The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-30
CITY COUNCIL.

of Council was held last evening. Fresl'
dent Forbes occupied the chair. AT roll
call the following members ansEered !:
Messrs Altmycr, Baird, Caldwell, Craw-
lord q i Crawford r.; Clator, Hubbard,
Tist Lancaster, McAdanls, O'Briel, Phil
Inns Sleger, Smith j. G., Smith p, Shep-
nard Vlewig and Weisgerber,
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read, approved and signed. .Io' r,
An ordinance amending ian ordinance
in relation TO the gas works of the city Of
Wheeling, and the appointment, duties
and compensation Of the Trustees
thereof" was received from the
First Branch and read. BY the sec
ond section, Nessrs. Mortimer Pollock
and ]. G. Smith are appointed trustees
to fill the vacancies occasiOned by the de-
clination of John Mcclure and Christian
Hess. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The ordinance was passed after being
read three times.
The ordinance assessing special water
tax for the year 1871 was received from
the First Branch, with, several amend
ments, which were copcurred IN. .
The petition Of BOchardt " Co. Tor re,
duction olwater tax, Wassread and referred
to the Committee on Water Works tor
report,
The report Of the Chief Marshal Of the
Fire Department for the month OF July
was read, received and filed. rlI-r
Report of the Committee on Fire De-
partment was read. The committee re-
ported in favor Of paying bills amounting
to $2l4 so; also, that heavy express
wagon TO be used in exercising the horses
hauling supplies, &c, at u cost not ex-
ceeding $3.50 be purchasedi also that an
approximation of $500 be made to pur'
chase supply of feed Tor the horses o.
the Fire DepaTtment-the money to bC
drawn as required, on tile order Of the
Chief Marshal and reported by him ia
Council. Amended by striking oul
$3.50 and inserting 500. Last recon-
mendation adopted bya majority vote.
Resolved, That the Committee on Water
Works be authorized to purchase one
dozen water meters for the purpose OF as
certaining the kind most suitable for use
In this city. Adopted. Yeas 10; nays a.
ReSOlped, That special committee OF
four, two from each Branch, be appointed
to confer with the special committee ap'
pointed by the Supervisors in relation 10
The city appropriaiing 81 800 toward the
erection Of q wooden truss bridge at the
foot Of Sixth street, provided the citizens
and the Supervisors each appropriate a
like sum. Lost, but subsequently recon
sidered, offered as an independent resolu-
ton, and adopted,
A communication from. the Superin'
tendent of Water Works requesting Coun'
Gil to instruct the Street Commissioner To
make a wooden sewer from the foot Of
Sixth street over the creek bank to pre-
vent the washing out Of the water pipe
lust nut down across the creek. The Su'
perintendentis Of the opinion that unless
It Is done, his labor In laying said pipe
will DO lost, as 1t will be broken. Adopt
ed, but tho work TO be done under direc'
ton OF the Superintendent. 3
ReS0lped, that the sum Of one hundred
dollars be and the same Is hereby appfo'
priatcd for the purpose Of repairing thu
Sixth Street bridge-the work to be done
. uIuJl snu 'u monJod u hv SwsrJrS IN,
MISSIONER; A Ani'a TIa,y "" n',ors rt a,
ing to keep the bridge in order si'
months, and adopted by a majority vote
ReSolCed, that the Street Commissioner
be ordered to pave Sycamore, Vine ant
ui I LIZZIE n s,,o,. rlam TiSI S,raai ~ V'
anu H'u "a a .hoJ 1 HU ro"d oost ~
Lacn VI e.n nU o nl,i9aS No 1S coat Soos s .o
s lgSpsdn Si,y SVSO' Referred to the Com
mlttee on Strectsan Alleys for report.
Tho Committee on Streets and Alleys
] REPORTED that the cost of putting down u
sewer from Washington Street, south To
Jefferson, would be $2,97l 90. They re.
port the following resolution: ReS0lred
that the Street Commissioner DO md Is
hereby directed to secure bids and con.
tract Tor good and sufficient sewer, 8!
feet in diameter in tic clear, 0 inch wall
half way round, Of good hard brick, from
Washington to Jefferson Street, ION east
side Of Main In First Ward, at cost moi
exceeding $4,000. Adopted.
Tho City Sergeant sent in the name
of Lawrence Heller Us deputy, and asked
his confirmation, Appointment con
firmod. I.EL ''tllllI
RcWiped, That the Committee on Streets
and Alleys be directed 10 report tho expo
diencv OF a sewer across Chapline, down
Marshall 10 Market streets: also The kind
of sewer and cost of same Referred,
Rcolred, That a special committee o.
six-three from eachbranch, be appointed
bv this Council, to inuuirc into and re
n0rt no In ,the ,hronrfntv nj hnIldinp n
city building for The use 6f the city Co1n
otIS M MNnjc;noI Court onl Tim officer,