The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-11
CITY COUNCIL.
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alteration Of two new ordinances.
MIR. Simpson offered an ordinance 10
repeal IAN ordinance authorizing and al.
recting 0 subscription for and on behalf
Of the city Of Wheeling, to the capital
stock Of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Rail.
road Co.," passed Jan. 90, 1873.
SEC. /. Be Il ordained by the Council
Of the city Of Wheeling, that an ordi'
nance entitled IAN ordinance authorizing
and directing q subscription for and on
behalf Of the city Of Wheeling 70 thecap
ital stock Of the Wheeling and Lake Erie
Railroad Co.," passed by Council Jan. 20,
1873, be, and the same d hereby repealed,
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take effect
and be IN force from and after It's pass
age, .,.
A motion by Mr.. Forbes, that the ordl.
nance be laid on the table, was lost.
The ordinance was read three times
and the ayes and nays demanded, with
the following result: Ayes, Armbrecht
Hildreth, Horkhelmer, Knapp, Koplin
Lancaster, Moffat, Pollock, Roth, simp
son, Sweeney, Vockler, Mr. President
10; nays, Baird, Carpenter, Dsrrah
Forbes-4.
The ordinance was passed.
An ordinance was also offered by Dir.
Simpson TO repeal an ordinance entitled
IAN ordinance authorizing and directing
q subscription for and On behalf OF the
city Of Wheeling to the capital stock Of
the Wheeling and Ohio Union Railroad
Company" passed January 20, 1873.
SIC, !. Be 1t ordained by the Council Of
the city of Wheeling, that an ordinance
entitled IAN ordinance authorizing and
directing subscription Tor and on behalf
Of the city Of Wheeling 10 the capital
stock Of the Wheeling and Ohio Union
Railroad Co.," lie and the same Is hereby
repealed.
SEC. 3. This ordinance shall take Ell.
feet and be Ia force from and after Its pass,
age.
The ordinance was read three times
and the ayes and nays called for, with
the following result: Ayes, Armbrecht,
Crawford, Hazlett, Hildreth, Hoffman,
Horkhelmer, Knapp, Koplin, Lancaster,
Moffat, Pollock, Booth, Simpson, 9wee-
nGy, Vockler, Mr.. President-16; nays
Carpenter, DSrrah, Forbes-3.
The ordinance was declared passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Sweeney, q resolu.
ton adopted by the First Branch in re.
lation to policemen doing county con-
stables duty, was concurred in.
The Superintendent Of Water Works
reported bills amounting to $8e9 IS,
which the Committee on Water Works
examined and recommended to be paid.
Ordered paid.
Monthly bills for running the Water
Works, amounting to $1A 80, reported
by the Committee; were also ordered paid.
The Street Commissioner reported bills
amounting to 1926 81 for work done on
streets and alleys during the month Of
January.
The Committee on Accounts reported
balance In the hands Of the Receiver
on the LIST day Of February, 1874, Of 81
SS2 80, The Clerk Of the Municipal Court
and the City Sergeant reported to them
Tor the month Of January: fines collected,
1929 90; lookup fees, $88 90; total,
$462 co.. Committee also recommended
payment OF bills amounting to 5000 %.
Report received and adopted.
VIM. Winder, Chief Marshal Of the Fire
Department, reported expenditures for
the month Of January: United Steamer,
$20.41; Atlantic, $3S.s3; Vigllant, $9622.
Committee on Fire Department recon-.
mended payment Of bills presented by
Chief Marshal. Report received and
adopted.
The Gas Commissioners reported cash
on hand, $12,565.22. Received and filed.
The Committee on Cemeteries reported
sales oflots amounting to $259.65. Report
received and sales confirmed.
The Committee on Lights reported
bills amounting to $1,7lS.3l, which were
ordered paid.
A resolution OF privilege, offered by
DR.. Baird as follows, was adopted:
I2eSotced, That special committee Of
six, three from each Branch, be, appoint.
ed whose duty 1t shall be to take the ne.
cessary steps for having the city properly
represented at the Centennial Exhibition
to be held in 1879; and that A. ].
Sweeney, Esq Centennial Commissioner
from this State, be requested to act with
the above committee.
h The Committee on City Scales reported
bills amounting 10 $4,000; also con.
demning scales corner 7th and Market
streets. Report received, recommends.
ton adopted and bills ordered paid.
Special Committee on the TroWbridge
and Webb judgments against. the city re.
ported recommending the payment OF
$2,350 to Mrs. Rebecca s. Trowbridge,
and. $500 to Zschsriah Webb, In full as
settlement for damages Claimed and
awarded them by the courts. The report
was received, and the recommendations
adopted.
VIM. St. Charles made a proposal to
put the Sixth Ward scales In good order,
and pay $40 per annum for the use there.
Of. Rejected. -
A petition from Dennis Sullivan, for
license 10 retail liquor not to be drank on
the premises, corner Main and 25th
streets, was granted. VS. '.'',
Bonds OF Louis Savaugeot, John H.
harsh and Henry BeaVerson, for keeping
coffee houses, were received and APP
proved.
Mr.. Sweeney offered the following reso.
luton:
ResOIced, That the Committee on Police
be and are hereby instructed to report q
plan, with an ordinance giving 1t effect,
wherein fines, costs and fees shall be liqui.
dated by labor Of .conVicts at breaking
stone, or other work, in houses or sheds
to be provided for the purpose, said labor
To be paid for; breaking stone at a certain
rate per perch; other work, II any, by the
piece; the convict to be discharged when
his earnings shall have equaled the
charges against him; the plan and ordi.
nance to provide suitable punishments
and means of enforcement. Adopted.
Mr.. Hildreth offered the following:
ReSOlred, That the Committee on Lights
be and they are requested to compel the
person having the contract for keeping
the public lamps In the Seventh Ward TO
adhere to his contract in keeping the