The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-03

Petition of G.. L.. Craumer and other
residents of the Seventh Ward Tor
cinder path was referred to committee
on Streets and Alleys.
Petition of Godfrey Price to transfer
his coffee house license to Joseph Miller
was granted.
The following was referred to the
committee on Streets and Alleys, with
power to act
Resolved That the Street Commits
sioner purchase and have laid an oak
floor on the bridge over Caldwells run,
at Bolton street.
The committee on Finance presented
the following report !
To the Honorable Mayor and Council Of
the City Of Wheeling:
| herewith submit q statement OF re-
ceipts and expenditures under the fund
ing loan of 1871.
As this statement should properly be
published with the annual statement
which has been referred to the COM
mittee on Accounts, / would suggest
that it be referred to the same COM
mittee, with the accompanying vouch-
ers T. II. LOGAN, Chairman.
The report shows that there has been
received from Funding Loan Bonds
100000; interest 1854, total 5000
036. "a; water works bonds paid S49, 900;
certificates OF loans Sl0,9ll.SS; E. Day
received S3,676.66; drafts in transitu
sos, 1879; bills payable Sl5,443.59
total $l77,7j5.92; balance in hand
22,2S0.62.
The following resolution was refer.
red to the committee on Streets and
Alleys for report:
Resolred, That the Street Commits
sioner be instructed to advertise for
proposals for grading Clay street from
Seventh to Eighth street, and that he
award the contract to the lowest bidder.
On motion the Second Branch ad-
journed.
FIRST BRANCH.
This branch met pursuant to adjourn
ment, the Mayor in the chair.
Present-Messrs. Blair, Boring, But
terrified, Handlan, Harrison, Kelley |
Reister, Schambra, Stanton, Wiede-
busch and Wilson.
The minutes Of the previous meeting |
were read and signed,
On motion of Mr.. Blair, the resigna-
ton of A. J. Cecil Esq, as member
OF this Branch, was taken from the
table and accepted. James NJ. Ewing
was elected to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. Handlan offered the following,
which was adopted:
Rcsolrcd, That the committee on
Fire Department take into consldera'
ton the propriety OF supplying the
Eighth ward with necessary hose for
fire purposes.
Mr.. Ewing came forward and took
the oath as q member OF this Branch.
Petition OF John Klevis from Second
Branch was concurred in.
The petition of the proprietors OF the
Keim House TO transfer coffee house Ii.
cense, from Second Branch, was con
CURED in. 1
Bill of Kimberly 4 Co, from Second
Branch, was referred to the committee
on Accounts for report.
A resolution from the Second Branch
in.regard to establishing a committee
on Health was concurred in.
A resolution from the Second Branch !
in relation to sending copy OF the or
dinances to the city Of Chicago, as re-
quested was conCurred in.
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed to distribute coal to the poor
First ward, E. List; Second, Mr.. Shall.
cross Third, Mr.. Clayton; Fourth, Mr..
Fifth, b. Hammer; Sixth,
w. II. Harrison; Seventh, I. j. Blair
Eighth, S. Waterhouse.
On motion of Mr.. Boring, Mr.. Ewing
was placed on all the committees that
Mr.. Cecil was on.
Mr.. Blair offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Resoived, That the Assessors Of the
city Of Wheeling be and are hereby
ordered to make Ie.valuaton Of all
the real estate within the corporate
limits Of the city, subject to taxation for
the fiscal year, 1872.
The report Of the committee on Rail
roads, in regard to the new road from
Wheeling to Toledo, was received from
the Second Branch, recommending the
passage OF the bill, provided the ma
chine shops and depot grounds are on
the east bank OF the Ohio river.
Mr.. Stanton offered the following
substitute for the report OF the COM
mittee.
Resolced, That the Legislature ofthis
State be requested to pass law
the city Of Wheeling to
subscribe sum OF money not exceeding
100000 to the capital stock Of any |
company, incorporated by the
State OF Ohio to construct railroad |
from the Ohio river through the State
Of Ohio noythward or northwestwari,
provided such subscription shall be
by three.fiths Of the voters,
voting on said subscri ption after fifteen
DAYS notice, and that the depot grounds,
buildings, and machine shops Of said
company shall be located and estab-
lished within the corporate limits OF
the city Of Wheeling.
The substitute was defeated by the
following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Blair, Kelly, Scham-
bra and Stanton-4.
NAYs-Messrs Boring, Butterfeld,
Ewing, Handlan, Harrison, Reister,
Wiedebusch and Wilson's.
Mr.. Blair moved to amend the report
OF the committee by striking out the
least bank of the Ohio river" which
was defeated by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Blair, Kelly, Scham.