The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-24

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the Second Branch. III ~ III
The following was offered:
RSolced, That John Hamilton &
90. be paid 5000 for 4 and G.
inch water pipe, branches and boxes
furnished the city OF Wheeling to
date, and 1t Is hereby understood
that, accepting the above sum, Messrs.
Hamilton q Co. rellnquish all claims for
Adopted.
The resignation Of MI. o'Breln, mem.
Der Of this Branch for the Third Ward,
was read, and on motion was laid on the
table. It was stated that Mr.. 0'Brcin's
removal from the city Is only temporary,
and that no proposed to return the com.
ing autumn.
The petitions Of the several persons
applying for coffee house license were
presented, and on motion placed in the
hands Of the clerk with instructions to
have the names OF the applicants printed.
Said petitions were made the special oh.
1ect OF a meeting to be held next Mon.
day evening,
Adjourned.
First Branch.
Mayor LETTERS in the chair. Present at
roll cali: Messrs. Blair, Booth, Butter.
field, Ewing, Handlan, Reester, schatn.
bra, Stanton, Weidebusch and Wilson.
A resolution from the Second Branch
directing tho Committee on Ordinances
to report q new health ordinance, was
amended, on motion Of Mr. Handlan, by
imposing the duty upon the Committee
on HEALTH and thus amended 1t was
adopted.
Another arming the Committee on
Health with power to purchase disinfcct.
ants, 10 employ labor and 10 purchase
dlsinlectants, was amended by striking
out the requirement that their acts be
adopted.
An ordinance in relation to a subscrip.
ton 10 the capital stock Of the Wheeling
81 Ohio Union Railroad Company (Raii:
road Bridge was received from the Sec.
ond Branch, and being read Mr.. Handlan
moved that 1t be laid on tho table and
printed. He was met with the objection
that 1t would cost something to print, and
that any order involving any cost must
originate In the Second Branch. Mr..
Handlan said 1t ought to be printed for
public information. For his part he
would not vote either for the subscription
or for submitting the question, unless the
city shall be fully guaranteed in every
shape and form that the work will be
completed.
MIR. Wilson said the present proposition
was simply to submit the question Of a
subscription to the people. It would still
be question for the discretion OF the
Council, even afterthe subscription should
be authorized by the people, whether they
wouldimake 1t, and would not make Il
except on proper guarantees.
MIR. Handlan said he was in favor ofthe
bridge, but he did not think 1t advisable
to build it unless they could have some.
thing more than Mr.. McCullough's road.
BE did not know what assurances the
Railroad Committee had Of new road,
but for his part he thought they had bet.
ter wait little while till the facts were
well ascertained.
MIR. Stanton moved to add TO the first
section Of the ordinance the following:
provided, however, that the subscrip.
ton herein provided for shall not be made
unless the sum Of 100000 shall be first
subscribed by other responsible individu-
ais or corporation to the capital stock Of
said company"
THIS was opposed by Mr.. Wilson, ;who
said 1t would be a proper enough proviso
when Council comes tomake the subscrip.
ton.
Gov. Stanton said this was to be lin.
itstion on the Council so that it should not
under pressure make this subscription
under any circumstances without other
responsible subscriptions. Ifthis was sub.
scribed, then comes an additional 100000
for the railroad, and that he was in favor
OF, II we can secure the bridge by proper
guarantees against Misrepresentation Of
the money. He thought 1t would make
the proposition stronger with the people
to put this protection and guaranty in
this ordinance, because it would inspire
confidence.
MIR. Handlan concurred in this view OF
the matterand as he was strongly in favor
Of both bridge and railroad, be favored
the amendment It seemed to make n
practical thing of it. ...- =
MIR. Wilson said if that was passed it
killed the whole project.
MIR. Stanton protested against such as
sumption. He was in favor of the rail.
road. and If we could only have it by first
building q bridge, he was in favor Of that
too: BE would vote the subscription 10
both. with-such a guaranty as he pro.
posed.
MIR. Blair was opposed to loading down
this proposition with such guarantees. He
would look to Council to put in the
guarantees when Council CAME to make
the subscription.
MIR. Stanton said the proposition as it
stood was to subscribe 100000 whether
anybody else subscribed dollar or not;
and tho people would then ask whether
the city was going to assume the whole
responsibility Of the undertaking. He
thought o proViso against this would
bring many to vote Tor the subscription,
who, without such protection, would
not. a
The amendment was rejected by the
following vote:
.-YEAs-Messrs. Handlan and Stanton.
NAYs-Messrs. Blair, Booth, Butter.
field, Ewing, Reester, Schambra, Wiede.
busch and Wilson.
A resolution OF the Second Branch, re.
questing the trustees Of the Gas Works
to furnish 4-inch pipe to replace the Q.
inch pipe being taken out OF Fourth
street, between John and Quincy; IN.
other, authorizing them to contract for
gas holder and exhauster, were re.
Adjourned.
We are pleased to learn that Chas. s.
Williams, of the firm of Williams 6 Co.,
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