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


was held last evening. Mr.. Sweeney, in
thc absence o! the President, occupied the
Chair in the Second Branch. Present
Mcssrs. Altmyer, Armbrecht, Baird, Car
penter, DarrRh, Forbes, Hazlett, He'll,
Holman, Horkheimer, Koplin, Lancaster,
Motfat, Pollock, Roth, Smith, Sweeney
and VOckler.
Minutes OF the last meeting read and
signed.
Tho Committee on Water Works re.
ported that they had examined the bids
for making and delivering water pipe
and branches and found that the Gaylord
Iron and Pipe Works were the lowest
bidders, and submitted resolution that
the contract for. O,0O0 feet Of 4.inCh and
1000 GinCh pipe be awarded them.
Adopted.
They also reported that Messrs. Swee.
neys j. Co. were the lowest bidders for
all castings the city may want during the
ensuing year, except water pipe, and sub
mitted a resolution that the contract be
awarded them. Adopted.
The special committee appointed to ex'
anime the minute book Of the Clerk re-
ported that they found the proceedings
pretty well kept, and suggested that he
employ a goOd record clerk until he be-
comes familiar with his duty in this par
ticular.
Received and filed.
Report Of the Health officer was read
and referred to the Committee on Ordi-
nanCes with instructions 10 report the
amendment asked for.
Tho following ordinances were pro
sented:
IAN ordinance assessing o tax on II
Censes for the year commencing on the
first Monday in May, 1878.
This ordinance Is precisely q cOpEsol
that in force last year. 1t was read three
times and adopted.
An ordinance assessing tax on IL
Censes OF keepers Of ordinAries, coffee
houses, and retail liquor dealers within
the city OF Wheeling for the year COM
mcnCiug on the fist Monday OF May
1873.
Read three times and passed.
An ordinance in relation to tho bond
required by an act OF the Legislature o.
West Virginia entitled ian act 10 provide
against the evils resulting from the sale
OF intoxicating liquors in tho State Of
West Virginia"
The blank in the ordinance in relation
10 tho penalty Of the bond TO be given by
persons to whom license to sell int0xicat'
Ing liquors may be granted, was filled
with $3,000-the minimum sum mention
cd in tho act OF The Legislature.
Tho ordinance was read three times
and passed.
An ordinance TO amend an ordinance
entitled IAN ordinance for the suppress.
sion OF gaming" was received from the
First Branch, and its action theron was
conCurred in.
A communication from the lam pUghter
in the 9Th Ward, announcing that his time
had expired was read.
A resolution authorizing the Commit
lee on Lights to advertise Tor. bids for
lighting and cleaning the lamps In said
Ward, and report bids to council, was
adopted.
Report of tho City Sexton for the
month Of January, February and March
was read and referred.
The Committee oDrCemeteries reported
the following: ReSO!Ued, That commit
tee OF two from each Branch Of Council
DO appointed, whose duty it shall be to
procure lumber, posts and nails and have
good substantial pailing fence put
around the Peninsula cemetery as soon as
the same can be done, aud report the costs
Of same to Council for payment
Amended by imposing the duty on the
Committee on Cemetcries,an authorizing
o plan to be procured and cost Of fence
to be reported 10 Council before the
work Is done. Adopted.
Petition Of E. Hobbs, Jr., and others for
water pipe to be laid down York street,
from Virginia TO its terminus, was read
and referred.
Petition of Felix bold to transfer his
coffee house license TO George Baker, and
Of SAID Baker to keep said coffee house,
were read and laid over under the rules.
Petition Of John Gebhardt for coffee
house license, was read and laid over I'm.
der the rules.
Petition OF James Hamilton and others
TO have gas post erected on the north side
Of Quincy street, at the intersection Of III.
ley between Main and Market, was read
aud referred.
Petition OF Christian Lutz to have gas
pipe extended on east side oil Fifth Ward
market, twGnty-tOur Feet, so that he may
introduce gas in his new dwelling, was
read and referred.
Petition Of John Morgan, Jr.. and 9th.
ers to have South Z9ne street opened 10
the old Zane homestead, was read and re-
ierrcd.
Petition Of ]. NJ. Ewing and others to
have change made in the regulation re-
quiring gas consumers to furnish the sup.
ply pipe from the mains to tho Curbstone,
was read and referred
Petition OF Theodore Roller for reduc-
ton OF water assessment was read and
referred.
Petition OF Reilly, Snyder & Hobbs to
have one months water tax for st. James
Hotel, ($2l 10) refunded was read and
referred.
Petition Of S. g. Naylor and others to
have gas pipe laid from Zane TO Clay, in
Fifth, and from Filth to Seventh was
read and referred.
Petition of the several butchers to have
the Second Ward market hours from 1st
of April to 1st Of Oct, from 5 A. NJ. to 10
A. NJ, and from 1st Oct. to 1st April from
GA. N. 10 10 A. NJ. was read and referred.
Petition Of W. HNrtenstine TO transfer
his coffee house license to Jacob Doble
was read and laid over under the rule.
Petition OF VIM. Collins and Others to
have water Pipe laid in the first alley
aboveANorth street, from Market 10 the
National Road was read and referred.
Petition Of the Deputy Sergeants for
summer uniform TO be paid for out of the
city treasury was read and referred.
Petition Of A. busch and Others TO
have curb put down from Market alley to
the Grant House was read andreFerred.
Petition OF Mrs. G. Bowman to be re-
leased from payment o. city taxes, was
read and referred.