The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-26

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read and referred.
Petition Of James Robinson for coffee
house license was read and laid over IN
der the rules.
Bills Of Gas Company against the city
for three months presented and referred.
BIZ Of Smith & Clark, 1886 00) pre-
scented and ordered TO be paid.
A communication from the Postmaster
Of the Getty in reference 10 free MALL
delivery was read and referred 10 the
Committee on Streets and Alleys TO report
plan for remaining the streets and re-
numbering the houses.
The following were offered:
ReSolped, That the Committee on Real
Estate be instructed to have this Council
Chamber and offices renovated and such
repairs made as are needed. Referred.
ReS0lued, That the Street Commissioner
be instructed to place CROSSING stone over
Clay street on the west side OF Seventh
street; also crossing stone across Seventh
street on the north side Of Clay. Referred.
ReSO!Ved, Thstthe Committee on Police
be Authorized to have q water closet built
1t the police court room for the use Of the
occupants oil the lookup. laid on the
table.
ReSoIred, That.the petition Of Thomas
Pollock be referred 10 the Committee on
Streets and Alleys. Referred.
heSOlued, That curb be set on the west
side Of Pennsylvania street. between Vir.
ginia and Ohio streets. Referred.
ReSOlUed, That the Committee on
Streets and Alleys be ordered 10 report
what improvement would be best on
Jacob. street from First to Denny in the
9Th Ward, and report the same TO Coun.
Gil at the regular meeting in May next,
with the cost Of same. Referred.
ReS0lrei, That tho Street Commission.
er be instructed to place double stone
crossing over Virginia street from the
east side Of South Zane street to the north.
east corner of Zane and Virginia streets,
7th Ward. Referred.
A resolution authorizing the creation
OF the Office OF Auditor, passed by the
First Branch, was concurred in.
ReSOlUel, That the Clerk be authorized
to notify all parties intending to apply
for Licences for ordlnaries, coffee houses,
and for the sale OF liquors by retail, to file
their application with him, on or before
Monday next and the said application to
be acted on alta meeting to be held next
Monday evening. Adopted.
A communication from Mrs. Elizabeth
Beck In relation to the encroachment Of
her building on the alley between Quincy
and John street, running east and west,
was read. She asked that the temporary
injunction she obtained be made perpet-
ual by consent Of Council, she paying the
costs.
The paper was laid on the table.
a communication in relation 10 the
grade Of Gum alley, was read and reIer.
red 10 the Committee on Streets and Al
leys.
Remembrance against the change OF
grade Of Gum alley, was read and re-
ierred.
Report Of the Gas Commissioners for,
the month Of February, was read. Cash
on hand February 90, $5,9s905. Referred
to Committee on Lights.
Report OF Chief Marshal Of Fire Depart
ment was read. Bills amounting to
$l7O.47 were presented. Report referred.
Adjourned.
First Branch.
Mayor LETTERS in tho Chair-Present
Messrs. Blair, Butterield, Kelly, Pannell,
SChambra, Shallcross. Stone, Wallace
and Wilson. Messrs. Handlan and REFS
ter subsequently, appeared. The Mayor
being indisposed Gen. P annell was called
to the Chair for the evening.
The resolution providing for the en-
plOyment OF competent accountant by
the Committee on Accounts, to adjust tho
accounts between the Receiver and City
Clerk and any other of the city accounts
that need correction, passed by o majority
vote at the last meeting was taken up.
MIR. Buttertield offered an amendment
providing that the payment should not
be made till the work was done, but 1t
NTas decided by the Chair that the reso-
luton was past the amendable stage.
The vote was finally taken by voice,
and though the ayes and noes appeared
TO be about equal, the Chair promptly
announced, without directing-a division
or count, that the resolution was lost
The resolution of the Second Branch
suspcn1ing the use of street and garden
hose until the receiving pipe Of the wa
ter works has been repaired was concur.
red in.
Mr.. Wilson offered an ordinance amend.
ing the 1st, Cd, and Sd sections of the
ordinance in reference 10 the suppress.
sion Of gaining, which he said had been
prepared by the Mayor, and was offered
ut his request Read three times and
passed. The purpose Of the ordinance Is
TO transfer jurisdiction Of such cases from
the Mayor to the Municipal Court.
An ordinance was received from the
Second Branch prescribing the bond to be
givenby retail liquor dealcrs,in accordance
with the new law. The penalty of the
bond is $4,000, and tho ordinance Is to
take effect May 1st Passed.
An ordinance received from the Second
Branch, assessing licenses Tor the year
commencing the first Monday in May,
1878, was read three times and passed.
Adjourned