The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-24
CITY COUHCIL PRoCEEDINGs.
TUESDAY EVENING, April %.
SECOND BRANCH.

Present-Messrs. Altmyer, Baird
Clator, Caldwell, o. J. Crawford, How
ell, Hobbs, Hammer, List, Lancaster
McAdams, O'Brien, Phillips, Steger
J. G. Smith, Simpson, Sheppard, Vie
wig, Weisgerber, Waterhouse and Pres
ident Forbes.
The minutes of the preceding meet
ing were read, approved and signed.
The Committee on Health reported
that they had met and organized b!
electing J. NJ. Ewing, chairman. The!
instructed the Health Officer to publish
the notice already given by him, anc
directing that officer and the Stree
Commissioner. They report that thu
present ordinance in relation to conta-
gious diseases is very defective, AND
Recommend that it be amended. They
offered the following resolutions:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on
Ordinances be instructed to prepare and
report either a new ordinance or such
amendments to the one now in force
as they shall deem expedient; and thai
they have the same ready for reading
at their earliest convenience. Adopted
Resolved, That the Committee on
Health be instructed to purchase, from
time to time, all needtul quantities o.
disinfectants for use in the streets
alleys, cutters, &c, as the Health
Officer shall think necessary, and thai
they be also authorized to make such
other purchases and employ laborers
or other persons when occasion de-
mands, and that they be further author
lied to cause any publication to be made
which they shall deem of importance
in the preservation OF the public health,
and report their action to Council every
month. Adopted.
Resolved, That the Committee or
Health be instructed to have all neces
sary rules and regulations for the Pied
mont Hospital printed in appropriate
form and file copy of the same with
the city clerk. Lost.
The Committee on Police, to whom
was referred resolution inquTing by
what authority prisoners are let out o.
the lookup BY paying a few dollars
before the hour OF Court without refer
ence to what their offenses may have
been" beg leave to report that they
have examined the statute creating thu
Municipal Court Of the city of Wheel
ing, and the city ordinance referring &c
the city lookup and find that under the
statute and ordinances az at present
framed, the judge of said Court 10 the
only person authorized to release prls
oners from said lookup; but that it has
been the custom ever since the lookup
has been in existence for the Sergeant
of the city, acting under the direction
Of the judge Of the Municipal Court, tc
release prisoners before the hour Of
holding court on deposlting as security
sum sufficient to pay the fine and
costs that may he imposed, and so fal
as your committee are advised there
have been no abuses in the matter o.
releasing prisoners, and such releases
have been made under the advice and
direction of the judge OF the said
Court.
The committee therefore are OF the
opinion that there is nothing in the
present arrangement for releasing pris
oners which requires the interference
of Council, and recommend the adop
ton OF the following resolution:
Resolced, That there is nothing in
the present arrangements for releasing
city prisoners on giving security which
may require the interference OF Coun
Gil.
An ordinance assessing a tax or
licenses in the city Of Wheeling :or the
year 1872, received from the First
Branch was concurred in.
The amendments made by the First
Branch to the report of the Committee
on Streets and Alleys, was concurred in
An ordinance to authorize the city o.
Wheeling to subscribe to the Wheeling
and Ohio Union Railroad Company was
read. 1t ordains that an election shall
be held on the lst day Of June, 1872, tc
vote on the proposition to subscribe
S3j0,0O0 to the capital stock Of said
road.
A motion was made to reduce the
amount subscribed to 100000. The
yeas and nays being demanded on the
S350,O0O, those voting in the affirma
tive are Messrs. Altmyer, Hobbs, List
McAdams, O'Brien, Steger, Simpson
and President Forbes-S.
Those voting in the negative are
Messrs. Baird, Clator, Caldwell, o. J.
Crawford Howell, Hammer, Lancaster,
Phillips, J. G. Smith, Sheppard, Vie,
wig, Weisgerber ard Waterhouse-l3.
The amount of the subscription to
the bridge was then fixed at 100000.
The ordinance was then adopted by a
unanimous vote.
Mr.. Smith offered the following reso-
lutions:
Resolved, That the Special Commit
tee on Gas be authorized to advertise
in the Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati
and Wheeling papers for bids for put
ting in a gas holder with capacity OF
$4,000 cubic feet; also an exhauster
Adopted.
RESOLVED, That the Board Of Trustees
Of the City Gas Works be directed to
furnish sufficient amount OF four inch
pipe to replace the two inch pipe now
being taken out on Fourth street, be-
tween John and Quincy streets.
Adopted.
The following resolution was pre-
sented:
Resolved, That a special joint COM
mittee OF five be and they are hereby
appointed to confer with the Board OF
Supervisors and report to Council the
expediency and probable cost of making
a cut or tunnel through the hill at some
point near the east end nj Washipgton