The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-15
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Friday Evening, March IA.
aFCoND BRANCH.

SECOND BRANCH.
The second Branch met pursuant to
adjournment.
Present Messrs Altmyer, Armhrecht
Bard, Carpenter, Crawford. Drrah'
Hobbs, Hoffman, Horkheimer, KNAPP
Koplin Lancaster Lsugnliu, Moffat,
Pollock. Roth, Simpson, Smith and
Sweeney.
President Logan not being present
Mr.. Sweeney W 8 cal'e1 to the chair.
The reading OF the minutes OF the last
meeting was dispensed with.
The report OF the committee on
Health recommending the ravment Of
bills to the amount OF SIT y Was
adopted.
The Special Committee on paving
Streets and ALLEYS reported a bill to he
presented to the Legis iature TO amend
the charter oil this city ia regard to
paving the streets of the city on the
plan adopted by the Counsel about a
month since. The bill provides Tor
Board OF Commissioners who shall
have charge OIL the matter Of paving the
streets
Mr.. Baird offered the following:
Resolved, That the bill presented by
the Special committee on paving streets
be forwarded by the Mayor and Pre,i-
dent OF the Second Branch OF the Couu.
Gil to the representatives OF Ohio coun.
", in the Legislature OF West Virginia,
with the request that they secure the
passage OF the said bill BY the hegisls-
ture az soon as possible. Adopted.
The committee on Lights reported in
favor OF paying George Crumbacker
SIC 81, back money due for building
Tank and Gas Works, and offered a
re solution to that end, which WAS reier-
red toihe Truste es' aud Superintendent
of the Gas Works for further report.
Bill OF Arbeiter Freund for transla-
ting the annual statement into German
was ordered paid. 49,
George @ Black appeared and took
the oath OF office as Assessor for the
Second District
The committee on Scales reported An
ordinance in relation to the election,
powers and duties OF Weighmaster OF
the city of Wheeling, which was read
and laid IN the table.
President Logan appeared and took
bic seat.
Daniel Ritz having resigned his po'
sition as Deputy Sergeant, nominated
George Baum to fill the vacancy. the
nomination was confirmed.
An ordinance REGULATING the election
and defining the duties and powers Of
the Health Officer was read and
adopted.
& On motion OF Mr.. Baird Joseph Mers
rit and Robert Gray were discharged
from the imprisonment now being uu,
dersone for resisting an officer.
A resolution to paw Joseph Werner
the sum OF 1925 for coal supplied at the
Water Works, was referred TO the com
mittee ON Water Works.
The bill 10 relate to paving the
streets was received from the First
Branch, as amended, and the amend
ments concurred in. o. Il.
The Second Branch then adjourned,
FIRST BRANCH.
A special meeting OF this Branch was
held last night. The Mayor being ab-
sent Mr. Blair occupied the chair.
Present-Blsir, Boring. Butterfeld,
Gown, Hail, Hsndlan, R4lster, R1berts,
Schambrs, Suallcross, Wallace and
Wilson.
The report of the Gas Trustees was
received from the Second Branch, and,
on motion OF Mr.. Hall, was referred to
the committee on Lights, for report.
The report of The committee on
Health was received rom the Second
Branch and concurred in. o.
Mr. Blair offered The following reso>
lutions which were adopted: 60 %
Resolved, That the committee on
Streets and Alleys, be directed to in
quire into the expediency of opening
OHIO street. in the Seventh ward m
its intersection with Zane street 10 ,he
East river, and the terms upon which
the necessary ground can be obtained
and report the sameto the Council n
the next regular meeting.
Rssolved, That the Committee on Lights