The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-22
CIV COUNcIL PROCEEDINGS.
WHEELING, April 2lst, 1874.
SECOND BRANCH.

A special meeting OF this Branch OF
Council was held last night, President
Logan in the chair.
Present-Ambrecht, AltmYer, Baird,
Carpenter, Crawford, Darrah, Forbes,
Hazlett, Hiel, Hobbs, Horkheimer,
Knapp, Koplin, Lancaster, Moffat,
Pollock, Roth Simpson, Smith, Sween-
ey, Warren and Vcckler.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read, approved and signed.
The resignation of S. P. Hildreth
member OF this Branch from the 7th
ward, was read but the Branch refused
to accept it.
The report OF the Street Commits
sioner, recommending the payment of
bills amounting to 81, 36S.39 for work
done on the streets during the month,
was read and the report adopted.
The report of the committee on
Streets and Alleys was read and adopt
ed. The bills mentioned in this report
were ordered to be paid.
Joseph Salisbury was confirmed
deputy Lumber Measurer on the re-
commentator Of George Walters, Lum-
Der Measurer.
The report OF the Committee on
Health recommending the appropris-
tioa OF 500 for the employment Of an
assistant to assist the Health Officer
in promoting the sanitary condition OF
the city, was read and adopted.
The committee on Ordinances made
the following report:
To The Mayor and Council;
The Committee on Ordinances to
which was referred the petition OF cer-
tain voters and women OF this city, ask.
ing Council to refuse to grant license for
the sale Of liquors, for the ensuing year
would report it inexpedlent to grant
the prayer Of the petitioners.
In presenting the annual ordinances
fixing the amount to be paid by the
several dealers in liquors, the commit
tee would recommend that the license
for coffee houses be fixed at $500, that
no license be issued for less term
than one year and that no drawbacks
be allowed under any circumstances.
Also recommend that no retail liquor
license be granted, and that wholesale
liquor licenses be fixed at $500, and
that all druggists who take whole-
sale license from the United States gov
eminent, be known as Wholesale deal
ers and charged Wholesale license. The
wholesale license to be issued under
the came restrictions as above BET forth
for coffee houee licenses.
Also recommend that coffee houses
and ordinaries be compelled under PEN
atty, TO close their bars at 10 o'clock
P. N.
The following resolutions are offered
for your consideration:
RcSolrsd, That the amount to be
paid Tor license to keep a coffee house
shall be fixed at $500, and that no IL
cerse be issued for less than one year
and no drawback Of any kind shall be
allowed.
Resolred, That the class OF retail Ii.
quor licenses be abolished.
II ReSolcea, That Wholesale liquor DEAL
ers paw license OF $500, and that
druggists doing liquor business, be
classed among them. Said wholesale
liquor licenses to be for one year and
no drawbacks of any kind be allowed
on them.
Resolved, That all coffee houses and
ordinaries be compelled to close their
bars at l0P. NJ, under a penalty OF ten
dollars for every hour they remain
open after that time, and it shall be
the special duty of the Sergeant and
deputies to enforce this regulation.
-t.~ G. BAIRD.
Chairman Committee on Ordinances.
A motion to strike out $500 and in
terest 5000 for coffee house licenses
in the first resolution, was lost by
vote OF II 10 10.
A motion to insert $500 instead OF
$500 for wholesale liquor dealers Ii
cense prevailed.
The second resolution was so amend
ed as 10 read that druggists doing
liquor business" instead OF taking out
a Wholesale liquor license from the
United States government.
On the third resolution in regard 10
the closing of saloons at 10 o'clock, the
ayes and nays were called for, and the
resolution adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes-BairI, Carpenter, Forbes,
Hazle,t, Hobbs, Horkheimer, Koplin,
Logan, Knapp, Moffat, Pollock, Roth,
Simpson and Warren-l5
Nays-Altmyer. Ambrecht, Craw-
ford, Darrah, He'll, Hoffman, Smith
and Vockler-S.
The report as amended was adopted.
The ordinance in relation to assessing
q tax on coffee houses and ordinaries,
was read the third time and passed.
The ordinance assessing tax on
licenses was read the third time and
passed.
Mr.. Sweeney offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Street Commits.
sioner be and is hereby instructed to
procure and lay down street crossing OF
oak timber at as low cost as possible.
The timber to be cut from oak logs
averaging not less than IS ircbes
square, one side OF the log to be stabbed,
then cut at right angles with that side,
through the centre so as to make two
thick pieces each with one straight edge,
which shall be together when laid.
The street commissioner shall lay az
above described all crossings nov or
dered and not yet got out by the stone
mason, and also such crossings on
Main and Market streets az now re-
quire repairs. Each crossing shall be
stone over the cutters for six feet out
from each curb.
II.