The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-24
CRY COUNCIL.
Second Branch.

An adjourned meeting Of the seconC
Branch Of Council was held last evening
President Forbes in the chair. Present.
Messrs. Clator, Caldwell, Crawford, R
Lancaster, List, Logan, Long, Phillips
SALISBURY, Sheppard, Simpson, Smith, J
g., steger and Toliyar.
Minutes Of the last four meetings were
read and signed.
The official bond OLA. ]. Sweeney, As
sistant Fire Marshal elect for the Flrst
District, was presented, and being in dul
form, and the surety deemed sufficient, 4
was approved. I..
Mr. Sweeney came forward and as
sumed the prescribed obligation.
Tho petition Of Thomas Pollock ant
others asking that the congregation now
wUrshipplng In Hope Hose Hall have
the use Of It free oil rent, was read and
referred TO the Committee on Fire Depart
ment with power to oct.
The petition Of the Board Of Supervis-
ors OF the county, signed on It's behalf by
Eugene List, president asking that the
water rent Tor Court House and Jail be
reduced 10 $500 (he present assessment
being 5000 was read and referred 10 the
committee on Water Works for report.
The Committee on Cemeteries 70 which
had been referred the subject OF having
q new Icncc built around Peninsula Gem
etery reported that they had invited bids
for tue work and received the following
j. NJ. Brodie 81 05 per panel; BENZ, Exlev
j. Co., "a As; Edward Clator SO 40
Also, that they had received the follow
ing proposals for tho labor Of building
satd'tence, the city furnishing all the ma
terials Edward Clator 81 90 per panel
J. L. Martin 95ctS; Benz. Exley s Co
7Octs! Also, the following proposals ioI
lumber: Free Is Robinson, Warrington
pIckets at $45 per 1000 pieces, rails $2C
per 1000 feet, locust posts $40 per 100.
The committee reported that they had
ascertained the bid Of Benz Exley q Go.
to be the lowest, and recommended thai
the contract for building the fence be
awarded TO them, and that the contract
TO furnish the timber be awarded "a
Messrs. Free 6 Robinson. They recon.
mended the payment Of bill 10 John
Clator for plastering, amounting to $40 so
They also recommended the purchase OIL
W. ID. English's vault al Peninsula Gem,
etery at fair price, for d receiving vault
The subject OF fencing the Cemetery
was indefinitely postponed. The pay.
ment OF Mr. Gators bill was ordered
That portion Of the report in relation "a
purchasing vault was laid on the table,
The special order Of the evening was
taken up, aud the Second Branch pro,
ceeded to considerable ordinance to amend
and reordain an ordinance entitled "Au
ordinance In relation to the division o.
tho city into wards, and the number and
apportionnent Of the members OF the
Council Of the city Of Wheeling. (This
ordinance was published in our columns
sometime since)
Read three times and passed.
An ordinance to amend and reordair
the first section OF an ordinance entitled
an ordinance in relation to the election
OF Mayor, Council and other officers by
the voters Of the City Of Wheeling. This
ordinance prescribes the officers to be ell
ected biennially,:chauges tho day Of cleo.
ton from the time heretoforeE adopted
until the fourth Thursday in January
and dcsignates the. places Of voting
Cfhese remain unchanged, except in the
9Th ward, where future elections are TO be
held at tho house Of n. Hitler, Oh east
side OF Filth Street)
The ordinance was read three times
and passed.
The following was offered: Res0lUed
that the Committee on Finance be auth,
orized to procure books necessary fol
keeping the accounts and records Of the
city. Adopted.
Adjourned.