The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-27
CrTY Cog4CIL PROCEEDIHss.
MospAF EVENING. August 70.
SECOND BRANCH.

SECOND BRANCH.
The Second Branch met in special
session; J ! ..-
Present-Messrs. Baird, Caldwell.
Clator, Crawford O. j., Howell, Ian
caster, Logan, McAdams, Phillips,
Salisbury, J. G. Smith, Porter Smith
Sheppard and Tolivar.
The President being absent, DR..
Baird was elected President pro tenn.
The reading OF the minutes was dis
pensed with. SOLE.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That the Committee on
Ordinances be ordered to report an Or
dinance compelling the Sergeant and
bis deputies to destroy all dogs found
within the city limits, whose owners
have not returned them to the. City
Assessor, and vino have not provided
collars for them.
The following was adopted:
RESOLVED, That special committee
of six be appointed to select suitable
sites for and contract for the erection Of
six drinking fountains at different points
within the city, each fountain to have
stone trough for watering horses, into
which a stream of water from the
fountains shall flow. The cost of each
of said fountains shall not exceed $50.
The petition OF E. D. Harden and
others, asking An amendment to the
hog ordinance, torbidiing the keeping
OF swine in the city limits, and re-
monstrsnce against such change, were
referred to the Committee on Ordl-
nances.
The proposal Of George Stacey q Co.
to furnish certain castings and wrought
IRON work on the new gas extension was
read, and in connection Herewith the.
Gas Trustees offered the following:
RESOLVED, That the Trustees Of the
Gas Works be authorized to contract
with George Stacey d Co., OF Cincinnati,
for the castings and wrought iron work
for three benches OF retorts referred to
in ACCOMPANYING letter, and also any
other material that may be necessary to
complete three benches o! retorts.
Adopted.
The petition Of Charles Pfaffenbach
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 hav-
ing been changed in the First Branch
so as TO read that 1.-THE earth shall be
measured in the bank" WAS returned
and the Mayor was directed to execute
another contract with Mr.. Ankle, to
have the earth measured in the fill and
not in the bank.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That the Clerk OF the First
Branch be hereby authorized to pur-
chase minute book in which TO record
the proceedings OF said Branch at cost
not exceeding fifteen dollars.
The petition OF Nicholas Crawley Tor
retail license was granted.
The petition OF Jeffrey Mills for the
transfer of coffee house license from
Mrs. Seabright was not granted.
The Pesident pro tenn. and Messrs.
Lancaster and Sheppard were appointed
committee to procure fountains.
The Street Commissioner sent cons
munication to this Branch recommend
ing a wooden sewer on Jefferson street.
The following was adopted
WHEREAS, 1t has been represented by
the Street Commissioners that it is in
expedient a. present to construct brick
sewer on Jefferson street, therefore
Resolyed, That the Mayor be re-
quested to postpone the execution OF
the contract for said sewer ordered by
Council, and that the Committee on
Streets and Alleys be instructed to in
quire into the expediency Of the con-
struction Of said brick sewer, and re-
port to Council.
A resolution received from the First
Branch, in relation to selling the sand
at the corner Of Fourth and John
streets, was amended by adding ito the
highest bidder
On motion, the Second Branch adj
journed.