The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-05
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The City Extension.
Report of the Special Joint
Committee of Council,
Dram of Proposed Amendment to
g.h the Charter.

Special Committee Of Council on the pro.
posed extension Of the City Limits, sub,
mitted to Council Tuesday evening, up
proved by tho Second Branch and dlsap-
proved by the Fist Branch hAynB d
Rzprt q sRsdal GoqFdtaEs 9W .EluS
The Special Committee on extending
the corporate limits respectfully report
that carly in the month Of December last
they caused notice to be published that
application would be made to the Leg
hlpIe, Of is coming session, by or on be-
half Of this council, Tor an extension Of the
boundaries of this city 80 rs to include
the territory contained within the limits
stated In the notice which had previously
been agreed upon 1t q Joint meeting Of
this committee, aud q committee repre-
settling the tbwh Of South Wheeling.
The following a copy Of hlnotice;
a19GJi8S nNotlce.s
r Notice is hereby given that application will DO
made BY or on behalf Of the Council Of the City
or Wheeling to the Legislature Of the state Of
West Virginia, at ts..next session, In January,
1871, for the passage OF an act TO change and ex'
kHNu LUB DOuuuATlNn VI CITY VI W ufglluk
as TO include the territory contained within the
following limits: Beginning on the Ohio river at
point on the Western or Ohio shore opposite TO
MarshAll's coal bank, near the river, In Washing
ton township, Ohio county, West Virginia;
thence by direct line crossing the river, and
running 10 a southeasteFly direction, passing by
the entrance 70 said coal bank TO, the northeast
o0rntf Of the stecnrod bridge across Wheeling
creek: thence by direct line In sOuthcAstefly
direction to tho mouth Of FraZlers run. Richie
township, In said county, OF Ohio; thence due
EOuth TO the south line OF Ohio county, thence
west with the line between the counties OF Ohio
and Marshall, crossing the Ohio river to the west
ern or Ohio shore; thence up said shore accord.
ing 10 the several meanders of the river 10 the
A. 9. QuARRIER,
j, ii. Hall,
i..t ,.I"l -..-.. ]. N. MAXwELL,
..s..I t...... .a,.I..1 N. Pollock,
Special Committee Of Council Of Wheeling,
December 9Th, 1870. ,5 ..!.lf
Since the notice was given, your Com
mitteo have had under consideration the
remonsirance Of Stockholders Of the
Wheeling Iron works Company and
Others, which were referred 10 them, and
having heard the statements Of persons
representing said Company, are still Of
the opinion that the nail mill and dwell.
ing houses belonging to said Company
sli0nld be included within The said exten.
sion; but they are Of the opinion that the
farm Of the late Hugh Nichols, deceased,
not within The Ebnezer Zape survey,
should be excluded therefrom, and that
tho nOrthl line of the city should run from
Hanover street In Martins Ferry 10
the northwest corner Of the Ebenezer
Zane survey, and with the nOrtherly line
Of the said Zah0 survey and the Steen.
rod survey 10 the west line Of the
Richard Yates survey, thence South
with said line 10 Wheeling Creek, thence
In a direct line 10 the northwest corner Of
the Steenrod bridge, and the remaining
lines of the city should be US stated in tho
published notice.
Your Committee ask TO be discharged
from the further consideration Of said re-
monstrance
In response TO resolution oil the Sec.
'ond Branch Of this Council, passed at It's
last session, asking your Committee 70 re.
port the form of the act which they de.
sired 10 have passed 70 effect the proposed
extension, your Committee say that Is was
not their intention to present bill 10 the
Legislature, but simply to ask Tor the ex.
tension OF the city limits as proposed, but
since the adoption Of said resolution your
Committee have prepared bill which
they herewith present and recommend for
the approval Of Council,
Your Committee presume that It was
not the design Of Council that this Com.
mittee would insert anything ID tic bill
not necessary to carry out the object for
which they were appointed, and therefore
have not done so. Any other amend
ments 10 our city charter which may be
desired can he inserted us additional sec.
tiOns or effected BY separate bill. ..sr
4 Your Committee offer for adoption the
following, resolution:
Re1lrod by the Council of the City
Of Wheeling, That the proposed bill
ITO amend the charter and extend
and prescribe the limits Of the
City Of Wheeling and to repeal the char.
ter Of the town Of South Wheeling"
drawn and presented 70 Council by the
special committee for extending the city
limits, Is hereby approved, and the Mayor
and President Of the Second Branch arc
directed to memorabilia the Legislature at
It's coming session for an extension Of the
city limits by tile passage Of q bill sub
stantially In the form proposed by said
Committee.
lI An Asft6mncndthe charter and extend
and prescribe the limits Of the city Of
Wheeling and to repeal the charter Of the
town OF South Wheeling.
De u enacted BY he Legislature Of TM
lifS, TSj Ioo,Sors,o AiDI,,. a., ,,o,,ra..
rics Of the City Of Wheeling in the county
Of Ohio, shall be as follows:
Beginning on the east side oil the Ohio
river at the northwest corner Of Jona-
than Zane's survgYin Washington town.
ship, Ohio county corner to lands belong
ing to the estate Of Hugh Nichols and the
Wheeling Iron, Works Company, thence
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