The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-12

tween Zane ana Sldy 6trccls. hcielEeu.
Resolved, That the Committee on
Water Works be requested to examine
the water works, and report upon their
condition, what repairs are necessary
and their probable cost, and report at
the next meeting OF Council. Adopted.
Resoiped, That the COMMITTEES on
Lights be, and they are hereby instruct.
ed to ascertain the cost ofa gas holder
and exhauster, with all the necessary
machinery the ground on which to
place it; pipes necessary to connect
with the works ETC., for the distributing
OF gas for the seventh Ward and re-
port to the next meeting of Council.
Adopted.
Resolped, That special committee
of six, three from each Branch, be ap.
pointed for the considering and report.
ing to Council on the expedieRcy of
asking from the Legislature of West
Virginia, authority for Council Of this
city upon the petition OF twothirds of
the owners of lots, fronting npon any
un paved street to have the street paved
and collect one-half of the cost of said
paving from the oweners of lots or parts
OF lots fronting on said street, the other
halt to be paid by the city: Provided,
thai the amount to be collected from the
owners OF said lots shall be paid in four
equal annual installments; and provid-
ed further, that in order that the own
ers of said lots shall be placed on an
equal footing with the owners of lots,
fronting on streets which have been
paved by the city in times past, the cost
OF said paving 30 paid for by the city
shall be estimated and one half OF the
same shall be assessed on the lots front
ing on said paved streets and collected
from their respective owners in four
equal annual instsllments, and the
money 30 collected shall be applied to
the payment of the city's portion Of the
cost OF paving any street which may be
hereafter ordered to be paved by Coun-
Gil.
Resolved, That the Committee on
Streets and Alleys be ordered to enquire
and report at the next meeting of Coun-
Gil, the cos: Of constructing another foot
sewer from the northeast corner OF Mon
roe and Market streets.
Adopted,
Messrs. Baird, Pollock and 81 mpson
were appointed on behalf Of the Second
Branch on the petition Of Kimberly q
Co, and Messrs. Baird, Forbes and
Hobbs on the resolution in relation to
street paving
A resolution requiring the Committee
on Ordinances to prepare list OF the
ordinances of the city which should be
printed and bound, with the unbound
ordinances and re port to Council.
On motion the Second Branch adj
journed.
FIBsr BRANCH.
The regular meeting of this branch
was held last night.
Present-Blair, Boring, Butter6eld,
Cowen, Dunning, Hall, Hsndlsn, Pan
nell, Reister, Roberts, Schambra, Shall
cross, Wallace and Wilson.
The minutes of the last meeting was
read and signed.
The bonds OF DR.. Jcpson, Health
Officer; Michael Edwards, Clerk Of
Second Ward Market House; W. G.
Smith, City surveyor; received from
the Second Branch were coucurred in.
The report of the Committee on ac'
count was received from the Second
Branch, and concurred in.
Report of the committee on Water
Works, from the Second Branch con-
cured in.
Report of the Committee on Lights
from the Second Branch, concurred In
Report of the Committee on Streets
and Alleys, from Second Branch, was
concurred in.
Tue City Receivers report was made
received and filed.
Report OF the Fire Department from
Second Branch. was referet to the Com
mittee on Fire Department for report.
The petition Of Kimberly i Co.,
asking for the appointment of a joint
special committee to consider the coal
ordinances, from the Second branch,
was concurred in.
The Mayor appointed Messrs. Blair
Pannell and Dunning, on the part ot
this Branch.
The petitions of Lotus and others
and Aug Rueter, from Second Branch
was concurred in.
The resolution from the Second
Branch to have crossings laid IN the
Eighth ward concurred in.