The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-15
CRY COUNCIL.
Second Branch.

n SaAASA AASRhAA4A Vi hh0 SsSShA A4AaISh
Of City Council was held last evening
President Forbes in the chair. Present.
Messrs. Baird, Caldwell, Crawford, o. j.,
Crawford R, HAzlett, Hammer, List, Lo.
gan, Phillips, Salisbury, Shepherd, Smith
]. G., Simpson, Steger and Weisgerber.
The minutes Of the last meeting not
having been entered, were not read.
Tie Committee on Markets recon.
mended certain repairs 10 the Second
Ward market house.
Received, filed and recommendation
adopted.
The Committee on Grades reported
changes In grade Of John street, between
Market and Fourth; on east side OF Mar.
ket, south 10 alley, and an ordinance es-
tablishing said grades was read and
adopted.
An ordinance establishing the grade of
Fourth and Zane streets was read and
adopted.
The following was offered. Resolued,
That the Committee on Streets and Al.
lcys be instructed to stop James Bodley
removing sand from Clay street, and
compel him 10 grade said street accord.
ing TO his proposal accepted by Council
March 18th, 1872. Adopted.
The petition Of sundry citizens OF the
Sixth Ward 10 have Preston street, east OF
james, graded, and have the water pipe
extended 100 feet south Of Preston, was
read, and the prayers Of the petitioners
were granted
The petition Of ]. s. Morris for special
rates Of wharfage TO packet, Market Boy,
was read and referred to the Committee
on Wharves, with power to act.
The resolutions In relation to the B. 6;
o. X. Il. bonds, adopted by the Second
Branch on the 18Th inst, were returned
from the First Branch-the first one
amended by inserting after City Solicitor,
"a. Wilson, or either, or both Of them"
and also ascertain what coupons belong.
ing 10 said bonds and the numbers thereof,
II any, are held by Il. NJ. Warfield 6 Co.,
or Fisher g. Sons, and report the same to
council" The amendments were concur.
red In.
The substitute for the second resolu.
ton was concured in, and the additional
one, adopted by the First Branch, was
concurred In.
The petition Of Hobbs, Taylor s. Co.
and others asking to have the time extend.
ed for receiving proposals to furnish en-.
CINE, boiler, eXhauster, &C., TO the gas
works, was read and referred to the Com.
mittee on Gas.
Report Of Messrs. Brady and Wilkinson,
trustees, for year ending June 70, 1872,
exhibiting receipts and expenditures, was
read, received, filed and ordered TO be
spread upon the minutes.
The petition OF John McCallister for
renewal Of lease on lot owned by the city,
was read and referred to the Committee
on Real Estate.
The bond Of James Bodley for the
faithful performance OF contract in grad.
ing Clay street, between Seventh and
Eighth, was presented and referred to the
Committee on Streets and Alleys.
The petition OF George Wehner to have
license 10 peddle granted him without
charge, was read and laid on the table.
The following was offered: ReSolUed
That the Committee on Water Works be
instructed 10 lay inch pipe down the
alley from Centre 10 Fulton streets
through the old Shriver garden-the Com
mittee 10 use the 4 inch pipe lately re.
moved from John street. Referred to the
Committee on Water Works.
Petition Of @. 0rnold, for remission OIL
water taxes, was read and referred to the
Committee on Water Works.
Petition of John Nolan. Tor permission
to erect coal scale near B. & o. depot
south Of the creek, at his own expense,
was read and referred 10 the Committee
on Ordinances.
Bond of w. H. Jefferson, for lighting
and cleaning lamps in the Seventh Ward
was presented and approved.
Petition Of VIM. Cooper, to be REIN
bursed for losses ($341 SOY sustained II
digging water pipe trenches, was read anC
referred TO the Committee on Water
Works for report.
Petition of Robert Campbell and others
to have curb stone raised on Pennsylvania
street, Seventh Ward, was read and re-
ierred TO the Committee on Streets anG
Alleys.
The petition Of sundry citizens to have
curb set in front of their property be.
tween Washington and Adams streets, wa.
read and referred 10 the Committee or
Streets and Alleys with power to act.
The petition Of D. j. Mccormick Ia
have Denny street, from Jacob TO the river
graded, End to have the water pipe exten.
ded, was received from the First Branch,
which had referred it to the Committee
on Streets and Alleys, and its action
thereon concurred In.
The following were offered: ReSolred
That the Committee on Water Works be
instructed to report what parts OF the
machinery in the water works it would be
prudent for the city to have duplicated
and kept on hand so that in the event oil
any part Of the machinery breaking Il
can BIO replaced without any unnecessa.
ry delay. Referred to the Committee on
Water Works
ResOlred. That the city furnish the gas
works with one OF the horses condemned
In the Fire Department, for general use
about the gas works. Adopted.
ResOlusd, That the Street Commissioner
be authorized to set curb stone on the
north side Of Webster street from Main 10
ALLEY L, between Main and Water streets
Referred to the Committee on Streets and
Alleys.
RsSOlUed, That the Street Commissioner
be ordered to have the filling at the inter.
section Of Alleys D and F, so that the
water will flow 10 the streets from this
potnt-this.at the present time is a SAM.
tary necessity. Adopted
Adjourned.
First Branch.
Mayor LETTERS in the Chair-Presen,
Messrs. Kelly, Reister, Booth, Ewing
Blair, Brodie, Butterfield, Wilson, Scham.
bra, Boring and ShallcroSs.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the Mayor and A. Wilson to proceed ia
Baltimore and Richmond and ascertain
what coupons of the city bonds are held