The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-01
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In eYvutuou mU6unB VI tue 6eCuuu
Branch Of City Council was held LAS
evening, President Forbes In the chair,
Present, MessEsy Altmyer, Band, Clator
Caldwell, Hubbard, Hammer, List, Logan
AlcA dams, 0'Brien, Phillips, Salisbury
sheppetd, Simpson, Viewig and Weis'
efber.
The reading o. the minutes Of the last
three meetings was dispensed with, 7.
The special order OF The meeting was
laid on the table, and ian ordinance h
relation to . subscription BY the city o.
Wheeling 70 the capital stock Of The
Wheeling q Lake Erie Railroad Com,
pany," was reported by the Committee
on Ordinances, and read. st
A petition Of the corporators Of the
Wheeling s. Tuscarawas Valley Railroad
Company, asking that vote be taken
on the proposition 70 subscribe $500 O0C
70. the capital stock OF said company on
the same day that the vote d taken on
the subscription 10 the stock Of the
Wheeling s. Ohio Union Railroad Com
pany, was read. 49, 7..''' -
The ordinance was considered by sec,
tions, and on lis adoption the yeas and
nays were demanded.
The yeas were Messrs. Altmyer, Baird
Caldwell, ClAtor, Hubbard, Hammer
List, McAdams, 0'Brien, Phillips, Sails
bury, Sheppard, Simpson, VieWig and
Weisgerber, TI
The nays were Mr.. Logan. H
30 the ordinance was passed. \ u &.
The petition OF the corporators Of the
Wheeling d Tuscarawas railroad com.
pany was referred to Committee on Rail.
road and the Committee on Ordinances.
The petition Of John Handlan and
others for change Of grade on Fourth
street, was read and referred TO the Com.
mittee on Grades, with power to act Il
they think the change should be made
II not, to report the same to Council. y
The petition Of B. NJ. Eoft and others
to have sewer put down from the Alley
between Chapline and Market streets
down the north side of Third street to
Market, was read and referred to the
Committee on Streets and Alleys for re.
port y
Petition Of sundrY citizens to have the
water pipe extended on Eighth street,
9Th Ward, was read and referred TO the
Committee on Water Works for report.
The proposition Of Mrs. Carter TO sell
TO the city certain land for public park,
was read and referred tothe Committee
on Real Estate. o
The applications for coffee house license
las published in our columns several
mornings since) were read and granted,
except that OF Peter Hasenauer, which
was rejected. a5y '7a' -
The petition Of the hostlers Of the sew.
eral steam fire engine companies, asking
that their wages be increased from SS5
per month to $50, and the recommenda.
ton OF the Chief Marshal accompanying,
were read and referred to the Committee
on Ordinances with instructions TO pre-.
pare an ordinance in blank. d :.
The following was offered and adopted:
t1es0Ered, That the lessees Of the city coal
scales for the past year continue to dis.
charge the duties Of their office until
further action Of Council.
Petition OF Joseph Woods for permls-
sion to keep fruit stand at the corner Of
Main and Monroe streets was read and
granted. s
The following applications for ordinary
license were read and granted: Adam
Blum, And. Hosenfeldt, John McGarrell.
Henry Newhardt, Rudolf Schubach, Hen.
~ Stamm, George Schwartzbach, Christ.
viewig, A. busch, Edward Christman,
John Robrecht, +. j. Rothacker and Louis
Lingeman.
The following applications for coffee
house license I'm addition to those pub.
ilshed) were read and granted: Louis
Weisgerber, John g. Bachman, M. J
Coyle, B. Edele, Henry seibrecht, Joachim
Beuter, IL Ochsenkuhn, Louis Huseman,
Louis Keller, John Jericho, Besse g. Lara.
mic, Louisa Thomas, Frederick Vaas
VIM. McManaway, John Marsh and Louis
Stubenrauch. =. 0T.T-~-'O',''.-, =
Adjourned.
". First Branch. gus
Present at roll.call: Messrs. Allison
Blair. Boring, Butterfeld, Ewing, Hand.
Ian, Kelly, Schambra, Stanton and vii.
son. ~ - /
A resolution from the Second Branch
directing the preparation OF an ordinances
creating the office Of Assistant CITY Clerk
and defining his duties, was amended on,
motion Of Mr.: Allison so as to simply au.
thorize the City Clerk to appoint an AZ.
sistant for five months at 800 month.
An ordinance directing vote to be
taken on the LIST Of June on the question
OF subscribing 100000 to the capital
stock Of the Wheeling & Sake Erie Rail.
road Company, came up from the Second
Branch, was read and passed unani.
mously. -. -
A petition Of Handlan, Jordan & Co.,
was received asking that change be
ordered ip the grade OF 9TH street, in front
o., their pork-house, corner Of 4th and
John streets. Referred 10 Committee on
Grades with instructions to change the
grade as requested ifthey deem it proper,
ana Il not to report to Council. ~ N
Action OF Second Branch adoptipp
report Of Police Committee in regard 10
without being brought into police conrt,
was concurred In. - '-,--,
a resolution allowing John Hamilton &
Co., $500 extra pay on water pipe con.
tract, passed by the Second Branch, was
taken up, and after a lengthy discussion
was concurred in by the following vote:
YEAs-B Boring, Bhtterfeld, Ewing,
Handlan, Harrison, Kelly. Reester'
Schambra, Shallcross, Wiedbusch and
Wilson.
Allison, Blair and Stanton.
A resolution reported by the Finance
Committee, recommending payment Of
Sl60 tor lost coupons Of city bonds to N.
Wilkinson, Commissioner Of the Sinking
Fund, was agreed to.
A resolution directing the lessees Of the,
city coal scales to continue to discharge
their duties till further action Of Council,
and another raising q special Joint com.
mittee to report on the expediency and
cost ot'a tunnel through 1.-The hill near
Washington street. were concnrred In and