The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-27
cry COUNCIL.
Second Branch.

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A special meeting oil the City Council
was held last evening. In the Second
Branch DR.. Baird, on motion, was called
70 the chair, the President being absent,
Present Messrs. Baird, Caldwell, olAtor,
Crawford, o. j., Howell, Lancaster, Lo.
gan, McAdamS, Phillips, Salisbury, Smith
j. g., Smith p, Sheppard and Tolivar.
The reading Of the minutes Of last
meeting was dispensed with, on motion.
The following was offered: ReSolUed;
That the Committee on Ordinances be
ordered TO report an ordinances COMPEL.
Ing tho Sergeant and his deputies 10 de.
stroy all dogs found within the city limits,
whose owners have not returned them to
the city assessor, and who have not pro
Vided collars for them. Adopted.
The following was offered: ReO0lred,
That o Special Committee Of six be ap.
pointed 10 select suitable sites for and
contract for the erection Of six drinking
fountains Of different points within the
city, each fountain TO have q stone trough
for watering horses into which q stream
OF water from the fountain shall play
the cost Of each Of said fountains not 10
exceed fifty dollars. Adopted.
Petition Of N. Crawley for license to
retail liquors not to be drunk at the place
where sold, was read. Granted.
The petition off. D. Harden and others
praying that the hog ordinance be SO
changed that after the LIST Of April next
no swine shall be kept within the city was
read; also, a remonstrance against any
change.
Referred to the Committee on Ordi.
nRnces. FgT Z,
A proposal Of George Stacey s. Co. to
furnish certain castings and wrought
iron work Tor the new gas extension was
read, and in connection Herewith the
Gas Trustees submitted the following:
ReSoltEd that the Trustees OF the Gas
Works be authorized to contract with
George Stacey & Co., OF Cincinnati, for
the castings and wrought iron work for
three benches Of retorts referred TO in &C.
companying letter, and also any other
material that may be necessary to com.
Plete the three benches Of retorts
Adopted.
The petition Of Charles Plafenbach for
new curb on the north side Of his new
building, was read and referred.
The contract with George Ankle to fill
up the hole In Jefferson street having
been changed in the First Branch so as to
read that "the earth shall be measured in
the bank" was returned, and on motion
the Mayor was directed TO execute anoth.
er contract with Mr., Ankle, prescribing
that the earth shall be measured In the
fill, and not in the bank.
The following was offered: ReS0lrsd,
That the Clerk Of the First Branch Is
hereby authorized to purchase minute
book in which to record the proceedings
Of said Branch, at a cost not exceeding
fifteen dollars. Adopted.
The President pro tenn. and Messrs.
Lancaster and Sheppard were appointed
on behalf Of this Branch under the toun.
tain resolution.
The petition of George Montgomery
and Others to have.the alley between Boil.
ton and James streets, graded, wasoread
and referred.
The petition of Louisa Seabright to
transfer her coffee house license to Jeffrey
Mills, and Of Mr.. Mills to keep said coffee
house, was read and rejected.
The Street Commissioner sent a com.
munlcation to this Branch recommend.
ing that a good, substantial wooden sewer
be put down in Jefferson street for the
brick one ordered at the last meeting.
On motion the Street Commissioner was
directed to put in wooden sewer on JET.
lerson street. St feet square, under the
direction of the Committee on Streets
and Alleys. :
On motion, the resolution permitting
George Crumbackcr to take sand from the
northeast corner Of Fourth and John
streets, (he paying the city for it,) which
was adopted by the First Branch on the
18th inst, and laid on the table in this
Branch, was taken up and after being
amended by striking out the words ito be
used at the gas tank" also, that all per.
sons be permitted to get sand at the point
indicated by paying for it, was adopted.
The following was offered: WHEREAS,
It has been represented by the Street
Commissioner that it is inexpedient at
present 10 construct a brick sewer on
Jefferson Street; therefore ReSOIrcd, That
the Mayor be requested to postpone
the execution Of the contract for said
sewer ordered by Council, and that
the Committee on Streets and Alleys be
instructed to inquire into the expediency
OF the construction of said brick sewer
and report to Council. Adopted.
On motion the Second Branch ad-
journed.
ACoUITTED,-Some time since Jobr