The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-15
CITY COUHCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY EVENING, May IA.
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SECOND BRANCH.
The Second Branch met in regular
session.
Present-Messrs. Altmyer, Baird,
Clator, Caldwell, Robert Crawford, O..
J. Crawford, Hubbard, Hammer, List,
Lancaster, O'Brien, Phillips, Steger, J..
G. Smith, Porter Smith, Salisbury,
Sheppard, Weisgerber and President
Forbes.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
The Gas Commissioners made a re-
port for the months of March and
April. 1t shows the receipts to have
been s1S,53l.70; disbursements, &c..
1868; balance on hand, S12, 1852.
The Receiver reported balance on
hand to May 1st, OF $l5.0l0S7. Re
ferred to Committee on Accounts.
The report OF the City Sexton was
received and filed
The Committee on Cemeteries report.
ed the sale of burial lots as follows:
70 John F. Hukill for $25; William
Weitzel, 80; Perry Goodwin, SIS; John
McAdams, $50; Geo. Hibberd. $50;
Sarah Holiday, SIS; Perry Tracy,
S25. The committee offered the follow
ing:
Resolccd, That the sale of burial lots
in the Peninsula Cemetery, as contained
in this report, be and the same is hereby
confirmed by Council. Adopted.
The Board of Control of the Fire
Department reported the expenses CT
the department for the month Of April
to have been Sl2l.73. The Chief Mar
shall reports the hose sent to the Eighth
and Seventh wards TO be too weak for
the pressure in those localities. He asks
the Council to take into consideration
the necessity Of purchasing a thousand
feet OF new hose.
A resolution directing the Committee
on Fire Departmental buy the hose was
referred for report.
The committee on Fire Department
reported a resolution in favor Of paying
Sl2l.73, the expenses Of the department
for the month of April, which was
adopted. :,
The Street Commissioner reported
that he had expended Sl697.S7i in his
department during the month of April.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys
presented resolution for the payment
of the bills contained in the Street
Commissioner report, amounting to
1867. S7I, which was adopted.
The Committee on Water Works re-
ported resolutions for the payment OF
monthly bills for Water Works,
amounting to $4lS09, recommending
that S75 be refunded to Wheeling Iron
and Nail Company, (Top mill,) as re-
duction in tax for year 1871; allowing
Bodley IL Bro. reduction Of $S1 80;
allowing Theo. Roller reduction OF
SO; and reduction to S. Mcclellan
OF $40; rejecting petition OF Edward
Simpson, George Myers and Wheeling
Hinge Factory for reduction of water
tax, and stating that it is inexpedient
at this time to take up pipe on Fulton
street and replace it with six inch pipe.
all OF which were adopted.
The Committee on Ordinances re-
ported an ordinance amending an ordi-
nance in relation to the rates Of wharf
age, &c. 1t provides that from and
alter the first OF September next, steam
boats of less than 100 tons shall pay
81 the first day and 81 80 for each
subsequent day; Of more than 100 and
less than 200 tons. S. first day and
81 50 for each subsequent day; of 200
and less than 300 tons, Sc for the first
dav and s. for each subsequent day; Of
800 and less than 400 tons, s. for the
first and So 50 for each subsequent day /;
of 400 tons and upward, 50 Tor the fist
and 81 80 for each subsequent day;
steamboats, towing coal barges can land
and remain at the wharf not exceeding
two hours to buy supplies or for repairs,
free of wharfage; every keelboat, fat
boat or barge, except those laden with
firewood for sale, the sum of 81 80;
every flat not loaded with coal
or firewood, 81; every flat laden with
coal twenty-five cents per day. The
ordinance was adopted.
The Committee on Ordinances, to
whom was referred the petition Of the
saloon keepers Of the city OF Wheeling,
asking that they be permitted TO pay
the license tax in two installments re-
ported the following:
Resoiced, That the Receiver be in
structed to receive one-half Of the
amount charged for licenses on O-di-
naries and Coffee Houses, and receive
negotiable note with good endorsers,
with interest added from May lst, 1872,
at the rate Of 9 per cent per annum,
PAYABLE in six months, the security 20
be approved by the Committee on Fl
uance for the remaining one-half
Adopted.
The Committee on Ordinances re-
ported an ordinance amending an ord!.
nance establishing and regulating the
Fire Department. 1t provides that the
chief marshal shall receive $500; each
assistant marshal, $50; each foreman,
$50; each hostler, $720; each engine
man, $50; each extraman and each
fireman, $50 per annum. The ordi-
nance was adopted.
The Committee on Accounts reported
a resolution in favor of paying certain
bills, which was adopted.
The Committee on Water Works re-
ported that they bad received bid
from F. Hanke tor $500 and one from
F. E. Zigler at $3.50 for the Long House
in the Eighth ward, and offered reso-
luton directing the committee to per-
feet the sale to Hanke, which was
adopted.
Bill OF J. B. Hughes for plumbing and
hose at lookup. 1915.