The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-14

bank Of the Ohio river Of the south end Of
Quincy street, commencing at o point on
tho north side OF said street about 100
feet west Of the east line Of Water street
thence south 100 feet, thence west 90 feet
thence north $50 feet, thence east 90 feel
70 the beginning; also, TO construct o pas.
senger depot at The north end Of the
wharf, thenorth line Of same to Join on
south Of old ferry.house, and extending
south 70 feet, with width Of 20 ieet
also, to construct an incline track from
the intersection Of Union street and the
wharf TO low water mark Of the suspen.
sion bridge, for tho purpose Of shipping
and receiving freight Referred 70 the
Committee on Railroads.
Petition Of eighty.one citizens to have
the location Of the new bridge changed
from Sixth TO Filth street, was read and
granted. a.ai. D
Petition Of Crescent Iron Co, TO have q
bridge erected at Fifth street (instead Of
SIXTH Of sufficient strength not only "a
sustain ordinary vihicles, &C., but also 10.
comotiye and cars, and Tor privilege 10 lay
q track on said bridge and along Filth
street TO Hempaeld depot, vas read and
granted, on condition that said company
erect loot bridge at Sixth street and the
Interests of the city be not prcjudlced.
Petition OF Caspar Guth, 10 transfer his
coffee house license, was read and granted
also that Of +. Duld, to have the same
transferred TO him, was granted.
Is MISCELLANEOUS. i o.
The following was read:
To tic Committee on Water Works:
GENTLEsEN-It is my duty as Saperin.
tendent ofthe Water Works Of the city Of
Wheeling, to call your attention 10 the
present condition Of the city Water
Works, and to request that your imme,
diatc action upon the part oil tile Council
Of the city. / believe tho machinery and
pumps Inadequate to furnish the necessary
supply OF water during tho coming sum.
mer. therefore desire that your Coun.
ellis at once recommend some action, be
taken upon the part Of the Council. 81.
Yours respectfully, ..
john w. CuMNINGs,
. Superintendent Of Water Works.
Referred to the Committee on Water
Works for report. ..... ..... 40.
Sergeant Conant submitted the name o.
Joseph Altmyer as Deputy Sergeant, and
asked his confirmation. Appointment con
The Health Committee ordinance was
returned with several verbal amendments
which were Concurred in.
Adjourned. G..s...
First Branch.
Mayor LETTERS in the chair. Present Of
roll.call-Messrs. Boring, Ewing, Harri.
son, Kelley, Relster, Schambra, Shall.
cross, Stanton and Wilson.
The reference Of q resolution instruct.
ing the Street Commissioner to floor Cald
wells Run bridge, at Bolton street, was
concurred in.
Tho following monthly reports passed
by the Second Branch were received, and
the action OF that body, adopting the re.
Communications Of the committees, con
Cured in.
Report of the Committee on Accounts
Report Of the Committee on Police.
Report on the Fire Department.
The thirty.sixth annual statement oil
receipts and expenditures was received
from the Second Branch, with an order
that it be printed sin all the daily papers
in the CITY," EF q
Mr.. Blair moved TO amend so as to pub.
lish IN the Danny INTELLIaENCER and
Daily Register only. n. ,.-.N
Mr.. Reister moved to include publish.
ing in the Ay6eiteg Ffeind. t,EtJ /
The latter motion was adopted by the
following vote: ts 49,.
AYEs-Messrs. Boring, Ewing, Hand.
Ian, Harrison, Kelley, Reister, SChambra,
Shallcross, and Wilson.
NoEs-AIessrs, Allison, Blair, and Stan.
ton.
Mr.. Blair's amendment, thus amended,
was then agreed to.
A statement Of the receipts and ex.
penditures under lAe Funding Loan OF
1871, made by the Finance Committee.
was received from the Second Branch,
with a Recommendation by the Commit.
tee on accounts that it be published. The
action OF the Second Branch, directing the
publication. WINS concurred in.
The Chairman Of the Committee on
Ordinances submitted an ordinance Great.
ing and defining the duties Of a Commit
tee on Health. The ordinance was
passed. r.r t15t o..
The report Of the Committee on Water
Works was received from the Second
Branch. That portion ordering payment
Of monthly bills and RENTING water rents
OF parties enormously taxed Tor water
closets was passed. f.s..
Mr.. Blair moved TO recommit the rest OF
the report, the chairman Of the committee
having stated that a quorum Of the com.
mittee was not present when the report
was prepared. Tie motion was rejected
and the report tabled.
The report Of the Committee on Streets
and Alleys was received from the Second
Branch. The. fact came out in discussion
that quorum OF the committee was not
present when the report was prepared.
On motion ofAfr. Wilson, tho report was
recomnlihed. u YfIFfSEfY II
Apetition Of the President Of the Pitts.
burgh, Wheeling and Kentucky Railroad
Company, asking leayeto locate depots
and tracks between them on ground he.
longing to the city, was received and re.
ferred. ~ ''i' 7i +. W7tFf
Petitions for railway connection Of
the Crescent Iron Works with the Hemp.
field depot. and for q bridge over the
creek at Fiilh street, to be Used Jointly
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