The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-29
cTTY COUNCIL.
Second branch.

A called meeting OF the City Council
was held Saturday evening. In the
Second Branch, President Forbes occu.
pied the Chair. Present, Messrs. Altmy.
e., Baird, Clator, Caldwell, Crawford D.
j., Hammer, Lancaster, List, Logan,
Mck Adams, Phillips, Salisbury, Smith j. G.,
Tolivar and Weisgerber.
The minutes Of the last regular meeting
were read and approved.
The special committee appointed TO
confer with the special committee ap-
Pointed by the Board Of Supervisors to
examine and report upon the expediency
Of cutting Or tunnelllng Wheeling Hill at
or near Washington street, reported that
they had had the subject under consld-
Grafton and submitted the following Re-.
SOlped, That the Street Commissioner have
stakes set under the supervision Of the
city engineer for On extension OF Wash.
ington street, enthusiastically through the
hill, in accordance with the recommends.
ton Of the special committee appointed
for that purpose, and that he Is also au.
thorized 10 remove therelrom any earth or
stone for use elsewhere upon any Of the
streets or alleys, and that all other persons
or corporations shall be permitted 10 re-
move theretrom any earth or stone under
the supervision Of the Street Commission.
er. Laid over.
Bids for filling up Jefferson street were
opened and read as followst Lawrence
Clark, 23t cents per cubic yard-extra
haul over 100 feet, II cents per yard for
every 100 feet; Walter Marshall, SO cents;
John Burns, 90 cents II earth be taken
from Washington street, and 40 from JEFF.
ferson street; George Ankle, % cents;
Isaac Cots, 3St cents; Robert McElroy,
% cents.
Referred TO the Committee on Contracts,
with Instructions to ascertain who Is the
lowest bidder, and report blank contract,
with name of said bidder, ut the next
meeting.
Bids for construction of sewer on JeiEer.
son street were read as follows: W. @.
Hamilton and W. Armstrong, SO per
lineal foot; Robert Bond, So 33t.
Referred 10 the Committee on Contracts
TO report contract to Council.
Bids for white washing and plastering
I'd Ward Market House were read as fol.
lows: Stanfeld Jackson, $50; Anton Bal.
ker, 1925; Philip Schnopp, $55; John
Clator, $40; Lewis Davis, $S5; Reuben
Norris, $50.
On motion the contract was awarded to
Mr.. Norris.
Report Of Special Committee on Gas
extension was received from the First
Branch with an amendment authorizing
Arthur Brown to superintend the con-
struction Of the tank proposed TO be built
at the gas'works.
On motion this Branch adhered to its
original action, and asked a Committee Of
Conference.
| The President appointed Messrs. Baird,
McAdams and Altmyer on the part Of
this Branch. ~.
Petition Of Thomas Il. Wins to have
Alley E, east OF the paper mill, cleaned,
was read, and the Street Commissioner
was authorized to have the work done.
Petition Of Isaac Freese and others to
have curb on Marshall street lowered OF
alley between Chapline and Market street
was read and referred.
The following was offered: ReSolred
That the Street Commissioner be instruct.
ed to set new curb stone in front OF VIM.
Paxton's property on the west side oil
Main street, between Madison and Union
in the I'd Ward. Motion to refer with
power to act was voted down.
Adjourned.
First Branch.
In the First Branch, Mayor letters
being absent, on motion Mr.. Allison was
called 10 preside-Prcsent Messrs. Blair,
Boring, Booth, Brodie, Butterlield, Ew.
ing, Handlan, Reister, Shallcross, scham.
bra, Wilson and Weidebusch.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved
The report Of the Committee on Gas
Extension was received from the Second
Branch. For the second resolution ap.
pended TO said report, which authorized
the employment Of John Clstor as Super.
intendent oiIthc new tank, at o s alary oil
five dollars per day while actually en-.
gagged, Mr.. Reister offered the following
as a substitute:
ReSo!oed, That Arthur Brown, Superin.
tendent of the City Gas Works, be author.
lied and directed to superintend the con.
srucion of the new tank at the Gas
Works.
On the adoption of the substitute the
vote was as follows:
| Ayes-Messrs. Allison, Boring, Butter.
| field, Ewing, Haudlan, Reister, Shall.
cross, Schambra, Wilson and Weidebusch.
4 Noes-Messrs. Blair, Booth and Brodie.
On motion the report Of the committee
was adopted.
4 The petition of W. F. Goodwin s. Co.,
for license to keep four billiard tables,
was received from the Second Branch,
and its action thereon granting the pray.
er OF the petitioners, was concurred In.
The action Of the Second Branch in
awarding the contract for whitewashing
and plastering the Second Ward Market
House TO Reuben Nelson, was concurred
In.
The Second Branch having refused to
concur with the First In adopting Mr..
Relster's substitute Tor the second resolu.
ton In the report of the special Commit.
tee on Gas Extension, notified the First
Branch to that effect, and asked Com.
mittec Of Conference.
The Chairman appointed Messrs Refs.
ter, Blair and Wilson, on behalf Of this
Branch.
The petition Of Thos. II. Wins, asking
to have Alley E in the 9th Wards clean.
ed, was received from the Second Branch
and It's action granting the prayer Of the
petitioner, was concurred In,
Adjourned.
QUICK TRp.-The steamer Express,
Capt Phil Aushutz, came up to tho wharf,
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