The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-27
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY EVENING, November 26.
SECOND BRANCH.

session.
Present-Messrs. Altmyer, Baird,
Clator, o. J. Crawford, Howell, KAN
mer, List, Logan, Lancaster, McAdams,
Phillips, Steger. J. G. Smith, Porter
Smith, Salisbury, Sheppard, Tolivar'
and President Forbes.
The reading of the minutes OF the
last meeting was dispensed with.
Joseph Long, member elect Of the
Second Branch from the Fifth ward,
appeared and took the oath OF office.
The special committee to which was
referred the matter of the tramway at
the upper end Of Eoff's landing report
ed the following:
RESOLVED, That Mr.. John Porter is
hereby directed to remove bis tram road
at the north end of Eofi's Landing, 1t, in
our Judgment, forming great obstruc-
ton to said landing; and, in order that
all parties may have the benefit OF said
landing. that the City Clerk be directed
to notify Mr.. John Porter to remove
said tramroad from off the landing, or
GRADE the same, 80 that teams may pass
north of the same without damage to
parties 50 using the landing. Adopted.
RESOLVED, That thirty days be granted
MIR. John Porter to remove or grade
said tramroad; he failing to comply
with the above notice then it shall be
the duty of the Committee on Public
Landings to remove or grade said
TEAMWORK, at the cost Of Mr.. John
Porter, and report to this Council the
expense OF removing the same.
Adorted.
The committee report that the landing
referred to certainly belongs to the
city of Wheeling.
The report Of the committee APP
pointed to provide for redistrictIng the
CITY, enumerating the Inhabitants OF
each ward and changing and fixing the
boundaries of the different wards, pub
lisbed in these columns last week, was,
on motion, recalled from the committee
to which it had heen recommitted aud
considered.
The resolution moving the boundary
line OF the Second ward to Manroe
street was adopted. :,
The resolution changing the south
boundary line of the Third ward from
Centre to John street was adopted.
The resolution fixing the north bound
ary OF the Fourth ward at John stree,
and south boundary at the creek was
adopted.
The southern boundary OF the Fifth
ward was fixed at Second street.
The southern boundary oil the Sixth
ward was fixed.
The southern boundary of the Eighth
ward was made the Marshall county
line
The boundaries of the First and Sew.
enth wards are unchanged.
The basis of representation was fixed
at 1000 persons tor each member o.
Council and one for each fraction over
500.
The names of Jacob B;ckel and vii
liam Clohan, recommended by the com
mittee, were stricken out OF the repOr,
Tor the purpose OF electing the persons
10 take the census Of the different
wards.
The report as amended was adopted
The following resolution was referred
70 the Committee on ordinance
Resoived, That the Fourth ward scales
on Seventh street be removed to the
east end OF Zane street bridge, neal
Williams street.
TIE special committee on naming
the streets and numbering the houses
| OF the city, reported the following:
Resolved, That the Committee on
Ordinances report an ordinance fol
numbering the houses on the several
streets of the city, commencing on the
streets running north and south, at the
north, and running to the south end
OF the same; and on the streets run
ming east and west, east OF the river al
the west end, and continuing east o.
the same, and on the island at the
east end, and continuing TO the ives,
ehd OF same; each lot to have two
numbers, and each halt lot one num-
Der. The committee also reported the
plan of street nomenclature reported
by them and printed in the daily
papers in February last, and the cub
stitute for the report offered by Mr..
Hobbs. The consideration OF the sub
stitute was indefinitely postponed.
The report Of the committee was
then taken up and adopted.
The following were presented:
Resolved, That the Committee on
Lights be and they are hereby ordered to
have the pipe lea ling from the gaspost at
the north end of street railway track re-
paired, 80 that it will give some light at
that place. Adopted.
Resolped, That the Street Commits
sioner be and he is hereby ordered to
have the board steps at the east end of
North street and leading to the Ma
tional road, repaired, provided the cost
does not exceed twenty-five dollars
Adopted.
Resolyed, That the Street Commits
sioner be instructed to examine the
Fifth street sewer and report the con-
dition it is in at the next meeting oil
Council. Adopted.
Petition of F. Barnhard for reduction
of vater taY waa referred
Petitions of A. B. Rupp for permits.
sion to transfer his coffee house license
to s. J. Tappan. and Of s. ]. Tappan
for license were granted.
The following resolution was adopt
cd: