The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-04
CITY COUNCIL.


Ala called meeting Of the City Council
last night, the following gentlemen an.
swered roll-call lin the Second Branch:
Altmeyer, ATmbfecht, Baird. Carpenter,
DArrah, Forbes, Hildreth, Horkheimer,
Koplin, Lancaster, Warren, MotFat, Pol
lock, Roth, Simpson, Sweeney, Mr.. Pfesi.
dent.
On motion Of Mr.. FORBES, the rules
were suspended to take. up petition for
license TO keep coffee house.
The petition Of Joseph Allbipger, for
license TO keep coffee house, was granted,
and bonds approved.
The Committee on Ordinances, which
was ordered by the First Branch OF Coun.
Gil to report on certain matters in rela-
ton 70 the paving Of Main, Zane, 10th
and Chapltne streets, reported that the
value Of real and personal property in the
city, according 10 the assessment OF the
County Assessor for 1873, Is $12,500OOO
amount Of Indebtedness that The city can
contract, S625, 900; present Indebtedness Of
the city, $49l 900; leaving $l3S 500 avail.
able Tor city purposes II Council desire to
make use Of 1t after getting authority
uOu VIC peOple 70 90 20,
The cost OF the paving proposed 10 be
done will be about $4,000. This esti.
mate Is made Of the rate Of g per square
yard, and does not include any excava-
ton Of the matchmaking on Main and
Zane, nor the bed OF broken stone as re.
commended In the report OF the Com.
mittee on Street Paving. II Is for the
paving with boulders on a bed OF s or 10
inches Of gravel, in the same manner as
has been done heretofore in the city, and
now done in Pittsburgh. This est.
mate Is far larger than the prices paid In
Cincinnati and Pittsburgh las will be seen
from the letters attached 10 this report,
the prices in Cincinnati being from 81 IS
10 81 20 on 10 inches gravel, and in
Pittsburgh 81 As on l2 inches Of
gravel. But the committee thought that
owing to the probable difficulty OF get.
ting gravel, It would be better 10 make
the estimste as large as there was any
reasonable probability Of the cost reach
ing, than TO have any difficulty In the
future about providing means for the
payment Of contracts.
The Legislature Of West Va, having
at Its last session passed an act making il
obligatory on all cities, towns and vii.
lagos In the State deeming II expedient to
issue their bonds and sell the same, e
first submit the matter 10 the qualified
voters Of said cities, towns or villages,
The accompanying ordinance is offered
for your adoption.
G. BAIRD, Chairman.
An ordinance to negotiate loan for the
purpose OF improving part OF 10th street,
the north part Of Main street, a part OF
ChapliDe street, Zane street, and the south
part Of Jacob street, in the city Of Wheel.
ing, BY paving or mscadamiziDg and curb.
ing the same.
SECTION l. Bel ordained by the Coun.
Gil oil the city Of Wheeling, that the
Mayor and Clerk Of the city OF Wheel
ing are hereby directed to make
and deliver, as Is hereinafter provided,
bonds Of the city to the amount OF one
hundred thousand dollars, the said bonds
70 be issued in sums Of one hundred dol
lars each, or multiples thereof, payable on
or before the first day Of July Isl, A. D.
1894, at the Merchants National Bank OF
West Virginia at Wheeling, with interest
at rate not exceeding II per cent per an.
mum, said bonds TO be free from
city taxes, the interest 10 be pay.
able on the first day Of July
and January, in each and every year, Ut
the Merchants National Bank Of West
Virgins, at Wheeling, for which interest
coupons in proper form shall be attached
to each bond, with the signature Of the
Clerk OF the city engraved thereon, the
said bonds TO be signed BY the Mayor,
countersigned by the Clerk, and sealed
with the sesl Of the city.
SEC. 2. That the Mayor and Clerk de.
liver said bonds, 90 signed, TO the Re.
ceiver Of the city Of Wheeling, or to three
commissioners, 10 be hereafter appointed
by. the Council, who shall negotiate the
same as Council shall by ordinance order
or direct.
SEC. 8. That the proceeds arising from
the sale Of said bonds shall be used
in the improvement Of the following
named streets in said city, viz:
Sixteenth street, commencing at Chapline
street and extending east 70 McCuiloch
street; Main street, from 18th to 18th, and
from 9th street extending north TO iona.
than's Gut; Chspliue street, commencing
at 20, city line, and extending south to SO;
Jacob street, from 45th street TO Zane
street, and such other streets as the pro-
ceeds OF this loan may enable the Coun.
Gil to improve, the same 10 be improved
by paving with boulders or nacadamiz.
ing, as the Council Of said city may here.
after direct
SEC. 4. The Council OF said city shall
pass such an ordinance and cause such
deeds OF trust TO be executed as il shall
deem necessary TO secure the payment OF
the principal and interest of said bonds,
according TO their tenor and effect.
SEC. 5. That this ordinance shall be
submitted 10 the qualified voters OF the
said city, as is in such cases provided by
an act Of the Legislature Of the Stste Of
West Virginia, entitled "An act author
iZtng municipal corporations to issue
bonds" approved December 9, 1873.
SEC. 8. This ordinance shall take
effect from and after its passage,
The ordinance was read three times
and passed.
Agreement with Jos. Werner, for de.
livering coal to the city, from First
Branch, was concurred in.
a communication was received from
the Mayor, stating that jury has assess.
ed the damages in the condemnation Of
property through which South Front
street was opened at $500, and resolu.
ton ordering the payment Of same was
referred TO Committee on Finance.
The City Sergeant reported the follow.
ing additional names Of parties who had
twice violated the section of the city or
dinance relating 10 ordinaries: John
Robecht Paul Heller, August Miller and
Adam Blum. In previous communica.
ton he had reported the names oil Lewis
Huseman, VIM. Enge!hardt and Paul
Heller, and on motion Of Mr.. Baird the
licenses Of al were aunulled. Ia
A resolution authorizing the appoint
ment Of committee upon the sub ect Of
a speCiAl election To determine the licenu-