The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-03

paid $4,000; certificate Of loans &c..
Oil 50; i. Day, receiver, 1890 GO: drafts
in transitu sos, 723 70; bills payable $l5,.
443 59-total $177,755 90. Balance in
hand $22,2S0 %. Referred.
Adjourned. tEg 9..s.. e.
First Branch.
Mayor LETTERS in the chair. Present at
rollcall Messrs. Wilson, Butterfeld,
Stanton, Harrison, Boring, Wledebusch,
Schambra, Blair and Handlan.
On motion Of MIR. Blair, the resigna.
ton Of Mr.. Cecil was taken from the Ia
BILE and accepted.
Mr.. Boring nominated James N. Ew.
ing TO Gil the vacancy, and he was
chosen without opposition, Mr.. Ewing
appeared and was sworn In.
Mr.. Handlan offered the following,
which was agreed to-:
ReSOlred, That the Committee on Fire
Department be directed to take into con.
sidelation the propriety oil supplying the
9Th Ward with necessary hose Tor fire
purposes.
Mr.. Blair asked II hand engine could be
made useful In that Ward. The Depart.
ment was about 10 sell the last OF the
hand engines, and Il itwould be Of use Il
had best be sent down there instead Of
sold. d. al S. t# lE5
Mr.. nandlan thought there would be
no use Ofan engine in that ward, the pres.
sure from the pipes being sufficient 10 make
nothing necessary but hose.
MIR. Boring moved that Mr.. Ewing be
appointed on oil the committees on which
Mr.. Cecil held place. Agreed to.
MIR. Blair offered the following, which
was adopted:
LeS0lUed, That the assessors OF the city
be ordered to make a revaluatlOn OF all the
real estate within the corporate limits Of
the city subject to taxation for the fiscal
year Of 1872.
A message from the Second Branch
transmitted report Of the Committee on
Railroads on the resolution offered in that
Branch at the last meeting accompanied
by resolution asking the Legislature TO
pass an act requiring that the proposed W.
& T. V. road shall terminate on this aide Of
the main channel Of the river. and another
so amending the former resolution asking
authority for subscription to the Wheel.
ing & Lake Erie road as to extend the
time for the construction Of the road.
MIR. Stanton moved the following as a
substitute for both:
IesolUed, That the. Legislature of the
State be requested to pass law author
izing the City Council Of the city Of
Wheeling, to subscribe a sum not exceed.
ing 100000 to the capital stock Of any
railroad company, incorporated by or
under the laws OF the State Of Ohio, to
construct q railroad from the Ohio river
through the State OF Ohio, northward or
northwestward, provided such subscrip-
ton shall be approved by three.tiiths Of
the voters voting on said subscription, after
fifteen days notice; and that the depot
grounds, buildings and machine shops Of
said company shall be located within the
corporate limits of the city OF Wheeling.
On this the vote resulted:
AYEs-Messrs. Blair, Kelly, Schambra
and Stanton.
NAYs-Messrs. Boring, Butterfleld, Ew.
ing, Handlan, Harrison, Reester, Wiede.
busch and Wilson's.
So the substitute was rejected.
Mr.. Harrison then moved the adoption
of the resolution of the Second Branch,
requiring the terminus Of the road, the
depot and machine shops 10 be east of the
main channel Of the river.
Mr.. Stanton moved TO strike out the
requirement that the terminus should be
On the east Of the main channel.
On this the vote stood: E.
Aycs-Blair, Kelley, Schambra, and
Stanton.
Noes-.Boring, Butterfield, Ewing,
Handlan, Harrison, Reester, Wiedcbusch
and Wilson. .f#l
SO the motion was defeated. s
Mr.. Harrison moved the adoption of
the resolutions.
On their adoption the vote stood:
Ayes Boring, ButterGeld, Ewing,
Handlan, Harrison, Recster, Wiedebusch
and Wilson. 81.
Noes-Blair, Kelley, schambra, and
Stanton.
SO the resolutions were adopted.
Action Of the Second Branch was con.
Cured in in the following cases
Appointing committee 10 distribute coal
to the poor.
Authorizing the special Committee on
Piedmont Hospital to employ stewart.
Providing for a standing Committee on
the Public Health.
Directing that copy Of city ordinances
be sent to the authorities Of Chicago.
Granting petition Of J. & c. keim TO
transfer ordinary license TO John Robright.
Granting coffee house license TO John
Klevis. Adjourned.