The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-26


partment reported bill OF his Depar =
ment for the month OF March Refer
red to committee on Fire Department
The following communication from
G. j. Rswling, postmaster was read:
GENTLEMEN - Having in view the
probability OF securing the operation of
the Letter Carrier system In this city,
provided for by recent act Of Congress,
would respectfully suggest that some
improvement be made in the naming OF
streets and numbering OF the houses in
order to secure certainty in this branch
o. the postal service An entire Change
it is believed would better secure the
erd desired
AS you are well aware the same name
in Dumher OF Instances is applied TO
one or more streets, aud tive numbering
o. the houses as is now the custom is
only calculated to confuse. In order
to facilitate the delivery Of mail matter
| AID TO insure succezs in the cpntempla-
ted exper ment, it is important that aid
OF this character be extended by the
! city government.
The importance of this 10 the citiz-
ems general by srd more particularly to
those living at a distance from the post
Office, will | trust, be sufficient apol-
ogny for my urging upon your hOnOra-
bic boiy early attention to these prepar-
atOry measures
Referred TO committee on Streets and
Alleys with instructions to report an
Ordinance in conformity herewith
The report OF the Health officer,
showing that the city is in excellent
sanitary condition, was read and re-
ierrtG to Committee on Health.
Petition OF w Hotfme ster asking
permission to remove certain bod es To-
Mount ZION Cemetery was resd and he
informed that the Mayor can grant per-
mission.
Petition Of J. B. Sheppard and Others
for Street crossing a their own expense
was granted.
Petition Of Mrs. Elizabeth Beck in
relation TO Beck block encroachlng on
the Alley WAS read and Land on the
table
Petition Of citizens of East Wheeling
to change the grade of Gum Alley was
referred to committee on Streets and
Alleys.
Petition OF Adam Kalhheish, James
Robinson, John Gebhart and John
Stencil for coffee rouse license We're
read and laid over under the rule.
Petition of Professor Norton 20 nave
School property released rom taxation
was referred to B ard of cla ms.
Petition o 81 James Hotel compa.
nv to have water tax refunded was re
TERED
Petition of Alex. Wallace f5r i'm
provement AT lookup was referred 10
committee on Police.
Petition TO have street opened
through the old Zane homestead,
Wheeling Island, was referred.
Petition Of Theo Roller TO have
water tax refunded Was referred.
Petition OF ciuzens to have regu'a-
ton in regard to gas PIPE changes wa
Fe'treu 10 cooh'hit'ee o" u gus
Remon-tr,nce against chAnge OF
gra lie OF Gum alley WAS referred
Various resolutions in relation to
curblngs and crossings were referred
Resolution author,z'hg 'he Pa'"'e"t
OF 500 10 Arthur Brown tor superln~
tending work al gas works wa adopted
A resolution TO appoint a committee
10 nscssssrv was laid on the table
4 resolution 10 create an officer to
h. called the CITY Auditor was received
f,,mrhe FRS, Branch and concnrred in
Ps,iriou OF Chris Luz, was referred
70 ,be committee on Lights.
Rsports fthe CITY Sexton were re-
.srrad
The following was aiop,ed
Psso5,sJ Tbst the CIV Clerk he an,
tborz.d to no,i,v ALI parties intending
- .n,Iy for Iicanses tor nrdinaries
o,eIo hor.s. and ,ha saIe o,ruu,rs by
r.ts;i n file their anplicariors with
n,m or or hetors Monday next. and
saiI annl cations shall he presentei 10
o.. low Cfnrno;i i -, ,nao,;rc ~ ha held on
w,n8sv sven;ng naxt
Pa,ityon ot D4pnry Sergesnta for a
moitorm 70 no maid or our Of
,io o,ts Trsoynrv was referred TO the
s',..,,,,.aa -, pol;ra
Hn r,o,;on rho second Branch ADJ
;onrnad
,an.,vov
FINS. HNANoa.
A special meeting OF TINS brancn was
held last night, Mayor Jehers IN the
cuar.
Present-Biair, Boring, ButlerheIh'
Hall, Haudlan, Kelly, PAnneII' helSler'
Roberts, Scnam6ra' ShaiIcross' o'one'
Wallace and " 'ison'