The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-14
Railroad Company, respectfully request

bank of the Ohio river at the mouth o
Quincy street, that is to say, commenc
ing at a point on the north side o
Quincy street about 100 feet west Of tn,
east line of Water street, thence south
$50 feet, thence west 60 feet, theme,
north $50 feet, thence east 60 feet t.
the point Of beginning. Also to con
struct a passenger depot at the norti
and of the wharf. the north line o
same to join on the south OF the ole
ferry house and extending souti
seveuty-fve feet with a width OF twent.
feet. Also to construct an incline tract
from the intersection OF Union stree
and the wharf to low water mark a
the suspension bridge for the purpose o
shipping and receiving freight.
Respectfully SUBMITTED,
LEWIS APPLICABLE, Prest.
Referred TO committee on Railroad
for report.
The following were adopted:
RESOLVED, That the committee on Rail
roads be authorized to employ compe
tent civil engineer to make survey ant
furnish an estimate Of the cost Of erect
ing q railroad bridge across the Ohio a
some suitable point within the limits o
the city, and report to Council.
Resolved, That John Hamilton & Co
be allowed Sol per ton for all pipe delv
cred after the first day Of January, 1872
except twelve and eight inch pipe.
Resolved, That the Superintendent o
the Water Works be ordered to lay 81,
inch pipe from the end Of the eight incl
pipe when laid on John street, two
squares north on Fulton street.
RESOLVED, That the petition OF G. L
Cranmer end others for cinder path or
Virginia street be granted. Adopted.
The ordinance establishing Health
committee was received from the FRS
Branch with amendments, which were
concurred in.
The special committee on Numbering
and Naming Streets and Alleys reported
that they had great difficulty in finding
any plan that would prove acceptable to
Council, because OF the peculiar lay Of
the land, and the fact that every addition
to the city had been laid out differently.
The committee offered a series OF reso-
lutions for the naming and numbering
the streets, which was laid on the table
until next meeting.
Petition OF Crescent Iron Works to
have bridge ordered to be built across
Wheeling creek, at foot OF Sixth street,
built at foot OF Fifth street. Granted,
with the understanding that a foot
bridge be built on Sixth street, and that
the interests of the city be not leopard,
lied.
Petition of Wheeling Hinge Com
pany and eighty one others for the
same object as the above.
Petition OF Felix Doul to have coffee
house license transferred to HIM was
granted.
Joseph Altmeyer was appointed
Deputy Sergeant by City Sergeant Co
nant and the appointment confirmed.
On motion, the Second Branch ad
journed.
FIRST BRANCH.
The regular meeting OF this Branch
was held last night, Mayor LETTERS il
the chair.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and signed.
Present-Allison, Blair, Boring,
Ewing, Handlan, Harrison. Kelly
Reister, Schambra, Shallcross, Stanton
and Wilson.
A resolution from the Second Branch
authorizing the Street Commissioner L
procure bolders to pave Bolton street
was concurred in.
The report Of the committee on Ac
counts was received from the Secon(
Branch and read.
The resolution in relation to publish
ing the financial condition Of the cit,
was amended so as 10 read the MteiE
qencer, REGISTER and Arbeiter Freund
instead Of "all" the city papers, by the
following vote:
AYEs-Messrs Boring, Ewing, Hand
Ian, Harrison, Kelly, Rester, Shallcros:
ard Wilson.
NoEs-Messrs. Allison, Blair and
Stanton.
The recommendation Of the chair.
man Of the Finance committee to abol
ish the funded debt of the city was re
ceived from the Second Branch and
concurred in.
The report Of the committee on Po-
lice was received from the Second Branch
and concurred in.
An ordinance in relation to the dutie.
Of the committee on Health was read
the third time and passed.
The report OF the committee on
Water Works was received from the
Second Branch and laid on the table.
The reports OF the Board of Control
OF the Fire Department and committee
on Fire Department were received from
the Second Branch and concurred in.
The report Of the committee on
oretts ana Alleys was received from
the Second Branch and recommitted fol-
report.
The petition Of Hon. Lewis Apple
gate, President OF the Pittsburgh
Wheeling and Kentucky Railroad
Company, from the Second Branch was
concurred in.
The petition Of Whitaker Il Co, and
large number OF citizens for bridge
across the creek at the foot OF Fifth
street, was received from the Second
Branch and referred to the special com
mittee on Sixth Street Bridge.
On motion, adjourned to meet next
Tuesday evening.
Now Our 1.-THE Steubenyille