The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-22
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"A called messing Of the City Council
was held last evening. Present In Sec.
ond Branch al Toll.cAll: Baird, Forbes,
Hazlett, He'll, HoEkheimer, Koplin, Lam
caster, Motfat, Roth, smith, Sweeney,
Vockler, Mr.. President.
AnoFdinRnce 70 establish the grade on
North Front street, reported BY the Com.
mittee on Grades, was read three times
and passed. '' i"
Petition Of st. Alphonsus Church, 10
lay o sewer down Paper Mil Alley OF
their own expense, was granted.
The following was adopted
r ReSOlUtd, That the Street Commissioner
DO directed TO have curb stone set on the
east side Of ChSpline street, from 9Th to
3lst street. stil g.aa-a
The bond Of Frederick Reineka was
approved, and license TO keep coffee house
granted. .... .....I.5.
The following resolution was referred
to the Committee on Streets and Alleys {:
Resolped, That the Street Commissioner
be ordered TO gil up the depressions on
Main street with broken Limestone, from
9th street TO Jonathap's Gut.
Council then proceeded to fill the va
cancy in the Seventh Ward, occasioned by
the resignation Of Mr. Henry Knapp.
Mr.. Hildreth nominated Mr. Hugh Nc.
Cav, and as no other nominations were
made, the roll was called, Mr.. McGsw re.
ceiviDg the unanimous vote Of the mem.
bers present. 1i s.j.a 1E .-
The Committee on Ordinances, TO whom
was referred the petition Of citizens ask
ing Council TO take some action 10 sup
press the unnecessary whistling Of loco
motives on the B. & o. Road Of night, re.
ported the following ordinance, which
was read three times and passed: IN
An ordinance to provide for the placing
Of watchmen OF the intersection Of gath
and Water and 35th and McColloch
streets, In the city Of Wheeling, by the B.
s o. R. r. Co,
SEC. /. Be It ordained by the Council
Of the city Of Wheeling that the B. s. o.
Railroad Co. be md Is hereafter required
to have wAtchmen stationed at the inter.
section Of Water and oath streets, and at
the intersection OF McColloch and S5th
streets, from daylight until dark on each
and every day Of the year. ~
SEC. Q. Be It further ordained, that
should the B. 6 o. r. R. Co. fail or re-
fuse TO comply with the requirements OF
the above section, In future al trains and
locomotives passing along their track or
tracks within the city limits shall not run
at . greater speed than four miles an
hour, and shall come TO Q full stop at each
and every street across which said track
or tracks pass; and any engineer violating
the provisions Of this section shall be fined
not less than S nor more than SEQ.
SIC. 8. This ordinance shall be In
force from and after its passage.
Adjourned. .. Fa."s .a.
First Branch.
In the absence oil His Honor the Mayor,
Mr.. Blair OF the 9Th Ward presided.
On calling the roll, there were present
Messrs. Boring, Butterfeld, Cowan, Dun.
ming, Kelley, Pannell, Stone, Shallcross,
Todd, Wallace and Wilson.
A committee of Conference, consisting
of Messrs. Stone, Shallcross and Cowan,
was appointed to meet with q similar
committee from the Second Branch in
reference to the 9th resolution in the re.
port Of the Committee on Streets and
Alleys in relation to laying an IS inch
stone drain pipe from the corner Of North
Broadway TO North Front street
The committee reported that the Sec
ond Branch had ,receded from It's action,
and the resolution as adopted by the First
Branch was concurred in and the con-
tract for the same awarded to Trimble
6 Hornbrook. ~,
Messrs. Wilson, Butterfield and Todd
were appointed on committee of confer.
ence Of the two Branches in relation to
the clause Of the ordinance on water
rents referring to the tax upon street and
garden hose, where one hose was used
for both purposes, upon which, by an
amendment in the Second Branch, q
double tax was imposed. The committee
reported that the Second Branch had re.
coded from its amendment, and the re.
port oil the committee was accepted.
The street paving ordinance, as passed
by the Second Branch, was read, and, on
motion Of Mr.. PANEL, it was laid on the
table, owing to the lateneSs Of the hour.
Mr.. Wilson also called attention to the
imperiection Of the ordinance by reason
Of there being no clause for the enforce
ment thereof.
Mr.. PANEL, from the Special Committee
on Scales, in relation TO the employment Of
Mr.. Edwards to adjust the city scales six
times year ct 81 so per scale each time,
under supervision Of the Chairman Of the
Committee on Scales, reported in favor
thereof, and the report was adopted.
The petition Of citizens for permission
70 put down a sewer in alley IS from the
Catholic Church to the river, the work
70 be done under the supervision OF the
Street Commissioners, was read and the
action Of Second Branch in granting the
same was concufred in.
The petition Of Capt. Wallace, keeper
OF the lookup, asking for fifty feet of new
bose for the use Of that institution, grant.
ed BY the Second Branch, YVES concur
red in. -
A motion that when this Branch ad-
)ourn 1t be to meet tomorrow (this) even.
ing was agreed to. r.
The action of the Second Branch grant.
ing license to Ludwig Rhiedenka to Keep q
coffee house at S70S and 3705 west side
OF Jacob street, was concurred in, and on
motion the Branch adjourned.