The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-27
CITY CoUHOfi PsOtKEDIHas.
SATURDAY AftEkNooS, January Is.

A resolution recitipg the names of
hose elected was read and adopted.
The roll was called and the following
members elect found to be present:
Messrs. Altmyer, Baird, Carpenter.
Crawford, Darrab, Forbes, Hazlett,
Hobbs, Horkheimer. He'll, Hildreth,
Lancaster. Copeland, Laughlin, Logan,
Moffatt, Pollsck. Smith. Sweeney, Roth
md Vockler.
The members elect appeared and as
,umed the oath of Office.
On motion Mr.. Logan was elected
pro ten.
On the question OF the tie between
q. A. Knapp and H. Megaw in the
Seventh Ward, q vote was taken.
Mr.. Knapp received fourteen votes and
Mr.. Megaw seven votes. Mr.. Knapp
was declared elected.
For President the following nominal
lions were made: Al. Sweeney, T. 81.
Logan, DR.. George Baird and John II.
Hobbs.
DR.. Baird declined, as also did John
II. Hobbs.
A ballot being taken Mr. Logan re-
ceived thirteen votes. Mr.. Logan
having received q majority Of all the
votes, was declared elected President
OF the Second Branch Tor the ensuing
two years.
The following resolution was Of
fered:
RESOLVED. That the City Clerk be au-
thorized to issue an order to each SUPER
and clerk of the late city
election for the sum OF s. for services
rendered.
The following was adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t appears from certifi-
Gates of an election held on the 23d
day OF January, 1873, in the city Of
Wheeling, that the following named
gentlemen were elected: For Mayor,
George w. LETTERS; for City Clerk,
Francis A. Britt; for Sergeant, Ed. N.
Davis; for Street Commissioner, G.
Leonhart; for Superintendent of Water
Works, John W. Cummings; for
Wharf Master, Joseph Forsyth, there
fore,
Rssolved, That the foregoing named
gentlemen are declared duly elected TO
the said offices for the term OF two
years.
Mr.. Smith offered the following,
which was adopted;
Resolved, That the members Of the
Council shall be entitled to and receive
a copy of the ordinances Of the city on
to the City Clerk, and
receipt the same, except such members
as have them.
The following was offered by Mr..
Hldreth and adopted
Resolved That when the Council
adjourn it be to meet on Tuesday even,
ine, January 2Sth, at 7 P. NJ, for the
purpose OF electing the various officers
elective by the Council, and for the
purpose OF approving the bonds OF the
officers elected by the people.
Mr.. Hildreth offered the following /:
Resolved, That a committee Of one
from each ward be appointed to assist
the Mayor and President Of the Second
Branch in selecting the standing COM
mittees.
DR.. Baird offered the following, which
was adopted
Resolved, That the Committee on
Water Works, Streets and Alleys and
Lights shall consist Of eight members
each, and that other standing commit
tees consist Of six msmbers each, three
rom each Branch, as provided by rule
thirty.
MI. Hobbs offered the following,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Clerk be author
zed to have a list of yeas and nays OF
his Council, and a list OF the standing
printed. Adopted.
The following were appointed as mem.
oers OF the committee TO assist the
Mayor and President Of the Second
Branch in selecting the members OF the
committees:
First ward-A. J. Sweeney; Second
vard-Daniel Schambra; Third ward
s.. Laughlin Fourth ward-Thomas
N. Darrah; Fifth ward-John But
erfeld; Sixth ward-George Forbes;
Seventh wards. P. Hlldreth; Eighth
II. Handlsn.
On motion the Second Branch adj
burned.
FIRST BRANCH.
Mayor LETTERS called this Branch to
,rder, and the following gentlemen
holding over answered to their names
Blair, Boring, Handlan, Kelly, Rtister,
,hallcross and Wilson.
Messrs. Roberts, of the First ward,
hambra, Of the Second, Hall, of the
third, Dunning, of the Fourth, Butter
ield, OF the Fifth, Wallace, OF the
sixth, Stone, of the Seventh, and Cowan,
f the Eighth, members elect OF this
Branch, were sworn in by che Mayor.
The minutes of the last meeting were
cad, approved and signed.
On motion of Mr.. Stone, this Branch
vent into the election Of a Clerk.
Mr.. Reister nominated Mr.. A. Csld.
7ell. No other nomination being made,
dr. Caldwell was unanimously elected.
Mr.. Wilson offered the following:
Resolved, That, after the organiza-
ion of both branches OF Council, His
Honor the Mayor and President of the
second Branch OF Council be requested
o proceed to appoint, without delay,
he Standing Joint Committees for the
urrent term, and report to the next
meeting of Council for approval. Los:
The resolution from the Second
Branch in relation to appointing a COM
nittee, one from each ward, to assist In
.ppointiug the standing committees, was
in.
The resolution from the Second
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