The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-24
CITY COUNCIL.
Second Branch.

Second Branch.
The City Council met last evening.
Present Messrs, Forbes, (President,) Alt
myer, Baird, Clator, Hobbs, Hazlett, Hub
bard, List, Logan, McAdams, O'Brien,
steger, ], G. Smith, Salisbury, Viewig,
Weisgerber.
The Committee on Fire Department
asked Council to ratity sale of Rough and
Ready Hose House property to E, G. JEFF
ters at $535. Adopted.
Committee on Water Works reported
that upon examination they found the bid
of Mr.. 'Smith for water pipe, &c, would
cost $l0,l5l, 20; John Hamilton & Co.
SlO,S34; II. w. Phillips same us Hamil,
ton. There was also bid from Messrs.
Sweeney X Co. The Committee finding
some discrepancies in Mr., Smiths bid,
recommended thatproposals again be ad-
vertised for.
The Finance Committee asked author
ity to renew loan with the Peoples Bank
for 5000, at a rate Of interest not to ex-
coed nine per cent. Granted.
Petitions Of John Daley to keep four
billiard tables; Of John +. Baker to keep
shooting gallery; Of W. II. Bassett, license
as auctioneer, were received from the
First Branch, and conCurred in.
Petition OF Home Missionary Society OF
Fourth street church for use OF Second
Ward market house for Sabbath school
was referred. .-,.
Petitions OF Mary Crowley, c. Heinold,
and G.. w. Merchant, for reduction OF
water rents, were referred.
Communication from lessee OF Second
Ward scales asking that the city repair
them or allow him 10 give up his lease
was referred.
Petition OIL, Hess to retail liquors was
granted, r.Ha ....l.
First Branch returned resolution au
thorising loan 10 DO negotiated, having
stricken out 4 months and inserted Ga
days. ConcuFred In
Petition of VIM, Morgan for re(unding
portion of water rent paid, was referred,
Mr.. O'Brien moved that the proposition
Of the Merchants National Bank Tor loan
of $350,00O be withdrawn. Rejected.
The report of Finance Committee on
loan, which was published by US last
Wednesday, as well us the propositions oil
Mr.. List and the Merchants National
Bank, were again read; also resolutions
offered at last meeting in regard TO said
loan. r4lgg
DR.. Hazlelt offered the following
ReSoirsd, That three commissioners be
elected to negotiate u loan Of $3j0,000
bearing interest payable semi.annually
and exempt from city tax The bonds
for said loan to be issued in denOmina'
tons OF five hundred and one thousand
dollars each, payable in the city Of New
York at such banking house as they may
elect The commissioners to dispose OIL
such bonds as may be necessary 70 meet
the liabilities Of the city as said liabilities
may become due. Said commissioners to
give bond TO the amount Of - dollars
for the faithful performance OF their duties
and TO receive q compensation Of one and
one.half per cent for negotiating the
and one per cent on all bonds retired by
them. .......... ......
This loan to be offered in this city for
10 days prior to offering the same else
where.
The Finance Committee offered a reso.
luton asking the Council TO give them
power 10 negotiate note for $4,000 Al
four months, as there is no money In the
treasury to pay the policemen the three
months pay due them; and SwGeny 4
Co, and j. Hamilton Il Co., will be en-
titled to their money, and James Haley
10 his as soon as the pipes are furnished
and laid on the Island. Granted.
Mr. 0 Brien withdrew his resolution
offered at last meeting and moved to lay
the report Of the Finance Committee In
relation to the $3j0,000 loan, and the prop
osition Of d. G. List for the same on the
table. Lost
DR.. Hazlett then offered his resolution
rs substitute for report Of Finance
Committee. Messrs O'Brien, Hazlctt and
Smith spoke against the original motion
and in favor of the substitute. In reply
to remark by Mr.. O'Brien that the city
would in week or so be liable to have
the Water Works closed, Mr.. List
by permission, made an explanation
saying that he had no intention &c
close the Water Works, and that he
had treated the city rs CourteOusly rs any
creditor could have done. Moved tC
reCommit to Finance Committee, Lost
Moved to lay over for one week. Lost
Moved 10 lay DR.. Hazletts substitute on
the table. Lost.
| Adjourned.