The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-29
CRY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

CITY COuHCIL PROCEEDINGs.
TUEspAY EvKNIso, January %.
SECOND BRANCH.
This Branch met pursuant to adj
journment.. : ~ ~ 3
Present-.Messrs. Altmyer Armbrecht,
Baird, Carpenter. Crawford. Dsrrah,
Forbes, Hazlett. He'll, Hildreth, Hobbs,
Hoffman, Horkheimer, Knapp, Koplin,
Lancaster, Laughlin. Mofatt, Pollsck,
Roth, Simpson, Smith, Sweeney, Voeck'
Ter, and President Logan. So.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, signed and approved.
Messrs. Simpson, Of the Third ward,
and Roth, ofthe Eighth ward, appeared
and took the oath Of Office. .arsa.
The report Of the special committee,
appointed to assist the Mayor and
President Of the Second Branch to Sc
lsct standing committees. was read and
adopted. They appointed the following
gentlemen on the several committees ;
On Ordinances Messrs. Wilson,
Baird, Carpenter, Cowen, Wallace and
Simpson. - No..
On Accounts Messrs. Simpson,
Blair, Coweu, Darrah and Voeckler.
On Water Works-Messrs. Roberts,
Pollock, Hall, Dunning, Wilson,
Forbes, Hildreth and Hobbs.
On Coal Banks-Messrs. Reister,
Shallcross, Cowen, Moffat, Crawford
and Altmyer.
On Elections-Messrs. Roberts, Wal.
lace, Cowen, Armbrecht, Carpenter and
Koplin. %
On Fire Observation-Disclosures Blair,
Reister, Kelly, Sweeney, Hazlett and
He'll. ...-.-,,
On Real Estate-Messrs. Schambra,
! Pannell, Boring. Knapp, Roth and
Hoffman.
On Ligbts-Messrs. Roberts, Scham-
bra, Baird, Darrah. Butter6eld, Wal
lace, Knapp and Hobbs.
On Market House-Messrs. Hall,
Cunning, Sballcroes, Horkheimer, Rop'
lin and Armbrecht-
On Wharves - Messrs. Simpson,
Smith, Crawford, Butterfeld, Kelly and
PanDell.
On Petitions and Remonstrances-
Msssrs. Stone, Boring, Shallcross, Roth,
Voeckler and Koplin.
On Rsilroads-Messrs. Baird, Pol
lock, Hobbs, Dunning, Reister, Pan
nell, Wilson and Hildreth.
Board of Equalization - Messrs
Pannell, Pollock, Laughlin, Dunning,
Hoffman, Lancaster, Stone and Hand
Ian.
On Finapce-Messrs. Hazlett, Hill
dreth. Laughlln, Wilson, Shallcross
and Wallace.
On Streets and Alleys-Messrs Car
penter. Schamhra, Kelley, He'll, Butter.
field, Forbes, Stone and Handlan.
On Grades-Messrs. Roberts, Hand
Ian, Stone, Lancaster, Moffat and Hork,
heimer.
On Cemeteriea-Messrs. Kelly, But
terrified, Boring, Knapp, Lancaster and
Altmver.
On Shareholders Wilson, Hall,
Stone, Hazlett, Voeckler and Forbes.
On Police-Messrs. Boring, Scham-
bra, Reister, Smith, Altmyer and Craw-
ford.
% Contracts-Messrs Blair, Hall,
Pannell, Hoffman, Darrah and Roth
On Health-Messrs. Blair, Handlan,
Horkheimer, Moffat and He'll.
Board of Claims-Messrs. Wilson,
Kelly, Laughlin, Sweeney and Smith.
Mayor G. W. LETTERS appeared and
took the oath Of office Michael Reilly
and John Handlan were his bondsmen
in the sum OF $500 each
The bond of j. W. Cummings, Sa-
perntendent OF Water Works, with j.
S. Rhodes and g. w. Franzheim as
sureties, in the penal sum of $4,000,
was presented and approved.
The bond Of Edward NJ. Davis. City
Sergeant, with A. II. Britt and j. P.
Harden as sureties, in the penal sum
of 10000, was approved.
The bond of Francis A. Britt, City
&c k, with Jacob HUI and Thomas
G. Britt as sureties, in the penal sum oil
5000, was approved.
City Sergeant Davis presented the
names OF the following gentlemen as
his deputies, who were confirmed
by the Council: Robert Junkins, Chas.
Exley, w. N Tracy, Louis Bogard
Anthony Wilcox John St. Myers,
Scott Listop, Daniel Ritz, JAIME,
Henry, John Beard and Adam War
mock.
An objection was raised to Robert
Jurkins and Charles Exley on the
ground that they held the office oil
Constable, but the objection was finally
Withdrawn, a. thev propose resigning
the office of Constable.
Mr.. Hoffman, Of the Fifth ward, ap.
peared and took the oath OF Office.
/ An ordinance in relation to the COM
| peusation Of superintendent and clerks
| of elections was read and passed. The
ordinance allows two dollars per day for
the superintendent and each clerk and
twenty-five cents an hour for all addi-
tional service performed.
The newly appointed Deputy Ser
geants appeared and took the oath o
office.
Mr.. Hildreth offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, q bill for an injunction
has been presented to the Judge Of the
Circuit Court of Ohio county, . re-
strsining order to he issued against tn e
members OF the Council to restrain
them from proceeding in he matter Of