The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-06-03
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
SECOND BRANCH.
FRIDAY EVENING, June =.

FRIDAY EVENING, june.
The Second branch OF Council met
pursuant to a call of the Finance COM
mittee
Present, Messrs. Baird, Caldwell, Clay
tor Hubbard, List, Logan, Lancaster,
O'Brien, Phillips, Steger, j. G. Smith,
Porter Smith, Salisbury, Sheppard,
Viewig, Warehouse and President
Forbes
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
The Com missioners on the Gas loan
reported that in accordance with the in
structions Of Council they had procured
the necessary amount OF money to pay
the award made for the gas works, to-
wit $73,637.53 which was rendered to
the President and Secretary OF the COM
pany, and which tender was refused :;
that they then placed that sum in the
Merchants National Bank to the credit
of the Wheeling Gas COMPANY, and
took possession of the works.
The following resolutions were adopt
cd.
ReSoloed, BY the City Council OF the
Oity OF Wheeling, that the action OF the
commissioners appointed January 18th,
1871, under resolution of the Council
OF said city, passed the 30th day of May,
1871, as stated and set forth in their re-
port TO consider, dated June ID, 1871, be
and is hereby approved and confirmed
ReSolved, That NJ. Reilly, A. J.
Sweeney and w. B. Simpson Commits
sioners be, and hereby are directed to
continue in charge OF the Gas Works,
and supe-intend the men employed I'M
til otherwise ordered by Council.
Petition OF Richard Nolan for reduc-
ton in assessment on amount OF hose
kept bv him, was referred to committee
on Waterworks.
The special order of the evening
being the consideration of the ordinance
providing for a loan to the city OF
$350,000, was taken up.
The second resolution appended to
the report OF the committee having
been amended in the Fils, Branch, the
amendment was at once taken up and
concurred IN.
The consideration Of the loan ordi-
nance being resumed, several amend
ments were adopted to the various sec
tons, not materially altering it from
the published ordinance and it was then
adopted as a whole.
Petition Of B. +. Stanton and others
to have cutters on Byron street paved
to Hampden street, was referred to
committee on Streets and Alleys.
Petition Of l.. H. Morris and others
for extension of water pipes on Broad
way was referred TO commi tie on
aterworks, with power to act
Porter Smith offered the following ::
Resoiced, That the committee on
Lights he and they are hereby instruct
to place IL gaS post on the southwest
corner OF Division and Market streets
and lay the pipe for the same. Referred
to the committee on Lights
lie lOliOWIUI W us OucTtu.
Ras,iGei, That the Clerk of the City
issue an order on the city treasury in
favor of f. J. Stone Tor the sum OF
$40 in payment OF his time and ex.
pen.es east, while attempting TO nego-
tiate loan for the city.
On the passage OF the resolution the
yeas and nays were demanded. Those
voting in the affirmative were Messrs.
Caldwell, X. Crawford, Logan, O Brien,
J. &. Smith and Sheppard-6.
Those voting in the negative are
Mcssrs. Baird Clator, Hubbard, List,
Lancaster, Phillips, Steser, Porter
Smith and Salisbury-9. So the reso
luton did not pass.
The following resolutions were Of:
fered and laid on the table:
Resok'ci, That the Finance commit
tee be authorized TO employ, at an ex-
pense not exceeding - dollars,
some competent person to examine and
adjust the books and accounts of the
city, and to bring up and balance the
same to the date OF May 81, 1871, and
to aid the Finance committee in audit.
ing such claims against the city as may
be PAYABLE from the proceeds Of the loan
authorized by ordinance passed --,
1871.
Resoiced. That the Finance commit
tee be authorized to notify, by advertise
ment or otherwise, all persons having
claims against the city, properly Paya-
ble out Of the proceeds o! said loan to
present evidence Of the same to the
Finance committee on or before the first
day of July, 1872.
The following was adopted
Resolced, That the special committee
on Market Street Bridge be instructed
to place proper ratings on the wing
walls OF said bridge at both ends.
On motion the Second Branch ad.
journed.
FIRST BRANCH.
A special meeting OF this Branch OF
Council was held last night, Mayor
LETTERS in the chair.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and signed.
Petition OF Mrs. L. Thomas for coffee
house license was received from the
Second Branch and concurred in.
The committee on Police were or
dered to get locks and chains for the
use OF the chain-gang.
The petition OF Augustus Pollack,
from the Second Branch, was concur
red in
The resolutions rom the Second
Branch approving tie course of the
Commissioners appointed to take charge
of the Wheeling Gas C'npany, together
with their report o! I'VE transfer, was
concurred in with the ,Aception Of the
second resolution, which was amended
by adding the ;oIlowil :: That the
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