The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-05
CITY COUNCIL.
Second Branch.


Second Branch.
ASpecial meeting Of the City Council
was held last evening. In the Second
Branch the chair was occupied by Presi.
dent Forbes. Present-Messrs, Atmyer
Baird, Crawford, o. J., Crawford, r.
hazlett, Hammer, Lancaster, List, Nc
Adams, Phillips, Salisbury, Sheppard
Simpson, Smith, ]. g., Waterhouse and
Weisgerber.
The reading Of the minutes Of the Lost
meeting was dispensed with.
The Clerk Of the City sent in 0 report
Of the result Of the election on the sub
Scription to the capital stock Of tht
wheeling &ohio Union Railroad Com
pany, which, on motion was received and
spread on the minutes.
A similar communication was received
from the Mayor In relation to the election
on the proposed subscription to the CAPT
tai stock OF the Wheeling & Lake Erie
Railroad Company, which on motion wa
received and ordered TO be spread upor
the minutes.
The resignation Of John R. Hubbard
member Of this Branch from the FIFTH
Ward, was received and accented.
Messrs, Blair, Shallcross, and Wilson
appeared at the bar, and through Mr.
Blair announced the death Of ex.Goy
Stanton, Q member Of the First Branch
and also the adoption Of o resolution ask
ing q joint session to take appropriate &C
ton thereon.
The resolution was concurred in anG
Messrs. Baird, Hazlett, and Salisbury were
appointed to communicate to the FRS
Branch that the Second was ready to II
into joint session. =
The committee retired and re.enterinI
the chamber announced that they had dis
charged their duty, whereupon the Second
Branch repaired TO the chamber Of The
First.
The proceedings in Joint session will b.
found In the minutes Of the First Branch
First Branch.
Mayor LETTERS in the Char, Presen
Messrs. Blair, Schambra, Ewing, Kelly
Booth, Reister, Wiedebusch, Boring
Shallcross, Butterfeld, Harrison, PANEL
and Wilson.
Mayor LETTERS presented the returns o
the election Saturday, on Wheeling &
Lake Erie Railroad, showing the vote
for subscription to be 2,110 and against
$50. Received and filed. A similar re-
port was received from Second Brancl
OF the vote on the bridge subscription.
Mr.. Blair said at the request Of Mr.
Kelly, the member from the Third Ward
1t became his duty to announce officially
the death Of Mr.. Stanton, o member o.
this Branch. The fact, Of course, he said
Is known to you all, but in order to arrive
at some fitting tribute to the memory o.
the deceased, 1t Is necessary to make 9
formal announcement Of It. It Is moi
necessary for me to say anything on the
subject further than to offer resolution
looking to future action of a joint session
and only to say that we all remember hin
very tenderly, and shall remember him,
trust, while we live, as an honest, up
right, faithful member of this body.
shall offer the following resolution:
WHEREAS: It has pleased an AllJwise Provl
dence to remove from among us by death, Ben
fore, DO 1t
ResOlred, That committee OF three member
OF this Branch DO appointed to apprise tho mem
bers OF the Second Branch Of tho Council Of bill
death, and to request them to meet with Ms II
Joint session In order that we may pay nttini
tribute OF Prospect to the memory OF our deceased
brother.
The resolution was adopted, and thu
committee having performed the duty
assigned, the members Of the Second
Branch appeared in,the chamber of the
First Branch; and after the roll OF eacE
body had been called, Dir, Blair, Of the
First Branch, offered the following, which
was adopted:
RESolr6d. That Joint Committee OF SIX, three
from each Branch, be appointed to prepare ap
proprlate rGsolutionBon the death OF Benjamin
Stanton and report the same 10 this Councilir
Joint session assembled.
The Committee retired and in few
minutes reappearing, reported the follow.
ng which were adopted:
To HIS Honor atS Mayor and members Of The Rlrs
and Second Br1Rches Of tie Council Of ks1 Cit
gRhSelt, Q, IN Joint session dsStnblSd:
Your Joint com nIttee appointed to prepare up
propriAte resOlutions on the death Of BeDjamiE
sta atom, late member OF the First Branch o.
Council, beg leave 70 report the following reso
ReSoIvsd, That the Council Of the City o.
Wheeling has received with feelings Of profound
regret the sad intelligence OF the death Of Ben
]amin Stanton. Hh
Received, That the members OF this Council
and Its officers will wear the usual badge o.
mourning for thirty days as q testimony OF tht
high regard and great respect this Council enter
talns for the memory Of the deceased.
ReSO!rSd, That the members Of Council and
officers Of the city will meet at the Chamber Of
the Second Branch, on tomorrow "wednesday
the 9Th day Of June 1871, OF o'clock and 80 min
ntee A. NJ. and in bouy attend the funeral o.
Benjamin Stanton.
I EReSolved, Tho members Of this Council hereby
tender to the family Of the deceased their sin
core and heartfelt sympathies in their bereaye
ment.
Resolved. That the proceedings Of this join
session Of Council In relation TO the death o.
Benjamin Stanton be entered upon the minutel
OF Council, and communicated TO the family o.
the deceased by the clerk Of the city.
| RtSolrtd, That tho Sergeant Of the city Invite
the officers Of the city to attend the funeral will
tho Council.
Resolved, That the Sergeant Of the city be and
10 hereby ordered 10 procure the necessary badge
OF mourning. and carriages.
Resolved, That as further mark Of respect
for tho memory Of the deceased this Council Dc
now adjourn. Respectfully submitted,
JuHS 4. 1879. TINS. j. BLAIR,
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