The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-18
CITY COUNCIL PRoCEEOIHas.
TUESDAY EVENING, December II.
sEcoNp BRANCH.

Present-Messrs. Altmyer, Baird
Clator, O. J. Crawford, Caldwell, How
ell, Hobbs, Hazlett, List, Logan, Lam
caster, Long, Phillips, J. g. Smith
Porter Smith, Salisbury, Sheppard
Tolliver, Warehouse and Presiden
Forbes.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
were. read, approved and signed.
The following was adopted
Resolved, That the balance OF the sal
ary OF General 81. F. Feeney, late Clt.
Clerk, for this year, not drawn oy MIN
shall be paid to his family.
The following report was made o.
the census takers, Jacob Z. Bier au'
Daniel Geiger:
Mayor and Council of the City Of Whes'
ing:
GESrLEMEN:-Having completed TIT
enumeration of the inhabitants OF tn
several wards of the city Of Wheeling
as ordered by your honorable body VI
herewith report the same:
First Ward-Number Ct persons II
families, 1883; number OF boarders, liz
total, 1866. oo
Second Ward-In families, 27O9
boarders, POS; total. 29l4.
Third Ward-In families, 3Ol9
boarders, 2Sl; total, $500.
Fourth Ward-In families, 3O32
boarders, 43; total, 3075. ,.
Filth Ward-In families, 26O6
boarders, 1877; total, 2743.
Sixth Ward-In families, 37S9
boarders, 81; total, 1850.
Seventh Ward-In families, l647.
Eighth Ward-In families, 359S;
boarders, o. total, $500.
This makes the aggregate population
of the city 24,4l5.
The above enumeration, under INT
rule OF the Council giving a member
for each 1000 population OF q ward ant
each fraction above 500, will give thu
First ward three members Of the Sec
ond Branch Second ward, three; Thirt
ward, three; Fouth ward, three: Fifth
ward, three: Sixth ward, four; Seventh
ward, two; Eighth ward, four. A res
olutlon fixing the representation from
the different wards in accordance with
this statement, and directing the Com
mittee on Ordinances to prepare al
ordinance in accordance Herewith, wa
adopted.
Bills Of steamers Market Boy and c
w. Hornbrook, for towing coal, and o
eatherington for coal for WateI
Works, were referred.
Proposition Of Hugh Clark to sci
coal lands to the city was referred to {
special committee Of three from each
Branch. Messrs. Baird, Sheppard anc
Salisbury were appointed on the par
Of the Second Branch.
Petition OF John Morgan. OF TIT
Western Union Telegraph Company
for permission TO carry wires to thu
Crescent Iron Works was referred u
the Committee on Streets and Alleys
with power to act.
Petition Of Mrs. Bloch, tor damages
caused by the washing out OF Jefferson
street, was referred 10 the Committee
on Claims.
The following was adopted
Reao'oed, That the scales on Seventh
street, Fourth ward, be enoved to thu
Hempfeld depot at the point designated
in the ordinance locating the city scales
Bill Of John Groscloes for sharpening
picks, &c, S5S, was received from Com.
mittee on Streets and Alleys and or
dered paid.
Bill Of F. Roney, for resetting curb
s27. SO, from same committee, was or.
dered paid.
The Committee on Health reported
communication from Dr. Reeves, and
offered the following resolution:
RcsoIved, That the Health officer bs
and ia hereby instructed to enforce the
ordinance. or that portion OF the ordi-
nance in the supplement, page 5, section
"a against any or all physicians oil
other persons who may violate ssid
ordinance or any portion thereof
Adopted.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolvcd, That o. D. Thompson be
permitted to furnish, at his own ex.
pense, an attachment to the scales to be
located at the Hempfeld depot, which
will indicate the number OF bushels OIL
each load Of coal weighed at such
scales; provided, however. that such
attach N ent shall not be regarded az
relieving the weighmaster from the pro
visions Of the ordinance requiring him
to give the weight in pounds OF each
load OF coal weighed.
The bond OF William Winder, Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department, was
presented and approved. 1t is in the
penal sum of $1,000 A. Turner and C..
II. Barry are the securities.
The bond Of n. Reister, Assistant
Fire Marshal, in the penal sum oil
$500, with William Weitzel as security,
was approved.
Petition OF C. Faris, for permission TO
remove stone crossing in front OF his
drug store, on the leland, was granted.
Petition OF John Hobbs, to have ex-
cessive taxes on property of heirs OF
Richard Veasey refunded, was referred
to Board Of Equalization.
On motion, the First Branch was
notified that the Second Branch is
ready to go into an election Of City
Clerk tn fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death OF General Feeny.
The First Branch having approved
the bonds OF William WInder and n.
Reister, those officers appeared and took
the oath Of Office.
The First Branch appeared in the
chamber OF the Second Branch.
The question being on the election OF
a City Clerk. Messrs, George Q Black,
Samuel F. Farris and Alfred Caldwell
were nominated. Mr.. Caldwell de-
clned. A ballot being taken, Mr..