The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-21
CITY COUNCIL.


n called meeting, $50 far rs the Second
Branch Is cOncerned) of the City Council
was held last evening. In the Second
Branch, President Forbes occupied the
chair Present, Mcssrs. Altmyer, Baird
ChtOr, Caldwell, Crawford Oh, IIazlett
Hobbs, Hubbard, Lancaster, List, Logan
McAdams, O'l5rien, Phillips, Salisbury
Sheppard, Smith j. g., Smith T., Vicwig
and WClsgerber.
The minutes Of the last meeting wcr,
read and approved.
The report OF the Committee on Street,
and Allcys,-a substitute Tor that prc
scented at last meeting,-was read and
adopted, except the recommendation re-
lccling petition Ot +. Myers for plank
walk.
The report Of the Committee on nam
ing the Streets was taken from the table
when Mr.. Hobbs offered a Substitute.
MIR. Oliricn made the motion that thu
report Of the committee he laid on Tho
table and he printed; also that Mr. Uobb,
have leave u prepare and have printed in
connection Herewith In the daily papers
the substitute offered by him. Adopted
Mr. Caldwell made the motion that thu
report and substitute be printed In the
German weekly paper.
Adopted by u majority vote, and rs il
involved an appropriation Of money, will
come up ut the next meeting.
Joseph Altmyer, confirmed Deputy Ser
geant at last meeting Of Council, can't
forward and assumed the several ubliga
ti0ns prescribed by law.
The special Committee on Sixth Stree,
Bridge submitted the following:
To dc Mayor and Council:
GENTLEMEN: The Special Committee
on the Sixth Street bridge, to which the
petition Of the Crescent Iron Company
Tor the privilege Of changing the location
OF the proposed bridge from 9th to 5tl
Street. and making it combined railroad
and wagon bridge, and for the further
privilege Of laying track up 9th Stree
TO the w. i. " b. Railway track on Zane
Street, was referred, would report that In
their opinion the prayer Of the petitioners
should be granted, proriitd the Crescent
Iron Company protect the city from al
damages resulting from the change of the
location Of the bridge from 9Th TO 9Th
Street; that the Company execute deed
To the city guaranteeing the right Of way
over their grounds, south Of the creek
from the east end Of Webster Street Il
their east line; that the Company erect Il
foot bridge at 9th Street; that their trains
shall not run on 9Th Street at u greater
speed than six miles per hour and shall
be preceded by ilagman; and that TIT
city shall have the right 10 connect q
switch with their track, Tor carrying can
loaded with coal 10 the gas works, and
shall use their track free of charge fol
that purpose.
The committee offer the following reso
lutiOns for your consideration, viz: lie
Sotudi, the Board Of Supervisors con
curing, permission is hereby granted Il
change the location Of the bridge propose,
10 be erected at It'll Street, to 9Th Street
aud the appropriation heretofore made t
the Sixth street bridgCis transferred to tn
Fifth street bridge; pr0riitd the CresCen
Iron Company pay the additional sun
necessary Ia erect the proposed wagon AMI
railroad bridge at Filth street, and tina
said company erect substantial loo
bridge at Sixth street; and Jporiled fur
tier, that the said company shall secur,
the city from all loss or damage from I'll,
acceptance Of any bid or bids iur thcrrcc
ton IF II bridge at Sixth street
H,SOlrci, That permission is hcreb,
granted to tue Crescent Iron Company l.
layh track alongFinh street from the dcpn
Oi the W. p. ~ Is. Company To and acres,
the Fifth street bridge; the said track /,
conform 10 the grade Of Fifth street Il
Lindsay street (thc grade from Lindsa,
street 10 the Creek not being established
the company may make il conform Ia thu
grade Ol hcbridgc) and permission is ais,
granted 10 the said company Ia run M en-
CINE and cars over the said track TO an,
from their mill, prOriitd, the trains shall
not run ut greater speed than 6 miles I,t
hour, and shall be preceded by llagman
and pI0cidtd, also, that the city shall have
the right TO make Il side track from TIN
said track 10 the city gas works, and shal
transport cans loaded with coal and OtheI
material for use Of the gas works over thC
track ul the Crescent Iron Company, Tree
Of charge.
RsAolred, That the City Solicitor be
hereby ordered 10 prepare deed guaran.
tceing TO the city the right of way ovcl
the grounds owned by the Crescent Iron
Company, from the east end Of Webster
street 10 the south end Of Fifth street
bridge, and thence 10 the east end Of thcil
grounds, and present it 10 the Crcsccn
Iron Company Tor their signature, Sc
Respectfully submitted,
G. BAIRD.
Chairman Special Com.
Received and filed, and the resolution.
adopted.
The following was also adopted in con
ncCtiOn Herewith R,SOlrtd, That Shout,
any company or companies in future dc
sire to use the track Of the Crescent Irol
Company, the privilege be guaranteed I,
them, prorCN,d the Crescent Iron Com
pany receive fair proportion Of the COS
of the said track.
| This resolution is intended to be in
serted Immediately before the last one il
the repOrt.-REp.
The Committee on Railroads submitte,
the following report:
10 Tie Mayor amt CouRca;
GESTLEMEN-Th Committee on Rail
roads would report in reference to tn
petition OF Lewis Apologize, Esd, PRES
dent Of the r., w. 81 Ky. r. X. Co, 10
grounds on Water street and on the whar
on which to erect passenger and ireigh
depots, and the right 10 connect the dc
pots with track along Water street, ant
10 lay n track across the wharf 10 til
river from the freight depot, as well us t
lay tracks south Oi the freight depot I,
enable the company 10 gain access 10 sal
depot, that the prayers Of the petitioner
should he granted; PrOridci, the tracI
along the upper end Of the wharf be SUP
ported Un trcstlc work, or by masonry
that the track between the dcpots shaI
he level with the surface of the street