The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-02
FIRST BRANCH.


A special meeting of this Branch
was held last night. The following
members were present, with the Mayor
in the chair: Pannel, ButterfieId
Wallace, Todd, Wilson. Boring, Schsm'
bra, Blair, Kelley, Hall, Handlan
Dunning, Robinson and Cowen.
On motion the reading ofthe minutes
of the last meeting was dispensed with
The report OF the Committee on
Finance, which referred to making the
award for the condemnation OF q pol'
ton of the Zane homestead, wss
amended 80 as to authorize the City
Clerk to draw an order for the payment
OF the same.
The action OF the Second Branch re.
lative to the award for damages to Mrs
Trowbridge was concurred in.
The report OF the committee for re-
pairing the house at the city cemetery
was read and referred to the commit'
tee on the same with power to act.
The report OF the committee on Po-
lice in reference to furnishing street cal
tickets to policemen, &C., was concurred
in.
The report OF the joint special com.
mittee on City Scales, in reference 10
leasing the Seventh ward scales, bills
for repairing, an ordinance for remov-
ing scalea, and defining the duties OIL
weigh masters, &c, was concurred To-
exec ping the ordinance changing the
location OF scales, which was referred
to the committee on Ordinances to drall
new ordinance.
The report OF the committee or
Health in reference to the extra report
OF the Health Officer for the improve
ment of the sanitary condition OF the
city was concurred ip.
Ga motion OF Mr.. Hall, 10 take up thai
part OF the report Of the Committee on
Ordinances which refers to closing Cot.
fee Houses after 10 o'clock.
The Chair ruled the motion out Of
order. The suspension OF the order oil
proceeding. was asked and defeated by
q tie vote.
The regular business was then pro-
ceeded with.
The petition of certain Main street
in reference to grading Main
street between 10th and 18th streets
was concurred in. A joint committee
being required by the action OF the
Second Branch, Messrs. Hall, Kelley
and .Shallcross from the First Branch
were appointed by the Chair.
The petition OF Geo. A. Wickham
for auctloneer's license was non-con>
Cured in, because it was not in con-
toruiity with the Ordinance IN relation
thereto.
A petition from Adolph Yoke, in
reference to the payment OF his bill
against the city. was not read because
not properly endorsed. The Second
Branch having requested a joint COM
mittee to consider his account, the
chair appointed Butterfeld, Hall and
Wilson from the First Branch.
The resolution to authorize the Street
to grade Eof street,
North OF 33d, was coocurred in.
The resolution authorizing the Street
to lay down oak timbers
Tor wooden crossings in place OF stone,
was, on motion, referred to the com
mittee 90 Streets and Alleys for further
report.
The request to appoint Joseph sauls-
bury 81 deputy measurer OF lumber,
was concurred in.
The report OF the committee on Real
Estate, in reference to making repairs
on city building, was amended 30 as to
read: Patched and whitswashed'
after the word building.
The action OF the Second Branch in
relation to the bill OF James Haley, was
concurred in.
The report of the committee on
Lights, asking for conference was
read. The chair appointed Messrs.
Todd, Wallace and Shsllcross as a
from the First Branch.
The petition of the Sisters OF st.
Joseph for reduction OF water rent,
was referred to the Committee on Wa
ter Works with power to act.
Pending other business, Mr.. Hall
moved to take up so much OF the re-
port of the Committee on Ordinances as
referred to closing coffee houses after
10 o'clock, which was carried.
This action brought into consldera
ton all the resolutions not already act
ed upon by the council, whereupop
quite q discussion took place in regard
to making the druggists take out Ii
cepses. The discussion finally resulted
in referring it to the Committee on Or
iinances TOR report.
The report OF the joint special COM
mittee in reference TO the lamps pro-
posed 10 be placed on the suspension
bridge was concurred in.
The following petitions for licenses
10 keep coffee houses and ordinsries
we're granted: Henry Neuhsrdt,
Henry S,amm, L. Lingerman, Phi.
Medert, Casper He'll, August Matthews.
Francis Kramer, c. o. Burdstts,
Christopher Shoemaker. Adam Kalb-
isiscb, Henry C.sMentz, August Roll,
Mary Gaus, E. Christmsu, Joseph
aobrecht, Andy Dustch, c. Was
John F. Stentsell, Gregory
- William McManaway,
Thos. F. Owens, L. J. Savageot, Louis
Keller, Lawrence Walters, Henry Bie'
,ersou, James Robinson. Cletus Hsu-
er, Julius Lobse. Mrs. s. Bodwipg,
drs. Mary SIrobel, Louis Gaus, August
v eidebusch, John Jones and Chris
ian Viewig.
The petition OF the St. janice Hotel
%. was not granted on the ground that
is not incorporated.
A. F. Miller's aud Louis S,euben'