The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-18
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
sEcoND BRANCH.

AEcoSD BRASCH.-
This Branch of Council met last night,
pursuant 10 adjournment. ...,irE
Presment Logan being AbsehS Mr.
Sweeney was called to theaehair.
Present-Messrs. Ambreicht, Baird,
Carpenter, Crawford, Darrah, Forbes,
He'll. Hoffman, Mofatt, Pollock, Simp-
son, Smith, Sweeney Focsier and War
rem. sutIIuD ~ tsA-u u ASA
The minutes of she last meeting were
read and approved.
The special COMMITTEES appointed to
whom was referred the petition Of resi-
dents of Main street. between 18th and
18th streets; praying TO have the grade Of
said street changed, offered the follow
ing: e. .s.!uf, eat a. ia,HIoJ
ResoIred, That the committee be and
are hereby instructed to employ the City
Surveyor for the purpose OF
of grading Main H' street, ID between
18th and 18th streets, and how 1nuch
could be taken of said steeet without IN
juring property.
The report and resolution was adopt
ed.
The report of the committee on Cent
eteries in relation to having steps put up
over the stone quarry of Mr.. Otterson,
was read, and the reportaud the follow
ing resolution were adopted: .sfrUt
Resolved, That the steps may be made
up over the stone quarry Of Mr.. Otterson
fol the purpose Of having safe tOOtway
for parties that may wish to visttthe
Peninsula Cemetery grounds. -..i!''
The report of the committee on Streets
and Alleys, recommending certain ipl-
provements in different parts of the, city
was adOptee. -3.,...- ...,,.s5.,
The bills Of Robert B. Woods and
Campbell & Frew, were referred to the
| committee on Accounts. -
The bill of Shatfer e Better for white
washing the Second ward market house,
amounting to seventy dollars, was order
ed paid. ..E,..r ..,.- Q. -
| 4 communication was received from
". c. Smith, City Surveyor, in relation
to the uncertainty and lrregularitE oi
the landmark. in Caldwclls addition
living east of Chapline and north of 3l>t
streets. and recommending that the lines
of the streets running east and west, OF
at least one of them, Preston street, toI
instance, may be permanently establish
ed by authority of the city, and at al
early day rs practicable.
The communication was referred I,
the committee on Streets and Alleys toI
report.
The petition of fifteen of the citizens
of North Wheeling for an extension OF
the water pipe was referred " the com
mittee on Water Works.
The petition of Andrew Thomas, ask
ing the city to refund part OF the license
tax, was laid. on the table -s--.
The resignation of Henry a. Knapp, q
member of this Branch from the Seventh
ward, &as read and accepted. a.. 4
The following was referred to the
committee or Streets and Alleys:
ReSoLrcd, That the Street Commission
sioner be instructed to grade tn" alley
running south from old Adams street
between Main and Market, to tn" first
intersccting alley. rs soon nS the property
owners of same execute deed to the city
for the same in order to make it II pub,
lie alley. ..-... ,E...,. =,
The following resolution was adopted:
ReSoLced. That the Council will pro-
coed to elect ut the next meeting OF
Council, IL collector Of assessment and
water rents, to fiji out the uncxpircd
term of Jacob NJ. Warden, deceased; OF
or 50 much Of the term rs the collections
of taxes and water rents for the ycai
1874. - =.
The following resolutions were adopted!
Resdtrc,f T'fa the Street Cohnnis,
sioncr be directed To have the ObstruC'
tions removed from the side walk in front
of the old Zane tavern house, South
O.. Front street, said Instructions consisting
Of steps, which occupy nearly tn" entire
pavement to the curb stone.
Rcsolrsd, That the Street Commits
sioner be instructed TO have wooden
/ box placed in the Municipal Court yard
] for the purpose Of Noah Price
keeping his tools in, the cost. not to rN-
coed five dollars.
The committee on Real Estate was
instructed to have the City Clerks office
repaired, the cost not to exceed fifty
| dollars.
An ordinance for the assessment and
lowing of the water rent for the year
commencing April lst, 1914, was adopt
| ed.
An ordinance to negotiate loan
BY the city Of Wheeling
for the Improvement Of certain
streets of the city hereafter named, and
to provide for the pavement thereof, was
read the third time and passed. The
ordinance provides for the expenditure
Of one hundred thousand dollar, on the
streets voted for at the. recent ELECTION,
that is to Chapline street to BID
street, 18th from Chapiine to McCol-
| Tough. Main from 9th to .Ionathans
Gut. and Virginia and Huron streets on
the Island. The bonds are 10 be-
Of the denominatin OF five hundred do
lar, each. and will bear interest at per
oent, PAYABLE scmi-annuHlly, in July and
January of each year. The principal Of
the bonds is payable on or before the st
day of January, 1895, At the National
Bank of West Virginia, at Wheeling.
Ten throusand dollars per year r set aside
for the redemption of the bonds, and
Aessrs A. j. Pannell, J. q. Hoffman and
John Oesterling, are appointed commits
sioners of the loan. The bond uf the
commissioners is fixed at forty Thousand
dollars each. y 49,. ...
On motion adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
At called meeting of this Branch last
night the following members were pres
cnt. Mr.. Blair occupying the chair:
MeSsrs. Wallace, Boring, Wilson.
Roberts. Dunning, Panncll, Schambra,
Schallcruss, Cowen, Hall, Handlm and
Stone.
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