The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-18
CITY COUNCIL PRoCEEDIHas.
TUESDAY EVENING. September II.

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adjournment.
Prssent-Messrs. Altmyer. Baird,
Clstor, Caldwell, o. J. Crawford, Kan.
mer, LIST Logan, Lancaster, Phillips.
J. G. Smith, Porter Smith, Sheppard,
Tolliver and President Forbes.
The reading of the minutes OF the
last meeting was dispensed with.
The ordinance assessing taxes for
the city OF Wheeling, for the year
1872, was received from the First
Branch and concurred in. 1t levies so
cents on every 500 OF real and personal
property, and so cents on each tithable.
The ordinance assessing q special
water tax was received from the First
Branch, and after being amended was
passed.
A communication was received from
Thomas P. Shallcross, Chairman OF the
Committee on Streets and Alleys, an
nounc ing that George Ankle had thrown
up the contract made tor filling Jeffer-
son street, alledging that he had con
tracted o have the work measured in
the fill and not in the cut. The com.
mittee also recommended that new
contract be advertised for.
= The following was adopted:
Resolvsd, That a special committee Of
four 1.-TWO from each Branch) be ap-
pointed, with power to advertise and
contract with the lowest and best bid
der Tor the filing of Jefferson street,
sad committee to superintend the same.
The First Branch adopted as q rub
s,itute for the abovea reso ution rect>
ing the Street Commits oner to do the
work. The Second Branch refused to
concur, and asked tor q committee OF
conference. Mpssrs. Bairl, Clator and
Logan were appointed on behalf of the
Second Branch. The Committee retired
and in due time reported in favor oil the
adoption Of the following:
Resoivsd, That q special committee,
consisting Of two from each Branch, he
appointed, with power to advertise and
contract with the lowest and best bid
der Tor the completion OF the filling OF
Jefferson street cut; said committee to
superiutend the same and that bids be
askei both tor measurement 10 the cut
and also in the fill. Adopted.
The Committee on Police, to which
was referred the resolution inquiring
into the cause OF vacancies on the
poice force, reported that the one in the
First ward was caused by the death Of
Joseph Chapline, aud in the Fifth ward
py the resignation Of John Finnegan,
and that the power to remove his depu.
ties is certainly in the hands OF the
Civ Sergeant.
The aprointments of G. w. Drffi-
bauph, Matthew Perrill and' John
Jackson, to serve as Deputy Sergeants,
were confirmed.
On motion, the Second Branch ad.
journed.
FIRST BRANCH.
This Branch met in their chamber
last night. Mayor LETTERS being absent,
Mr.. Pannell was called TO the chair.
Present. Allison, Blair, Boring, Booth,
Brod,e, Bu,terfeld. Ewing, Pannell,
Schambra, Weidebusch and Wilson.
The minutes OF the last meeting we're
read and approved.
An ordinance in relation to assessing
the tax on personal and real estate was
read and passed.
An ordinance in relation to assessing
q tax OF len per cent on 500 on real
estate, to pay the interest on the COM
promise bonds" was read. and on mo-
ton referred to the Committee on FL
mar ce for report.
The resolution from the Second
Bra, cb, instructing the Street Com
missioner to set the curb on Zane street,
Seventh ward, was amended by referr-
ing to the Committee on Streets and
Alleys for report.
A resolution from the Second Branch,
instructing the Street Commissioner to
Law cinder pavement on Jacob street,
was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Alleys for report.
The petition Of Kimberly d Co., and
others. from the Second Branch, was
referred TO the Committee on Streets
and Alleys for report.
The resolution from the Second
Branch, appointing joint committee
from both branches Of Council to re-
district the city into wards, was read,
and the following gentlemen were ap-
pointed on the part OF this branch !:
Messrs. Wilson, Reister, Blair and
Weidebusch
The resolution from the Second
Branch, in relation to appointing
committee to attend tn having the cut
in Jefferson street filled Immediately,
was read
Mr.. Allison offered the following as
substitute for The above:
RESOLVED, That the Street Commits
sioner is hereby directed to proceed
forthwith and complete the filling Of
the cut in Jefferson street.
The resolution, with the substitute,
was adopted.
The Second Branch adhered to their
original action relative to the mode Of
filling Jefferson street, and asked for
Committee OF Conference. The Mayor
ap, ointed Messrs. Allison, Blair and
Boring on the part of this Branch.
The Committee on Conference re-
ported in favor Of appointing q COM
mittee Of four. two from each Branch,
to advertise for proposals for filling
Jefferson street. was read and adopted.
Mr.. Wilson called for the yeas and
nave, which resulted as follows: Yeas
Allison, Blair, Boring. Booth, Brodie,
Butterield, Ewing, Pannell and Scham-
bra. Nsvs-Mr Wilson. Mesers. Al
lison and Ewing we're appointed on the
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