The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-07
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
FRIDAY EVENING, December 6.
SECOND BRANCH.


SECOND BRANCH.
The Second Branch met pursuant to
adjournment.
Present-Messrs. Altmyer, Baird,
Clator, Caldwell, o. J. Crawford,
Hobbs, Howell, Hazlett, Hammer, List,
Logan, Lancaster, Long, McAdams'
OBrien, Phillips, Steger, J. G. Smith,
Porter Smith, Simpson, Salisbury,
Sheppard, Toliver, Viewig, Water
house and President Forbes.
The special business being the con-
sideration OF the ordinances making ap.
preparations, as published in these col
umus, Mr.. Altmyer moved that the
ordinance directing subscription for,
and on behalf of the city of Wheeling
to the Wheeling and Lake Erie Rail-
road Company be first taken up.
Adopted.
Mr.. Altmyer offered the following as
a substitute for the first provision OF the
first section Said subscription OIL
$500 900 shall be retained in the hand
of the commissioners, and shall only
be paid out by them in part payment OF
subscription Of 100000 to be made by
said Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
COMPANY to the capital stock of the
Wheeling and Ohio Union Railroad
Company, as hereafter required"
After the matter had been debated for
three hours, Mr.. O'Brien moved the
previous question, which carried, and a
vote being taken on call Of the ayes
and nays the substitute was adopted
yeas IL. nays II.
The first section was further amend
ed BY adding the word SHOPS" after
the words depot grounds in the Sec
ond proviso.
The second section was amended by
adding the words land paid for" after
the word "is made by"
The third section was amended, the
first portion to conform to the change
made in the first section, and by
striking out the remainder OF the sec-
ton.
Section five was stricken out.
The blank in the first section was filled
by inserting the names Of three commits
sioners, to be voted for. George Adams,
j.. F. Updegraf, VIM. H. Hall, Benz.
Fisher, A. J. Pannell and VIM. Bailey
were nominated. George Adams, j.
F. Updegraff and Benz. Fisher were
elected such commissioners.
The ordinaucnce as amended was
then adopted.
The ordinance authorizing a sub.
scription 10 the capital stock Of the
Wheeling and Ohio Union Railroad
Company was taken up.
The second section was amended by
inserting the words lat par after the
word "WheeliDg." The prov;so was
stricken out.
The question being on the passage OF
the ordinance, the yeas and nays were
called. Those voting in the affirma-
tive are Messrs. Altmyer, Baird, Clator,
Caldwell, Hobbs, Howell. Hammer,
List, Long, McAdams, OBrien, Phillips,
Steger, J. G. Smith, Porter Smith,
Salisbury, Sheppard, Tolliver and Pres.
dent Forbes-l9.
Those voting in the negative were o.
J. Crawford, Hazlett, Logan, Lancas-
ter, Simpson, Viewig, and Warehouse
II.
So the ordinance was adopted.
Mr.. Simpson moved to reconsider the
vote by which the first ordinance was
passed.
Mr.. OBrien moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table. The yeas
and nays were demanded, and the mo-
ton to lay on the table was carried !;
yeas, II; nays, 9.
The ordinance providing for the issue,
disbursement and redemption of the
bonds, &C., was referred to the City
Solicitor and the Finance Committee
for correction, and report at the next
meeting of the Council.
DR.. Logan presented protest
against the action of the Council, claim.
ing that its action was unconstitutional.
His protest was seconded by DR.. Haz-
lett, aud be was given until the next
meeting Of Council to prepare written
protest.
On motion the Second Branch ad-
journed.