The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-12
AppITIoNAL.LocAL.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY EVENING, Feb. ii, 1873.
sECoND BRANCH.

TUESDAY EVENING, Feb. IL, 1873.
SECOND BRANCH.
The Second Branch met in regular
session.
Present - Messrs Baird, Carpenter,
Crawford, Darrah, Forbes, Hazlett
He'll, Hildreth, Hoffman, Knapp, Kop.
lin, Lancaster. Lsughlin, Moffst, Pol
lack, Roth, Simpson, Smith, Sweeny,
Vockler, and President Logan.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, signed and approved.
The Committee on Accounts reported
in favor of paying bills to the amount of
$455 Is, and offered the customary,
resolution directing payment which was
adopted.
The Trustees Of the Gas Works sub
mitted their report Of the number and
names of the employees Of the Gas
Works and the wages paid.
The following resolutions were offer
ed and recon mitted because Of inform
ality:
RESOLVED, That the list of employees
and salaries paid them be confirmed.
Rssolped, That the salaries as report.
ed by the trustees as paid themselves
for services be allowed, and their report
adopted.
The Committee on Water Works re-
ported in favor OF paying monthly bills
and bills mentioned in Superintendent
report; in favor OF rejecting petition OF
John Roemer for reduction of water
rent; in favor OF q reduction to La Belle
Glass Works, of Sl3. 3.33 in favor OF en-
powering the committee to advertise ior
proposals for making and delivering all
the castings the city may need for Wa
ter Works during 1873, except water
pipes, and report bids to Council for ap-
proyal. The report was adopted.
The Chief Marshal of the Fire De-
partment reported monthly bills to the
amount Of s2O4.Sl, and a resolution to
pay them was adopted.
The Committee on Light reported the
following:
Resolved, That the Committee on
Lights be authorized to order from
Stacy & Co. twenty five lamp posts Of
the style and at the price mentioned IN
their bid made to last Council.
Resolued, That 80 soon as the city
procures lamp posts as above or other
wise, the Committee on Lights have au>
thority to place lamp posts on Jacob
street, at the intersection OF said street
with the several streets running east
and west, in Caldwell's addition, south
OF Hamilton's foundry.
The report was amended by adding
to second resolution the words "end in
such other places as heretofore ordered
by Council" and adopted.
The City Receiver reported balance
in the Treasury Of sS5,l3O 81. Report
received aud filed.
Bonds of j. NJ. Warden. NJ. Edwards
w. c. Smith, DR.. s. l.. Jepson and g.
Leonhardt, City officers elect, were ap-
proved, and the gentlemen named ap.
peared and assumed the oath OF office.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys
reported in favor Of paying monthly
bills amounting to s4l4 81 and other
bills amounting to 1929 for work on
streets. Report adopted.
DR.. Reeves, late Health officer, re-
ported that good health prevails in each
ward OF the city and returning thanks
to Council for kindness. Commuu'ca-
ton received and filed.
Resolved. That the Street Commls-
siousr be authorized to have stone cross,
ings placed at thejunction OF Sixth and
Chestnut streets, Eighth Ward also
crossing on Sixth street in front OF the
Eighth ward public school building,
Adopted.
Resolved, That the Street Commls
sioner be instructed to have the curb
atone set on the south side Of Clay street,
from Seventh to Eighth Streets, and the
gutter paved with stone, also the euro
stone set on the north side OF Clay street
from Seventh to Eighth, and the gutter
paved with stone.
Referred to Committee on streets and
alleys.
Resolved That the Street Commis.
sioner be instructed to have covering OF
stone put across the south eide OF Zaue,
and across Fifth street, also on the east
side OF Fifth across Zane street.
Referred.
Petition Of Thomas V. Salisbury and
others asking an extension Of water
pipe ,on Chestnut street from Zane
street up Chestnut street to Fifth street,
Wheeling Island.
Referred to Committee on Water
Works.
OF Baldwin '& Mouutz for licen to
keep Coffee house on Market street
near iron bridge, was granted
Of Kimberly Il Co, in regard to coal
scales, was referred to Special Com'
mittee of three from each Branch.
OF Michael LOTUS and others, to
have Walnut street repaired, was grant
ed.
OF Dillon J. Mccormick to have
Denny street graded and repaired, was
referred.