeals therefore
Resolrsd, That the Mayor, in the
name OF the city OF Wheeling, execute
the proper bond.
Resoired That the city OF Wheeling
agrees TO save harmless any person or
persons who may become security on
said bond
Mr.. Baird offered the following:
Resolred, That the compensation TO
be paid TO the Collector of water rents
and assessments be fixed at at % pei
cent. on the amount collected by him.
On motion, the Second Branch adj
journed
FIRST BRANCH.
His Honor Mayor LETTERS occupied
the chair in this Branch.
At roll call the following gentlemen
responded to their names-Messrs ALI
son, Blair, Booth, Boring, Butterfeld
Campbell, Handlon, Harrison, Kelly
Pannel, Schambra and Wilson.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read approved and signed.
The city Solicitor to whom was re
ferred the bill of B. & j. y. Charnock,
for blacksmithing, translation and re
port, reported and the bill allowed
The following was adopted.
Rcsolrcd, That the matter OF the
Fourth and Sixth ward city coal scales
be referred to the committee on streets
and alleys with power to settle with the
present lessees and report their action
TO Council for confirmation.
The ordinance assessing and levylng
a special water tax for the year 1871
was received from the Second Branch.
The action OF that Branch was amend
ell as follows: II. Schmulbach's as
sessment raised from $50 to 500; C.
Welty & Bro, from $50 to 500: Wheel,
ing Gymnasium Association, 81; c. A.
Schwartz, $50; Alexander Turner,