The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-09
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY, October 8, 1872.
SECOND BRANCH.

TUESDAY, OctoDer o, 1919.
SECOND BRANCH.
The Second Branch met in regular
session.
Prsssrt-Messrs. Altmyer, Baird,
Clator, O. J. Crawford, Hobbs, Hazlett,
List, Logan, Lancaster, Steger, j. +.
Smith, Porter Smith, Sheppard. Water
house and President Forbes.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
The report of the Committee on Fire
Department, enclosing the report Of the
Chief Marshal was read. A resolution
to pay the monthly bills, amounting to
s257.l3, was adopted. A resolution to
90 into joint session to elect an Assist
ant Marshal tonight, vice W. ii. Har-
rison, resigned, was not adopted.
The Committee on Real Estate re-
ported that they had received bids for
lot No. 100, east side of Market street,
from Frank Swartz, 1915; Hanes q
Wilson, $3.50; L. Jourdan, $500; Mrs.
A. D. Clarkson, $50. A resolution
accepting the bid of Frank Swartz for
1915, he to pay interest on deferred pay
ments, was adopted.
The special committee to consider
the matter of the tramway at Eof's
Landing reported resolution directing
John Porter to remove his tramway
from. the north end of Eoff's Landing,
as it is an obstruction; directing the
City Clerk to notify Mr.. Porter to re-
move the said trsmway from off the
landing or have it graded so that teams
may pass north OF the grade without
damage or danger, and directing that if
Mr.. John Porter shall fail to remove or
grade the tramway within thirty days,
the Committee on Public Landings
shall remove the came and report the
cost to Council. The report was recon-
mitted. -,
The Committee on Lights reported
resolutions authorizing the Committee
on Lights to advertise for proposals for
furnishing twenty-five lamp posts, and
for paying bills to amount OF $5.oO,
which were adopted. The committee
report in favor OF granting petition for
lamp post at the corner OF Fifth and
Union streets, and refer the matter OF
extending the gas pipes back to Coun"
Gil for it's action. The resolution orr
dering the pipe to be laid was adopted.
The Committee on Watar Works re-
ported in favor OF paying bills amount
ing to S605, and monthly bills to the
amount of 1882 So, which was adopted.
The Committee on accounts reported
bills amounting to 1902 Is, and offered
a resolution for their payment, which
was adopted. They also recommend
that the bill Of James S. Wheat, Esq,
Tor legal services, be referred to the
Committee on Claims for a report,
which recommendation was adopted.
The Committee on Police, to whom
was referred the claim for $3.50 made
by Robert Junkins, late Deputy Ser
geant, against Captain Conant, City
| Sergeant, reported tnat they hafe III
power or jurisdiction over the matter
Each Of the parties claim that the 9TH
er is in his debt, and that the matter
can only be settled by lawsuit.
The report was recommitted.
The Committee on Finance reported
that settlement had been made with j..
NJ. Warden, Collector Of Assessments, in
accordance with the following state
ment, examined and approved by the
committee:
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To amount assessment for lS7l.......sS3,7ls 81
,.o. I" Ssss,o,., supplementary 81 q % %
| 81
| Or.
By amt paid Receiver. ,493 So
| " delinquents 6S 81
exemptions 2,5a 81