The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-24
CITY COUNCIL.


Inc second branch Of the GIIy COun-
Gil met in special session last evening, Mr..
Sweeney In the cbllr. Present: Messrs.
Baird, Carpenter, Crawford, Darrah,
Forbes, Hell, Hoffman, Horkheimer, Ian.
caster, pollock Smith, Sweeney and
WarTsn.
Tne minutes Of the last meeting were
read and signed.
The application Of Thomas Howley for
the transfer Of Fred Shipley's coffee. house
license 10 him was granted.
The petition Of Mike LippmAn, Man.
sger oil the Vienna Circus, Tor RENTING
license for two days exhibitions, was
granted.
The application Of E. R, Warner, pro-
prietor Of the Mcclure House, for license
10 keep billiard room, was granted.
RESOLUTIONS.
ResHoed, That the Committee on Lights
be authorized 10 contract with Cecil &
Co. for twenty-five additional lamp posts
Of the same price that they agree 10 Turn.
ish the lot they are now making Tor the
city. And that the same committee have
authority 10 contract with B. F. Caldwell
for twenty-five lamps at the same price he
L. now furnishing lamps to the city.
Adopted.
RGIoIUed, That the Committee on Ordi.
nAnces draft an ordinance in relation 10
public places Of amusement In placing
chairs or other distractions in the aisles.
Adopted.
Res0lred, That curb stones be set on 25lh
street, south side, between Main and Mar.
ket streets. Referred 10 Committee on
Streets and Alleys.
RESo!oed, That curb stone be set on Goth
street, between Chspline and Nam streets,
on the north side, and on the south eide OF
the same street, between Market aud
Main streets. Referred 10 Committee on
Streets and Alleys
ReSOlped, That the Street Commissioner
be instructed to have new curb stone put
down on the west side Of Eoff street, be.
tween 18th and 10Th streets. Referred 10
the Committee on Streets and Alleys.
RsS0lped, That the Street Commissioner
be and Is hereby authorized 10 have q
street crossing laid across Jacob street, on
the north side Of 10th street, there being
no crossing nearer than 18th street. Re.
terred to the Committee on Streets and
Alleys.
WHEREAS, There has been no provision
made for any payment TO George Crum-
hacker on the work done on the sewer on
Gath street, and as he is In need Of money;
be II
Resolsed, That the City Surveyor be an.
thorized 70 make an estimate OF all work
that has been done on said sewer, and that
Mr.. Crumbacker be. psid so per cent on
said work, as per estimate OF the City Sur.
vey. Referred TO the City Solicitor Tor
report as to how the resolution will affect
the contract between Mr. Crumbacker and
the city.
Res0LVsd, That the Committee on Real
Estate be ordered to have the Council
chambers carpeted, at cost OF not more
than 81 30 per yard. Adopted
RsIolrsd, That there be lamp post at
the intersection Of Eoff and 26th and Eoff
and 9th and Eoff and 2s!h streets. Re.
ferred 10 the Committee on Lights.
Rtsolpsd, That the Committee on Lights
be instructed TO place lamp post on the
north west corner OF Wood and 14th
streets. Referred 10 the Committee on
Lights.
The bills Of Sweeneys & Co, and E. F.
Caldwell were real and ordered 10 be
paid.
An ordinance 10 amend an ordinance
entitled IAN ordinance assessing a tax on
licenses TO keepers Of ordinRries and cof-
Zee houses within the city OF Wheeling,
for the year commencing on the first
} Monday in May, 1874" was referred tc
-. the Committee on Ordinances, Tor report
/, The ordinance assessing special watel
/ tax on manufacturers was received from
the First Branch, and after an hours dis
! cussion on the subject II was concurred in
as received.
On motion adjourned.
First Branch.
8 In the absence Of Mayor LETTERS, Mr.. T
]. Blair was called 10 the chair. On call
ing the roll, Messrs. Blair, Boring, Butter
field, DunniDg, Hall, Kelly, Schsmbra
Wallace and Wilson were present
On motion OF Mr.. Wilson, the reading
Of the minutes Of the last meeting wa
' dispensed with, and the Branch proceeded
10 the consideration OF the conference re-
a port on the assessment oil water rents fol
the year 1874. The report Of the commit
;, tee was concurred in. The tax Is assessed
! on the basis Of last years business, anC
there Is specific tax OF IS upon eacl
cigar making establishment, and an add
= tional tax OF I OF 3 cent upon every thou
!. sand cigars made. Upon all brewerieG
the tax will be $25 specific tax, and sil
cents per barrel Of ale or beer msnuIsc.
= tured. .-
The resolution Of the Second Brancl
u authorizing the City Clerk TO announcr
by advertisement that the city taxes wer
q now due and that alter the first day o
q November interest would be CHARGE
;. thereon was csncurred in.
The report Of the Committee Oh Street
! and Alleys was received, and the action Q
the Second Branch authorizing certain
repairs to be made and crossings TO be pu
down as recommended by the COMMITTEES
< was concurred in. ....-.
= The resolution OF the Second Brancl
= authorizing the employment oil JOSEPH
/. Britt to superintend the construction o
q the 24!h street sewer at e 50 per day wa
! laid on the table. -
! The resolution OF the Second Brancl
authorizing the City Solicitor 10 draw u
Q q contract with Thomson & Hibberd wa
e concGrred in. Also the resolution CT
e dering the residents on west side Of Mar
Il ket street, south Of ed street, TO raisC
. their pavements 10 the established grade
The action Of the Second Branch or
dering the Committee on Streets ant
4 Alleys to examine the 24lh street sewer
and II the work is not being done sccord
3 ing to contract to have the same stopped
I was concurTed In. ...-
:. The resolution passed by the Second
!, Branch providing that the work on tht
Gath street sewer shall be superintendeC
by the City Surveyor, and authorizing