The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-13
assessed against the company or realty
for these years is as follows:
Total .........s2,24 o.

'Va@ ~
Total......... 90
From which is to be deducted thel
amount paid by the tenants of the
company, which will leave about $4,000
as the amount standing charged against
the company on the books Of the city,
which amount, it is claimed, cannot be
collected, as it is assessed on real estate,
and not on personal propertyas it should
have been. ... ..'A :.
If the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company will enter into contract to
expend not less than 100000 in the
erection of shops within this city, the
work to be commenced as early in the
spring Of. 1872 as practicable, and to be
completed during that year, your com.
mittee would beg leave to recommend
to your honorable body to enter into
contract to exempt them from taxation,
past, present and future, in all species OF
property strictly used for railroad pur-
poses, and to that end we offer the fol-
lowing resolution for your adoption:
RESOLVED, That the Mayor OF this city
be and is hereby authorized to enter
into q contract with the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company to the follow
ing effect: That, in consideration. OF a
release OF all claims against the Baltl-
more and Ohio and the Wheeling, Pitts
burgh and Baltimore company for taxes
for the past, present and future, on the
part Of the city of Wheeling, the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company
agrees to expend not less than 100000
in the erection of shops and machinery
on their property in the city Of Wheel
ing; Provided, said taxes are the taxes
assessed on property used strictly for
railroad purposes, and provided that
the erection of the said shops, &c, shall
be commenced as early as possible in
the year 1872, and be finished during
that year, and provided further, that
any attempt in the future on the part OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Company to
remove or diminish the size and capac.
ity of their shops in this city shall be a
forfeiture on their part of the benefit OF
the contract.
The committee on Finance reported
the following
Resolved, That the clerk be author.
lied to issue orders npon the Treasurer
in favor of A. H. Chapline, at the rate
of 500 per month, for the time during
which he may be employed by Council.
Adopted.
The committee also report that the
present duties of the City Clerk are too
onerous to be discharged by one person,
and that he should have an assistant.
They offer the following:
Resolued, That special COMMITTEE,
consisting Of two members of the First
Branch and three from the Second
Branch, be appropriated to consider
the question OF the appointment of an
Assistant Clerk and report to Council
with the understanding that if the
report Of said committee is favorable to
such appointment, it shall include ali
ordinance defining the duties and COM
pensatiou of such Assistant Clerk.
Adopted:
Messrs. Logan, Hazlett and o Brlen
were appointed on the committee above
raised.
The committee on Fire Department
reported in favor Of paying monthly
bills to the amount Of $3.50 %, and that
$3.50, balance due on horse feed, be
paid. They also reported the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That the city clerk be and
is hereby directed to furnish the City
Sergeant with a correct list OF names
of all licensed dealers in gunpowder
within the city limits, and that the
Sergeant be directed to visit at once
said places and see if the ordnanc Of the
city in relation to the sale of gunpowder
chapter 22] is being complied with,
and report all violations.
The report was received and the res
olutlons adopted.
The Street Commissioner reported the
expenditure of Sl434.47 during Novem-
Der, as follows: