The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-26
CITY COUNCIL.


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was hald last evening. rr,ri WE
The Second Branch was called 10 order
BY Mr.. Sweeney at 8 o'clock. The fol-
lowing members answered TOll'eAll
Messrs. Carpenter, Crawford, Darrah,
Forbes, He'll, HIldreth, McGaw, Koplin,
Lancaster, MolAt. Pollock, Smith, swee,
ney-13.
The chairman Of the commit.
tee on Finance reported that be
had delivered TO the Clerk OF
the city all the bonds and coupons refer
red to 10 the account Of List & Davenport,
Commissioners, submitted at the last
meeting OF Council, and that the sane had
been properly cancelled.
Bill oil james Nagle, $54 94, for build.
ing steps, etc., OF the Peninsula Cemetery,
was ordered paid.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Forbes, that por.
ton OF the Street superintendent report
relating 10 matchmaking Zane street,
laid on the table at the last meet
ing, was taken up. Considerable discus.
sion ensued, but the resolution was finally
adopted.
The Committee on Water Works re-
ported the following resolution:
ReSo!eed, That the Superintendent OF
Water Works be directed to have, say
about 200 feet Of 4-inch pipe laid in the
Seventh Ward, say north end oil Elm
street. Adopted.
George Q, Black, recently elected City
Collector, appeared and gave bond in
thirty Thousand dollars for the faith
full discharge oil his duties. Mr..
Blacks sureties were b. NJ. Eof, r. A.
McCabe, Adams Dodson, Thos. Il. Reed
and VIM. Il. Woodward. After the bond
had been approved by the First Branch,
the oath Of office was administered 10 Mr..
Black.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys
submitted lengthy report, the consider
alton OF which occupied over an hour.
The recommendations Of the committee
were Of an unimportant nature, and not
OF sufficient interest 10 merit publication.
The following ordinance was read, but
was not adopted: e
An ordinance relating to sergeants Of
the city Of Wheeling.
SEC. !. Be 1t ordained that hereafter no
Sergeant or Deputy Sergeant Of the city
OF Wheeling shall do any service under
or for any Justices OF the Peace, or per-
form any Of the duties Of State Constable,
except only on view Of violations Of state
law, or 10 execute warrant in case oil
felony.
SEC. .. Any Sergeant or Dep
uly Sergeant violating the pro-
visions Of this ordinance shall, on
conviction thereof, be fined not less than
five nor more than twenty dollars Tor
each and every oflense, and on conviction
a second time shall be forthwith removed
from office by the Mayor.
SRC. 8. This ordinance shall take effect
from and alter its passage.
MIR. Hildreth offered the following reso.
luton:
ReSO!red, That the contract between
the city and Scott Liston for
lighting the lamps in the
Seventh Ward be snnulled, and that the
Committee on Lights be and they are
hereby authorized to make contract
with Harrison Chambers for lighting the
lamps in the Seventh Ward lat the same
rate now paid Scott Liston), with W. II.
Ball as surety;
AS a substitute, the Clerk was directed
to advertise Tor proposals to light the
lamps the ensuing year.
Petition Of members of A. n. E. Church
TO rent second story Of old Hope Hose
House Tor Sunday School purposes; re-
ferred TO Committee on Fire Department
Petition of Mrs. Mary Donnely, for
privilege of selling alo and beer without
paying for license, was laid on the table.
The applicant is widw woman in desti-
tute circumstances, with large family.
Application OF Pat. Moran Tor coffee
house license was laid over under the
rules.
Petition Of George Mendel was referred
TO the Committee on Claims.
Amendment Of First Branch 10 contract
with Wheeling & Belmont Bridge Com.
psny for gas was concurred in.
Adjourned.
First Branch,